Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-02-28

THE PRESIDENT HAS SIGNED the bill defining
the verifcation OF the returns of national
banks.
THE following internal revenue appointments
have been made: StOrekeepers and gaugers.
j NJ Bentley, I'd district of Georgia, and b. d.
Cox, sth district OF Kentucky; storekeepers, j.
L. Ry nearson. 5th district Of Illinois, and NJ s.
Dawson, 9Th district or Kentucky.
TAE o. s. SUPREME COURT to-day delivered
the opinion In the Hallett Kilbourne else,
which was decided some time ago, as stated In
THE STAR.
NAVAL ORDKRs.-Paym master j. Fl. Stevenson
to special duty as inspector of -four, &c, at the
New York navy yard, in addition to his present
duties, relieving PaJmaster e. N. Whtehouse,
who Is ordered 10 the Ashuelot. Asiatic station,
per steamer OF March 18th. Passed Assistant
Paymaster j. T. AddickS. from the Ashuelot,
OIL the reporting OF his rellef.and ordered home.
ANoTBER PRESIDENT CoNING.-The Navy de-
partment has received information that it Is
the intention of President Barrios OF Gaute-
mala, Central America, to visit the United
Stats this spring. He will reach San Francisco
about April, where he VIII remain some time
and then proceed eastward.
THE RIVER AND HARBoR BILL-At II O'Clock
Saturday night the river and harbor bill, with
The commerce committees amendments.
amounting to over one million of dollars. was
passed, In the Senate. Some amendments were
aGded In the Senate, making the aggregate of
the bin over 81 600, 900. The bill will now 90 to
friendly conference committees and unless the
President shall veto 1t. 1t Will become a law.
SENATORIAL SRATS-Senator Cameron of
Pennsylvania, has, for Senator elect Mitchell,
OF the same state, secured seat In the rear OF
that OF Senator HILL of Colorado. There Is now
no desk In the space selected, but one Will be
brought from the democratic side. Senator
Malone, who had selected Mr.. Cameron's seat,
mas cnaDge0 Tor the seat now occupied by Sena-
tor Baldwin.
PREsIDENT-ELBCT GARFIELD left Mentor tc-
day at O'Clock 2. N. by the Lake Shore road for
Ashtabula on special train arranged by the
pennsylvania company, and from Ashtablla
Will come via the Pennsylvania company'S lines
through Warren. Youngstown and Pittsburg to
washington, passing PittSburg about 1:30 o. IN.
snn reaching Washington early tomorrow
morning.
BURIED COUNTERFEIT NOTES DISCOVERED
The Secret Service division was to day In
formed by its agent in Chicago, that he has
taken possession OF 1S4 500 notes being of the
spurious issues manufactured by BrOckWay
Smith and Doyle, on the National Revere
bank OF Boston, the Merchants National bank
OF New Bedford, Mass, and the Second Ma
floral bank of WilkesDarre, Pa These notes
were buried at Or near Nevada and were only
discovered by accident.
OUR SOUTH PACIFIC SQUADR0N.-Rear Admit
raj Stevens, commanding the naval force on the
Pacific station, reports to the Navy depart
ment, under date OF Panama February 5th
that his flagship, the Pensacola, left Acapulco
Mexico. January 31st, and arrived off an Jose
dc Guatemala February 4th. Upon the invita-
Sa1on Son OF tne ne president OF Gaatemala Admtral
lntla, where he was visiting. The Pensac3la
left San Jose February 9Th, and reached PauA IA
on the 18th, where she found the Wachuealf
and The British man-Of-War Gaunet at auc n
February 18th, accompanied by his staff. -.
raj Stevens called On Sen0r d .mera Cev 49,.
Inc President OF the sovereign state OF Pan3 !,
The ADAMS was expected at Panama from -
south coast in few DAYS.
1HE NOMANS NATIONAL RELIEF ASSoCIA y
held meeting In the Red Parlor of the r rgs
House Saturday morning to devise methods 4
forming auxiliaries to supplement the wors of
. The LIE saving service In providing succer Tor
persons rescued from ship wreck. Mrs Gu ef
Justice Waite presided. The objects OF the aaso-
clalloh We're presented and names OF ladies in
teresled ln forming state associations were suo-
scrlbed. District association was form ID.
Mrs. Justice Miller was elected president, MRS.
Thomas Wilson secretary and Mrs. ]. B. Ed
munoS treasurer. The District auxiliary viii
hold meeting for further organization and ap.
pointment OF working committees next week.
'hSehLo NhEChED In SHESAPEAKE BAY.-Sig-
nal corps station, Norfolk, Va, reports to cllef
signal offlcer at 1l:l5 a. m as follows: Schooner
ID: +. Wolfe, Capt. Hubbard, from New York,
with railroad iron consigned to Seaboard and
Roanoke X. R., Portsmouth, Va. sunk In Ave
no,Se! ana one-half fatnoms Of water twelve miles
Reake bay, probably Saturday morning.
The Wrecktng steamer B. & j. Baker raturn5d
from her this morning with some OF the spars
and the yawl boat. which she found made last
hoo ord fr,,y
the crew. Another schooner, name unknown
sunk about ~ miles from here ana it is SUP,
posed that they collided.
ARMY ORDERs-Lieut. COL Vim. H. Brown
1st infantry. recently promoted from major
18TH Infantry will be relieved from duty at
Fort Assinnibolne, Montana territory, by the
commanding general department of Dakota
l, upon tae resumption Of navigation on the Mis-
sourl river, and will then proceed to join mis-
regiment In the department OF Texas. The
Leave Leave granted a. lst Lieut.. J. NICE. Hyde sth IA
permission to go beyond sea. Leave for one
year, with permission to go beyond sea- is
granted Capt s. NJ. Whitside, 9th cavalry.
taikd as professor OF military science and tic-
Tics at Brooks military academy, Cleveland. O..
AID will report for duty accordingly. relieving
"a Ii. John +. Jefferson. 5th artillery, who is
granted leave for ten months. The resignation
OF Capt. ChaS. r. Barnett, assistant quarter.
master. OF his commission as 1st lieutenant 5th
artillery, only, mas Deen accepted by the Presl.
dent TO take effect from February u, 1851. BY
direction OF the Secretary of War, Col O. nj.
roe, aide de- camp, (major, corps of engineers.)
Will proceed to Port Huron, Mich for the pur-
pose or surveying and plotting the cemetery
grounds upon the Fort Grat1ot military re5er-
walton.
1HE FUNERAL OF SENATOR CARPENTER from
his late residence, s22 Connecticut avenue yes
terday, was attended by an immense concour5e
OF people. The body was In a handsome Stein
slale casket, with heavy silver mouidlngS and
Iull plate-glaSs top with panel, The bar han
oles were elaborately chased, and upon the 100
oI me casket was solid silver plate fnScrtyad
Matthew Hale Carpenter, died February 2f,
1851" The inside OF the caSket was lined with
qullled satln. finely fringed. and upon white
satlh pillow rested the head OF the deceased
senator Ihe BODY was atttred In q full drass
sun CT olbch. AT o'clnck Rev. DR.. Paret OF tne
EIlpEaH! church read the services or the p f
church. during tte reading General SneTn an
Stood at Tie head or the corpse and guar,I OF
nCnOI AT the light side. Several beautiful f1ral
u1ouleS were placed on the colin by the friends
OF tbe deceased. A5 the funeral procession fiir,d
out The Wisconsin republican association OPEN
ed ranks and with d0ffed hats paid their re-
spectS 10 all that remained of their once beloved
Ilef d. The body was borne 10 the hearsa by
eight Capitol policemen, followed BY the CO n.
mittees OF the Senate and House as follows:
senators Cameron, or Wisconsin: Pendia on
OF Ohio; CoDkllDg, OF New York: Logan OF II
llDois and COckrell. OF Missouri REPRESENTA-
t1NeS Tucker. or Virginia: Page, OF California: