Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-04-03

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be collector OF customs for the district of Hum
boldt, California.
AMONG THE CALLERS at the White House to-day
were Senator Morrill,, Justice Miller, ex-senator
Kellogg. Register Bruce, and MI. Ferguson, of the
nsh commission.
THE U. s. SUPREME COURT will hear no more
arguments this term after the 27th instant and
will adjourn May7
W1scoNsIN's CANDIDATE FOR POSTMASTER GENE
RAL-Senators Angus Cameron and Sawyer, of
Wisconsin, Mr.. Horace Rub ae, of Milwaukee, and
Collector Spalding, Of Chicago, called upon the
r, Fes1aent a YESTERDAY ana urged the appointment
OF COL >: Ii. Howe, OF kenosha, Wis, to be Post
master General.
THE FOLLOWING ASSIGNMENTS have been made
IN the revenue marine service: Second Lieut. Thos.
w. Benham, to the steamer COrwin, at San Fran
cisco; Second Lieut. w. C. De Hart, to the steamer
DIX, at Key West.
A HAWAIIAN REQUEsT.-The Treasury depart
ment has under consideration an application by
the Hawaiian government for the coinage Of its
silver money at the United States mints. The ap-
pllcatlon will probably be granted.
THE PROPOSED FOUNDRY FOR HEAVY ORDNANCE
Secretaries Lincoln and Chandler yesterday after
noon selected the following officers as board to
select from among the navy yards and arsenals a
location OF foundry for heavy ordnance, as pro-
vided 1or oy an act OF the Forty seventh Congress
eaTaTd TsN Capt a
nance nance department., UsA.: Lieut. Col Henry L.
A6R9t Aaer aa snglaesr corps Major Samuel
s Jacques, .. $. n. The names VIII be submitted to
the President for his approval
PRESIDENTIAL LAPPOINTMENrs.-The President has
made the following appointments: Martin s.
Chandler, Of Minnesota, to be surveyor general OF
Minnesota, vice Jacob H. Stewart, whose term OF
once has expired; John G. Gasman, OF Nebraska,
q mr. nF f1ner arA
Lower Brule agency in Dakota, vice William H.
Parkhurst, suspended; Adam T. Bloom, OF Michi-
Mich, vice Joseph B. Bloss deceased; Warren C.
Willis OF Colorado to be receiver OF public mon
e!SoI eys at Denver. COL, vice Samuel r Thomson.
whose term OF Office has expired; John Kelly, OF
oregon; William B. Dean, of Minnesota, and Isaac
brandt, OF Iowa, commissioners to examine twen-
ty-hye miles OF railway constructed by the North
ern Pacific railway Company in Montana territory:
Aaron ii. Cragen, OF New York; Albert Ordway
%,N Of washington, 4g D. C., and G. Pomeroy keese. OF
New York commissioners for another section OF
nIty miles OF the same railway in Montana terri
THE ATLANTIC SQUADRON left New Orleans yes
terday. The feet will separate at Tortuxas, the
Tennessee and Vandalia sailing direct to Hampton
Roads, the Kearsarge going frst to Matanzas and
Charleston, and thence to Hampton Roads. The
Yantic goes in search Of an abandoned wreck.
NAVAL ORDERs-Leuts. VIM. B. Newman, D. G.
McRltchie and z. L. Tanner, ordered to exami-
son has reported his return home having been de-
tached from the Kearsarge on the 2Oth OF March
and placed on waiting orders.
NAVAL NOTES-A telegram from Com. Kellogg
commanding the U.S.S. Tallapoosa dated Key
West, Fla, to day, announces the completion of
the survey near Cape San Antonio. Cuba . The
U.S.S. Ranger left Vallejo, Cal yesterday for San
francisco, preparatory 10 resuming the survey on
the Mexican coast
THE POST OFFICE PoRTFoIao-The understand
Ing at the Post Onlce department by some of the
officials is that under the ruling OF the Attorney
General the President will have to make tenn
porary appointment OF Postmaster General either
tomorrow or next day It Is, however, claimed
that the decision does not maintain that an ap-
polntment has to be made ten days after the va
continue to act under the law until the President
gets ready to I'LL the vacancy.
IT IS SAID the Q. s. Supreme Court will hold a
consultation on the pending civil rights cases this
Week and that an opinion OF the court is probable
on Monday next
THE CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSIONERS left for New
York last night to examine into the system OF
tenure and promotion in the custom-ho and
remain In New York about ten days.
REPREsENTATIvE-ELEcTJ JORDAN, of the 1st Ohio
tive Butterworth, whom he succeeds, introduced
him at the various executive departments
THE CONTRACTS for supplying the o. Senate
with stationery for the next fiscal year will be
awarded late this afternoon. The bulk of the
supply Will De awarded to Washington bidders.
THE GovERNoRsHIP OF KENTucKY-A private
letter received by representative from Kentucky,
now In this city, dated few days ago at Louis |
VILE Is to the effect that exRepresentative Knott
VIII certainly be nominated by the Kentucky |
democrats for governor OF that state
ID
GAT1oN-As stated in yesterdays STAR the report |
of Special Agent W. P. Howell, Of the Treasury
department, who was detailed to investigate the |
charges against Superintendent Brauns of the |
new post ONCE building In Baltimore, and his chief |
from the haroes e. ~ exoneraSes the Latter
ton preferred against him by the superintend ent
while the counter charge of incompetency on the |
Henry Kruger and other citizens OF Baltimore are
practically sustained. The report as to the cOun-
pardonable errors In the sxecution Of The ~ IVORY
which have caused needless expenditures to the
government; and 1nconvenlenoe and loss to the |
contractors" against Mr.. Branns are sustained
by the testimony, and the special agent gives tC as
his opinion that ''while Mr. Brauns may be an ex-
celent draughtsman, he has not had SUFFICIENT ex |
perience in the practical construction of public
the ERECTION Of such an elaborate building as is
intended for the city OF BaltimOre."
PERsoNAL-Comptroller Knox, Solicitor Raynor
ana ex-senator POmeroy were registered in New
York last night-Senators Jones Of Nevada and
Plumb OF Kansas are in town-The death is an
nOunced OF John b. Hungerrord, who was mem.
ber OF the Forty-ntth Congress from the 10th con-
greSsiOnal district Of New YOrk.-Mr. M p |
Handy, OF the Philadelphia Press Is at Willard's-
Senator'S Cameron and Sawyer. OF Wisconsin, are
in the city.-C. s. Noyes and wife, Congressman |
Dngley and wife OF Maine. MN Dingley, ST., and
Mr.. and Mrs. j. l. H. Cobb or Lewiston Maine.
reached Washington last night0n their return from
a trip to Florida.-Ex. Representative Butter |
worth, OF Ohio, left last night for Mainevlle War
rem county, Ohio, accompanied by his sister Mrs |
Elizabeth b. Crowell, called hence by the Sudden
illness of their mother.
Promotions In the Patent Office.
The following promotions were made In the
Patent Ofice to-day to I'LL the vacancies caused
by the recent designations of Principal Examiners
Bartlett and Behrens and Second Assistant Ex.
aminers Knight and Bentley: From 1st assistant
to principal examiner. VIM. 81. Blodgett ana
Frank Macarthur, Wisconsin. From I'd assistant
to 1st. VIM. L Auginbaugh. Ohio; James B. Little
wood, Illinois From Sd to "a, Frank p McLane.
= Robert H. Read, PennsylVania
From 4th to Sd, Thomas III. Mitchell Tennessee:
VIM. Webster. Michigan. Prom clerks OF class one
to 4th assistant. Edward @ .iFoFney, District Of
Columbia, and Giles y Rafters Kansas. From Sd