Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-08-17
Washington News and Gossip.

MORE TROUBLE WITH INDIANS.-A telegram
| from military headquarters at the Presidio o;
San Francisco, August 18th. to the adjutant
general, in this CITY says: Following received
from c0mmandiaggeneral'sdep department Arizona:
Agent Tiffany, San Carlos, seems to apprehend
trouble with W.ates Mountain Indians. Tantos
and San Carlos Indians. growing out the evil
advice OF band of medicine men; says num-
| Der are congregated near Apache. Tiffany wants
additional arms. Il have authorized arms to be
sent to the agencywith an OfiIceA and telegraph
adjufant general for authorityto turn them over.
Have heard nothing from Carr. who is at Apache.
to warrant alarm.f He reported Vaccinations OF
medicine men Sumo days ago without special
significance. Hatch telegraphs reported move
ments of his hostile Apaches from Rio Grande
towards Arizona q All the necessary instructions
| are given to Carr, at Apache, and Biddle, at
Grant, to cover beth contingencies.
PENSION OFFICE: 7CHIEFs.-Commission OF
Pensions Dudley,ahas appointed Col. F. D..
Stevenson, Of Illinois. Capt. L. E. Dickey, OF
Maine; John Comstock, Of New York, and
Fred. Mack. of Vermont as chiefs of the
divisions which will be the result Of the con-
| sOlidatiOn of the nine adjudicating divisions
now being effected.
DEATH OF CAPTAIN PATrERsoN.-Captain Car
Isle P. Patterson, Superintendent of the Coast
and Geodetic Surveys, whose serious illness has
been reported in THE STAR. died yesterday after
| noon at his residence at Brentwood. He was
stricken with paralysis on Sunday, the 18th inst.
His funeral win take place tomorrow afternoon
| at two O'Clock, from his late residence. The
friends of the family. and members of the Coast
and Geodetic Survey. will assemble at one
O'Clock at st. Johns church. and proceed to the
house in carriages. Captain Patterson was the
son of the late Commodore D. 7. Patterson, and
was born at ShieldsbOrough, Bay st. Louis. La,
August "a. 1916 He was appointed midship-
man in the navy in 1880. In 1888 he graduated
at Georgetown College. Kentucky. and was as
signed to the Coast Survey, where he served
three years. after which he again went to sea.
He re-entered the Coast Survey service in 1915.
In 1919 he accepted the command OF the Pacific
| steamship Oregon, and in 1851 he was trans
ferred to the command of the Golden Gate, of
the same line. continuing in the service until
1855. In 1861 he was appointed photographic
Inspector of the Coast Survey, and in 1874
Superintendent of the Coast Survey. to succeed
Professor Benjamin Pierce. which position he
still holds. He was brother of Admiral ThOs.
Patterson.
THE SIGNAL SERVICE IN THE COTTON BELT.
The chief signal officer has issued an order es-
tablisfing plan of observations and reports for
the benefit of the cotton producing interests.
This order locates stations for observations gen.
orally on the railroad lines where the Observa-
tons of temperature and rain fall will be made
and sent direct to the subcenters for the collec-
ton of reports The cotton growing region is
dividing into districts, the districts embracing
the territory adjacent to the more important
cities. Several districts will be grouped together
| in one division. Observations will be made at
the stations at 6 pm. local time. Each district
has its sub-center and each division it's main
center. The observer at each main center Will
send reports collected by him to the other main
centers Bulletins of the reports received Will
be prepared at each sub-center and posted at
the cotton exchanges and other authorized
places where they will most benefit the general
public. Provision is also made for a supple
mentary weekly interchange of reports by mail
between the sub-centers.
PERsONAL.-The following Washingtonians are
at Nantucket Henry A. Willard and wife, Chas.
Bradley and wife, C. S. Noyes, Prof. Fay and
family, Lester Bartlett and mother, DR.. Wallace,
| and Jas. Dubois and Wife,. c. Robbins is at
Montpelier, Vt.-Commssioner Dent has re-
turned from Bedford.--C H. Cragn, jr., has
gone to Alton. Va.-A. P. Whitney is at
Woonsocket, R. l., for a three weeks stay
Mrs. COombs and three daughters, r. d. Walsh,
A. c. Fowler, Walter S. Perry and 7. G. MOffatt
are at the Atlantic Hotel, Ocean City.-Miss f.
A. Fox has gone from Deer Isle to Rye Beach.
short vacation.-Mrs. A. c. Baker has gone to
Rehoboth Beach.-George W. Brown is at
Lake George'for prolonged stay.-D. M. Og-
den is at Ocean City.-Thomas Walsh is spend
ing month at Rock Enon.-L. 7. Follansbee
has gone to the Bath County Hot Springs
Maj. j. w. Powell, Col Garrick Mallery, Prof.
c. V. Riley and DR.. D. w. Prentiss have gone to
Cincinnati to attend the meeting of the Ameri-
can Association for the Advancement of Science.
Miss Helen Paulding, Miss Olga Peterson
and Miss Sioussa, of Washington. are named by
the Baltimore papers as among the bellies of the
ball recently given at the Warren Green Hotel in
WarrentOn.-Gen. Allan Rutherford has gone
from Ocean City to Berkeley Springs.-F. K.
Ward is at Niagara Falls--Miss Mary NJ. Eich-
elberger, of st. Louis. is visiting her cousin Mr..
d. G. Eichelberger, ON street.-H. Clay Stew
art has gone to Asbury McCullough
and Barrett, the actors, arrived in New York
from Europe yesterday.-Mrs E. L. Sunday
is at Fauquier Springs. T. Merrick and d.
w. Bartlett, of Washington, were registered in
New York last evening.