Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1881-02-07


enue, $50 295. IS: customs, 131.3,9.16.
a. B. MCGUIRE was to-day appointed store
keeper and gauger for the Sch district OF Ken
tucky.
SECRETARY SHERMAN was at the department
to-day, though he is not yet rid OF the heavy
cold he contracted last week.
PARDoNBD.-The President has pardoDed
Thomas Ryan, Thomas 81. Buchanan and John
o. Leary, who pleaded guilty OF violating the
election law In New York, but who mad not
been SentenCed.
TIE FARRAGUT STATUE.-Secretary GOT to
day sent to Congress a recommendation for an
appropriation OF 1850 to defray the expenses
attending the unveIiing OF the Far.aynt STA
tue, which has been fixed for April 25th next.
WHITE House CALLBRs.-Senators Voorhees,.
Plumb and Baldwin and Representatives Har-
mef, Sapp, SherWfn and OSIner called On the
president today.
The TREASURY DEPARTMENT has directed the
transfer Of about four millions OF gold from the
New York assay Office to the Philadelphia mint
ior coinage Into eagles and half eagles.
MAJOR TwINING NOT TO Go-There is very
good authority for the statement that Major
TWiniDg Will remain as engineer commissioner
for the District The President viii refuse to
grant the desire OF certain persons to have him
tfCDS made 10 the President by the citizens Of
the District have had great weight with him.
JUDGE CAMPBELL. OF New Orleans, has arrived
In this city. He comes here to appear in behalf
or Judge Billings, nominated to a circuit court
judgeship, which nomination Is pending with
the Judiciary committee. Charges affecting
the official integrity Of Judge Il. have been filed
With the committee.
NAVAL ORDERS.-Chief Engineer VS.. Staam,
from the Norfolk navy yard and placed on
waiting orders. Cadet MidShpman G 5.
Welsh, has returned from the European sta
ton ana Is placed on waiting orders. Passed
Assistant Paymaster j. \. Speel, from the
bureau Of provisions and clothing. Navy de
partment, and granted six months leave.
Passed Assistant Engineer James Entwisle,
from the Mare Island navy yard aud ordered 10
the Palos, Asiatic station. per steamer OF the
26th, from San Francisco: relieving Passed AS
sistant Engineer w. b. Bayley. who viii return
10 the United States.
ARMY ORDERS.-The general cOurt-martial
appointed to meet at Fort Whlpple. Virginia.
January g, ISL, is dissolved. second deuten-
ant Edward s. Farrow, 2lst infantry, VIII pro.
ceed from Laurel, Del, TO West Point, y. u.
and report for assignment to duty at the Uni
ted States Military Academy to relieve Second
Lieutenant William III. Coffin. fifth artillery,
who will proceed TO Join his battery at st. Au-
First Lieutenant G. E. HargOus, 5th Infantry.
OPPOSITION To EDIsON.-The examiner OF
interferences United States Patent Ofice has
decided upon evidence submitted by the nited
states Electric Lighting company that they
are entitled to patent for the Jlerm0etatic
regulator used In the electric lamp. Edison
had already received patent for a similar In
ventiOn. Edison claims that the electric light
company invention is imperative. This was
hv I'M n q
Thus there are two patents out for practically
the same invention. The case Will probably be
appealed 10 the commissioner OF patents and
thence TO the courts.
TIE BILL TO make the Agricultural depart
ment department OF the government. with
its head a cabinet offier was offered I'm
the House to-day by Mr.. Aiken. of South
Carolina, under suspension OF the rules.
While general majority favored the bill
1t did not secure the necessary two third,
vote.
THE LATEST CABINET GOSSIP Is that New York
is, after al, TO have the Treasury department
in General GarfieId'5 cabinet: that Senator
KirkwOod, OF Iowa, Is TO be Secretary OF the
Interior, and Pennsy lyania is 10 have the Post
Office department.
The JEANETTE SEARCH EXPEDITION.-There
will be no trouble in getting Officers and men
for the Jeanette search expeditions Although
no formal application for that service has been
made number Of officers have slgnified their
Willingness 10 go on the expedition. The Navy
department or course Will take no action in this
direction until the final passage OF the bill for
the purchase OF steam Whaler 10 go hunting
for the Jeannette.
The GALENA INJURED BY A COLLISION
Rear Admiral Howell commanding the Tren-
ton, flagship or the European station, reports
TO the Navy department from Villefranche.
under date OF January S2d, that the Galena
arrived at that port January 18th. on the
lish yacht in the harbor parted her cable and
dTifted into the Galena, carrying away the ends
OF both whiskeI booIns, dolphin striker, port
fore-topmast studding boom and the fore
IOpsa1l yard arm. The repairs would be made
with the resources OF the ship and the store
house at Nillefranche. They would be finished
IN few days. board had been ordered TO
investigate the circumstances OF the collision.
The Nipslc sailed from Villefranche January
2lst for Hegeres, Marseilles, Barcelona and
Valencia. The wyoming was at Naples and
the Quinnebaug at Tripoli. Affairs In the east
were quiet. and Admiral Howell reports that
there Will probably be a peaceful solution or
the Gr,eco-Turkish question. The health OF
the squadron Is excellent.
Much ADO ABOUT A TEN DOLLAR BIIL.-Mrs.
Ridgway, of Chicago, had ten-dollar national
bank note which was badly mutilated. 1t was
a note or the Leather Manufacturers Bank OF
n.
currency, in hopes or having 1t redeemed. The
controller furnished statement as to the issue
OF the note, and wrote to Mrs. RidgWay that II
she would communicate with the bank and
they Identified IL, the note would be redeemed.
Mrs. Rldgway sent the note to the bank, but
with no Systematically memorandum as 10
whose II was. The bank thought that it came
from the treasurer or the United States and
sent Ii TO him. as there was no explanation rs
10 what was wanted 10 De done with IL. Ia the
meantime, Mrs. Ridgway wrote again TO
the controller or the currency, telling
him that she had heard nothing about themOney
ana wanting TO know what TO do about lt.
de told her 10 20 to the bank. In reply 10 her
inquiry the bank wrote her that a note had
been received from the Treasurer and ha been
sent back 10 him. Mrs. Rl1gway then came at
the Treasurer and got her note. She sent fU 10
the bank with the proper statement. and the
muchly moved about and torn bill will be re-
placed by new one.
PERSONALLY. A. p. Miller. formerly OF the
Toledo Blade, has been appointed business
man5ger OF the New York Tribune, vice Gordon
L. Ford.-Mention OF Robert Lincolns name
in conn ectiOn with a cabinet position under
Pres tdeuJ Garfield brings out the charge that
he IS the attorney OF the Pullman car company
and attends 10 the free pass branch OF the busl-
ness before the Illinois legislature. e.-Charles
A Dana, OF the New York sun. has gone TO
Cuba--CoioDel George f. Waring, jr.. has
been elected fellow OF the Sanitary Institute OF
Great Britain.-Lieut. John \. Dapray, OF
the 23d Infantry, who is well known here left
for his station last night.-Among the Ameri.
cans registered in European cities during the
week ending the 2Jd Illf yora ha IL vfncr