Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-01-28
1HE PRESIDENT and Attorney General Brewster
returned from New York Saturday night

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The PRESIDENT and Attorney General Brewster
returned from New York Saturday night
COL ROBERT c. MORGAN, of the State department.
whose serious illness was mentioned In Saturday q
STAR, died Saturday night His remains were
taken 10 his Old home. Oswego, n. Y, last night.
THE CONTRACT for furnishing three elevators for
the new custom house and post Office at Albany.
New York, has been awarded to Crane Bros, OF
Chicago. -
U. 5. SUPREME COURT RECEss.-Chief Justice
WAITE announced to the bar to-day that the United
States supreme Court would take a recess from
Monday, February 4th. until Monday, March 3rd.
AMONG the callers at the White House to-day were
secretary Lincoln, Senator Aldrich, and Represen-
,tatlves Thomas, Henderson Qowa), Johnson tN. W,
Nuttlng, Bingham, Morey, Payne (N.I.), Morgan,
Peelle and Steele.
THE U. S. tug Pinta left Rio de Janeiro. Brazil.
to-day.
THE CASE OF Col. Emilio Nunez has been laid be-
iore the State department, With request that the
matter DE officially Investigated. 1t is alleged that
COL Nunez, a tobacco importer Of Philadelphia,
VINO had lOlmeriy been Iii tne patriot army, WAS
taken Prisoner by an armed ere" from lIian-of-
war, while on board The American schooner John
T. tamil, Jr., lying in tie iiarbor OF Sagna la
Grande Cuba. il Is unCelst ooi Ihat the Question
OF tllEensaip Is hot inlOiIed III tie matter, ITS
Nhne. HAD lot yet been n.lturaiiZsi. The case
VIII ne Investigated by the State department. how
ever.
ASSISTANT SECRETARY NEWS RESIGN ATIoN-There
Is no longer any doubt that Mr.. John c. New has
resigned the office of Assistant Secretary OF the
Treasury. Nothing definite can be learned here rs
YET, Dut telegram IRON Indianapolis states that
Nh A. D. Lynci OF 'h;t city, 49, Oh his way to WASH
1aE in L. iS
Sion, WElch he viii present 70 the President upon
arriving here. The resignation IS to effect or
The l3t.. OF February. Ii is stated that MI Lynch
mentioned above, |, strongly backed by the Indiana
delegation as Nj. News Successor, and that his visit
mere IS lii answer 10 Il telegram from the ueleg,-
tlOl. NJ. Lynch was !Cri;,Tly stat. bank exiui-
lner. and has PASSED his lie III 1naIlcial pI3.itos
EX-Gov. Fletcher, OF DO. Who i now III Washing
ton. Is also prominently mentioned ;s Mr. New )
SUI utctaSo. ana many assert that there IS no doubt
but tltt ne "l.i oe appointed 10 the ONCE.
The NAVAL CADEIs' SEHI-ASNUAL ExAM1NATION
Closed Saturday. II is expected ;Dout 25 cadets
will be found deficient in English studies, and
that as hlaly nlOic have failed IA Iatnenallco.
GEN. STEPHEN PRESTON, minister OF Hayti to the
United States, mas been appointed envoy extra
Ordln try ana minister ;ienipotentiary from liayl
10 tle British and French governments on a
special mission.
PEsNsYLyASIA STATE AGENT.-B. Mead. of
agent 1o: ;E, collection Of war claims o. the state
at Washing; ;Cn.
MEDICAL. Examiner AMEs' CAsE-'rhe board ap
ro,.o, Nv ,.,, ,c,.,,,t ,o,. ~ ,,,.,- ...
. 49,, - Wv . VI i'i2'i-, " iii'N',i
s'''e tie chaiStS oi irregular practices mace
against Dr. AZei AnleS, member OF the Boston
board OF medical eNaiGiners OF the Pension Office.
has reported TO the Commissioner. that after Careful
examination of the aiIidavtts i before THEM Il Is
their Judgment that Dr. Ames is shown to have
voiatca the instructions as to examining surgeons,
and 10 nave been guilty Of conduct Gnbeconng ii
ntl.5er OF the bDar! u which he attached.
ana tlat ne Is llnnt lor the duties Of such posi-
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AN ASSISTANT POSTMASTER foBs THE MAILS
Io9' oiiice inspectors henderson ana Smith on
thursday arrested Ehllnet r. knight, assistant
postmaster! at Farmvile, Prince Edward COlntv
Va. for robhing the malls. Ii1ed letters were,
found upon his person. and he confessed his guilt,
He was held In s2-G3 bail by :; United states com
missioner to appear before the federal court.
Knight is the vi The cashier Of Il bank at Farm
vile, and has borne good reputation.
APACHEs COMING EAsT-A substantial pledge of
peace has been offered by the Apaches OF San car
los agency In the persons of frfyye OF their child
rn, who left there Yesterday TO; the Carlisle train
ing school, In Pennsylvania. in charge cf Dr. o. G.
Gwin. the school PHYSICIAN accompanied by Agent
Wilcox aid four chiefs OF the trite Agent WilcOS
will visit Carlisle and the Indian school at HamD
ton, Va, and Will also come 10 tins city
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shur has been Instructed to arrange for the recen-
tion of n. ro,.,otn, -, Ito, |,s, 10 .I, ~ ~. =
ol y, ''o i'''i' Vi i'"t' Noiiiiii''iiuel De Long
ana the others VINO were lost ON the Jeannette.
Hlilch are expected 10 arrive at New orE about
February Is. The guard OF honor will probably be
Ma Were ossoted wjth n n,.i ",,., ]
on the unat in the Arctic in 1a3 i'm S.o rrh f rho