Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-10-04


ILLICIT DIsrILLERIEs Observation-Disclosures
has been received at the internal revenue bureau
OF the capture by Collector j. W. Phillips OF an
Illicit distillery Of w. T. Ford in Pickett county,
Ienn., near the Kentucky line, consisting of a
copper still and worm, 60 gallons capacity, 80
ds.llery OF VIM. Conalsen.s in Fentress COUNTY.
12C gallons capacity, 700 gallons pomace and go
gallons brandy. For want of transportation the
stllis were destroyed The owners escaped to
Kentucky.
SAILING UNDER FALSE CoLoRs-After Mr. Chap
man was nominated for Congress in the conven-
tion at Marlboro, Md, yesterday, he made a
speech In which he said the departments at WASH
1ngton were filled with persons who claimed to be
residents OF Maryland, but who upon investiga-
ton were found to be from Massachusetts, or some
other New England state.
ELECTION FURLoUGHs.-Leaves of absence cover
Ing week have been granted such employees Of
the departments who reside in Ohio to GO .some
and vote at the state election to be held next
Tuesday. A majority OF such employees will leave
the city this week.
The YELLOW FEvER.-Reports received at the
national board OF health state that there were
fifty-five new cases Of yellow fever at Pensacola
Fla, yesterday and five deaths.
GEN. McKEEvER is acting as Acknowledgement
during temporary absence OF Gen. Drum.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Lieut. o. w. Farenholt, Master
A. j. Dabney and Assistant Paymaster J. r Mar
tin, have been ordered to examination for promo
ton. The resignation of Naval Cadet Clarence
Martin has been accepted, to take effect from Sd
October, 1883, and he has been detached from the
Alliance and granted leave until that date. The
resignation OF Naval Cadet Thos. p Patterson has
been accepted from the 30th inst.
MAJOR ]. W. POWELL. director or the U.S. geo.
logical surveys, Is planning to proceed to Arizona
in few days to take the field in connection with
nf ayyin
work.
THE STAR ROUTE SERvICE.-One feature OF last
years financial showing of the Post Office depart
ment is that there remains 1000 900 of the appro-
priaton for star service unexpendei. When Gen.
Brady SUBMITTED u ed @ the estimates for the year he
600. AS two millions of this sum remains unex-
pended, 1t is apparent that under the new manage
ment the star service cost s., coo less than
Brady's estimate.
AN IMPORTANT PATENT DEc1s1oN-The Patent
O6sce Gazette publishes an important decision OF
Judge Nixon, of the district court of New Jersey
in regard to the duration of the term of a United
states patent, the decision having been adopted
by & the Patent ONCE, He holds first, that section
4SS7 OF the Revised Statutes requires the commits
soner OF patents, when issuing the United States
patent 10 so limit it as to expire with the foreign
OF the application in the United states Patent
once does not relieve the patent from the 1mita-
tlon Imposed by foreign patents granted subse-
quent thereto, but previous to the grant OF the
United States patent, thereby setting aside the
decision of late commissioner in ex parte Mann;
that the date of Canadian patent is to be deter
mined by the date OF its issue and not of its deiiy
cry; that the term OF the domestic patent is lim-
tied to the time of the foreign patent in force when
the domestic patent was granted, and IS not pro-
longed by any subsequent extension OF the foreign
patent
Mr. BLAINE's ILLNEss.-Press dispatches yester-
day reported that ex-Secretary Blaine, who has
for some time been the guest OF Mrs. j. Blgelow
Lawrence at York Harbor, Me-, had been quite i'll.
and DIR. Wentworth, OF Ktttery, was summoned on
the day following. The crisis was considered past
on Sunday night, and Monday the patient was
more comfortable. Yesterday he was much bet
ter, and it is expected that he viii be out in few
days. Mr.. Blaine telegraphed to Mrs. Blaine last
night that he had been suffering from fever which
he ascribed to malaria, but that he was better,
ana expected to reach home this week.
SECRETARY FOLGER's SUCCEssOR.-The belief
among the quid nuncs now Is that Secretary Fol-
gers resignation will be In the hands OF the Presi-
dent In day or two, and that his successor will
be appointed upon the return of the President to
New York. The friends of Assistant Secretary
New now feel confident that he is to be Judge Fol-
gers successor, and are strengthened in that con-
fdence through advices received In this city within
the past th1rty-six hours.
THE ALABAMA COURT OF CLAIMs-The Alabama
court OF claims held their first session this morning
at their rooms on street, between 14th and 18th.
The three judges, Wells, Harlan and French, oc-
cupled seats on a raised platform behind q high
desk. There were a large number OF lawyers
present, representing the Claimants who are prin-
cipaliy from the New England stltes. The session
was devoted TO nearing arguments from the cOun-
sci in regard to changing rules adopted by the
court upon its 0rganiz alton, requiring suits for
damages arising from rebel cruisers to be made in
the names OF the various owners Of cargoes AS
many OF these are dead or in distant parts of the
country, the counsel desire such modincati on OF
hn fr 1.oah
the name of the ships husband.
Mr. BREWSTER CAMERON HERE--Mr. Brewster
Cameron arrived in this city last night, AMI was
In his ofice at the Department OF Justice this
morning: When questioned as to the time when
ne would make his report in regard to the star
statement, saying the matter was now undergoing
investigation by the Attorney General, and he did
Although Mr.. Cameron, in the absence of the At
t0rney General, declines TO make any statement
for the public touching the charge OF Foreman
Dickson, OF the star route jury. it is known that
he has made a statement which will throw the
burden of proof upon Mr.. Dickson. In short, this
forth In Dickson's afridavit The policy OF the De-
partment of Justice Will be to proceed in manner
which VIII legally give the one who made the
charge an ample opportunity to prove 1t II he can
Mr.. Bowen IS still in Philadelphia, put is ex-
pected to be here very soon.
PERsoNAL-Mayor Seth Low, Of Brooklyn. a
prcminen mt New York politician. is at the Arling-
ton.-Col. E. C. Boudinot, OF the Cherokee
Nation, is editing democratic paper at Fayette-
willie, Administration Cameron is in New
York consulting how to keep up the stalwart
fences In the Keystone and Empire states
Alexander Graham Bell OF Washington, is In New
York.-Ex-Presiden Rutherford B. Hayes, Chief
Justice Waite, of the U. s. Supreme Court;
Bishop q. B. Whipple, OF Minnesota, and Mr.. Alex
ander H.. Stuart, of Virginia, are In New York
TO attend to-day the annual meeting OF the
trustees OF the Peabody Educational fund
Entertainments were given yesterday, by. the
summer residents OF Newport, IN honor of At
torney General Brewster, who returns to Phila-
dephia for the season o-m0rrow.-BancrOft, the
historian, celebrated his 83i birthday at Newport
yesterday.-Mr. and Mrs David W. Mahon viii
sEcaa the month Of October at Berkeley springs,
West yirginia.-U. 8. Treasurer Gililllan has
bought property In Mt Pleasant, WilI1cc ha now
resfdes.-Mr. s. p. Rounds, the public printer,
has gone on a short visit to oChicago.-Represent-
auye Kasscn, OF Iowa, Is In the city.
SENATOR ETEwART, the independent candidate
LOT governor OF Pennsylvania In emphasizing his
remarks az Media, Pa, on Saturday evening,
brought his nst down 80 hard on table that lie
broke the knuckle OF the little nngef OF hts right
hand. But he bound up his wound and took the
stump again Monday.
A separate building y being ntted up e. Cairo
sosssmsssS 90 Ss s aSa iscS g tee "a 2 'sa 9sa,