Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-01-15


COMMODORE A. A. sRMHEs, Capt R W. Meade
and Commander 81. L Howtson have been ap-
pointed special board to report upon the estab-
lishment Of o coallng dock and naval store house
at Port Royal, 8. C.
THE NATIONAL COMMITTEE OF the republican
party will meet at the Arlington hotel, in this city,
on Wednesday. The meeting is an adjourned one,
and its object is to "prescribe method or meth
ods er the election Of delegates" to the next ma
donal convention.
GEN. CANEDo, one of the two commissioners sp-
pointed by the Republic OF Mexico to negotiate a
commercial treaty with the United States, arrived
in Washington Saturday evening and Is the guest
OF the Mexican minister. Gen. CanedO and SenOr
romero called yesterday afternoon to pay their
respects to Gen. Grant and Mr.. TreScOtt, the
American commissioners.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Boatswain Chas. E. Hawkins
has been detached from tho Saratoga, 1st Feby,
and ordered to duty at the Washington navy
yard; Boatswain j. s. Sinclair, from the navy
yard, Washington and ordered to the Saratoga,
1St February.
ILLNESS OF REPRESENTATIVE SHAcKELFoRD.-Re-
preventative John w. Shackelford, OF the third
district OF North Carolina lying seriously i'll at
his rooms on Q street, in this city, and fatal re-
NEWS FROM THE JUN1ATA-Lieut. Samuel Belden,
OF the Juniata, reports to the Navy department,
under date OF Horta Bay, Fayal, December 23d,
that the health OF Capt. Dewey was steadily
improving, and would be sufficiently improved to
enable the vessel to sail on 1st OF January He also
reports that he got under way on the nth Of Decem
Der In search OF the disabled British bark Lord Col
ngWood. from Tyne, Wales, bound for Baltimore,
which was reported by the captain of British
The vessel was found, but was In no need Of
assistance, temporary rudder having been
the lspo letter Of ,en thanks
assistance offered.
THE WEEKLY STAR (eight large pages, cut, past
ed and folded) Will be sent postpaid anywhere in
the united States or Canada for one dollar year.
ARMY REFoRM.-The bill to increase the
efficiency of the army, introduced by Senator
Logan, and approved by the military committee of
the Senate, appears to meet with general favor
among army Officers, VINO contend that its passage
To Woud h put an END IN great degree to deserton
Ihe Dill emDod1eS all the principal recommended
tonS contained In the last annual report OF the
Secretary OF War;
CONFERENCE OF Virginia democrats is to be
held in this city tonight to determine whether it
Is advisable or not to hold state convention.
THE Posi- OFFICE APPROPRIATION B1LL-The
Senate committee on appropriations will hold a
meeting at some convenient hour to-day to take
action upon the Post Office appropriation bill,
which his been perfected by the subcommittee
me provision reducing letter postage from three
TO two cents for each half ounce has been retained
by the subcommittee.
THE CLERKsHIP Of the Senate committee on the
revision OF the laws, recently made vacant by the
resignation Of Col Vance, has been given to Mr..
Merwin P. Snell OF this city.
PERsoNAI--Dr j. NJ. Toner left town this morn
ing lor Chicago to attend meeting of the trustees
Of the American Medical Association to be held In
that city on Wednesday.-Mr. w. Wallace
WAUGH, manager OF the Boston Home Joau'nal is
at Wilards.-Senator Aldrich was In New York
yesterday.-COL ". Wall, president OF the Cotton
Seed Cleaning company, accompanied by Mr.. Fish,
the secretary. will sail for Europe on the Cunard
tive Thomas II. Herndon, of the first Alabama dis
trict, is lying dangerously Ill with consumption at
his rooms att the Metropolitan hoteL-CoL Green
buTy L. Fort, ex-member OF Congress, died at
Lacon, Ill, Saturday night from emboMsln OF the
brain after seven hours illness