Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-04-16

and F. F. Fletcher have Just returned from the
western coast OF South America, where they have
Deen lOr Cne past year, establishing mer1dianS of
longitude by means Of the electric telegraph
Mr.. JOHN J. KNOX has formally accepted the
presidency OF the National Bank Of the Republic of
New York, and will enter on his new duties on the
ISL OF May. He has not yet resigned the Office OF
| days
| MR. T. q. GRAVES assistant treasurer OF the
united states, has accepted invitation from the
president and faculty OF Trinity college, Hartford
Conn, to deliver series Of lectures on political
| economy and civil service reform before the stu
dents OF that institution. He is now in Hartford.
DISTRICT ITEM D1sALIowED.-Judge Lawrence
mas refussed to pass an item in the accounts of the
District Commissioners, amounting to s,s paid last
year to salarted clerk of the Interior department
| 1Or expert clerical service rendered for the Com
1ss Inc nrst controller holds that section
compensation to a person already In receipt OF
salary whether the service be rendered to any de-
partment or to the Commissioners, and he states
lnat Ihe payment was unauthorized.
| on the Treasury department from time to time that
the naval officer of New York is Of no essential be-
nent 10 the government. In statement of the
! transactions OF that officer for the year ended
errors committed In the effice of the collector of
CustomS Wnlcn errors II passed unnot1ced would
have caused loss Of s. OOs $50 to the government
SECRETARY CHANDLER AND COMMANDER R. D.
EvANs.-Secretary Chandler says regarding the
petition OF the citizens OF Baltimore for the restora
tion OF Commander RObley D. Evans to light house
duty there that he does not understand that naval
omcers are selected for duty upon the petitions of
citizens and that 1t is perfectly natural for officers
to complain when relieved from any pleasant duty
He declines to say anything about the charge that
Commander Evans was removed for political rea-
ffar vuft1, Sl.aC
try or Treasury he decided to place that officer
waiting orders, without giving any reasons for is
SUNG the order, and without consulting the news
papers on the subject.
A SPECIAL CABLEGRAM received here says that
SPY direction of the board OF directors no pilotage
tax will be collected by the SueZ canal dating from
| July 1st, next, and until further ordered
Pemberton ordered to the naval rendezvous, Phila-
delphia; Lieut.. VIM. l. Moore, detached from the
Ossipee and ordered to the Franklin: Ensign A. A.
A Newman, from the fish commission steamer Al
DatrOSS and ordered to report to Commissioner s.
Baird for special temporary duty; Passed Assist
ant Engineer A. c. Eugard, from the naval rendez-
vous, Philadelphia, and ordered to the navy yard,
New YORK; Passed Assistant Engineer William S.
Moore, from the TalapOOsa and ordered to the Os-
sipee Passed Assistant Engineer N. P. Towne from
New York navy yard and ordered to the Talla-
poOsa; Passed Assistant Engineer J. r. Edwards,
from the OSsipee and ordered TO the Franklin AS
sstant Engineers John d. Sloane and Frederick c.
bowers, from the TallapOOSa and ordered to the
Hartford; Naval Cadets VIM. l. Howard FELTON,
Parker, H. g. Leopold. Robert W. Gatewood and C.
dered to the Naval academy 1st May for final grad
9ation; Gunner James NJ. Hogg, ordered to the
Franklin; Carpenter j. ]. Thomas, ordered before
the retiring board.
PERsoNAL-Senator Malone has returned to the
city. considerably improved in health, and is in his
| old quarters at the eArlington-SenatorJ Jones, OF
Florida, and Gen. William Mckee Dunn, OF WASH
1ngton, were registered in New York last night
I. r Handy. OF Cleveland, is at the Ebbitt.-Ex-
settled as a resident Of New York cityeMGeneral
John Newton. Felix Campbell and Mr.. and Mrs.
George a. Villas, OF New York. are at the Arling-
| tOn.-Genera T. L. ROsSer, late OF the Northern
Pacific railroad sailed last week for the Isthmus of
Panama, in connection with the construction of the
send, Of Troy, \. Y; Bishop Neely, Of Portland,
Me; Albert Pulitzer, of New York, and Josiah
% Of ai angand 4d are ar at the the
cial AduertiSer, and eX-Representative Whtthorne,
OF Tennessee, are IN town, staying at the Ebbitt.
McCarter, OF Newark, and A. P. Bonney, of Lowell,
Mass, are at Chamberlns-Mr. Vim. t. Wyman,
son Of the Treasurer OF the United states arrived
| in New York yesterday by steamer from Key West.
after an absence Of six months In connection With
| the T. s. coast survey in Florida
Society Notes.
A large and distinguished company assembled at
Miss Ransoms studio last evening to welcome and
to hear the Rev. DR.. Hopkins discourse on prtnci
pies OF cOnQuCJ ana OF the law or conduct. The
venerable doctor, who is eighty-thr years old de-
lighted and astOniShed all by the clearness and
power Of his exposition, no less than by his felicity
Of speech, and by the sense of humor and readiness
OF retort which he displayed In the subsequent dis
cusSOn, In which Chief Justice Waite DR.. Buick
ley, Dr. Sunderland, the Rev. Mr. Steele Prof Eliot
and Others participated. There quite sprink-
ling OF Williams College men, old graduates and
pupils, who came to grasp the hand and to hear
once more the voice OF their beloved and yenerated
! teacher. 1t was notable gathering, and an occa-
| sion OF profit and delight to all present.
| Henry B. Bayley and Miss Blanche Hammet were
married by Rev. DR.. Addison yesterday at Trinity
church. The ushers were DIR. Millard Thomson
George Clark. A. B. Ferguson and Geo. W. Mudd.
A quite informal but very pleasant little enter
tainment was given last evening by Miss Jenny
Moore, OF 18th street, in compliment to her friend
Miss Ida StartZman, Of Baltimore, who is now her
eral days, expects to return home this evening.
Miss Marie Wilkinson spent the Easter holidays
with friends at Vassar College.
The National Academy of Sciences.
MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL ELECTEp-REiD1Na OF
PAPERS,
The National Academy OF Sciences resumed its
session this morning at the National Museum At
the business session the following members of the
council were elected: Spencer F. Baird j. E. Hill
gard and NJ. c. Meigs, OF this city; Wolcott Gibbs
and 8. H. Scudder, Of Cambridge; G. A. Young, OF
Princeton
The president announced that Mrs J. Lawrence
Smith, OF Louisville, KY, the widow OF the late
PROT j. Lawrence Smith, had donated So 600 to the
academy, the income from which was to be used for
the encouragement OF scientific investigation.
At the public session the reading OF the papers
were resumed, a list OF which has been published