Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-08-09

SECRETARY KIRKwOOD will return from the
Fauquier White Sulphur Springs Thursday.
APPorNrED.-The Secretary of the Treasury
to-day made the following internal revenue
appointments as gaugers: Adam Dryden, 5th I'LL;
Solomon F. Flint, 5th Ill; o. D. NJ. Gaddis End
Georgia.
CAPT. WALKER FREE AGAIN.-Capt. j. p.
Walker who has for long time been cOnstruc-
lively an inmate of st. Elizabeths Insane Asylum,
has been released ON the strength of report
made by board of medical officers stating that
he is at the present time sane and MT for duty.
He has been ordered to his regiment-the Sd
cavalry-at Fort Steele.
THE Court MARTIAL convened to try Lieut..
A. D. Sehenck, I'd US. artillery, on the charge
of intoxication while on duty, finished the trial
yesterday at the Washington barracks and ad-
jOurned.
NAVAL NOTES. - The U. s. torpedo boat
Alarm arrived on her trial trip at the New York
navy yard on Saturday with her circular pump
broken down. The U. S. flagship Tennessee left
New London to-day for Gardeners bay and Long
Island sound to exercise the crew. The U. s.
steamers MayflOwer and Standish arrived at the
Charleston, Mass, navy yard yesterday after
noon from Newport.
ARMY ORDERs.-By direction of the Secretary
of War. Capt. John P. Walker, Sd cavalry. now
in this city, will join his troop. Capt. Geo. T..
Olmsted. jr., has been relieved from duty at the
Agricultural and Mechanical College. of Texas,
near Bryan, and will report for duty by letter to
the chief signal officer of the army. Acting AS
sistant Surgeon John j. Robertson has been or
dered from LOwesville, Va. to Fort Omaha,
Neb., for duty in the department of the Platte
ILLNESS OF Mr. RIGGs.-Mr. George w. Riggs,
the banker. is quite ill to-day, but reports con-
cerning the serious nature of his illness which
have been circulated on the streets seem. SO far
as can be learned to be much exaggerated. Mr.
Riggs has been suffering for ten or twelve days
with hemmOrrhage of the stomach. He came
into the city from his country residence every
day until Friday last. when he succumbed to
his illness. and remained at home. Mr..
Frank Riggs. junior member of the firm
is with his father. and did not come into the
city this morning. as was his custom, deeming it
his duty to remain with his father.
WAsHINGTON's OCTOBER CELEBRArION.-Col.
McKiboen. of the National Fair Association. said
to a STAR reporter to-day that the idea he and
Others entertained regarding the October cele-
bration proposed at the meeting of citizens last
night. was to combine a grand thanksgiving
jubilee in recognition of the President 8 recovery
assuming that the President will recovery with
a suitable demonstration in honor of the visitors
expected from abroad.
NAVAL ORDERS.-Passed Assistant Surgeon
John II. Gardler to the naval station New Lon
don. Conn.,; Master Ten Eyck. d. w. Veeder,
from the torpedo station and ordered to take
passage. on the 10Th inst, in the P0whattan to
Aspnwall. thence to Panama. and on arrival to
report for duty ON board the Richmond: Ensign
". Brannersreater from the coast survey
steamer Macarthur and ordered to proceed home
and report arrival. The orders of Lieut.. W. H.
Beehler to the Richmond have been revoked.
APPOINTMENT CITIZEN DANGEROUSLY ILI.-The
many friends in this community of MIR. VIM. b.
Reed will be panied to learn that his illness has
assumed serious phase. and that it is feared
this afternoon that he cannot survive. Mr.. Reed
is well-knOwn business man. president of the
District Of Columbia Republican Central COM
mittee and a member of the Board of Fire
Commissioners. At a consultation of his ply
scians to-day they decided that his case was
hopeless.
COMMISSIONS were sent to the following post
masters in Virginia to-day: George W. Fritts,
Success. Warren county; John A. Chambers,
Tangier. AccOmac county; Otis W. MOOers,
Trees Point. Charles City county.
For WEEK past Secretary Blaine has been
suffering considerably from malaria with
house His physician is anxious that he shall
leave Washington. and spend little time at the
seaside.
PERsONAL-Hon H. W. Hiiliard. ex-U S. Min
lister to Brazil. arrived in New York from Liver
pool yesterday.-HOn. Montgomery Blair and
family are at Narragansett Pier.-Mrs D. c.
Allen is spending the summer at Fortress Nom
roe and Ocean City in company with her sister
Miss Jennie Chappell. of Norwich. N Y
J. C.. Slater and sister and Mrs. c. Thomas were
registered at Niagara Falls on Saturday.-Dr
NJ. b. Gr0shOn is spending his vacation in alter
mating between Newark and Long Branch
]. w. Maury is at Bedford Springs-Mrs. F. P.
Ferris and children are at Jordan's White Sui
phur Spiings.-Samuel d. Gordon. editor of
the Petersburg. W. Va. Gazette is in town.
Father Boyle. of st. Matthew's Church. has gone
to the Bath County Hot Springs.-Judge Drake
and family are at Princeton. Mass.-J. H. Fletcfl-
er has gone to Berkeley Springs for month.
Mrs. E. c. Fawcett is at Springfield. Mass
Miss Mary Awkward is at Rock Enon for stay
of several lweeks.-EX-M Minister Moves will sail
from Liverpool for the United States to-day
Commissioner Twning takes Horace Greeleys
advice and goes west for his vacation-The
following named Washingtonians are registered
at the Atlantic Hotel Ocean City: Mrs. John Jay
Knox and children. Miss Shedd. Mrs. Nagle.
Geo. W. Evans and daughter, Miss Alice l..
Kern Miss Emily Robinson. I. l.. Wilmington.
Miss Maggie Duvall. JAS n. Davis S. p Butler.
Mrs. w. B. Murray. Mrs. b. NJ. Hull and child
Il. f. Norris Mrs j. Pels and child Geo. Cdlum and
wife, Edwin Fleming and wife, Miss H. F. Wy
man. Miss H. B. Wyman. Miss Bessie B. Stan
ton VIM. w. BOarman. DIR. c. V. Boarnan Dr.
JAS E. Morgan and wife, Miss Morgan. Mrs
BOarman. Miss Storey c. l.. Storey, Irving
Williamson and wife, E. w. Mccormick. Frank
J. Tibbetts and family Mrs. Camp. J. F. Wa@ga-
man and family, James d. Maher, Mrs. Eade,
Miss McVay.
The HarbOr Improvement
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