Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-03-07

| hhrOhM SCHOOL TRUSTEES APPoTNTED.-The
President has appointed Henry A. Willard. an6
Alex j. Falls to be trustees OF the District reform
| school ior term Of three years, from March 5th.
ington this morning, On their way to Fortress
| Monroe. General Beale expected to Join them a,
the station and accompany them, but was pre-
vented by tndiSpos1tion.
| NO MONEY FOR THE BIG GUNs.-Naval Officers
on duty in the ordnance bureau OF the Navy depart
ment say that the naval appropriation bill passed
by the House yesterday makes no provision for the
completion OF the guns for the new cruisers, and
that unless additional steps are taken in thai
direction 1t Will be necessary to suspend work or
| Tie guns very shortly. 1t Will take $45O,OOO more
| 10 complete the guns. and with that amount OF
| money at hand anu with the work progressing as
rapidly as possible, all TIE guns can probably bt
completed by the time the cruisers are lnshed |,
| has been suggested that in OF emergency tle
guns can be'purclaSed In Europe, but this pla1
| they say would be impracticabe. Such guns arr
not kept On hand In Europe, and II made to Ordel
could not be completed in less time than two years
| NAVAL NOTES.-The U. S. S. Shenandoah arrived
at Montevideo on the Sd inst, on her way to the
| Pacific station; all WELL The Gaena sailed yes
terday from Port Royal for Port-auPrtnce. Letters
were received at the Navy department to-day from
the PENSACOLA, at Tamatave, Madagascar.
COMMODORE QuAcKENBusH will ask to be placed
on the retired list. under the forty-years service
clause. as soon he IS promoted to be rear admi
RAJ, which will be in July next.
WHO WILL SUCCEED COMMODORE UPsHUR?-Sec
retary Chandler said to-day that he was still unde
ci6ed who would succeed Commodore Upshur In
| thought by many that Commodore Luce Will be
| selected, and there IS some talk of Commodore
hn faaa Hhandler gqSt being ordered
| probability OF Commodore Quackenbush being as
signed to that duty. Al first 1t was supposed tina,
Commodore Fillebrowne would be the officer but il
Is understood that he ts not desrou5 of being
| ordered there. Commodore Luce seems the mos,
likely officer to be selected.
RESTORED TO DUTY.-The record of the court
martial case Of Landsrnan Geo. Cantine, who was
tried at the Washington navy yard was received a,
the Navy department yesterday afternoon. As
stated In yesterdays STAR. Cant1ne was wholly
acquitted OF the charges OF stealing from the dead
bodies at the Gay Head disaster. Similar charges
against Patrick Morgan. seaman, and ChaS. BOS-
well. flrst-claSS fireman, have been dismissed. All
three men have been released from imprisonment
and restored to duty.
THE PATENT OFFICE SPECIAL ExAM1NAr1oN-The
civil service commission desire that applicants fol
positions as draughtSmen or tracerS of drawings
VINO attend the special Patent Office examination
saturday, provide themselves with Instruments
draugnttng paper. tracing cloth, &C 1t is desired
that skilled draughtsnen come provided with paper
properly mounted.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Ensign L. X. Reynolds has been
detached from special duty in the Navy depart
ment, and ordered to the Arctic steamer Bear
Passed Assistant Surgeon II. E. Ames detached
from the Colorado and ordered to the Arctic steamer
Bear; Lieut.. G. J. Badger detached from the fish
commission steamer FiShhawk and ordered to the
photographic Office; Ensign L. W. PIepmeyer de-
tac!ltd from the Tallapoosa and ordered to the
! FislIhawk.
COMMISSIONS have been issued to Julia F. Snow
postmaster at Wattsville, Accomac, Va, and MIS-
j. NJ Snead, at Fork Union, Fluvanna county. Va
THE REMAINS OF the late Kenneth Raynor were
forwarded to Raleigh, n c., by express on the 6:35
train this morning. All the funeral arrangements
nave been made by friends and relatives in Raleigh
and the remains will be received and cared for by
them. His relatives In this city will start fol
Raleigh tomorrow.
THE =. o. D. NINETY YEARS Aao.-Mr Hazen the
third assistant postmaster general has received an
Old volume containing the regulations Of the postal
service in 1893. 1t gives the act OF May Sth, 1894
which established the present Post Ofice DEPART
ment. The list OF post offices comprises GOO, and
now there are 4S, 900.
A RECENT DECISION OF THE COURT OF CLAIMS EX.
PLAINED.-Mr A. McBlar, the counsel in the case
OF North vs.. The United States, decided in the
Court OF Claims last Monday says that there exists
mlSapprehenSiOn to the effect OF the decision
rendered by the court. This was suit brought to
test the right OF officers OF the navy who served In
the Mexican war to three months extra pay under
te act OF February 19th 1873. AS matter OF fact,
almost all OF the volunteer officers and soldiers, the
rank and file Of the regular army and the sailors who
participated In that war have received this pay and
thS decision does not Affect any one 'whO may have
received said extra compensation" The account
Ing officers OF the Treasury being in doubt as to
whether the law applied to 0uicerS OF the navy OF
regular army who took part In the war, withheld
payment OF their claims, and hence this suit.
The Court of Claims hold that officers OF the navy
are entitled to this pay, and give judgment accord
ingiy In favor OF North for three months pay as
lieutenant In the navy. In the case OF Gen. W. II
Emory this court holds that officers of the regular
army are also entitled to this extra pay.
THE WEEKLY STAR for this week Is now ready
for mailing; price, three cents per copy. 1t Is a
large, etGht-page paper OF fifty-SiX columns. cut
pasted and folded, and will be sent anywhere In
the United States and Canada, postpaid, for one
dollar year.
PERsoNAL-SenOr Don NJ. Romero, the Mexican
minister here Mr.. Dorman B. Eaton OF the civil
service commission, and Lieut. j. w. DanenhOwer
| OF Washington, were registered in New York last
nfght.-GeOrge NJ Pullman and wife, OF Chicago
are at WiliardS.-H. c. Haigbt, Of New York, and
w. 5. Hatcher, OF Columbus are at the MetrOpOli.
tan.--H. NJ. Pollard, OF st. Louis, ard Wm. G.
Worley, OF West Virginia, are at the NATIONAL
eron, was adlAitted to practice before the q. s
supreme Court yesterday.-Albert Pulitzer, editor
| OF the New York Aforaing Journal, is at the Ar
nngton.-JameS N. Ermentrout, brother Of Rep
resentative ErnientrOut, OF pennsylvania, and
hiram Weilee, OF Reading, are on brief visit tc
ton Tomorrow for Bermuda On q short visit, sail
Ing from Baltimore in the steamer Nubian.-
jerome Bradley, OF New York. Is at WilIard's.-
Robert z. Porter, OF the Philadelphia Press is at
| the Riggs.