Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-10-20

ARMY ORDERs-Leave for two months is granted
Second Lieut.. Herbert G. Squires, 18th cavalry.
Leave for four months Is granted First Lieut. JOS
Hale, adJutant Sd Infantry. Leave for four month
Is granted Second Lieut.. George Bell, jr, Sd in
fantry The leave OF Col Lewis c. Hunt, 18th in
fantly Is still further extended one month on ac-
count or sickness The leave Of First Lieut. George
! Mcc Derby, corps OF engineers, is extended four
teen DAYS The leave Of Capt. Randolph Norwood,
I'd cavalry, Is extended one month.
THE ANNUAL REPORT OF the First Assistant Post
master General, MI. Frank Hatton, asgiven out to
the Associated Press this afternoon for publication
On Monday morning. The only feature OF import
ance in the report is the recommendation that the
local postage be reduced from two cents TO one
cent.
Hon. BEN. BUTTERwoRTH, the new Commissioner
OF Patents, was at the Interior department to-day
he told STAR reporter that he did not know when
ne VIII resume the duties OF his new Office. Mr..
Marbles resignation takes effect November 1st
THE PUEBLO LAND cAsE-The Secretary of the
Interior to-day declined to reopen the case of the
Pueblo lands of San Francisco, and revoked the
suspension of the decision OF July 18th last which
included Mission Creek in the grant to the city.
Ihat decision, however. has been modified in the
finding of special facts, SO to allow the parties
who appealed to maintain their case In court in
accordance With their expressed desire.
MARRIAGE LICENSES licenses have
been issued by the clerk Of the court to Har-
Edward NJ RaineS and Florence B. Hayes, both of
Heathsy1lle, Va.
AN EX0NERATED AUCTI0NEER.-The charges pre-
Ie1Ted by q junk dealer OF Washington, that there
was fraud in the late sale of old material at the
Norfolk navy yard, have been investigated by Sec
rotary Chandler, and were not substantiated The
dellVery OF the articles, which was stopped pend
Secretary Chandler held that there might have
been combination at the sale, but that could not
be helped but that the charges that the auctioneer
had been bribed proved futile
Amos Birney and others, by their attorney, Mr..
Fred W. Jones, filed bill in equity to day against
Marianne Il. B1rney and others, praying for parti-
ton OF about 146 acres OF land known as CANISTER
dam, White Haven, Orelps Folly and Jacob" and
that certain deeds OF trust dated in 1928 and re-
posed in Amos Birney, may be declared at an end.
The Courts.
EQUITY CoURT-.yudoe Con-
To day, Murray agt Fletcher; leave given to
withdraw books and vouchers Sandy agt Secre-
tary OF the INTERIOR default entered and ex parte
twenty days allowed to take further testimony.
PREsBYTER1ANs AND THE CATHOLIC PASTORAL
LETTER--At the session OF the Presbyterian synod
in New York Thursday the resolution ofIered by
Prof Hopkins, of Auburn Theological Seminary,
cent pastoral letter of the Roman Catholic pro-
vtncial council, was discussed. The committed re-
ported that while the substance Of the letter com
mended itself to the synod yet it was improper
that the synod should take notice OF it. Prof.
Hopkins read extracts from the pastoral letter in
that it was eminenty proper that the st synod 1s,
should notice the progressive spirit manifested by
the Roman Catholic church. Rev. Dr. John Han
ducing it TO statement that the synod refused to
interfere with the affairs of other denominations
and was then adopted.
A BROKER HELD FGR CoNsPIRAcY.-A telegram
from philadelphia, Oct 10, says: The case OF VIII
broker and agent OF Capt. Augustus Boyd, which
was heard on habeas corpus some time ago, came
up before Judge ALISON this morning for dIspoa
man named Cattell, and most OF the money had
been Entrusted with the defendant by the prosecu-
tor for the purchase Of Philadelphia and Reading
railroad scrip, and carrying it along. Mr. Catten It
was said had fed the city. On the part Of the de-
Tense 1t was claimed that Barrett could not be CON
it had been deposited with for safe custody and
e god but sSis 5000 FAD Sssn giysn me
running account, and had been misapproprtated. as
1t was alleged, he thought Barrett should be held
to answer charge OF conspiracy.
LONG PENDING Law SUIT ENpEn-The famous
IN which the Gained 1G to Be- partners IN
Lehigh Valley Railroad company, controlled by the
former, was ended at Pittsburg Thursday by de-
cOn against the plaintiffs, and directs them to pay
the costs. The proceeding was commenced more
than twenty six years ago. Since that time all OF
the original parties to the suit have died It IS said
that the expenses OF the case when it reached the
Supreme Court over amillion dollars and it's de-.
easion involved many millions more.
MISS SUSAN B. ANTHONY IN IRELAND-Susan B.
Anthony has been spending the month of SepteIn-
Der In ireland, having travAed over a thousand
miles in that country She writes from Belfast that
no pen or pencil has ever fully described or pof-
trayed the dreadful ignorance, superstition and
saualor OF the mass Of the people, only very few
s,gentlemen's families" living In tolerable comfort
She expects to sail for home the latter part OF Oc
accompanied Miss Anthony abroad, has been tray-
cling with her mother and sister through England,
France, Germany. Switzerland and Italy.
TIE HALIFAX DYNAMITERs IN JAn.-The two
day Were On the chs 81
having deadly explosives concealed ia their posses
sion with malicious intent They pleaded not guilty
and were Temanded until Monday for examination.