Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-05-18


usual in dcuble-sheet form. There were
printed and sold OF last Saturdays issue 19,Ses
copies Advertisers viii please send in their
orders early TO insure insertion and proper
classification.
The resolution to confer additional rank upon
En- gineeT Melvine was, it appears, acted upon al
versely In the Senate. not out OF eny feeling that
he was not entitled To such consider itiOn, but
upon the advice OF the Secretary Of the Navy Ia 1t
the matter b. POSTPONED until more Information
TO Melville's CONDUIT and services on the jean
nette expedition shall have been obtained. There
Is, apparently, no disposition to underestimate
any services OF MT Melville, AMI il is quite pr0ba-
be that he VIII hereafter b. accorded the promo
ton which his friends think he has earned.
The Honorable Emil Fret, whose appointment as
minister from Switzerland to the United States
has been announced, Is one OF the proprie-
tors and associate editors OF the well known Swiss
journal Die Buster NfcI,Tichtrs.. The writer had
the pleasure, not many years ago, OF meeting him
personally In Borne during session OF the SWISS
Congress-, of which he was then q member and
whereof IN 1876 ne served as presiding officer or
speaker with marked ability. Although but forty
four years o. age he has much public service.
After completing his stu!iea In Jena he came in
the year 1850 to the United States and when soca
after our civil war broke ont he enlisted as
private In the 18th, later the SCI Illinois regiment
OF infantry, soon advanced t. the rank OF major,
was taken prisoner at Gettysburg and held as
hostage for the confederate Captain Gordon, con-
demned 10 DEATH At the close OK the war he re-
turned to switzerland, where he has served his
native canton as secretary OF state, chief OF Its
educational, military and executive departments,
and continuously as representative in one or
another OF the Iou se5 of Congress
inadvertently IN article from 2 Baltimore paper
got into THE STAR yesterday containing an en-
tirely unjust reflection upon Judge Wylie In con-
ncction with the proceedings in the star route cases
upon the Arrangement of John W. Dorsey. The
STAR believes that the courts OF this District
the peers OF any in the country in character AMI
integrity, and has on 50 many occasions given
expression this opinion that it regrets to have
seemingly endorsed the Slur upon them conveyed
In the article copied
The Missouri greenbackers viii meet in state
convention at Mcberly next Thursday week, and
they expect larger attendance than ever before.
The chairman OF the national greenhack cOmRlit-
tee and several Congressman OF that party have
promised to be present. Since the last congress
sional election the democrats OF Missouri have
retlistrieted the state, and in doing so they took
pains TO put the grecnback vote where IL would be
overwhelmed By democratic majorltes. There.
fore, the greenbaCkers have no brilliant prospect
OF success ahead OF them in Missouri.
The action OF the democratic members OF the
House, in caucus last evening. Indicates coming
struggle over the contested election eases The
fight VIII probably De welcomed by bOth parties.
The Congressional campaign Is 50 near at hand
that something must De done 20 arouse political
Excitement and Stir up the voters.
ID
S'iph"rrS refusal to answer the questions OF
The Reuse foreign affairs committee viii, perhaps,
briag the inquiry to a Father abrupt termination.
When he dill answer questions there so little
truth In his statements that they were really