Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-12-21

district of Kentucky.
THERE was the usual Baltimore delegation at
| the White House to-day. The President how
ever, had too much pressing business on hand to
give them audience.
WHITE HOUSE CALLERs.-Among the callers
| at the White House to-day were ex-senator
Gordon, of Georgia; Secretary Folger, the Rev
Peyton Brown, Senators Jones, Lapham, Nc
MILAN, Harrison. Sewell, Kellogg, Sawyer. VIM
dom, Harris, Logan, Lamar, and Representa-
tives Wilson, Dawes, Calkins, Butterworth,
Haskell, Townsend, Kelley, Pettibone, Dezen-
dorf, Aldrich, White (Kentucky), Mcclure,
Hubbs, Steele, Page and Hardenbergh,
Ex-SEcRETARY BLAINE has sent to the Joint
House and Senate committee an acceptance of
their invitation to pronounce the eulogy upon
the late President in the forthcoming Garfield
memorial services
BILLS SIGNED BY THE PREsIDENT.-The Pres
ident yesterday afternoon signed the bill which
provides that in case legal holiday falls on Sun
day, the day following shall be observed as such
in the District of Columbia; also, the bill grant
ing the Thanking privilege to Mrs. Garfield.
IMPORTANT DECISION IN THE DEADwOOD
CAsE.-Secretary Kirkwood celebrated his 6Sth
birthday yesterday by rendering decision in the
PeadWOod case. involving title to the town site
OF DeadwOOd, Dakota. and the mines under it.
amounting in value to numerous millions. The
substance of the Secretarys decision is that
mineral locations made prior to the town site
location are valid those made afterward are
not; and patents will in both cases be issued
without reservation, L. e.. the prior mineral To-
cations will carry with them the surface as well
as the mines, and where the town site lOcatOrs
were first they are awarded not only the surface
but also the mines beneath
~
NAVAL ORDERs-Lieutenant Isaac Hazlett
and Master j. l.: Hanicker to examination for
promotion. Assistant Engineer G. l.. Willetts
to the charge of the department of steam engi-
neerlng and iron ship building at the Franklin
Institute Of the state of Pennsylvania.
THE New POSTMASTER GENERAL TO TAKE
CHARGE IN JANUARY.-It can be stated on the
best authority that the commission of Timothy
O. Howe, as Postmaster General, will not be
signed by the President until about the LIST or
9Th of January next. So that if Postmaster
General James business engagements will per-
nit him he will remain at the head of the Post
ONCE department until that time The nonina-
ton of Mr.. Howe was not made by the President
with view to his succeeding Mr. James before
the date fixed by the latter in his letter OF resig-
nation, which was January 1st.
CAPTURED lector Young at
Raleigh. NC, telegraphs as fellows to-day to
Commissioner Raum: Captured distillery in
full blast, yesterday, in Chatham county; John
Mobley, owner"
The 106TH BOND CALL.-Secrctary FOlger has
received telegram from the Assistant Treas
urer at New York stating that up to l2 o'clock
to-day $4,000 bonds had been offered under
the l06th call. 1t is expected that more will be
offered during the afternoon.
PERsoNAI.-Ex Bristow and Editor
COwles, of the Cleveland Leader. are registered
at the Riggs.-Mr. Thomas b. Ferris recently
resident of this city, was married this after
noon in st Louis to Miss Pattie Digger of that
CITY, Ex-Representatives Ewing and South
ard. of Ohio. both lately residents of this city.
have formed law partnership and established
themselves in New Representative
Lynde. OF Wisconsin, is at the Arlington
There was pleasant interchange of courtesies
yesterday between King Alfonso of Spain and q.
s. Minister Hamlin.-Gen. Crook and Mr. j.
H. Holiday. of the indianapolis Ne,cs, are at the
Ebbitt.--Mr. Rudolph de Peste minister
resident of the Netherlands at Washington has
been transferred to COnstantinople. and Mr..
Weckherlin has been appointed minister here
Miles and Van Vorhis were
registered in New York last night.