Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-09-02
COMMISSIONS were issued to-day to B. II. Harris,
postmaster at Wakefield Station, Va, and Thomas
Green, at Marydell, Md.


PRESIDENT ARTHUR was received at Squantum
yesterday with salute OF twenty-one guns, fired
by section OF the Providence Marine Corps of
artillery. The President seemed to enjoy the en-
terta1nment, and at the close, ,pilng high the clam
shells, he pleasantly quoted Sir Christopher
Q,taeris ciTcunasptce." At 4:15 the President and
party took special train for Providence, where
they arrived In fifteen minutes, and proceeded in
carriages to the city hall, where for an hour the
President was engaged in shaking the hands Of
the people, who passed before him In a constant
city hall were closed, although there was still a
large crowd outside the building anxious to shake
hands. After the reception the party returned to
presented to President Arthur and Secretaries
Frelinghuysen and Chandler: The party then
Hope club, Where the President and party ~ were
received informally, and fine collation. was
served. About 7:3O O'Clock the party returned to
To-day the President leaves Newport for Nam
tucket and Boston.
PERsoNAL-Dr. Godding, superintendent of the
government hospital for the insane, has gone with
his wife to Massachusetts,, on short vacation, the
first he has taken for over two years.-Mr. A. F.
Ghilds, for long time chief clerk OF public print
diamond stud and gold head cane on retiring
from It That position yesterday.-Mr. j. E. Wilkins
ton, were passengers by the overland train to ar
rive rive IN San francisco on Saturday last:-Mr:
flSnef, the Wen known washington artist, is at
the Natural Bridge Of Virginia, making sketches
and studies OF that imposing object and other in
teresting points in its vicintty.--Mr w. w. Bur.
dette and family have returned to the city from
ROCK Enon, where they have been passing several
Weeks.-The new Brazilian minister, Senor Net
TO- VIII visit Newport and Saratoga before coming
turned to the city from her summer ABSENCE
Mr.. A. s. Logan, OF the Interior department, left
today to spend vacation with his friends In New
York.-Dr Ralph Walsh has returned to the city.
Mr. N. b. Clarke WILL Leave next week to join
his wife, who has been staying some time near
Providence, r. I--Mrs: W: F. Barker left Thurs
day for visit OF six or eight weeks in Chicago and
Iowa.-Mr. Cadet Wilson, recently appointed
chief clerk OF the public printing office, entered
upon his duties yesterday-Rev: Mr.. Forrest,
w. has been Cage May time has gone
Lookout.-Mrs., j. w. Maury is at Jordan White
Sulphur Springs.-Mr. E. F. Waite. OF the PEN
sion ofce, Will spend his vacation at Hamilton, N.
Y, remaining there during the month OF Septem-
ber;-Mr. Walter s. Perry is a guest at Rawley
Springs.-Mr. A. Noerr, OF Washington, was
passenger by the overland train to arrive at San
Francisco last TueSday.-Mrs w. Wall, who has
been staying some time at Cresson is now at Lew
istown, Pa.-Judge Hagner and General Emory,
OF Washington, were registered In New York last
evenng.--MessrS. c. NJ and Clarence Deringer,
or this city, have returned from Europe, where
they have been passing the summer.-Oscar
and Fitch avenue-Hon T. NJ. Osborne, u. s.
minister to the Argentine Republic arrived in
New YORK by steamer from Liverpool yesterday.
The family OF DR.. j. w. Bayne are summerlng
at the old family homestead in Maryland, where
they expect to remain until the 1st OF October
Gen: Wright, chief Of engineers, has gone to New
England for short viS1t-ASsistant U. s. Treas
urer Wyman has gone to Rock Enon Springs
England. and resumed her position in the choir OF
St Aloysius church.