Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-03-18

PROMOTED PROM The RAsKs.-Sergeants Wright
and Green, Of the signal service corps, have been
promoted to be neutenants.
KxBCUTIvE BUsNEss.-The President has ap-
proved the act authorizing the Postmaster General
70 adjust certain claims OF postmasters for loss
by burglary. fire or other unavoidable casualty:
ana mas signed the commissions OF Charles II.
Coster, Of New York, to be pension agent at New
York city; OF John Russell Young, minister to
China, and OF Cornelius A. Logan, minister to
chill.
PLAsTERrNe THE INDIANs-Clark Mills, the
sculptor, is to-day taking casts OF the Zuni In
dams, who are stopping at Mr. Coltons, 1872 B
street s-w. They will not leave for Boston until
Monday, so that the aged chief, who has been quite
Ill, VIII De able to accompny them.
RATIoNs FOR FLOOD SUFFERKRs-The Secretary
OF War has directed that 5000 additional rations
be issued to the flood sufferers I'm Mississippi and
90 GOO additional rationS In Arkansas.
ANEW NATIONAL BANK.-The controller Of the
currency has authorized the Citizens National
ness with capital OF 100000.
Tn DEATH OF DEPUTY PAYxAsrER GENERAL
LARNED-Leut. Col. Charles T. Larned deputy
paymaster general, u. s. A.. died yesterday MORN
Ing, at Eureka Springs, Carroll county, Arkansas.
He was executive officer OF the pay department
while Gen. Benjamin Alyord was at its head.
When Cen Brown was promoted to paymaster
general, Col. Larned was ordered to duty as chief
yuisStI vi Iue uIViSDu vi Tie Atl10ttC ana
department. OF the east with station at Governors
Island, New York harbOr, Gen. HancOckS head
quarterS) which was his station at the time OF his
death. For ndmber OF years he has had severe
af1icton OF the eyes, which injured his general
health and this was lately further complicated by
malarial trouble He was about fOrty-Six years OF
age, and leaves a wife and a very large family OF
children. His death promotes Col James B. NJ.
Potter, paymaster, to deputy paymaster general.
Col. Potter ana his family are now visiting friends
at Fortress Monroe.
THE LIBERIAN MISSION, made vacant by the re-
cent death of Minister Garnet, is now the object
OF quite warm fight among number OF promi-
nent cOlOred men. Mr.. w. H. Smyth, who was re-
moved to make way for Mr.. Garnet, is one OF the
strongest competitors for the position, and 1t was
generally supposed that he had the best chances;
but now the Colonization Society claim the right
10 Name Mr.. Garnet'S successor, and have request
ed Secretary Frelinghuysen to delay the appoint
ment until they can decide upon man. Among
the applicants. I'm addition to Mr. Smyth, are Geo.
I. Downing, OF II. /. Martin II. Delaney, OF s. c.;
and Charles X. Douglass, son OF Fred. Douglass.
SMALLPOX STATIsTICs-The National Board Of
Health reports that during the week ending March
18th there were nine cases and four deaths in
fernando, Miss. three cases in COldwater, Miss,
three cases In Lake, Ill; six deaths in Hudson
county. Nd. one case in Kingston, n. Y, and six
deaths In New Orleans, La.
Observation-Disclosures General Howe Senators
Camden, Jones Of Florida, and Teller, and Repre-
sentatives Mason and Willetts were registered in
New York last evening.-Ex-Governor Morgan,
of New York, has given 100000 to Williams Col
lege, the money to be expended in building dor
mitory for the studentS.-BOth Mr. DrummOnd
and Mr.. Adam, Of the British legation, will soon
take leave OF Washington, the former having been
appointed TO Vienna and the latter to ST. Peters
burg.-Ex-Rngtster George A. Sheridan and John
i. davenport OF New York, are at Wizards.