The Evening critic., 1881-11-07


The PRESIDENT will return from New
York Thursday night or Friday morning.
He will take possession of the White House
as soon as the repairs in progress arc COM
pleted which will be about the LIST of De-
ccmbcr.
REAR-ADMIRAL HOWELL was assigned to
duty on the naval examining board, and not
on the naval advisory board, as has been
enormously stated. The vacancy on the
latter board, caused by the death of Lieut..
Collins, still exists,
REwARDING HERoIsM.- Hunt
commends in general order the gallant con-
duct of Cadet Midshipman John b. Ber-
nadon, and of ordinary seaman Robert
Sweeny, of the Kcarsarge, in saving the life
of seaman of that vessel, and a medal of
honor is ordered to be given to Swceny.
THE Naval Institute, of which Rear Ad-
miral G. K. =. Rodgers. is: president, and
Lieut.. Chas Belknap secretary, offers as a
prize 500 and a gold medal for the best es-
say for the year 1882. The subject selected
for the prize essay is Our Merchant Ma
rinc the Causes of its Decline and the
Means to be Taken for its Revival
THE report of Revenue Agent Chapman,
detailed by Commissioner Raum to investi-
gate the circumstances OF tho killing of A..
J. Lane, formerly special deputy collector in
the Second Georgia District,near Huntsville,
Ala, discloses the fact that Lane was not
killed because of his former connection
with the internal revenue service.
THE ENGLISH MrNIsTER.-Hon. Lionel
s. Sackville, West, the new British Minis
ter, arrived quietly in the city Saturday
evening and took possession of the legation
building. Mrs. Victor Drummond, bride of
the first secretary of the British legation, is
to preside, so 1t is said, for the present at
the entertainments to be given by the new
minister.
ATTORNEY GENERAL MAcyEAeu has
given an opinion that civil engineers in the
naval service must be regarded as staff
corps of the navy, and are not merely
"civil officers connected with the navy" He
is also of the opinion that civil engineers in
the naval service may be retired hereunder
from active service and placed on the retired
list of the navy.
MEssRs. ii. b. SARGENT, JR., Daniel +.
Dolan and Arthur Lincoln, the committee
designated by Gov. Long, of Massachusetts,
to investigate the charges against the
Ninth Massachusetts, Regiment at Rich.
illOuu anu clScWDtTc, tlIG Nv tHt ATllUStOff
There was nothing derogatory in the con-
duct of the regiment while in this city
They kept perfect order, paid their bills and
in every way comported themselves like
gentlemen.
THE Lynchburg post-oflice fight is not
YET over. IL seems to have only just about
begun. The assistant postmaster to the late
incumbent, Wilson, refuses to turn over the
oft IN Mahnpatc apnntntaa Sfatbon, aud
up to the present time things are not all
right. Statham has not yet entered into
the duties of the Office, and, though tele-
graphed and written to by the Department
here on Saturday as to the status of the
affair, has made no answer, nor offered a
reply.
THE Attorney General, IN giving an
opinion on the claim of Passed Assistant
Paymastcr J. Q. Barton, U. s.. n, for adj
vanccment ON the list of pay officers Of the
navy, says it is invalid, for the reason that
volunteer officer transferred to the rcgu-
lar navy is not entitled to hold commits
sion dated rs of the date of his volunteer
commission, bu. that he must take his
place upon the register according to the
rank given him by his commission as an
officer Of the regular navy.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Lieut.-C Commander j.
X. VIM, to temporary duty rs lighthouse
inspector, seventh district; Lieut.. >. II.
May, to the League Island navy-yard !;
Lieut.. G. Il. Vreeland, to Nautical Almanac
Office, Washington, ID. c.; Lieut. j. d..
Keller, to the Saratoga Master c. NJ.
Mentz and Ensign L. Flynne, to examine
ton for promotion; Medical-Inspector j..
Q. Speer, as member of Medical Examining
Board Lieut. Commander g. III. Pendle-
ton, detached from the Boston navy-yard,
and ordered to the Brooklyn as executive.
THE Sacs and Foxes, Iowa Indians, who
are in the city looking after the back pay
due them through annuities from the Gov
eminent, visited the Interior Department
to-day These Indians are quite thrifty
and well-to-do, but are still in an aborig-
| ipal state and view the white men with
Keen suspicion. They are so suspicious
that. they will not sign the warrants for
the money due them, fearing that they are
transfers of their property and that the
Government is putting up o job on them.
As their funds are running low they will
| be necessitated to disabuse their minds OF
their suspicious or walk home.
SUPERINTENDENT Milo BAILEY, of the
Railway Service, has been removed from
the position which he held for many years
in Richmond and transferred 10 the Post
Office Department in this city. This was
done at the instance of Senator Malone,
who wished to have Vickery, one of his con
stituents and co-laborers, take Bailey's place
Although nm ex-Union soldier and Stall
wart Republican, Bailey, by his integrity
ana the efficient discharge of his duties, was
widely popular in Richmond, and the press
and the citizens deeply deplore his removal
The trouble grew out of his refusing to
coalescc with the Readiuster Democrats.
Origin of the name Massachusetts,
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