Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-08-15


Hunt and wife. the Presidents sons and daugh-
ter, and other persons on board.
Ex-U. s. TREASURER SPINNER having been
urged to become candidate for the seat in the
House of Representatives made vacant by the
resignation of the Hon. Warner Miller writes
from Jacksonville. Fla. saying: Much as | am
gratifed by the manifestations OF the friendship
of loved friends in my behalf in the direction of
future official service. yetmy sense of prOprety
and justice to others induces me to decline the
intended honor. There are other men in our
Congressional district. younger, and therefore
capable of more efficient service, who merit the
honor of an election to Congress in the room
of our honored Senator Miller"
Mr.. RIGGS BETTER.-A decided Improvement
was reported to-day in the condition of Mr.. Geo.
w. Riggs the banker.
THE INDIANS ASSEMBLING HERE.-Another
delegation of Indians to take part in the grand
council at the Interior department arrived Sat
urday evening" and joined Little Chief, whose
arrival was announced in Saturdays STAR. The
new cOmers are Sioux, from Standing Rock
agency, Dakota Territory. and comprised Thun-
der Hawk, Big Head Bears Rib Fire Heart.
Red Bull. and Walking Shooter, in charge of
Interpreter A. H. Waggener. Another
party: numbering twenty, including Red
Cloud. Standing Bear, Young-Man-
is expected to arrive here tomorrow or Wednes-
day. Little Chief wants to get the government
to let his people go back from the Indian Terri
tory to their old home in Dakota. The Sioux
come here to perfect settlement with the Chi
cagO 4 Northwestern railroad in regard to
certain land i'm dispute. Little Chief and the In
dians from Standing Rock have this morning
called on the commissioner. The remainder of
the delegation left Sioux City yesterday. and
upon their arrival here they will hold confer.
ence with the commissioner.
CONVENTION OF RAILWAY MAIL SUPERIN-
TENDENTs.- division superntendents of the
L. s. railway mail service met to-day in annual
convention. in this city, to discuss matters per-
tang to the service and devise methods of i'm
provement. Col. Thompson. superintendent
presides. The first matter taken up. and one
of Importance. was the question of providing
some method of heating postal cars in winter
that will not endanger the burning of the car in
case of an accident to the train. Last winter
six railroad postal employees lost their lives and
large quantity of mail matter was destroyed
by the postal cars taking fire from the heating
stoves when overturned by accidents to the
train.
DEATH OF AN OLD NAVAL OFFICER.-Pay Di-
rector Joseph C. Edridge. who had been in the
United States naval service for more than 81
years. died at his residence in Brooklyn yester-
day. He had been inspector of provisions, &c,
since 1871, in the Brooklyn navy ward, and was
well-known resident of that city. He was 63
years old. His funeral will take place tomorrow
in Brooklyn.
PERsONAL.-Assistant Paymaster General
Mcclure left yesterday for Kentucky, to join his
wife. who is there with her invalid mother
Mrs. Thomas and two daughters and Mrs George
s. Parker are at the Atlantic Hotel Ocean City
VI Shaftn haSh hApp 1nl hon, 70
Massachusetts on account of the death of his
mother.-Mr. A. NJ Wooster of the Patent
Office has gone to Fortress Monroe to join The
Innocents Abroad yachting party.-Mr. VIM
W. hetcalf and family left the city to-day for a
trip Of a month nOrthward. which will include
Delaware Water Gap. Saratoga and Richtield
Sprin@s.-Gen. b. F. Butler arrived at Halifax
on Saturday in his yacht the America.-E.
janin and wife and Joseph Lawler of Washing
ten We're registered at Newport on saturday.
Rev. John S. Lindsay of St Johns Georgetown
is at the Virginia Healing Springs.-Miss Liz
zie Sylvester of the New York Artists League
daughter of Mr.. K. ii. Sylvester of the
Post. is the guest of Mrs d. R. Bar
clay of st. Louis, who, with her daughters
is now ssojourning in Fairfax county
The late General Robert Patterson. of Phiadel-
phia. left an estate valued at 81 100000, but
made no bequests for public or charitable pur-
pGses.-John Anderson, well known jour
nalist. engaged on the New York Telegram,
hun9 himself at saratoga on saturday, preSum-
,abiy while under mental aberration.-Miss NJ
l.. Haugh and Miss X. Brown, of Leesburg, were
registered in Rome on the 30th ult.-Miss
Emma James is at Narra%ansett Pier.-W. +.
Hoffman has returned from the Fauquier
Springs. S. Roose and H. o. Towles are
at Cape May.-Charles NordhOff of the New
York R7-olds Washington staff, arrived in New
York from Liverpool yesterday ay-Senor Don
Jose de Soto. OF the Spanish legation is at Sara
William p. Freeman has gone to Bidde-
ford. Me.-Mrs. E. S. Hutchinson is spending
month at Ralston, Pa.-N.S s. Howe has gone
to Hayerhill. Mass.-H. J. Wye is at Pitts
field Mass. for a month.-Miss Amy Leavitt
is spending couple of weeks at East Charlie
mont. Mass.-Mrs. l.. H. Jones has gone to
Chicopee. Mass. for stay of several weeks
Charles Y. Martin is spending month at Get
tysburg.-Miss NJ. a. Bryant has gone to Fair
field Conn.-W H. Shock and family J. R.
O'Beirne and f. C. Ingersoll, of Washington,
were registered in Philadelphia last night.