Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-09-12

PoSTMAsTERS CoMMIssIoNED.-The President has
appointed the following postmasters, who were
commissioned to-day: Louis Il. Cutler, Ltvermore
Cal; Thomas P. McMaster. Ludington, Mich !;
Rice. Albion, Neb. Chas l. Palmer, Baker CITY
Oregon; Henry P. Prather, Green Castle. Pa.
THE DEvER POST OFF1ok-Mr. D. W. Warfleld,
superintendent OF the seventh division of the rail-
way mail service, has submitted plans for the re-
arrangement OF the internal portion of the Denver
post Office SO as to afford more room and better
lac1Itles. The plans have been approved by First
Assistant P. NJ. General Hatton, and Mr. Warfieid
Will have the changes made at once.
THE CONTRACT for the construction of the ma
rine hospital buildings at St. Louis has been
awarded to Walk Tackle. OF that city. for s27, $50
APPEALS IN PATENT CAsEs-Acting Secretary
Joslyn to-day decided a point of some interest to
all persons engaged in the patent business In a
case decided by the examiner OF interferences ton
days was fixed as the limit OF time for an appeal
The parties affected did not make their APPEAL
until alter that time, alleging that they UNDER
stood It to mean ten days from the date they re-
ceived notice Instead OF from the date OF decision
The commissioner sustained the examiner and
the question YVES carried up to the head OF the de-
partment. Mr.. Joslyn- held that the notice was
not specific enough; that IL should set forth dis
tinctly the date on which the ifmit for appeal
woad exps SO that there could be no room for
SiOuer.
Treasury department has decided that under the
present tariff sulphate OF cnchonidta is to be ad-
mitted free. 1t has also been decided tn at tnsu-
lated copper wire for teegraphcable will be dutable
as manufacture OF copper at Is per cent ad va
loren.
DECISIONS IN LAND CAsES-In the land case OF
Thtbert against Andrews, Acting Secretary OF the
Interior Joslyn holds that presumption settle
ment. initiated and nled in good faith is a bar to
timber entry under the act Of June 3, 1873. for
the disposal OF timber lands In certain states and
seaes fbat he a $50 that wnere settler
ton to become citizen, and fails for q time to
secure record evidence OF the fact, such evidence
final disposal OF the Land, and wheA nIed is con-
elusive as to his qualifications aS(4 pre-emptOr
with respect to citizenship.
THE STsAAEB RxcRIsIoR SAFK-The steamer
a Excelsior arrived in Washington at twelve
The steamer George Leary arrived IL Norfolk this
Excelsior were transferred to the Leary.
SERIOUS CHARGES AGAINST FATHER Drsx,ssrn
VIM. Taylor, OF 18th street northwest, the coIOred
man who was before the Police court yesterday
for attempting to outrage his sixteen-year-old
charge Was not sustained. Mr.. Campbell CARING
ton appeared for the prisoner. The daughter
stated tnat she Is sixteen years Old and mas no
mother. She stated that she is keeping house for
her father Saturday evening her father came
nome from work and cursed her and followed her
up stairs. He violently assaulted her, when she
broke away from him, and he drew razor on her;
she finally jumped through window and escaped.
On cross-examinatfon by Mr. Darlington, she said
her father had forbid her going with the woman
VINO was IN the house when her father came home.
She denied that there was a man up stairs when
ner father came home, and that the man escaped
s through the window, and that her father was
Lindsey. a companion OF the complainant, was
called, and her testimony was very conflicting.
Prosecuting Attorney Moore stated to che court
tina he was convinced that there was nothing in
the case, and he thought he oughttO say SO 70 the
court Judge Mills replied that he was OF the same
opinion, and would dismiss the charge
THE DEMAND ON THB PUBLIC SCHooLS.-Superfn-
tendent Wilson OF the public schools said this az.
tern0on that 1t was not possible yet to state what
the increase In the attendance upon the schools
would be- Enough was known to show that the
school accommodations would be taxed to the ut
most. The average annual increase for several
years had been 1200, but he thought It was
not likely that such rate OF increase would
be maintained as In past years, large part OF
the increase had come from the private schools
Now the private schools were reduced to what Mr.
wilson called their normal condition, and but few
more recruits could be expected from them.