Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-12-29

PRESIDENTS reception on New Years day:
At II a. m.-The President will receive the men,
bers OF the cabinet and the diplomatic corps.
At 11:15 q. m.-The chief justice and the asso-
States.
At 1880 a. m.-senators and Representatives in
congress, the Judges OF the Supreme Court OF the
District OF Columbia, the judges OF the Court Of
Claims and Officers OF the District judiciary, the
commissioners OF the District Of Columbia, ex-
members OF the cabinet, and ex-miniSterS Of the
At ls m.-The onicers Of the army and navy.
AT 1880 p. m.-The secretary OF the Smithsonian
Institution, the commissioner OF agriculture the
assistant secretaries OF the departments, the as
s,stant postmasters general, the solicitor general
OF the coast survey, the heads of the bureaus Of
the several departments, the national board Of
health and the civil service commission.
At 12:45 p. m-The Associated Soldiers OF the War
OF the Associated Veterans OF the War OF 1885,
the Grand Army OF the Republic and the members OF
tne Oldest Inhabitants association Of the District
Al p Perception of citizens, which will ter
inmate at p m.
oy the eastern gate and leave by the western.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Internal reve-
nue., $5sa, 30; customs, 1899 1s5.
DEATH OF A NAVAL CADEr.-The Secretary Of
the Navy to-day received a cable message from
Aamiral Davis at Nagasaai. Japan, announcing
I. v. Torrey, Of Illinois.
LIEUTENANT COMMANDER F. E. CHADWICK re-
ported at the Navy department this morning for
examination for promotion. He arrived but a few
days ago from London, where he was on duty as
naval attache at the United States legation.
NAVAL OFFICERS ORDERED TO THE MAR1oN.-The
following officers have been ordered to the Marion:
Lieut. Commander j. F. Merry, Leuts Thomas H.
Stevens, Clinton Lyeth, John E. Roller and John W.
MAagenman. nag Ensign W. r. NJ Field, Passed Assist
gineer w: A. M1ntzer, Ensign Lorenzo Semple, AS
SlStant Engineer George S. Willett, Lieut.. John H.
Moore Ensigns Henry s. Chase and Ernest Wilker-
son, Naval Cadets Charles w. Hazeltine and W. E.
Writ surgeon T. G. Heyr, Chief Engineer Frederick
y. Mexican and Assistant Engineer Albert Smith
CHANGES OF STATIONS OF SUBSISTENCE OFFICERS
The following changes In the stations and duties Of
onlcers OF the subsistence department are ordered
Capt Frank E. Nye, will proceed to Fort Monroe,
va, Tor duty as depot and post commissary Of SUBJ
siStence at Fort Monroe relieving Capt Wells VIII
lard who, on being relieved, will repair this city
and relieve Capt. VIM. II. Nash from duty as pur-
Washington, D. C. Capt. Nash, ON thus being re-
!leyed, will proceed to New orleans, La, and re-
lieve Capt Frederick F. Whitehead from duty as
purchasing and depot comnissary Of subsistence in
that city. Capt Whitehead on being relieved win
proceed to Denver, Col, and there take station as
purchasing commissary OF subsistence.
DEATH OF LIEUT.. FIELD.-Lieut. Edward A. Field,
U. s. n, died al the Massachusetts, General hospf-
tall IN Boston, Saturday, of typhoid fever, aged
thlrty-nVe years He was son OF Prof Field, Of
Amherst college.
ARMY oEDERs-Leave for four months, to take
effect from February l. 1885, granted I'd Lieut. John
NJ. .Stotsenburg. 9th cavalry; Capt Andrew h
Young, to New York, and report In person to Lieut.
Col. Henry c. Hedges for temporary duty at the
quartermaster depot in that city; leave for two
months granted a a. I'd Lieut. George W. McIver, 7th
T. Smith. 7th infantry, and 1St Lieut. Henry E. Rob-
tnson, 4th infantry.
AN ARMY retiring board, with Gen. O. O. How
ard, president has been ordered to meet at Omaha,
Neb, on the 12th January. for the examination of
Capt. Edwin Pollock, 9th infantry.
NAVAL ORDERs.-C ommander Il. c. Taylor,
from special duty as naval aid to the mayor of
New York, and ordered to special duty at the New
York navy yard, January /; Lieut.. C. c.. Cornwell,
waiting orders; Lieut.. A. p Nazro from the wash
ington navy yard. and ordered to the Pawhatan;
sn Henry Martin to the
/. G. McNary and B. B. H. Wharton, to special duty
at Chester, Pa. under orders Of advisory board.
special duty ut New York. under orders OF the
advisory board; Assistant Paymaster Charles 8.
VIII, Williams has reported his return home, having
peen detached from the onward, and has been
placed on waiting orders.
THE acceptance of the resignation Of Ensign L. s..
SSSAA
on waiting orders
PERsoNAL-Secretary Lincoln and Senator La
mar went over to New York yesterday.-The
Charge dAffares Of the Uraguayan embassy Senior
Don Carlos Farini has returned to the city,
Senator Allison is in New YorK-Mr w. F. Lam
bert, well known to many washington people as
formerly manager OF the Deer Park, Oakland and
Queen City Hotels, has now charge OF the Office OF
Welcker's new hotel In this city.-Vice President
elect Hendricks will deliver the annual address be-
fore the Yale alumni and graduating classes at the
commencement next June.-Rev. DR.. j. E. Ran
kin. formerly pastor Of the Congregational church
mere, Is very Ill at bis home in Orange, n J.-Sen-
ator Malone arrived In the city last night and has
taken quarters at Welckers for the session.
The Case Of Sergeant Holtnorlh.
THE ORDER FOR CouRT-NARTrAL TO BE ISSUED
SOON.
The order for the court-martial to try Sergeant
Otto Holtnorth, OF the signal ofce, on charges of
having opened Lieut. Greely's private papers, has
not been Issued owing to question as to how the
court should be ordered. The charges were sub
mitted to the Secretary OF War several days ago,
but, upon examining them, 1t was found that there
was nothing in them which would prevent the
service. The charges were, therefore, returned to
the chief signal officer, with the suggestion that
he order the court to convene. Gen. Hazen, It is
understood, will issue the order very shortly.
The Case Of BigelOw.
HIS SENTENCE TO FIVE YEARS CONFINEMENT IN THE
CONCORD, n. a., PENITRNrIARY.
To-day. in the Court In General Term, the case
of the United States against Benz. F. Blyelow con-
victed OF embezzlement while in the employ OF the
National Bank OF the Republic, was decided, Judge
James (who sat with Judges Macarthur and Hag-
nep. delivering the opinion Of the court. The
point argued some three weeks since was that
Bigelow had been twice placed in jeopardy for the
same offense The argument was by District At
torney WOrthingt0n and Assistant District Attor-
ney Taggart for the government; MessrS w. A.
COOK and X CnrtSty for the prisoner. The OnenSe
was committed In 1852, and there were some four
teen indictments which when the case was called