Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-09-18

Deen transferred to the naval hospital In this city
| on account OF ill-health
THE COMMISSION appointed to visit Central and
south America which will meet in New York city
on the 29th instant, will leave on the 10th of Octo
Der iOr the City OF Mexico, whence they will 60 to
central America and afterwards visit the principal
countries OF south America. The commission ex-
pect 10 Ue gone ABOUT six months
NATIONAL BANK MArTERs.-Mr. Cannon control
ler of The currency, will visit New York tomorrow
Tor the purpose OF attending to some business in
connection with the Marine National Bank On
Saturday he will meet the directors the National
Bank or New Jersey in New York TO confer with in
regard to pro .osed plan Tor the resumption OF
business ~ that bank.
For THE New ORLEANS ExPosIr1oN-The Acting
Secretary OF the Treasury to-day issued a warrant
Tor *666S6 In favor OF the directors of the New Or
leans Cotton Exposition. being the second INSTALL
meGt under the act OF Congress lOanng the expOSi-
tion s1,OO,OO0. The first payment was s4s3 ,asl
PASSED THE ExAMINArIoN.-The following can
d1dateS have successfully pa sed the examination
Tor appointment as assistant surgeons in the ma
rice hospital service: Joseph II. White OF Georgia;
7: " Ctrrington, OF Georgia. and l. L. Williams,
or south Carolina They passed the examination
in the order named There is at present but one
vacancy, but the examination viii hold good for
one year.
The TREASURY PORTFoLIo.-It is learned that
Minister Morton has postponed his departure from
Europe for two weeks This fact it is thought, dis
poses or the report that Is TO have the Treasury
pofIioiio as the Office must Oe filled within week.
SECRETARY CHANDLER will return from Annapolis
This afternoon. 1t Is understood that his visit to
the naval academy was brought about by the rejec-
ton OF an unusual number OF the applicants for
detshlps IN the academy, who failed to pass the
phJ sical examination. The parents OF some OF the
Candid tes who were rejected have complained
that The medical board had been too particular In
The matter.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Lieuts. w. A. Hadden and o.
w. Lowry have reported their return home, having
been detached from the Kearsarge, European Sta
ton, 9Th August, and have been placed on waiting
orders. Lieut. ii. T. F1ckbOhn has reported his re-
turn, having been detached IRON the Lackawanna,
Pacific Station, 18th August, and has been placed
from the Nina and ordered to the RANGER 9Th Octo-
Der. The leave OF Civil Engineer II. S. Craven has
been extended one year from the LIST OF october
next.
PERsoNAL-Dr. j. C. yelling, president OF Co
lumbia University, has returned from the north.
-Counsellor II. H. Wells is back from his sum-
mer vacation.-Dr. d. W. Bliss is expected to re-
turn this even1ng.-InternM Revenue Comnlis-
sioner Evans has gone TO Kentucky.-Deputy
Marshal Fassett has returned to Washington and
from Vine; ard Haven. .-Ex-senator Window is
to the chief clerk or the War department., has re-
sumed his duties, having recovered from his re-
fgnf rof ~ H., Doage o15s Is at BEDFORD r .,
Washington, are In New York.-DI. E. ID. Fisher
and W. L. and Z. S. Rodgers. OF Washington, were
registered in Paris yeslerday.-Hon. Horatio
q. The battle OF Bladen>burg and capture OF Wash
ngon, IN Boston on the first OF october, before the
OF whlcn Mon. Marshal p. Wider is preSdent.-
The late Senator Anthonys estate proves 70 he
Iet"ry o State, sailed b. the EMS yesterday for
Germany.