Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-05-22
Alleged ExtravaSant Naval Expendi.

THE EXPENSIVE REPAIRS OF THE MOHICAN
AND OMAHA TO BE INQUIRED INTO.
Secretary Whitney has addressed a letter to
Commodore John ii. Russell, commandant of
the Mare Island, Cal, navy yard, relative to the
expenditure Of nearly $500, 900 for the recon
struction OF the Mohican-at least three times
what new ship of the same class and character
could have been built for This, he says, indi-
Gates the most extraordinary mismanagement
and wasteiulness.
decided to constitute Il board of investigation
tor the purpose of conducting inquiry upon
the spot into the system and methods prevalent
in the yard, and the orders constituting the
board and covering their authority. The board,
Which Is to convene on the 10th instant at the
yard, is composed of Capt. John Irwin, senior
member; Chief Engineer q. +. kutZ, COmman-
der Il. Rodgers, Commander q. kempf and AS
sistant Naval Constructor J. Fe;isler. Second
Lieut.; j. u. McWhorter, of the marine corps,
recorder.
Secretary Whitney also intends to investigate
the expenditures for the repair of the Omaha.
The Omaha has been undergoing repair and re-
construction since 1 SS1 at the Portsmouth navy
yard. The bills, US appear from the books OF the
department, amount to S545, pos. The Omaha
is II wooden vessel. She left the Portsmouth
navy yard to be inspected at Newport the 10th
instant, and Is now ready for sea. The Secre-
He has also ordered the naval constructor who
had charge OF the repairs of the hull and the
engineers who had charge of the repairs of the
machinery to go to the same place.
For STEALING A DIAMOND STUD.--James r.
Callahan, alias James Thompson, was tried in
the Criminal Court to-day for the larceny of a
gold shirt stud set with a diamond, valued at
$75, from Peter ]. Brett The testimony showed
that the prosecuting witness came here on the
Sd of March from New York; that while intoxi-
Gated he fell asleep in a saloon, when the de-
fendant was seen fumbling about his neck. Sub
sequently Callahan was found in Baltimore and
the diamond recovered. The defendant, when
the testimony for the prosecution was in, with
drew his plea of not guilty, and pleading guilty
was sentenced to three years in the Albany
penitentiary.
MENCEMENT.-The commencement exercises of
the theological department OF Howard Univer-
sity will take place at Asbury NJ. e. church this
evening. Rev. DR.. w. w. Patton, the president
of the university, will address the graduates,
and Rev. Dr. j. f. Craighead, the dean, will
confer the certificates. The graduates are Jacob
b. Oliver, Chelsea, Mass; Stephen II. Lamktns,
Roanoke Co, Va; Henry T. Johnson, Newburg,
NY; Samuel NJ. johnson, Burkeyille, Md;
Nathaniel Strebbs and William T. Peel, Wash
1ngtOn, u. c.; Singleton r. Hughes, Baltimore,
Nd; Daniel w. Harth, Orangeburg, s. c.; and
jackson 5. Cooper, of Kingston, S. G. There are
two courses In the theological department, the
literary and the classical Three OF the gradu-
ates, ]. s. Cooper, DIV. Harth and 8. Hughes,
graduate from the classical course.
MARRIAGE LICENSES. = Marriage licenses
have been issued by the clerk of the court to
Thomas Carter and Sarah James; John Green
n