Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-11-22

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COMMODORE W. G. Temple has been made presi-
dent OF the naval examining board
IT Is THE INTENTION Of the President next week
to deny himself to general visitors until lie shall
nave completed his annual message
THE RESIGNATION of Assistant Surgeon W. W.
Jaggard, .. s. NJ has been accepted to take affect
December1st
ONE OF THE MOST IMPORTANT COMMITTEES OF the
next House will be the census committee, which
Will have charge OF the preparation OF bill for
new reappOrtiOnment.
SERENADE TO MAHoNE, CAMERON AND LEWIS
The Virginia republican association is to have
meeting this evening to make preparations for
serenade to Senator VIM. Malone, VIM. E. Came
ron and John F. Lewis.
Ex-SPEAKER RANDALL and Mr.. Hiscock, Of New
York, had long conference to-day at the Capt.
A BRIEF CABINET SESSION was held to-day, at
which all the members were in attendance except
the Postmaster General Only routine business
was transacted.
AMONG THOSE WHO SAW THE PRESIDENT to-day
were Representatives Reed and. Crowley, ex-Rep
resertative GiIfllan, of Pennsylvania; Col Fitz-
gerald. or the Philadelphia ITEM; Mr. T. o. Shack
elford, the surveyor Of Louisville; and Col Hunt
tngton, OF New York.
APPOINTMENTS BY THE PREsIDENT-PreSiden
Arthur has appointed s. r. Frazier OF Ohio, to be
Interpreter to the legation OF the United States in
Japan; j. c. Pearce, commissioner of deeds in the
territory or New Mexico for the District OF COlum-
Da, and j. F. TOplf, commissioner OF deeds in the
territory OF Arizona, for the District Of Columbia.
WHAT FOLLOWED THE SLAPPING OF A q. S.
CoNsULs FACE.-At the request Of the State de-
partment the u s. Ranger was, short time ago,
ordered by telegraph to proceed to Cape st. Lucas
to protect u S. Vice Consul Dexter ''who mad been
threatened with personal violence" The Ranger
was caught at Acapulco by telegraph and pro-
ceeded to Cape st. Lucas. The following telegram
was received at the Navy department to-day from
Capt Phillips, who had returned with the Ranger
to Acapulco: "Returned from lower California.
Consul Dexter left that country two months ago."
IL appears that Vice Consul Dexter got into some
trouble and man slapped him in the chops He
jumped the place two months afterwards. A q. s.
man-of-War was sent to Cape St Lucas to protect
him.
THE PRESIDENT AND HIS PRIVATE SECRETARY.
MI. Frederick j. Phillips, who was private secre-
tary to President Arthur when he was collector OF
customs at New York, will succeed Mr.. j. s. Brown
as private secretary at the White House about the
retary to the President when he was Vice Pres1-
dent, will, it is understood, return to New York to
enter fully upon business in which he is engaged
Both Mr. Phillips and Mr. Reed have been with the
PRESIDENT since he succeeded to the presidency
TWAS announced in yesterdays STAR that Presi-
dent Arthur would take up his abode in the White
House on the 29th By that time it is expected
that all the improvements which have been in
progress will have been fully completed.
THE NATIONAL GRANGE.-The National Grange
met this morning at the National no tel, the presi
dent, W. A. Armstrong, in the chair, and Wm NJ.
Ireland, secretary. The committee did not visit
ane commissioner ISIS OF Agriculture today as was
missioner having been fully and satisfactorily adj
1usted The committee on transportation made a
report-reiterating their views of the danger from
railroad mOnOpOlieS, in even stronger terms
than then. Addresses were made by J. D. Bing-
senate, Toedo o'' district W. H. CHEEK ie North
Carolina; A. B. Smith, Kentucky, and Others, all
opposing the railroads, after which the report
good of the order, submitted yesterday, came up
next. The report was on the subject OF 'politics'
In the grange, and asserts that the grange-na-
tfonal, State or subordinate-is not political or
party organization.
THE FOLLOWING PATENTS were issued last week
to residents OF the District OF Columbia: Augustln
J. Amber, assignor by mense assignments, to In
ternatonal Vapor Fuel Carbon Iron Manufactur-
apparatus for, generating gas from petroleum, (re-
issue. Elias s. Hutchinson, water closet. Francis
of one-half to T. p Engle, Vansville district, Nd,
faucet and ventilator for beer, &c.
UNCLE SANS SOUTH. CAROLINA BONDS ONLY
WORTH FIFTY CENTS ON THE DOLLAR.-On the 14th
inst Treasurer Gilfillan, as custodian of the In
dian trust fund, wrote to Governor Hagood, OF
South Carolina, that under the act of Congress of
June 10, 1876, he held Sl 600 Of the bonds OF the
state OF South Carolina. The bonds were dated
January !, 1856, and are OF the denomination OF
$1,000, with interest coupons attached. The in
terest was per cent, payable semi-annuaiiy. In
his letter, Treasurer Glfllan says: ''The princi-
pal OF these bonds being due and payable, together
1 have respectfully TO ask what provision your
state has made for their payment?'' The Treas
state held by him, together with other state is
sues, embraced under an act OF the state legs-
lature which provides that they were interchange
bonds and coupons into 6 per cent cOnSOlS. No
other provision has been made by law, either for
est OF the bonds referred to by treasurer Gililan
The principal and interest Of these bonds, amount
ing to s2tS75O are therefore only provided for by
the state In the issuance OF cOnSOS to half that
amount ,315-bearlng interest from June 1,
1880.
THE CASE OF CAPT. HowGATE.-District Attorney
COrkhiil announced in the Criminal Court this
morning, before the proceedings in the Guiteau
case were opened, that he would call up the case
of Capt. HOwgate for arragnment under the new
indictments this afternoon when the proceedings
in the hearing In progress were ended. Judge
tion to the question OF ban at the same time. Al
te~ consultation it was agreed that Capt Howgate
should be brought into court at the close Of the
days proceedings
PERsoNAI.-Secretary FOlger has taken house. |
No. 1906 18th street, and expects to occupy by the
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critical illness we chronicled the other day, was
reported better this morning, though still in |
very feeble cOndittOn.-Mr. and Mrs. Whitelaw
Reid arrived in New York from Europe last Satur- |
day.-Representative Robson lett for New York |
this morning. General Taft and |
General Longstreet are at the Ebbitt-Dr. r. |
Shelton Mckenzie, the well-knOwn journalist and |
author, of Philadelphia died in that city yester-
day, aged 72.--Dr. A. Ii. Wilmer, OF st. Ezabet
Asylum has returned to his post OF duty there, |
after an absence of several months in Europe
Senator Davis, OF West Virginia, Ex-senator Ker- |
nan and Gen. Ingalls, are at the Arlington.-Dr.
morrow for Europe, where they expect to spend
most OF the ewinter.--Secretary Lincoln. Senator
German, Minister Barca and General Benet, of
this city, were registered in New York last even
ing--Dr. Robert p. Porter, OF the Census Office,
is to be editor OF the International Review after
the first OF January, in which duty he will be
assisted by Mr.. Henry Gannett, also OF the Census
office.
The Mail Contract Case.
EX-DEPUTY AUDITOR LHLEY BEFORE COMMISSIONER