Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-04-10

CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSIONER THoMAN has gone
to Ohio. Meanwhile, the commission is getting
ready to move into their headquarters. The rules
adopted by the commission VIII not be acted upon
by the President until his return from Florida
PROF. H. w. WILEY, OF the Purdue university,
Lafayette, Ind, has been appointed chief chemist
o. the Department OF Agriculture.
GEN. PoPEs CLA1N.-The first case under the
Bowman bill, passed on the last day OF the recent
session OF Congress, wss filed in the Court OF
Claims yesterday upon reference of the Secretary
OF War. The claim is made by NAL Gen. Pope
and is for the difference OF pay between that OF
brigadier general and that OF a major general
according to his brevet rank, from April /, 1857 to
October 2s, 1882, amounting to s25,66a.25.
THE DAILY ORDERS of postmasters received at
the Post Office department to-day call for Z, 7,257
postal cards, being the largest order for this class
OF supplies ever before received In one day.
In THE COURT OF CLAIMS to-day Judgment upon
the uport of the referee was rendered in favor Of
Mr. Peter Campbell against the District OF Column
bla for s., 1859. The cases of the st. Paul and
Marquette railroad company, and Chicago, Mill
Waukee and St Paul railroad company against the
United States mail contract claims) were sub
mttted. The case OF JnO. ID. SanbOrn against the
United States was argued.
THE NEW Two CENT POSTAGE srAMps.-Third
Assistant Postmaster General Hazen to-day re-
ceived the design for the new two cent stamp
from the American Bank Note company He will
submit the design to the Postmaster General for
his action The printing of the three cent stamps
will be continued If there Is any demand for them
and that these viii be for packages and Canadian
mail matter is thought TO be quite likely. The
new stamp Will be for sale in october.
THREATENED INVASION OF AN INDIAN REsERvA-
TIoN.-The commissioner of Indian affairs has re-
ceyed @ dispatch from Agent Wilcox, at San
! ai!o lhati9n lntt "a company or rangers is being
raised at tombstone, the destination unknown.
General indications point TO an invasion of this
reservation. The result would be disastrous"
THE PRESIDENT IN FLoRIDL-Presdent Arthur,
Secretary Chandler and others Of the presidential
party yesterday visited the orange groves at San
ford, fn Maitland Ma tia and Winter Park; Secretary
Chandler fell out OF a wagon near Winter Park,
ana suffered severe spraiD. The party left on
the erlast evening 10 go down the Kissimmee
Wall,-n-t the Water settlement are preparing to
give green corn dance in the Presidents honor.
Ille party Will return via Sanford in few days,
ana go from there to New Smyrna, on the Atlantic
coast, oy wagons, thence up the. coast to st.
Augustine, where the steamer Tallapoosa will
wait to bring the party dlrectto Washington.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Masters VIM. C. Babcock and
VIM. P. Alason have been ordered to examination
for promotion; Naval Constructor Rob't w. Steele,
to special duty In connection with the repa1rs to
the US S Michigan. Lieut.. Richard c. Darby has
been detached from the training ship New Hamp-
shire and granted leave Of absence for one year
Passed Assistant Engineer Geo. E. Tower has re-
ported his return homa, having been detached
from the T. S. s. Lackawanna, March 18TH, and
has been placed on sick leave.
SOLDIERS HOME REGULATloSs.-The board OF
commissioners OF the Soldiers Home at their
meeting yesterday afternoon, authorized the
Of the regulations Of the home to
suit the new law. The regulations as modified
are being printed, and, when enforced, General
Sherman says, will work without a hitch.
THE SOUTH CAROLINA ELECTION FRAUD TRIALS
Judge Mackey, of South Carolina, has had a con-
ference with the Attorney General touching the
South Carolina election fraud trials. These trials
take take place this month. The complaint is made
arrests to be made upon "informatlon and belief"
and necessitates those thus arrested to go some
for the giving Of bail. This, Judge Mackey
thought, should be corrected, and that arrests
should not be made except upon specific allega-
tlons duly sworn to.
QUARANTINE FOR CATTLE-Secretary Folger has
authorized the construction of six additional cattle
sheds at the quarantine station for the port Uf New
York, which is located at Garfield, n j.
REsIGNED.-Naval Cadets Frank G. RaIchIe and
VIM. Shields have resigned their commissions In
The United States navy.
PATENTS were issued today as follows: Samuel
L. Bean, Washington, roller grinding mill; Edw'd
J. De Smedt, Washington, hydraulic cement COM
pound; VIM. H. Fetthousen, Baltimore. conveyer;
John c. Lang, metallic bill file case; e. B. Little
page, King William Court House, Va, projectile;
chine; Roger Melting, Washington. halter; John
!. Rgney, Baltimore railway switch Parker II.
Sweet, 1r. Washington, button fastener; JAS. I.
Walker, Baltimore thread holder.
PERsCNAL.-GeOrge Alfred Townsend is at Will
lard's.--Mrs. Lawrence G. Boggs and E. NJ Cha
pin, of Washington, were registered in Jackson
vile on n, sunday-Mr George Jones, of the New
vana yesterday.-J. G. Pnlng, of Washington,
was registered in San Francisco last Tuesday-
Robinson, OF Ohio: is at the Eb-
Ditt-SenatOrS German and Hill are in New
York.-Harold Forsberg, OF Washington, was
passenger by the overland train to arrive at San
Francisco last Tuesday.-Mr. Jas. r. Young,
chief clerk OF the Department Of Justice, has gone
to Philadelphia for few days.
The New Department Building.
ARCHITECT MULLETTS PROTEST AGAINST CHANGES
IN THE ORIGINAL PLANS
MT A b. Mullett, late supervising architect of
the Treasury, In conversation last evening with
representative of The STAR, said he had filed
protest with the Secretary of State against GER
tain changes made by Col Casey in the original
plans for the construction OF the north wing of
the new State, War and Navy department build
Ing: IN MT; ~ Mullett says that in justrying the
take in his plans 'This is ridiculous" said Mr..
Mullett II think the one who drafted the plan
for the entire building ought to know better than
uoi casey as TO the proper mode OF it's construc-
tion." Mr. Mulett objects to certain interior
changes and more especially to the leaving OF the
ground az the north front below the grade OF the
street HIS Idea Is that placing the north wing on
lower ieVei Will spoil the architectural effect of
tne building Dy giving too much prominence to
the basement. w
COL CASEY DECLINES TO TALK ABOUT THE xArrKR
Col Casey declines to say anything regarding
the protest hled by Mr.. Mullett with the Score
tary OF Ine Navy, concerning the construction OF
the north wing OF the new State, War and Nayy
department building, since whatever he (Coi.
Cassy) mas done has been under the direction of
the Secretary OF War. Va
NO PsOt to Blow Up Minister West.
WHAT HE SAYS OF AN ATTEuPT 70 IMPOSE upos
HIM.
A STAR reporter called to-day upon Hon. 7. q
Sackvi!le West, the British minister, to ascertain
the truth OF story which was in circulation that
Zell Hoover, OF this city, had reported To him q
plot to blow up the legation with Dynamite and
that Hoover had been paid $780, Mr.. West stated
that all the truth there In the story was that
Hoover did call upon him and direct his attenrinn
to certain matter, but 1t was not a plot to hioHu
up the legation with dynamite. or anything of the
KIND ne investigated the matter and found it to
be fallacious. He did not pay Hoover any moneW
but merely heard what he had to say, investigated