Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-05-29

REs1GNED-James A. Ashley, many years a
member OF the examining corps In the US. Patent
Office. has resigned to engage'in patent practice.
ESTATE OF A JEANNErrs vrcr1M.-surrogate
Rollins in New York yesterday. granted letters OF
administration to Bernard A. Collins on the es-
tate OF his brother, Jerome j. Collins, who per-
ished In the Jeanette expedition. Mr.. Collins
personal estated is stated at ss.ooo
THE CASE OF PAYMAsrER WAssoN.,-The court
martial convened In San Francisco to try Major
Wasson, the defaulting paymaster, yesterday post
poned the trial until June 9Th. to allow the at
tendance Of witnesses. Meantime WasSOn'S friends
are trying to pay the deficit and get his resigna-
tOn accepted.
SECRETARIES CHANDLER AND TELLER are still
the only Cabinet officers In the city. 1t Is thought
that most OF the others will return with the Pres-
dent about the first OF June.
COMMANDER KELLOGG ORDERED TO LIGHTHOUSE
DUTY.-Orders were to-day issued from the Navy
Department detaching Commander A. G. Kellogg
from the command OF the Tallapoosa on the 31st
inst, and assigning him to light house duty, with
headquarters at Cincinnati. 1t has not yet been
decided who Will succeed to the command OF the
TallapOosa.
MEDICAL BOARD for the examination Of candi-
dates for the position OF assistant surgeon in the
marine hospital service met at the Corcoran build
twenty candidates appeared for examination. The
board will be in session for several days.
THE NATIONAL CoLoRED CONVENTION Frederick
Douglass furnishes for publication an emphatic
denial of the published statement that he received
suggestions from President Arthur as to the time
ana place OF holding the proposed ''colorcd con-
vention"
NOT POKER PLAYER.-Very grave injustice has
been done to Paymaster General Rochester in
some of the stories sent out from Washington In
regard to gambling among army officers. So far
from Delng one OF the poker party of officers in
which it is said Col. Morrow has lost considerable
money, we have the best authority for saying that
since he entered the army, more than twenty
years ago. and that he Is not even acquainted per-
sonally with Col. Morrow.
THE STEAMER JNo. M.WooDwoRTH, OF the marine
hospital service, now at New York. will be put out
OF commission on the 3lst instant.
DIVIDENDS DECLARED.-The controller OF the
currency has declared first dividend OF per
cent amounting to s99.176 In favor of the creditors
OF the Pacific National Bank Of Boston. Mass
and a first dividend OF 20 per cent, amounting to
s32 1872 payable to the creditors OF the First Ma.
tlonal Bank OF Union Mills, Union City, Pa.
CHANGES IN THE LIFE SAVING SERvICE.-The fol-
lowing transfers and appointments have been
made In the sixth life saving district, coast OF
North Carolina: B. B. Daily, keeper Of station
No. <, transferred ana appointed keeper OF Cape
HatteraS station, {new;) Daniel w. Balance,
appointed keeper OF station No. 2; John A. Mid
gett keeper OF station No. Co. transferred and ap-
pointed keeper OF New Inlet station, (new3 E. O.
Hooper. appointed keeper OF station No. 90; JAS
W. Howard, appointed keeper OF Ocracoke station.
(new)
Mr. Cooks CLAIM.-The lighthouse board to-
day received communication from Geo. H. Cook,
OF New Brunswick. N j., in which he lays claim
to the ownership OF the Robbins reef in New York
harboT. on which q valuable lighthouse stands
The matter will be investigated.
PERsoNAL-Senator Hampton is in town.
Mary Anderson sailed for Europe to-day on the
steamer rAr;zona.-Senator Fair Is in New York
Mrs Algernon Sartorls will spend the summer
with her parents. General and Mrs. Grant, at
Long Branch.-SenatOr Ingalls, spent last week
In Boston visiting friends.-Mrs. JOslyn, wife of
the Assistant Secretary OF the Interior, left for
Chicago to-day.--Ex-Represen Townsend,
OF Ohio, Is at the ArlingtOn.--Rev Father Healy
OF Washington, was q passenger by the overland
train to arrive at San Francisco last Tuesday,
Mr.. Thomas Ball, the well-known sculptor, long
resident in Florence, is in the city, on short visit
STAYING at the acknowledgements Ryan,
OF Kansas, is at the Riggs.-Adjutant General
Drum, who was f1fty-eight years old yesterday,
celebrated the anniversary by stopping work at
two O'Clock in the afternoon.
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