Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-08-23

OF interest, the outstanding five per cent regis
tered bonds funded loan of 1851 embraced in
the 1O4th call, maturing October l. next.
NAVAL NOTES.-The SIS. vandalia arrived
at the Charlestown CMass.) navy yard yesterday
afternoon. The Secretary of the Navy is adj
vised by Lieut.. r. NJ s. Brown. under date of
August 20, YOnkers, NY, that the expert
mental board which has some time been en-
gagged in testing the Mallory propeller, has COM
peted that duty, and that the trial has been
entirely satisfactory.
The PREPARATIONS FOR THE YORKTOWN CEN
TENNIAL are slowly progressing. The apparent
lack Of enthusiasm at present is due entirely to
the Presidents condition. Should the President
die, it is probable that the celebration would be
stripped of much of its splendor. The mOnu-
ment would be dedicated, but it is probable that
much of the program as now arranged would be
cut out. When asked to-day what news there
was concerning Yorktown, Col. Corbin said:
'Theres nothing now. Wait till the President
gets well, and then there will be something"
The Sioux INDIANS had an additional talk at
the Interior department to day. White Thun-
der, who succeeds Spotted Tail as the chief of
the Rosebud agency, at great length set forth
the needs of the agency, asking for additional
agricultural implements, school advantages, and
the proper irrigation of the lands belonging to
the tribe. He said there was disposition of
the tribe to further pursue agricultural pursuits.
The talk was general, and more of private than
public interest. At 81 o'clock the Indians
again assembled, when White Ghost and Buffalo
Ghost made speeches in the same strain as White
Thunder.
PAYMAsrER GENERAL OF THE NAvY.-Pay-
master General George F. Cutter, us. navy,
chief of the bureau of provisions and clothing
nff Nnvy a
reach the age Of 62, when under the naval re-
tlrlng law, he must retire from active service.
He will be placed on the retired list, with the
relative rank and retired pay of commodore.
The question who will be his successor is agitat-
ing the pay corps of the navy. Two prominent
candldates are Pay Directors Jas. H. WatmOugh
and Thomas Fl. LOCKER. The first will stand at
the head of the CORPS and the second No. g. Paw
Director DOran stands between the two. He is
absent from the United States, and as no orders
so far as known, have been issued for his recall,
the presumption is that he is out of the race
Among the pay inspectors is ]. j. Adams Smith,
who is not without strong influence at his back,
and is prominently mentioned in connection
with those above referred to. He has the dis
advantage of not belonging to the highest
grade, and his nomination would probably on
that account be sharply opposed by his supe-
riOrS in rank.
PERsONAL.-Gen. Leslie Coombs. the veteran
and well-knOwn Kentucky politician, died yes
terday at his home in Lexington.-Rev. j. T.
Kelly, of the Fourth Presbyterian church, is at
Old Orchard Beach.-Health Officer Town.
shend was registered in New York YESTERDAY
= Col. Vedder and daughter have gone to
Fortress Monroe. w. H. Collins Frank
Brown, NJ: j. Clagett and S. p. Butler are at the
Atlantic Hotel, Ocean City-Wm. II. King has
returned from the White Sulphur Springs where
he has been spending some time.-A dispatch
from Vienna says Baron Mayr, the Austrian
minister here, who is now at home on leave of
absence, is about to tender his resignation on
account of ill health.-Mr. ROdOlphe Claugh-
ton. who has been at the White Sulphur Springs
lately, leaves town tomorrow for Cornwall-on-
the-Hudson: Miss B. c. Graves, principal of
the metropolitan Seminary and Kindergarten, has
returned with her mother from trip to the
nOFth.-Miss BERTHE Barbour and Miss Ida Car
ter leave town to-day on a visit to friends i'm
New York city.-Dr. Walsh has returned TO
the city from his summer vacation.-A son of
Jay Cooke. who is preparing himself for the
Episcopal ministry, is to be married this even
ing in Lewistown, Pa, to Miss Esther E. Rus
sell, of that place.