Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-03-15

COMMANDER MCCORMICK reports to the Navy de-
partment the arrival OF the Essex at Santa Cruz on
the 14th OF February, three days from Funchal
Madeira. She would sail for Porto Praya on the
18th. Health of those on board good.
THE FOLLOWING are the days on which the
largest number OF first fees Of SIS each were re-
ceived in the history Of the Patent ONCE: April 49,
1872, 1853; May 1s, 1876 165; September "a, 1881,
1866; March 13, 1882, 179.
REGISTER BRUCE has written letter to Sena-
tor Hoar, cOmplimenttng him on hts recent speech
In the Senate on the Chinese question: and thank
ing him in the name of the cOored people for the
| m lnly expression of his opinions on the subject
LIGHTHOUSES IN THE FLOODED REGIoN.-The
lighthouse board has received information from
the inspector at st. Louis that although the flood
extends over distance of q thousand miles, and
pelled TO live In boats and on ratS the lights have
been kept burning with great regularity, being of
great assistance in night navigation.
FATAL SHOOTING AFFRAY IN A LIGHT House.
The chairman of the light house board has re-
ceved a report from the light house inspector at
New Orleans giving detailed account OF the at
tempted assassination OF the principal keeper and
Sd assistant at Ship Shoal light house. 1t appears
stranger in possession OF boat belonging to the
light house, which boat he said he had bought for
500. The stranger was unfortunately, allowed
| the 25th OF February he attacked Leach while
| asleep with hatchet and also opened fire on him
with pistol, inf1ict1ng serious though not fatal
| injuries. Keeper Dunn, who was aloft, heard the
| firing and fastened below. The assailant seeing
| him pass the window opened fire on him, which
was returned by Dunn, both being wounded. The
stranger in the darkness escaped to the upper part
| OF the light house and was kept prisoner there
until p. m on the 2Ith, when he surrendered He
was brought to New Orleans and steps have been
taken to bring the case before the courts.
| AMONG THE CALLERS at the White House to-day
were Senators Platt, Davis, Sawyer, Mcmillan,
! Coke and Miller, OF California, and Representa-
tives Camp, Richardson, Aldrich. Davis, Farwell,
| ent1ne.
PATENTS have been issued to the following
Washingtonians: George w. Mason, portable
swing; Charles Nicholson assignor OF one-half to
! X M. Thompson, sewing machine motor; Charles
Hem1e, tobacco stem crushing machine; Henry F.
Hayden, apparatus for generating vapOr from
| liquid hydrocarbons.
SENATOR PENDLETON has received an Invitation
to speak at the La Sale bi-centennial celebration
at New Orleans, but has declined it on the ground
| that the accumulation OF duties during his long
absence from the Senate by reason OF death in
his family and his own Illness make 1t impossible
for him to do justice TO the subject and himself
without neglecting them.
THE NATIONAL BANKs.-Controller of Currency
Knox has called upon national banks for report
OF the condition Of their affairs upon close of bus
| ness on Saturday, March 18th.
| SMALLPOX STAT1sTICs.-The National Board Of
Health reports that during the week ending March
| 4th there were two deaths from smallpox in San
| Francisco, and week ending March nth death in
Milwaukee, 2 deaths in Omaha, A cases and 4
deaths In Pittsburg 13 deaths iii Chicago, death In
FOnd-du-Lac.
| PERsONAL-E Hayes is president of q
savings bank company just organized at FIRE.
mont with a capital of S50,OOO.-The venerable
Zuni Chief now in the city, was very Ill yesterday
--COi. X. e..
George b. EdmondS, OF the land Office, is confined
/ L hr IN to- Of aIaS. Ex