Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-02-14

health has received the following smallpox stats
tics for the week ended February 4th Erie, Pa,
death. Week ended February 18th :-Newark,N.
j., deaths: the disease nth, had almost entirely
disappeared; Pomeroy, Ohio death; St Louis,
death: Allegheny. Pa, 10 deaths.
PARALYzED.-Medfcal Director Somerset Robin
son, feet lrgeon of the North Atlantic squadron,
was sent to the Naval hospital yesterday with
paralysis Of the legs.
THE LoAvEs AND FISHES The following IS told
Of Commissioner Loring, who, one day last week,
while ON the floor of the House, was being fmpor-
tuned by brace OF Congressman to grant their
requests for appointments they had recommended
In his department. "Now," said the genial doc
tor 81 want to say to you all, that have but five
barley loaves and two small fishes, and am called
some OF you gentlemen be kind enough to tell me
how this can be done?" 1t Is needless to say that
the members saw the point
APPoINTED-Secretary Frelinghuysen has ap-
pointed Charles c. Edam, OF New York, counsel for
the United States before the American and Span
tsh claims commission, vice Thomas j. Durant,
deceased.
STAR ROUTE WITNESSES To-DAY.-John NJ. Trew,
Of Animos, Colorado, was before the grand jury to-
day on star route matters, with Hardy Smith and
W. s. Ramsey, OF Dublin, Ca, supposed to be in
the same class OF cases.
Two TREASURY REsIGNA1IoNs AND REMOVAL
Secretary FOlger has received the resignationS OF
Norton and Skeen, two of the Treasury employees
who were requested to step down and out. Hatch,
who refused to resign, was yesterday afternoon
removed. The friends or Cobaugh captain of the
watch. are trying to save his scalp No action in
his case has yet been taken.
BILL SIGNED-The President to-day signed the
bill making an appropriation OF 5000 for the pack
Ing, transportation and permanent exhibition in
Washington OF certain agricultural and mineral
tod no ant III Afrri
culture by the exhibitors at the recent exhibition
at Atlanta
ARRIVAL OF LIEUT.. HARDER IN LoNDoN.-The
Secretary of the Navy to-day received dispatch
from Lieut. Harber that he arrived at London this
morning. There he viii await the arrival OF Mas
ter Scheutze, who is TO assist him in the search for
the missing Jeannette people. When ScheutZe
arrives, he and Lieut. Harber Will proceed TO Paris
to consult with James g. Bennett, before proceed
Ing to Russia to commence the prosecution Of their
search.
THE PORTRAIT of ex-secretary of the Navy
Thompson has been received at the Navy depart
ment, and was to-dly hung in the Secretary's
room. 1t Is very good likeness.
THE U. 8. s. JUNIATA, which has been repairing
at the New York navy yard for sometime past, has
been put in the drydock there to complete the re-
pairs.
THE CABINET met at IL o'clock to-day, all the
members being present except Attorney General
Brewster, who has again gone to Philadelphia
THE HUNTINGTON PICTURE Of Mrs. Hayes has
been put in the frame presented by the Cincinnati
school OF design, and is placed in the green room
al the White House. 1t viii very likely remain
there.
AMONG THE PRESIDENTS CALLERS to-day were
Senators Cameron (Wis.), Hale, Saunders, Van
Wyck, Representatives Deuster, Helnan, Petit
grew, Valentine and Pierce ex-senator Boutwell,
Commissioner n Pensions i
large number of people called to look through the
house. They were shown the public rooms in
squads. There must have been between three and
four hundred of them.
THE STAR ROUTE SuBPENAs.-Some OF the
witnesses in the star route cases, before the
grand jury, coming from the west, bring with
them what appear to be subpnnas signed by the
clerk Of the cDurt-Mr. r. j. MeigS. 1t has been
futsmated fiat these signatures foTgeries. The
facts are that the prosecuting officers fur
nlS0ed some time since with SIbpunas signed in
blank, and 1t is supposed that ia serving them,
the officers left with the parties SO served COPIES
or the Subppnas, nlmeS included. This IS the
GU tom here, although, under the law witness
IS mol entlttcd to copy. In these cases as the
weeks ahead. the Off GERS serving the SubDGnaS
leIt copies as memoranda.
NEWS FROM LIBERIA.-Letters from Liberia an
nounce the arrival, on the 18th ult., of the bark
Monrovia, from New York, with efniyrants sent by
the American ColoniZ tiOl Society. They landed
safe and We'll at Monr0via, and continued on their
way to Brewerville Rev. DR.. Henry Highland
Garnet, minister resident and consul general from
the United States had arrived In the British mail
steamship Nubia from Liverpool, and had been
warmly received. Rev. Dr. Edward W. Blyden
president Of Liberia College, entertained the
American minister at dinner on the 4th ult., at
bers OF the legislature, the chief Justice foreign
representatives, &c, &c Dr. Garnet is reported to
es his agreeable surprise at every
than pleased with the country. He said that he
believed good things are in store for Liberia, and
that these are the beginning OF good days for the
republic.
An erroneous statement was made some months
ago IN an African papef.w1th regard to the teach
This statement has found its way with unfavor-
able comments into several American papers
5th ut, thought it necessary to authorize denial
OF such report and that the charge that President
Blyden M had ORDERED the principal OF the prepara-
guage to the younger pupils is not at all true
NAVAL LORDERs.-Lieutenant c. A. Adams to the
Michigan. Lieutenant J. L. Hunnicker to the Colo
RADIO. Master Frank Guertin to the Independence
Master J. A. Barber to the Alarm. Lieutenant G.
E. lde from the New York navy yard ana ordered
from the Independence and placed on Whiting
orders. Ensigns Ii. NJ. Wtzel and j. NJ. Orchard
from the Tennessee and ordered to duty in the
coast survey. Ensign j. Fl. Sears, from the naval
academy and placed on waiting orders. Surgeon
Henry Stewart, to the Michigan on the 21st inst,
relieving surgeon L. N. ftnrOSe, VINO IS OrQereu TO
duty on the medical examining board. Passed
Assistant Surgeon +. c. Dade has reported his re-
turn home from the Asiatic station, and has been
placed on waiting orders.
PERsoNAL-AttorneyG General Brewster has gone
to Philadelphia for a short vsit-It Is said that
Don Arturo UbicO, Minister of Guatemala in
Washington, will go as Minister to Italy, and be
succeeded here by Sefer Lorenzo MOntufar who
has been accredited to this government, On a
special msston.-Mrs. Julia S. Shubrick widow
Of the late Commodore Irvine shubrick, and sister
OF the late Admiral Dupont died in Wilmington
on Saturday last, aged 77.-Sir Harry Parkes,
Prime Minister OF New South Wales, is at the
Arlington.-Mr. NJ. b. Latimer, the Well-known
a9etioneer, has returned to the city from Albany,
where he has been engaged for q week as an ex-
pert in appraising the furniture. ETC., of the cele
brated Deleyan House In that tcity.-Representa-
tive Cornell is in New York.-Chief Justice
waite has returned to the city.--Edttor shuman,
OF the Chicago Erenfn0 Journal is at the Riggs
Mr.. John b. Mccarthy, who has long been
connected With the Washington bureau Of the
Baltimore Sun, and Representative here of the
Hartford Times, is now correspondent also OF the
San francisco CnfOnicle,--sueceeding in that
capacity the late Mr.. Soteldo.-Mr. [. Moot OF
this city Will sail for Europe on the 24d inst