Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-10-13

Gov. CAMERON, of Virginia, is confined to his
bed at the Metropolitan hotel by severe sprain
of his foot He has been in the city since yester-
DAY mornng Dr. McBla!r his physician to-day
able to keep an engagement he has at Harrison
burg on Monday, where preparations have been
made for an immense readjuSter meeting, to be ad-
dressed BY the governor.
ORDERED TO MARE ISLAND NAVY YARD.-Capt
| John 81. Russell has been ordered to the command
| !, when he will be commodore; and Commander
Frederick v. McNair has been ordered to the Mare
Island navy yard as captain OF the yard.
| PAY DIRECTOR THos. Il. LOCKER has been ordered
to duty at the navy pay Office in this city, vice
Pay Inspector Richard washington. placed on
| waiting orders
JAS. S.ARcHBoLD was to-day commissioned post
master at Mole Hill. Richie county, W. Va.
A RAILWAY POSTAL CLERK HURT.-A dispatch to
Col. Thompson, superintendent OF the railway
mail service, to-day, informed him that in COLI
railroad, W. D: Cannon, a railway postal clerk,
| was thrown from the car and received severe
spinal injuries The mail was not injured.
PROHIBITION DID IT IN OHIo.-Captain Stevens,
chief clerk OF the Indian bureau, has just returned
from Ohio, where he went to vote. He charges the
republican defeat to the prohibitionists. He says
that in his town the proh1bitionists openly traded
votes with the democrats, they voting the entire
democratic ticket to get democratic votes for the
says changed thousands Of votes in the rural dis
| tr1cts and accounts for the result
NAVAL CADET H. K. White has been appointed a
lieutenant in the marine corps, and Naval Cadet
c. NJ. Perkins an assistant engineer in the navy.
| These appointments were held up at the time the
appointments OF the last class OF the naval cadets
were made. 1T was not decided whether Cadet
Perkins should be assigned to the marine corps or
/ to the engineers, and White was not then ap-
| pointed because it was thought that cadet who
was abroad might surpass him In examination.
| POSTMASTER SAMUEL HAYES, OF St. Louis, whose
| term expired In February and who has not been
reappointed, announces his intention to retire
| when Congress convenes, unless his successor
| should be appointed prior to that time. Mr..
| Hayes denies statements published in st. Louis
| anect1ng his financial condition.
FISHING INTERESTS. Lapham, of New
| York. Mr.: Sneed, of Washington, and Col. McDon-
aid, United States fish commissioner. arrived at
| Fortress Monroe yesterday on the steamer Look
| out, to look after the fishing interests.
THE DISTRICT M1LIT1A.-General Benet, chief of
ordnance. this morning submitted to Secretary
| Lincoln his reply to the communication OF the
DlStr1ct commissioners relative to the District
| militia, with recommendations The Secretary
| mas not yet considered 1t.
| ALFRED B. c. CLEMENT, of New York, has been
| appointed by the Secretary of War, copyist in
| the Office OF judge advocate general, War depart
| ment
BOND CALL-secretary Folger says that he will
| probably issue call for per cent bonds this
afternoon. The cali Will be for sl5, ,6OO. 900 '
| STORM OFF THE CoAsT-The signal oflcer
| gives Information that a storm Is moving slowly
northward off the South Atlantic coast, which
''may. however, move northeast from Hatteras,
and not be felt at northern stations. Reports are
not sufficient to warrant the positive prediction of
cyclone, but the Indications look in that direc-
ton" WV '-''''O~'''O N''''-
| NAVAL ORDERs.-Lteut. Edward NJ. Hughes to
the Shenandoah November 1st; Ensign VIM.
Braunersreuther to hold himself in readiness for
sea service; Surgeon VIM j. Simon, Passed
hsf NJ
Assistant Engineers Ralph Acton and H. E. Frick
and Assistant Engineer c. E. Manning to the
| Whitfield detached from the Franklin and ordered
to the shenandoah; Ensign R. C. Ray from the
doah; Assistant Engineer N. [. Cathcart from
special duty and ordered to the Shenandoah.
LAST CASE OF FEVER AT PENsAcoLA.-secretary
| Chandler has received telegram from Command
ant Welch, OF the Pensacola navy yard, dated the
18th inst, as follows mo new cases and no deaths
from yellow fever. The last case discharged to-
! day."
PROMOTIONS IN THE ENGINEER CoRPs.-Upon the
recommendation Of board OF engineer officers in
New York, the following promotions have been
made In the engineer corps, consequent upon the
death, last July, OF Major Farquhar: Capt. Milton
B. Adams, to be major; 1St Lieut., II. s. Taber. to
be captain, and ed Lieut. @: s. Crosby, to be first
| lieutenant.
PERsoNAL-Co Commissioner Loring Pay Director
| Watmough and Secretary Pinto OF the Gillian
legation, were registered In New York last night.
| Western Ma1ne:-Gov. Cameron, OF Virginia, is
! az the MetrOpolltan.-George H. Burdette, OF
Washington was registered ,es in St. Louis on Thurs
turned to the city from their protracted northern
our.--Ex- Representative Julian OF Indiana, is
Mr.. j. W. swasey and his sister, Miss Fanny, hav
returned from their eastern tour and are again at
their home ne on Rhode Island ayenue-s
Tlley returned home few days ago after four
months tour through the central states and terri
proved in in ,h,a health. Mr.: ana Mrs. L are
Miss Gertrude Tucker, daughter OF Representative
Randolph Tucker. was married in Richmond
Of to M yean PORK WS
city from three months soj6urn in the country,
child, Of Wisconsin, is at the Riggs. Admiral
seW sSk
duty at Fort Craig n. NJ. is in the city short
visit visit after long absenee:-Mr and Mrs. NJ W:
been spending week at the Arlington, expect to
leave for home to-morrow.-Miss Lulu Murphy,
who has been spending year in ST. Louis, re-
turned to Washington last week. Bishop Quint-
ard, or Tennessee and Rev. Il. Il. Sneed, OF Chat
tanooga, are stopping at the Ebbitt House. Mr..
L. Spinner. M young artist OF this city, who has
returned from several months so1ourn In Europe,
and will occupy his old studio on street.
Defences Of Washington.
CHANGES RECOMMENDED BY GENERAL WRIGHT.
General Wright. chief Of engineers, is preparing
Recommendation to be submitted TO Congress at
its next session, urging that forts Foote and Wash
ington the principal defenses OF washington city.
be placed in good condition. He Will ask for an ap-
preparation OF finish the exterior batteries
in order that large and improved guns may be
mounted thereon and the old and worthless
| SmoOthbOreS retired
In reference to the Notifications in general, he
Will say that "our casamate defences, than which
. there were none stronger In the world In their
time, were built In the days OF smoothbore guns
, and when wooden walls were the only protection
| OF guns afloat But the masonry scarpS OF these
defences, long since out OF date, would not ade-