Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-12-18

L Casey to superintend the erection OF the mem
orial tablet to mark the birth place OF Gen Wash
1ngton.
THE PRESIDENT sent to the Senate to-day long
list OF recess appointments They were mainly the
appointments and promotions OF army and naval
Officers and pOStmaSterS.
CALLERS AT THE WHITE HoUsE.--Among the
White House callers this morning were Senators
Anthony, Dawes. Aldrich. Coke. Henderson, Cul-
!um and McNillan Representatives York. Adams
Ray IN. -. Converse. Ranney, Bingham, Mackey.
EorneT. Hill, Wait, Peters, Houk. Kelley and
Tyner.
SUING FOR THE CHERokEE's saa5OO-Yesterday.
MI L. b. Pike entered suit in the name OF the
United States for the use and benefit OF Elias C.
Boudinot and the Cherokee Nation of Indians agt.
W. A Phillips to recover S225 ne-half for he
use O! Boudinot and One-half for the use of the
cherokee Nation. The declaration States that de-
ienGant On september 30th last. received So 500 OF
D. W. Life. then treasurer OF the Nation, d portion
OF the $500 900 appropriated by Congress March 81,
iss3. ana dld not produce legal warrant or author
~ for receiving such sum.
NAVAL ORDERs.-L1eut. Commander Felix McCar-
ley. ordered as executive of the receiving ship
Franklin, at Norfolk: Lieut.. John C. Colwell. de-
tached from the Yant!c and ordered to Snecial duty
az the Navy department.: the orders CT Lieut.. Com
mander Thos. NJ. Gauiner TO the Franklin revoked,
anu ne mas been placed on sick leare: Lieut.. Com
Ensign Allen Il. Rogers ordered to examination
for promotion.
SEVENTY DOLLAR Tw1SGE-The Acting Secre-
tary OF the Treasury has received conscience con-
tribution OF SO In an envelope postmarked Marion
Canada.
TEE c. S. s. Tallapoosa left Philadelphia yester.
day afternoon for Norfolk.
RAILROAD COMMISSION APPorNTED.-The Presl-
dent has appointed John C. Wy1nan, n Y; Frank
II. Truesdell. District of Columbia. and H. Watkins,
ny, q commission to examine completed portions
OF the Northern Pacific railroad in Washington Ter
ritory.
Ex-Gov. LOVES ILISEss.-Up to a late hour to-
day there was no change in the condition Of ex-
Gov. Ralph P. Lowe, OF Iowa, who is lying at the
point OF death at his residence % rst street north
east HIS physicians have but little hope for him,
Dut say that they expect at any moment q sudden
Change either for the better worse. His brother.
HON Peter Lowe, has been tclegraphed for, and is
expected today. He arrived In Baltimore yester-
day. and would have come Immediately tn this city,
o oue was a sasea e, III III Mr Love who IS years Of
an ex-ch1ef justice OF the supreme court of Iowa
To ASSIST MA,ol LYpEcEEK-First Lieut. Tnos
". symons, corps of engineers has been relieved
from service under the Secretary OF State and will
report to Major Garrett J. Lydeotcr. corps OF en-
g;neerS, for duty under his orders upon the Wash
1ngtOn aqueduct and the extension thereof Iieut
Symons represented cur government in the exam;
nation Of the Mexican boundary lest summer. and
performed his work in most complete and salts
1GctCTv manner. His co-laborerS were a Mexican
general and several other Mexican officers. Their
examination was very slight, and they soon re-
u turned nome 1t IS reported among army officers
that this Mexican general. who represented his
country, has since been court-martiaIed and dis
missed nom the army for having shirked the duty
assigned him.
MAJOR WM. D. WoLvEETCN. surgeon. has been
detailed as a member OF the army retiring board
Convened at Washington barracks, District Of Co
l'lnlbia, vice First Lieut.. W. Ftzhugn Carter as
s1sta!it surgeon, relieved.
LOTTERY II TIE MArs-Spectal Agent Field. of
the Post Office department, has notified H. H. War
ner Co.. of Rochester, y. Y. that trty-f1ve large
sacks of their circulars are in the Boston post Office
ana viii be returned to them by express at their
expense: The circulars. in addition to the adver-
tSelnent OF patent medicines, contain lottery
scheme.
WHOLESALE APPLICATION FOR PATENTS.-Dr.
Blanchard. OF New York, fled today In the United
States Patent Office seventy-three applications for
patents, through his attorney, T. IT, Alexander Of
this city. This is the largest number OF appiica-
tlohs ever deposited by one inventor on the same
day. The inventions relate to combustion, power
and light.
IN MEMORY OF EoH. JERE S. B1AcK.-The men,
bers Of the bar of the Supreme Court of the United
States held a meeting at the Capitol yesterday to
pay respect to the memory OF the late Judge j. g
Black. Hon. George f. Esi:non;:s was chosen cnalr-
iaan and Mr.. JAS II. Mcaeancy. secretary. The
following gentlemen were appointed upon a COM
nlittee on resolutions an, INSTRUCTED: 10 report at
meeting to he held at ~ O'Clock on Friday: NessS
Nlchard L. Ielrick. Thomas i. Bavard. Philip Phil
nT,s. J. Randolph Tucker. George ". Bt1dle, Z. b.
Vance, }. Hnhiey Ashton, VIM. A. Wallace and
Walter H. Smith.
ARRANGING FOR The REPUBLICAN CoNvENTION.-
Senator Sabn, chairman OF The national republican
committee. yesterday appointed the following addi-
tiolai members to the committee on arrangements
ror tue republican national convention to be he'd
at Chicago: John c. New. OF In,.iana; WIN c.
Cooper. Of Ohio; &: L. Magee, OF pennsyivan:a:
Arkansas l. j. cage. OF Cheago was apnointei
treasurer OF the committee. The committee vii!
hold meeting in Chicago early i'll March next TO
perfect arrangements for tie meeting OF the con-
rent1on. Capt. VIM. Higgins. o. Kansas. was nla:ie
sergeant-at-arms OF the national committee he
charge OF the preliminary campaign work: 0. II.
Plat, Connecticut; Win. T. Chandler. New lamp
shire; : 'Iames H. H. stone, Mi:hg N: Wa P. FRYE,
West Virginia, and s g. Eikins. New Mexico.
A CONTRACT ASSUILED.-The contract of P G.
Meath, Of Memphis. Tenn. for the improvement Of
the Mississippi river the Hard Times levee has
been annne1 for failure to p,t on sufficient force
OF worhlnel The completion OF the contract has
been awarded TO Hugh Carlisle, OF G'lnuelsyille,
Ala.
LrECT Downs L. WILSON, OF the navy. was before
the naval examining UO-u1! 1Or eXanlfn alton
for promotion to be lieutenant OF the senior grade
PERsoNA1--The Earl and Countess OF Onslow are
at the Arllngton-Gen. Eppa Hunton, of vir-
ginia, is at the Ebhtt.--Assis:1nt Paymaster II
c. Ball has been ordered to report here for duty
Gen. ROsecranS' wife has recently had another se-
we're stroke OF paralySiS-HOn. Levi Mash and
wife, OF York, Pa, arrived in town ON Saturday to
pass a couple Of weeks with Mrs. Miller. on 3lSt
street.-AsSistant PaymaSter Lawrence Heap viii
leave Washington very shortly. having been or
dered to City Point, Va, by the lst OF January-
Justice Grey, OF the Supreme Bench, is bachelor
and worth over a million dOllars.-Hon. E. B.
| WaShburne will winter in CalifOrnia.-The origi-
nal OF one Of Miss Alcotts "Little Women" Is Miss
Hoar, who Is to marry MIR. BOwles, of the SPRING
field Repu0licln-A recent letter from Rev. Father
Healy, formerly president OF Georgetown College,
| now stationed in San Francisco gives encouraging
news OF his gradual return to heath.-Gen. Geo
A. Sheridan. the ex-recorder OF Deeds is in the CITY,
Mr.. A. A. Freeman, the Assistant Attorney Gem
eral for the Post ONCE department., has returned
| from vacation trip.
I'm Favor Of Cremation.
MOVEMENT AMONG THE GERMANS OF THIS CITY
PROPOSED ORGANIZATION OF STOCK COMPANY.
An article In the Journal, German paper Of this
city, recently favored the establishment Of acrema-
tory In this District and this publication seems to
have had the enectOf crystaizing the sentiment In
favor Of this mode Of BURIAL which prevails to some
extent here, especially among the German element
| OF our population. 1t has been decided to hold q
meeting OF those who are In favor Of such project
| In a few weeks, and the proposal will be made to
form an association and ask Congress for charter
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