Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-01-05

Blair, Allison, Mitchell, and Logan, and Repre-
sentatives Haskell, Burrows of Mo-, White of KY,
smith OF III Gen. e. ID. Townsend Gen. HaZen,
the Chevalier Wickof, who is stopping at the Ar
lington, and Mr.. Fulton Paul, Us. consul at
Trinidad, were among the Presidents callers to-
day.
Mr.. HowE's Son TO BE CHIEF CLERK.-POSt-
master General Howe will make his son, Frank
Howe, chief clerk Of the Post Offce department.
Mr. Howe was his fathers private secretary and a
committee clerk when his fatherwa in the Senate.
He has been resident or Washington for a num-
Der OF years and prominent in society.
UTILIZING THE NAVY FOR SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH.
s. Chase, L. NJ. Garrett, and c. C. Marsh have
been ordered to the Smithsonian Institution for
special duty under the direction OF Prof. Baird.
I'M This \ makes new and important departure by
view OF adding to the course OF the Annapolis
Naval Academy some practical education and
the hope OF increasing not only the general intel
ligence OF the navy, but with the view that 1t may
aud not inconsderably In scientific research both
upon our own coasts and waters and in other
parts Of the world. The suggestion, which has
been FOR some time under cOnS1 Iteration by Secre-
tary Hunt, came from Admiral Rodgers and Prof.
Munroe, OF the Naval Academy. The Secretary
says: II have given orders that few men, half
dozen, perhaps, known to have scientific tastes
the Smithsonian Institution, to be assigned by
frof Baird as he may see fit, being governed
largely by their scientific tastes and the lines OF
natural science which naval service would natur-
ally open to them" Prof Baird said ''It seems
to me that our navy If properly educated may be
made quite valuable accessory to scientific re-
search without at all detractng from its usefulness
or causing neglect of its duties"
THE FREE BRIDGE QUEsTIoN.-The notifications
OF the bid OF the Corrugated Iron Company Of Con-
necticut for building free bridge across the Po-
tomac river, with the questions involved, have
been referred tas stated in THE STAR some time
ago TO Col. Albert, civil engineer U. s. A., by Gen.
Wright, chief of engineers. Col Albert has not yet
made his report upon the modified bid OF the
pany. He Is in correspondence with them in regard
To certain matters OF detail, and as soon as he
port.
SECRETARY HUNTS ATTENTION was to-day called
by THE STAR reporter to the cable dispatch which
states that he Is to be made minister to Austria to
succeed Wm Walter Phelps. The Secretary said
tnat there Was no truth whatever in the report.
IN TACT, the first he had heard or it was from THE
STAR reporter. The Secretary saw the President
DAY before yesterday, and il there had been any
thing in the report certainly something would
have been said to him about it. Secretary Hunt
also said that from his information he did not think
that any immediate change in the head OF the
Navy department would be made Or was contem-
plated.
THERE WERE THREE Maryland delegations at the
White House to-day. One, headed by General Ross,
was In favor OF Col Webster for collector OF the
poft of Baitm0fe. Another, headed by L. j. Lane.
was in the interest OF Mr.. w. r. Henderson as Us.
marshal for Maryland. The other was a large del
egatlon OF colored men, headed by the Rev. Mr..
Chapman, presiding elder OF the AN. E. church.
who urged the retention OF Hon. j. L. Thomas as
collector OF the port of Baltimore.
PEFsoNA.-Ex-Senator Spencer, Jesse r. Grant
and ex-Gov. Warmoth, OF Louisiana, are at Will
Ex-Representative Morrell, Of PennSyl-
yania, has gone to Europe.-Mr. John r. Nc
Lean, proprietor OF the C;n'innati En4uiTer, IS at
the eRiggS.-EX-Senator G. &. Clay, OF Alabama.
dled at his residence, near Huntsville, in that
state, On Tuesd3y, aged sixty-three. Frank
Ill. Howe. son OF the new Postmaster General VIII.
it is said, be appointed chief clerk OF the Post
Once department. Harrison, the so-called boy
evangelist, Is at work Iii IniiIHapolis.-PrOf. j.
W. Draper the eminent scientist, died at his resi-
dence, near New York. yesterday, in his seventy
nrSt year-Ex-Secretafy Blaine and Senators
sawyer and Teller were registered in New York
last evening.