Evening star., 1885-06-22

SoNcihiiAeut III SeuCf;A America.
Mrs BAYARD ILL.-Secretary Bayard reached
the State department late this morning, and
expressed considerable uneasiness concerning
MS wife, who is quite ill.
AMONG THE PRESIDENTS CALLERS to-day
were Senators Mcpherson, Beck, Pugh, Plumb
and Vest, Minister Hanna, Judge Thoman
Lowry, Vfele, Townshcnd, Hendley, Findlay,
S,ampbell, Mattson. Holman, and Howard, Geo.
l; Ioh,, Dunlop; Washington N. II. Wise, Arizona;
New York J. Amber Smith, Philip r. Dodge
Washington; d. N. Grealish, captain at St,
5ohR's academy; academy l. W. ,sAle1andria; Rev;
kramer, Washington, and e. NJ. LOtze, Cincin.
natl.
MIR. MALCOLM HAY, the FIRST Assistant Post
master General, has such n feeble appearance
that his numerous visitors generally remark on
leaving him that he is a very sick man. This
gives rise to frequent rumors that he will soon
resign. 1t may be stated that the situation is
just TINS: MIR. Hay Is in feeble health, but he
hopes TO gain strength, and as long as he can
attend to the duties OF his office, as he is doing
AT present, he proposes to remain. How much
longer he will continue the present experiment
he refuses to say, and the Postmaster General
hls first assistant. Mr.. Hay Is showing q great
deal of pluck and determination in fighting
against disease and physical weakness.
REIMBURSEMENT OF Posi- OFFICE SALARIES
The second annual adjustment Of postmasters
salaries under the act Of March 3, 1884, and
the first on the basis of the two-cent rate OF
postage for the four quarters, has Just been com.
pleted. Under the terms of the law now In
lorce the adjustments are to be annually, in.
stead of b,;amnuaii as heretofore In the
main unchanged, with the exception of Gin.
clnnati, where reduction of 81 900 is made.
A DINNER TO TREASURER JORDAN. - The
friends Of Mr.. Conrad n. Jordan, us. treasurer
rendered him a dinner at Demonico's in New
York Saturday evening. About seventy gen
tiemen We're present: Samuel ID. Babcock, who
welcome to the guest of the evening. Mr. Jor
dan MADE an appropriate response, and
speeches were also made by Delano c. Calvin
Silas b. butcher, ex-C Congressman Benjamin a.
Willis and others. Letters of regret were read
from ex-senator Roscoe COnkling and other
prominent persons.
AWARDS AGAINST HAYTI.-Justice Strong, OF
the United States Supreme Court, on Satur.
day submitted to the Secretary of State the
republic OF Hayti. The amount awarded is
S57,25O. The claim of Capt. Pelleter amounted
to 81, ,166. .OO0 He also submitted an award
for S1O1 800 in favor of A. H. LaZere on his
claim against the same republic.
On THE WHITE HOUSE BALcoNY.-The Presi.
dent took his customary drive with Col. Lamont
Saturday afternoon, but returned at 6:3O, in
timot6 listen to several lively airs from the
"MikadO,'' with which the concert by the
Marine band in the White House grounds
closed Miss Cleveland and her guest, Miss
Nelson, Mrs. and Miss Manning, the Postmas-
ter Generals wife and daughter, the British
minister, with Misses Victoria and Flora West,
and his second and third secretaries of legation,
the Russian minister, Mr.. De Mesia, nephew;
and secretary to the Spanish minister; Mrs
Lamont,wi one of her little girls, and Mr.. Jno.
L. Agnew, of New York, were the most prOmi-
nent of those whom the President found await
ing him upon the balcony. A large number OF
people were present on the lawn.
PERsoNAL.-EX-Secretary Lincoln and family
go to Fortress Monroe this evening.-The fol-
lowing WashingtOnians are at the Hotel Royal,
Atlantic City: DR.. ]. II. Harlin and wife. Miss
Minnie Joynes, Mrs. A. d. Mack, C. II. New
man.-Mr VIM. Il. Smith, superintendent OF
the Botanical garden, has been seriously i'll for
the last ten days, but is now rapidly recovering.
w. r. Roberts, the new American minister
to Chill, arrived at Valparaiso Saturday,
Vice President Hendricks on Saturday called
upon Congressman w. II. Cole at Atlantic City,
who is still confined to bed, but is slowly inn
prOving.-Miss Cleveland has declined the in.
vitation to attend the meetings of the Ameri-
crn Institute of Instruction next month in
Newport.-John +. Reinberg, recently ap-
pointed a cadet in the revenue marine service
is II son of Mr.. Louis Reinberg, OF East Wash
ingtOn.