Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-08-17

l Tm0 R0tOm0c EI0t0 ImprOvenemt.
MEIER NJ CHARGE.
Major Peter c. Hams, engineer corps. VINO has
oeeen detailed to take charge OF the Potomac nats
Improvement, arrived In the city to-day. He paid
his respects TO the Secretary OF War and reported
for duty TO Gen. Wright, chief OF engineers Sec
Rotary Lincoln said 70 STAR reporter this after
noon that he did not know when the work
OF improvement would be begun, as there were
| good many preliminary details to be attended
10 paIaeIiaIiJ the question Of title 70 the
charge OF such matters, and before they are SET
| tied conclusively the work cannot be entered
upon
Promotions I'm the Patent Office.
The following promotions were made to-day In
| the Patent ONCE:
First assistant examiners-Charles +. Randall,
ILL.,, and Charles G. Gould, Vt
Second assistant examiners-Edmund r VII
| liams. Conn.,; Amasa C. Paul. N. H.; John c.
| Pennie, n T.; James b Littlewood, III; and
| Third assistant examiners-Grenvflle Lewis,
Pa; James Z. Allen, n. Y: Arthur w. Harrison,
Conn; Frank p MacLean, CAL: Thomas J. Hud-
son; Micn;; Archibald Mcknight, Wis; and Win
The following assistant examiners appointed
n. Y; Julian c. Doweli. n. c.; Charles F. Brown,
Conn; Alexander Waddle, Jr, Ohio; Mrs Frank
R. Lyorand, Ohio; Thomas Hoge. Pa; John Darby,
man, Ohio; James H. Pollard, La VIM A. Red
| mond, d. c.; Geo. H. Stockbridge, Me- harry F.
H Nj m sas Dougsss Y WAR Web d
ster Mich; Luther Fuller, Conn.,; Percy E
Assistant chiefs of divisions-Philanda z. Will
son, Va, from third to fourth class; Alexander
| Scott Mich, from second TO fourth class; French
| Clerks-John M. Emory. Pa, from third to fourth
| class: VIM: E. Chafiee, DC, from second to third
class; Nellie F. shedd stenographer, from iirst to
second class: Ebenezer Ellis, NY, from first to
| second class
The following from first to second: Edward J.
| Hunteman, Ohio; William II. Myers, Ohio; William
F; Shugert, Pa; David Il: Graves, n C..
| The following from $1,000 to first class: VIM.
| T. Hutchinson, D. c.; Geo. G. Browning, D. c.. (;
| Thomas w: Hay. D. c.; VIM. B. Atkinson, ID. c. !;
HrR @ss MIss sadie
c.; Jay Bancroft, Mimi; Germond Crandel, n. Y.
From $500 to first claSs-Lewis Thompson, Pa !;
Mrs, Eta s. Chapman, Conn.,; Mrs. E C. Kenne-
| dy. Pa
Draughtsmen- From $500 to s1,OOo-wm. r.
om nsrn r VA Ezra Crank * pSty, Conn
Ho ss James M ssES fs m sne Car
Oek, '" pa a0pSns Able h coEmsn, 4 h %f
Augusta Rainals, NY; Mrs. Augusta F. Mead, N.
Nm T.; Miss s Margaret NILS N.Y. Miss Eta l. Layns
Bartlett, Maine: Miss Amelia Holmes, Ind Miss
Mary p. Harwood, Va.
VI. W. Orrick. Col, from 500 to 1000.
| Copyists. from s72O to s9OO-Miss Anna B. Schaef-
fer, D. C.; Miss Helen N. Stops, D. c.: Miss
Miss M. L. Smith, Mich; Mrs Laura L. Rugers.
Mich G mrs; A. d; Hutshings; Kan; Mrs. Eliza E.
Warren F. Travis, Tenn. Geo. Hildreth, Iowa; Jno
T. johnson, d. c.
| Aaron r. Townshend, Nd. from $500 to 5000.
Model attendants-Mss Matte p Walker Pa
from ~ s'so to $500; John B. Davis, C., from 5000
Skilled laborers-Lockrum Blue, D. c., and Henry
Minor, Va. from $500 to S720 From $500 to s7a0-
| Charles A. Clements, DC, Alexander Pope, DC,
Willis B. Magruder, DC, Edward e Ellis, DC,
From $50 to s7sO-Mrs Mary Fitzgerald. D. c. Miss
Lueie R. Payne, Mass; Miss Clara S. May, NY:
Lab2rers, from $3.50 to sece-Mrs Imogene D!ns-
Md. ; Robert c. Cassell, Va; Henry Brown, DC;
Alfred Campbell, DC; Lucius Harrod, DC;
From $3.50 to s4So-Fred p Mehger, Mo-
roll: From 5000 to s., 2oo-George B. starkweather,
DC; Juan Lewis, Pa. ; Franc w. Parker, H.; Ed
ward o. Forney, Pa: Emmett P. Bunyea to 81 600;
John o. Pugh, DC; MRS Harriet E Wilbur, Neb
James w. Graham, D. c., draughtsman, is placed
on the regular roll
The following reductions are made: Mrs.
Laborers from $500 to $500: John Virgins, KAN:
James H. Payne, Va; Arthur Payne, Va; Joseph
jackson, DC; Richard J: jackson, Va
The INJURED FIRExEN.-walter Cox, enginee
OF No 3 engine which was upset yesterday.
| being badly wrenched. He is confined to his
house, and will! not be able to attend to duty for
terrible injuries were mentioned In yesterdays
STAR. was, at two O'Clock to-day, still alive,
but supposed to be dying:
A SERIOUS FALI--About 3:45 O'Clock this after
noon Frank Taylor, an old colOred man employed
as a labOrer around the Center market, fell from
one OF the stalls fnjuring himself severely. He
was removed to the Emergency hospital, where
DR. Markriuer attended him He was removed to
his home on 18th, between Q and streets
PROTEST AGAINST GEORGES ARREsr.-Capt John
Mulan, OF California, has filed with the Secretary
OF State petition inviting attention to the Sec
Ond arrest In Ireland OF Mr. Henry George, OF San
Francisco The petition speaks OF Mr.. George as
natve-bOrn American, Journalist, author, and
urges that his second arrest be promptly in
CURED into by the United States authorizes.
that he assumes the responsibility OF calling the
attention Of Secretary Frelinghuysen to this mat
ter in consequence of the ence from the city OF
the entire California congressional delegation.
YELLOW FEVER ON BARK AT PENsAcoLA.-The
national board OF health has received report from
Surgeon Owen U. s. n, at Pensacola Fla, stating
that on the 18th instant the mate OF the Spanish
bark Sleta, at Sulvan'S wharf, died OF the yellow
fever, and that three men were sick on board;
also, that the bark was tOwed out to sea a few
hours after the death occurred. He states that
great excitement prevailed at Pensacola, as there
rumors OF other cases OF fever among the ship
ping There are thirty vessels loading lumber at
this port and thirteen at the quarantine station.
BIDS were opened at the Supervising Architects
ofice to-day for iron columns for the court house
at Charleston, w. Va. Snead Co. were the low
est bidders, and will probably be awarded the con-
tract
THE NEW YORK STOCK MARKET.
The following are the opening and closing prices
OF the New York Stock Market TO-DAY, as reported