Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-12-22

D0N0vAN'S EXTRA PAY.-FirSt Controller Law
renee has informed the District Commissioners
that there Is no objection to their request In re-
gard to payment in the case Of Donovan, a Dis
trict clerk, who claims pay for extra labor far
as the present month is concerned.
RED CLOUD, the notorious Sioux chief, who left
the Pine Ridge agency, Dakota, several days ago,
Is expected to reach the city tonight, arriving at
the Baltimore and Ohio depot about $50 p. m He
will be accompanied by single cOmpanion-a
half-breed Indian interpreter.
THE GARFIELD CLAIMS PAID.-The expenses
growing out of the illness and funeral Of the late
President Garfield, as allowed by the board of au-
dit, were paid at the Treasury to day.
THE FOLLOWING PROMOTIONS have been made in
the Third Auditors office of the Treasury conse-
quent UPON the promotion OF Mr.. Baxter as chief
OF the QuartermastarS diviSiOn n. C. Martin and
7. Ii. Martin, from 81 800 to S1SO0; B. F. Bingham
from 81 400 to 81 600 T. II. Mcguire, from 81 200 to
s1,40O
THE q. s. SUPREME COURT yesterday afternoon
adjourned until Wednesday, January Sd next,
upon the completion OF the arguments in the Cali
1Orn1a railroad tax case.
AN ARMY AND NAVY CLUB.-There is move
ment among the army and navy officers OF this
city to form an organization for social purposes,
and meeting Will be held at Wormleys tomorrow
afternoon, when the report OF the committee ap-
pointed at previous meeting will be received.
THE BURNED MAILs.-Mail advices received to-
day by~General superintendent Thompson, Of the
railway mail service, fully confirm the talegraphic
reports published In yesterdays STAR concerning
the severe loss OF foreign and domestic mails by
the burning OF a mail car near Schenectady, N. Y.
THE POSTAGE on the double-sheet STAR is two
cents. The Post Of1ce department requests per-
sons sending newspapers by mail to write their
names and addre esses on tn, wrappers.
THE RETIRED OFFICERS OF THE ARMY are some
what exercised touching clause in the army ap-
preparation bill, which If adopted would cut down
considerably the retired pay of large number Of
oinceis. The clause objected to provides that an
army officer shall receive only the retired pay
equal to his actual rank when retired. AS 1t now
is many officers have been placed on the retired
llst on the their brevet rank, which allows them the
posed new law will prohibit this, and will reduce
some officers retired as generals and colonelS to
majors and captains
INSPECTORS OF FOREIGN STEAM VESSELS - Sec
retary Folger has appointed the following inspect.
trs of foreign steam vessels for the port OF New
York: Thomas II. Barrett, Peter j. Donohue,
Daniel p Mcqueen, Michael Conkling, David Gil
1espie and Samuel F. Phillips.
has been quite i'll from cold contracted on a late
cunning excursion. but is i'm proving g-Delegate
Maginnis, OF Dakota, arrived in town last night,
and, with his family, is at the NationaL-Ex-
Representative Morreli, OF Pennsylvania. and Ex-
Mayor Means, OF Cincinnati, are at the Riggs
Lieut. Rodgers is in town to spend the holidays.
MIR. George kcnnan Of this city, delivers lee
ture on ''The Siberian Exile.' in New York this
evening-Ex- -Representativa Esgleston, OF Ohio,
IS at the Ebbitt-Mr. Leslie A. Bartlett OF the
i'll with pneumonia in New York, where he has
been for some time on business--.B. Grafton
and Mrs. Con0ver, OF Washington, and Mrs Lorin
Andrews, formerly of Washington. were registered
at the office Of the New York Herald in Paris yes
terday.