Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-04-28


has established his permanent headquarters on F
street, between 18th and 1fth.
Mr.. J. G. THOMPSON. OF Ohio, leaves for his home
at Columbus on Monday. He says he has reason
to believe that the suit brought against him by
Hallett KIbOurn for damages for alleged false
Imprisonment VIII not be called for trial until next
fall.
THE JEANNETrE REPoRT.-Secretary Chandler
has approved the supplemental report OF the jean
nette court OF inquiry, and It's conclusions will not
be modified.
DIED IN SANTA FE.-Information was received
in the city to-day OF the death in Santa Fe, New
Mexico yesterday, OF Mrs. Alexander Slidell Mac
Kenze at the residence OF her son, Brig. Gen. Mac
KenZie, U.S.A.
GANG OF CoUNTERFEITERs ARREsTRD-The
secret service division is advised that its agents in
New York city to-day arrested a gang OF coin
c;Sunterielters consisting Of Geo L. Stanley, Mat
thew Rooney, Hugh Curry, Thomas kearney, Pat
rick Smith, Thomas Reilly, Jno. O'Neill, Lena
kearney, and Jane Holden.
BIDS were opened at noon to-day by Gen. M. C.
Meigs for furnishing sixteen cast-iron columns 10
feet 10 inches in height for the stairway of the
Pension building. There we're sixteen bidders.
among them the following OF this city: George
Schneider & Sons, at SIS II for each column. An
award Will be made In a few days
THE FOLLOWING CHANGES have been made in
the War department: Secretary's Office, W. II.
Murphy, class 1, resigned, and C. Il. Emerson ap-
pointed. Ad1utant generals office, George T.
smallwood, class !. deceased, and George NJ. Ar
mold appointed. Ordnance Office, John A. Madl-
gan, clerk, s., 900, promoted to class l.
THE NEW STEEL Observation-Disclosures for
proposals for the construction OF vthe new steel
cruisers will be issued from the Navy department
next next week large force Of draughtsmen has
been at work for some time upon the plans and
specifications which were submitted by the differ
ent bureaus and decided upon by the advisory
board, and they Will be ready for the inspec-
tlon OF the ship builders. Secretary Chandler has
decided to name the largest OF the cruisers the
Chicago" but names for the two 30o0-ton cruis-
the proposed 1,500-ton dispatch boat, which will
be very fast, would be named the "Reindeer," but
1t IS said that Secretary Chandler, finds some OBJ
lection to that name, and will select another. A
long list OF suitable names was submitted to him
to-day, from which he will make choice.
DEATH OF ADMIRAL M1DDLEroN.-Rear Admiral
iward Middleton, .. 8. n, retired, the youngest
son OF the late Governor Henry Middleton of South
Carolina, died at his residence 223 street south
east, In this city last evening at O'Clock. He
born IN south Carolina and entered the naval SER
vice July lst, 1928
j. T. BENNINGTON has been commissioned as
postmaster at Locust Md.
GALLANT SEAMEN CoMMENDED.--Captain Henry
Wilson. commanding the U. s. S. Lackawanna, re-
ports to the Navy department from Honolulu,
March Goth, commencing the gallantry of Louis
rescuing shipmate from drowning He also
comInends in this connection the conduct OF j. L.
Fasseure and H. P. Gllfbery, seamen, who also
sprang into the water.
APPOINTMENTS BY TUE PREsmENr.-The Presi-
dent has made the following appointments: Oliver
Wood or Ohio to be agent for the Indians OF Quin-
ault agency in Washington Territory; B. N. john
son, Of Me- to be register of the land Office at Fer
gus Falls, Mimi: John T. Carl.n, OF Ohio, to be
receiver OF public money at Bozeman. Mont: Pat
Rick Buckley to be agent for the Indians o. the
Tulalip agency In Washington Territory; Charles
Willoughby. to be agent for the Indians OF the
Hesh Bay agency IN Wasnngten Territory and
hospital for the insane. vice Joseph
K Barnes. He has also appointed the following
Prince A. Hazard at Colorado, Texas; w. b. Jen-
k1nS k1nS at Wenamac, Ind, and Joseph N. Davis at
Wahoo, Neb.
Army ORDERs.-Lteut. Col Marshall l. Luding-
ton, deputy Quartermaster general, has been di.
rected to report to the quartermaster general for
temporary DUTY Leave OF absence for five months,
In June, has been granted First Lieut. j. Estcourt
Sawyer, 9th artillery. Major James NJ. Moore has
bee ordered to the department OF the Dakota where
headquarters at St Paul or Fort Smelling. Capt.
W. c. Beach, 11th infantry, will be relieved from
temporary duty in the departments OF the east, and
will join his proper station.
FIRST LIEUT.. THOMAS L. CASEY, JR, corps OF en-
gineerS, has been ordered to Philadelphia to re-
sumo his duties under Lieut.. Col Godfrey Weitzel,
and as secretary to the commission advisory to
the board OF harbor commissioners
FIRST LIEUT.. JOHN w. PULLMAN 9Th cavalry,
has been detailed professor OF military science
and tactics at Allegheny college, MeadvilIe Penn,
TO take effect July /, 1883, relieving First Lieut.
George o. Webster, 4th infantry, Who Will join
his company.
ENSIGN CHARLES C. MARSH has been ordered to
accompany Prof. Thompson, of the geological sur
vey, TO Fort Wtngate, N. NJ, on special duty, on
the first OF May. and on the completion OF that
duty to return and resume his present duties.
THE CIVIL SERVICE RULES have not yet been
acted upon by the President They were thorough
ly considered at the Cabinet meeting yesterday land
Will be again examined at the next Cabinet meet
ana l MAKE their practical application easy, With
out emitting any vital features. They viii prob
ably receive the Presidents approval without
changing the important features.
CONsULs RECoGNIzED.-The President has recog-
nized William Lane Booker as consul general OF
her Britannia majesty for tae states OF New York,
New jersey Rhode Island. Connecticut.
Colorado, Kansas, and Nebraska. and the terri,
tories or Dakota, Wyoming and Utah. to reside at
New York, and ). B. Hamel, jr., vice consul OF the
united States OF Venezuela at PHILADELPHIA
THE SECRETARY OF WAR DETAINED IN WASHING.
ToN-Owng to the press Of Official business Secre-
cary Lincoln did not leave for Fort Leavenworth,
Kan, last evening, as he intended. Adiutant
General Drum and Col s. F. Barr started last
evening lot tnat place, to attend the customary
inspecIion OF Che military prison there which will
De neld on the ist OF May They win be absent
aoouS Two weeks General Schofleld, who is a
m Memoer OF tne commission, will meet them there
Ihe inspection Will be made without the Secretary
NAVAL oRDKRs-The orders of Lieut. Sidney
A. Staunton to torpedo instruction have been re.
voked, and he has been detached from duty az the
washington navy yard and granted six months
leave OF absence from May L The leave OF ah-
sence heretofore granted Assistant Pavmasfsr NJ
George NJ. Allen has been extended three nonnsha
from the twenty-1rSt Instant Ensions A'uo p "a
Wright and BENJAMIN w. HODGES haxa heon n =.
dered to the United States tfaininr sbjn NJ on
Hampshire; Passed Assistant Enrineer Now
Lawrence to special duty at the NAVY denartnnenMt -
Washington; Naval Cadets Thou1as II, Hathnnn..'
Robert p. Fisher, James 4 Byrne Clarenee NJ n
Mathews, and Samuel Bryan to examination ~.
promotion: Assistant Engineer Isaac 81 K Reeve. 20.
has been detached from the TallapoOsa ana
granted SIX months lea We Of absence. '>AN
A LEAKY SEWER Po1soNs TIE Am IN THE I'm.
PARTAENT OF JUsTICE.-The sanitary condition OF
the Department OF Justice has for soroo t,roo No.