Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-03-09

MOVEMENTS OF NAVAL VEssELs.-The Alert left
Hong Kong on the 10th Of January, anchored at
Saigon. China, on the 22d and left for Bankok on
the 18th. The Swatara left Kobe on the 10th OF
captain woodward, OF the Yantic, reports his ar
rlxai at PENSACOLA on the 5th instant: After re-
ceiving coal and provisions the Yant1c Will con-
tinue her cruise along the Mexican coast.
PURCHASE OF SUPPLIES FOR THE TREASURY DE-
PARTMENT-A meeting of the accounting officers
OF the Treasury department was held yesterday
afternoon, at the request OF Secretary Folger for
the purpose OF considering the various rulings
made in regard to the purchase OF supplies and
agreeing upon some uniform rule AS It is neces-
sary to purchase many articles for which it is
needless to advertise for proposals, officers have
used their own Judgment heretofore. The matter
probably recommend that Congress be asked to
amend the law so as to allow a reasonable discre-
ton on the part of officials in the matter OF adver
tsing for bids.
CHIIIAN BEAG.-A translation has been made at
the Navy department, OF extracts from Gillian
papers, which speak In anything but compliment
airy terms of the United States. cartoon, In one
or the papers, represents the q. S. navy as old
tub, blown high in the air by the Chilian navy,
with the remark,"We can beat the Yankees every
time" or words to that effect
MALICIOUS FALsEHooD.-The statement by
the evening organ OF the star route ring that
Mr. Jesse B. Wilson, foreman OF the late grand
the jury to The STAR is pitiful raisehOod
II the star route gang were not blinded by the
desperation Of their rage they would See that
tneSe malignant attacks upon the 1ncOrruptible
jury that indicted them are adding materially to
the volume OF public detestation in which they
are held.
GEN. THOMAS ]. BRADY is a member OF the re
ception committee for the complimentary recep-
tion rendered the Indiana congressional delega-
tion tonight by the Indiana republican club.
MIDsHIPMAN F. w. Kellogg, serving On board the
Portsmouth, has been ordered before the examin-
ing board at the navy yard for examination for
promotion to an assistant paymastersh1p in the
navy.
THE SUIT TO RECOVER THE ARLINGTON ESTATE
The suit OF Gen. G. w. P. C.. Lee against Strong
and Kaufman comes up for hearing to-day before
the Supreme Court of the United States. In the
suit is involved the Arlington estate containing
about 1,lo0 acres, and believed to be worth about
100000. or the plaintiffs, Strong was in COM
mand Of the Notifications, and Kaufman super
lntendent OF the cemetery, when the suit was
Instituted, and the question is: Can a suit in
eelectment be maintained against officers OF the
United States when they occupy simply as said Of
ficers, and when the title involved is claimed by
the United States. The title thus set up is derived
the act for the collection OF direct taxes in insur
rectfonary states, passed In 1862 and 1863 1t is
Claimed that this sale, in which the United States
became purchasers, is invalid, because the COM
miSSioners under the act, after the property was
advertised for sale, declined to receive the taxes
except from the owner In person. In the court
below, Gen. Lee brought suit I'm ejectment OF the
parties then in possession, and obtained ju1g-
ment in his favor, and the case was then appealed
to the Supreme Court 1t Will be argued on behalf
or the plaintiff by Solicitor General Phillips and
W. WillOushby. esq, and for the defendants in
error 10y Judge Shipmah, of New York, and Judge
Robertson Leigh Page, s. F. Beale and Francis L.
Smith, OF Virginia
PERsoNAL.-A friend of General Grant, who saw
him this week in New York, says he will not be
here next Representative Farwell has
returned to the city from prolonged visit to the
West"M. Roustan, the new French Minister to
the United States, will not leave for Washington
before the end OF May.-W. D. Tyler. the popular
proprietor o. the Mountain House at Cresson, Pa,
returned from Ohio, whittier he went last week to
escort his wife and daughter to their home-M
Martinez, the Gillian Minister here, is in New
York.