Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-03-11

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the command of the Powhatan. Commander
E. G. Merrimon, to the Adams. Pacific station.
Commander j. A. Howell, from command OF
the Adams and ordered to return home. Chlef
Engineer r. L. Harris, from the Washing
ton naVy-yard and ordered TO the bureau or
steam engineering.
Mr.. HAYES TEN yETos.-Prestdent Hayes
sent ten veto messages to the House during
his term. His first message OF this character
was the veto OF the silver BILL February 2S.
1876, and IL was the only vetoed measure that
was passed despite the Presidents disapproSal.
The other vetoes were OF Dill TO hold special
timber thieves, March ., lSI6; to restrict
Chinese immigration, March 1st, 1879; the army
appropriation bill. with ''the troops at the
ference bin, May y, 1879; the judicial appro-
priat1oD blll emitting the pay OF Us. deputy
mafshals, and also the special appropriation to
pay marshals, June 50. 1879; the appropriation
bill with rider requiring elections marshalS
to be selected from all political parties. May
4, 1850; the special bin regulating the appoint,
ment men OF deputy marshals. June IS, IsS9. and
lastly the funding bill, just prior to the final
adjournment OF the last Congress. With the
exception of thIee-the silver bill, Chinese bill
and funding bill-all those vetoed were par
t1san measures. Ii vetoes are any indication
OF "back bone" and it is admitted that courage
Is required to enter upon contest with Con-
gress. the late president was well supplied.
PERsoNAL.-Secretary and Mrs. lincoln are
'domiciled for the present at Wormley y's.-At-
torney General MacVeagh is to be invited to
two public dinners in Philadelphia soon,-one
10 be given by the Union League. and the other
by personal and political friends.-Sir Garnet
Wolseley will assume the title Of Lord Wolse-
ley On his elevation to the peerage.-Mrs
Lippincott l'Grace Greenwood) and her daugh-
ter, OF Washington, were registered Ia Florence
on the 2lst ult.--Dr: Toner went over TO
Philadelphia yesterday for brief visit.-Ex-
President Hayes has subscribed 500 to the
Bennington battle monument fund.-Lord
Beaconsfeld Is writing another romance
Chief Engineer James W. Whitaker. {. s. n.
Taber johnson, Of this city. has resigned the
presidency OF the alumni OF Bellevue Hospital
medical college In New YOrk-Professor Caleb
Mills who was known as 1.-The father of the
public schools of Indlana," is to have a nonu
inert In the capitol at Indianapolis. s.-Senator
Platt, OF New ork, arrived in town this morn
Ing. and Is stay Ing at the Arlington.
resentatfve Townsh nd, who has been Ill for a
and hopes TO visit New York on business soon
= Mr.. William b. Vanderbilt visited his Office
yesterday Tor the first time since his late Ill
ness.
CENTRAL PARK CAN'T BIZ OBTAINRp-The
worlds fair commissioners have received re-
port from the committee on sites to the effect
that no part OF Central Park could be obtained,
and that 1t would be well to rellnguisE all idea
OF holding the fair there. Among the addl-
tional subscriptions reported were those OF c.
50, 5OO
SENATOR WINDOWS SUCCEssoR.-It1 Is generally
undersood in political circles at St Paul. MIMI,
that Gov. Pillsbury has resolved 10 appoint
Gen; A. j: Edgerton, OF Dodge county. native native
senatorship. He has been identified with the
political history OF Minnesota as democrat,