Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-02-21

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building thereon be appropriated Referred to
committee on education and labor.
Washin2tOI,~ Birthday.
HOW IT WILL BE CELEBRATED HERE.
The W. L. /. Corps have selected washington's
birthday, which occurs tomorrow, for the time OF
| their first appearance in parade under their new
| battalion organization OF four companies. The
corps Will assemble at their arm0ry M 2:3O o'clock
ana the line OF march token up one hour later
the following route: Up PENNSYLVANIA avenue to
18th street. To street, up to 22i street. oct ~
| to X, down to the Arlington. where a dress
parade VIII be given, after which they viii march
| to their armory and disperse The 2d artillery
band will furnish the music
The Washington Cadets and the Capital City
Guards have arranged to have dress parade in
front OF the Arlington at o'clock tomorrow. The
!ine or march from thence viii be by 18th street 10
PENNSYLVANIA avenue, to 3D. 10 10th, 10 +, To 18th,
to X, To 18th, to Massachusetts avenue to 10TH to
! IL. To Fdrragut square, Ia Avenue, to arm0ry OF
guards. 10 armory OF cadets.
The celebration OF the Oldest Inhabitants Asso-
| clatton Will take place at IL o'clock Tomorrow
morning in the Circuit Court chamber at the
| City Hall. An Grafton will be delivered by Joseph
H. Bradley and the farewell address Will be read
| by James Goddard.
RESULT OF THE SOLDIERS HONE INyEsTIG ALTON.
| The committee invcStiga t!ng the management OF
the soldiers Home in this city have about COM
pleted their labors Ii is learned that the report
Will be that there have been errors OF Judgment,
I ever, some points upon which the committee viii
say unpleasant things Tie dissatisfaction OF the
soldiers because Gen. StUrgiS is governor OF the
| Home and the reasons for that dissatisfaction viii
b" set forth. In this connection il Is OF interest
know that the board OF commissioners OF the
| Home have been cutting down expenses for some
| Time past. The chief expense or the Home Is lin
! keeping the roads, grounds and cutters in con-
ditIon. In order to cut down these expenses tie
| passage Of vehicles in the lower PARK has been
prohihited and that portion OF the demesne is
practically closed. Economy was necessitatei by
reason OF certain mistakes OF management in ia
vestmcntS which have been made.
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| 1t is now understood that owing to the general
opposition il the army 10 surgeon General Barnes
being allowed to hold on until the rank or major
general can be given him by Congress before
retirement. that liz VIII be retired without waiting
lof any such favor, ana, Ike other olicerS VII
nave to prefer his claims for grade higher after
he is put Oh the retired list
| PASSED ASSISTANT SURGEON p NJ RIxRy. USN.,
has been ordered to special duty in this city as
sistant in attending officers
NAVAL ORDERs.-Ensign c. NJ. winslow. for ex-
animation for promotion. Assistant SURGEON L.
s Nash, to temporary duty at the League Island
navy yard.
| SMAILPox-The national board Of health hAs -.a-
ceived the following smallpaY statistics: For the
week ended February 18th, Montclair, \. VI
| case, and for the week ended February 18th.
fhiladelphia. II deaths: Winchester, Va, ] case:
Allegheny, Pa, 10 deaths, and Huntington, Tenn.
death.
A RESCUED CREw.-Secretary Hunt to-day re-
ceived the following cable dispatch from Com
mander Silas Terry, commanding the Marion.
dated Cape Town, Africa: "Rescued entire crew of
American bark TrI Unity. except Watson and Ber-
nard. Kelley dead All WELL The Trinity left
New London, Conn. June LIST. 1880. for Hearts,
Island which is about 1850 miles southwest OF the
Cape OF Good Hope. She was due at Boston last
| April. but was wrecked, and the Marion WAS sent
To rescue the survivors.
| To MORROW being the anniversary of Washing
TONS birthday, all the departments will be closed.
THE FORTHCOMING REPORT On THE RIVER FRONT
Gen. Wright chief or engineers, is daily expecting
the report OF the board OF engineers on the i'm
provement OF the Potomac river and harbors of
| Washington and Georgetown, which board met
here about ten days ago and adjourned To New
York to finish its iaborS. Gen. Gilmore is preSi-
dent OF the board. Before leaving here a general
plan for the proposed improvement and reclani-
alton of the flats was Diet rnined on by the board.
! II is upon the basis Of Major Twinings recon-
mendations and Col. AhertS report. printed in last
saturdays STAR. The plan includes the sewer
canal OF Major Twinng'S idea, and the recommen-
dations OF Col Albert. made IN his report, with GER
| tain notifications. S'lch is an outline OF the
forthcoming report which will go to Congress
stronger in all points than any report OF the char
acter heretofore submitted to that body.
CAPT. Fl. W. HowGATE. who is confined in iail on
the charge OF emb element OF government FUNDS
which came into his hands as disbursing officer of
the L. = signal department. is not seriously ILL but
| Is suffering now from cold contracted by Sleep
ing with his cell window open. The fact. however
cannot be denied that since he was committed to
jail in October last the confinement has told some
what on his general health, and he is not now
nearly sc robust as he Was formerly So far from
being seriously i'll he Was this morning able to
walk about the office.
ATOoTH PULLING LIBEL CASE.-YeSterlay, in the
Criminal Court. Judge Cox. very Interesting case
was on hearing, viz: That OF the United States
agt Samuel s. Lacey and John L. Bruce. colored
the prOprietors OF the Washington S,p,day Ttp,n
on the charge OF libel i'm publishing that the How
| land Dental association {Drs. L. p. Rowland and
$. I. MaSOnf had, in extracting the teeth OF VIM.
| Joyce, fractured his jaw bone. The publication
was admitted and the defence the truth OF the
article. The witness, Joyce. testified as to the
that his life was in danger. His mouth was exam
| fned by q number OF dentists who testified that
the work was unskillful. Dr. ID. W. Bliss testified
| to attending Joyce.
| To-day the trial was resumed, and Dr. Lincoln
testified TO having performed an operation on a
patient who had his jaw broken at the Office OF the
Rowland association. The government called and
examined in rebuttal Capt. Ross Browne, Chas A.
Walter, Geo. L. Sheriff, Mrs. b. A. Lockwood, Drs
A. T. Augusta, L. c. Smith, Chas Bowen and
others
MARRIAGE LICENSES have been issued to Emerson
Roke, OF Baltimore, Nd and BroxXis B. Soper;
Robert r. Price and Kate NJ. Rupert; James w.
Lynn and Lillian ]. Allen: Henry johnson and