Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-06-24

THE POLITICAL SITUATION IN NORTH CARO-
L1NA-Ex Congressman Jesse j. Yeates o;
North Carolina. has located permanently in
Wellington to practice law. He is Just from
North Carolina, and says the temperance agi-
tation there Is playing smash With politics He
says the temperance issue would have seriously
threatend the democratic party In the coming
election he'd not the republicans divided on the
same question. AS 1t Is, there ls no predicting
what eort Of turn the agitation may give to polf-
tics The democratic governor Is making
speeches In favor OF prohibition. and should an
the temperance people Of both parties unite
they will be strcng. Mr.. Yeates says that the
legislature 10 be elected will be Overwhelmingly
for the return or Senator Ransom, as the prohi-
bition1sts and anti pr0hipltionists are all for
bin.
ATTORNEY GENERAL MAcvEAGH Will return to
the City this evening.
NAVAL ORDRRs.-Paymaster j. F. Tarbe l. to
to the Portsmouth (N.H) navy yard, July 5th:
Passed Assistant Engineer J. j. Barry, to the
Colorado; Cadet Engineers G. b. Ball and c. A.
Carr, to examiLa alton for promotion; Lieut.. Com.
j. u. Green has returned from the Asiattc sta
ti0n, and has been placed oa waiting Orders
Lieut.. ". A. Morgan. from the Wacbusetts ana
placed on waiting orders; Lieut. J. N. HaTley,
sets; Master j. NJ. Bowyer. from the Indepen-
depce. and ordered to the Wachusetts; Master
c. T. Moore, from the Franklin. and ordered
TO the onward, per steamer OF the S0th iDst.;
Ensign VIM. BIaunnersreather, from the Min
Desoia, and ordered to the Coast Survey; El-
sign T. Nj. Brumby. from the Tennessee, and Or
deled to the Franklin: Paymaster q. F. Wright
9Th, and ordered to settle accounts Passed AS
sistant Engineer w. A. d. Allen, from the bu-
reau Of steam engineering, and ordered TO
Assistant Engineer G. c. Kesckner. from
e9a opeers T Johnson on has se Ts
on waiting orders. Lieut. j. c. Irvine, from
the wyoming and orcered to the Franklin.
Passed Assistant Surgeon ID. o. Lewis. from the
and ordered to the coast survey steamer Hass-
Ter, relieving Passed Assistant Surgeon r. s.
Mccarthy, who is ordered to the jamestown.
Assistant Surgeon Oliver Diehl. from the
Franklin and placed on sick leave. Chief En-
gineer E. j. Whitaker has reported his return
home and is placid on waiting orders. Cadet
Midshipnan F. c Rider to the Quinnebaua.
ARMY ORDERS s-Second Lieutenant Edward
B. Ives. 18th infantry, will be relieved from
duty at the United States Military Academy,
West Point, n. Y, August 2l, 1881. and win
then join his company. The oroer directing
zie. corps OF engineers, be changed from Rock
Island. Ill. 10 St. Paul. Minn., Is revoked. Cap
tain Wilson T. HartZ, 18th infantry, now st
snperinfendent SUPER M general en- recruiting service. New
York city, for temporary duty In charge OF the
recruiting rendezvous at Pittsburg, Pa. Sec
WIN report August IS, 1851. for duty at the Uni
ted States Military Academy. The following
officers will report 70 the board OF 0mcers ap-
pointed to meet In New York city june 2S. lssl,
for examination With view TO selection for
transfer TO the ordnance department.: Second
Lieutenant E. Ii. Weaver, Jr, % artillery, and
Second Lieutensn mt Hamilton Rowan, I'd artil-
lery. ActiIg Assistant Surgeon ]. Clark Nc
CURE U S. A., Ill proceed from this city to
FoIt Smelling, Minnesota, and report In person
TO the conn and,Dg general department OF Da-
kota for assignment TO duty. The order direct
ing Sec( nd Lieutenant Albert TODD. I'd arfil-
leiy, to report for duty at West PJint Is re-
voktd.
TIE PRESIDENT was accorded reception OF
the Penney lyanta editors at the OOoan Hotel.
Long Branch, yesterday. Before attending the
reception he reviewed tibet IN rim q v0terans.
At the reception President GARFIELD was intro
duced by President Chalfant, OF the association,
aLd ssid that having only few moments 10