Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-08-19

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ENSIGN CAPEHARr BErTER-A dispatch from Key
West, Florida, TO the Navy department, this morn
Ing. states that there is a Slight improvement In
the condition Of Ensign Calenart
| COMMANDER WHITING informs the Secretary of
i the Navy that the Saratoga LEFT New London,
Conn, on Monday. for cruise in Long Island
| sound They expected to reach Glen Cove by the
22d instant.
THE TALLAPoosA arrived at the Boston navy yard
! last evening.
The TRAINING SHIP jamestown arrived at Prov
tncetown on Sunday.
ALERT s. GRADY has been reappointed to q
$1,000 clerkship in the surgeon generals Office hav-
Ing served the probationary period.
PROBABLE BOND GALA call for about SO 600, :
0o0 three per cent bonds will probably be issued
in lew days
The ACCOUNTS OF GEN LoNGsrREEr AND Col BURN
sIDE-COntrolIer Lawrence said to-day that only
portion OF Gen. Longstreet's accounts has come
lnto ms hanus and that has been audited. He de-
mes That tnere Las been any delay in his office in
auulLih2 the accounts OF either Burnside or Long
street, anu that the delay has been elsewhere
DEAD LETT ER OFFICE. - The letters which the
trends OF the dead members of the Greely party
gave to Commander Sch!ey when the relic! vessels
Ie, VIII DE sent TO the dead letter Office, where the
quite large number OF such letters, and as there
was no way OF ascertanng the writers this diSpo-
sltlon OF them Was deemed the best
CABINET MEETING IN NEW YoRK.-It is stated
That the members of the Cabinet have been sum-
moned to New York, and that Cabinet meeting
Will be held there tomorrow.
sunk BY COLLISION WITH A STEAMER.-The
signal corps station at Delaware Breakwater re-
ports to the CHEZ signal officer as follows "Reye-
ffOr rnv
Which arrived last night. coilided with and sank
Norwegian bark Andgrs Dedekam on August IA.
Crew OF bark safe on steamer
HONORARY CoMhIssIoNEIS-Hon- B. K. Bruce,
CHIEF director &c, to-day appointed the following
pc sons as honorary commissioners to the worlds
exposition at New Orleans: Philip A. Bell, Califor-
Mia; Philip Joseph, Alabama; and J. l. Waller,
Kansas
CoURT-MARTIAL AT WEST Po1Nr-A general
court-martial Is appointed to meet at West Point,
New York, next Thursday, or as soon thereafter as
pr ctcable. Officers are detailed for the court as
follows: lst Lieuts. Eugene Griffin. corps OF engI-
neers; Charles II. Clark, ordnance department.;
Wallace Mott, sth infantry; Edward s. FaIrow. 2lst
infantry, and VIM d. Diet2. ASST taut surgeon; 2d
eo.s Pr,c ,t Oscar j. Brown lst cavalry. ana David
aItlllery, Judge advocate.
CoURT-NART1AL AT FORT MYER-A general
court-martial is appointed TO meet at Fort Myer,
virginia, at II O'Clock m, Wednesday, the 20tn
Gay OF August 1es4 Ur as So0n thereafter practi-
caoie, for the trial or sucn prisoners as may be
are detailed for the court: First Lieut. Henry Fl. c.
Dunwoody 4th artillery, actng signal officer: First
Lieut.. r Henry Ray, 81 inf, acting signal officer;
second lleuS. Leroy E. Sebree. James A. swift,
John +. Finley and Joseph +. M:ixfed OF the sig
nal corps; Second Lieut.. John G. Washe. signal
corps judge advocate. The court is autu uorized 10
SIT Without regard 10 hours The court is for the
tilal OF Sergeant Siyna of the signal corps the
charge OF neglect OF duty IN allowing Private Hill to
gaton INTO charges against him OF bribery.
ARMY oRDERs-Lieut Charles B. Ewing. assist
ant surgeon Z. S. army recen,ly appointed), now
at Fort stanton, New Mexico, viii report by letter
TO the commanding general department Of the Mis-
souri, Tor assignment 10 duty IN that department.
umbia win grant lurough ior SIX months. with
permission to go beyond sea, to take effect upon
ss hs r re-enstment, to Hospital Steward Paul WINK
Territory. Leave Of absence Tor four months on
surgeons certificate of disability, with Permission
First Lieut. Palmer T1lloD, goth infantry.
CONTRACT AWARDED The contract for furnish
ing galvanized iron fue Innings for the west wing
OF the new State, War and Navy department
buildings has been awarded to Mr. Otto Volt
steiner, OF this city. "A
PERsoNAL-Senor valente, the Brazilian minis
ter, IS at Niagara Falls-Judge Wylie has gone
TO the Warm Springs OF Virginla--Misses Kate
and Sarah Dulin, the well-known teachers, have
gone, Tor stay OF several weeks, to Barnesvllle,
Md-Mr. j. II. Hurger1ord has returned 10 The
city from a two weeks sotourn at Leonardtown.
Capt. Isaac Bas5ett the veteran atiache OF the
Senate, is spending The summer with his family at
the seashOre near New London, Conn.-;irs. Jas
NJ Tinker OF Hyattsville. left on Friday for visit
to The White mOunLains-Mrs. Dr. Winter ana
children. Mrs Ii. B. Moulton and family, and Capt.
and Mrs Weisher are summering in Virginia.
MT ana MIS- H. conquest Clarke and JOhu q bsOn,
OF Washington, were among the Americans laiely
registered at the Office or the New York Herald In
London. Charles w. Hoffman and Martin F.
Norris ESQ.,, left to-day for Saratoga, to attend the
meeting o. the American Bar association, accom-
panied by Mrs Hoffman and Mi Morr1s. they
Will extend their Trip TO Boston and the White
Mountains Mrs. j. G. Hester has gone TO Rich
mond 10 attend the marriage ceremonies Tomorrow
night, or Miss Eva FurguSsOn, one OF tile bellies OF
tnat city.