Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-09-01
A Kentucky Protest.

| OBJECTION TO PROPOSED CHANGE OF NAIL
| ROUTE.
Representative Willis, Of Kentucky, is I'm the
city TO make protest for the people of Louis
| Vile and vicinity against the proposed change
| OF the mail route from the river to the railroad
| He will have a consultation with the acting
| Postmaster General this afternoon. He says
| the department may save a small sum by the
transfer, but it will be in direct opposition to
| the interests OF the people The vast tobacco
and other commercial interests along the mail
| route, who use the mails in their business, and
| snip their tobacco, &c, upon the mail steamers,
enter vigorous protest against the change.
In COMPLIANCE with the requirements of the
general order sending army officers back to
| their regiments who have served over three
| years on detached duty, Lieut.. Col. James F.
Gregory, corps of engineers and George W.
Davis, 14th infantry, were to-day relieved from
duty OnLieut. Gen. Sheridan 9 staff and ordered
! to their posts.
MOVEMENTS OF NAVAL VESSELS. The
Swatara will leave New Orleans for Washington
| with her load of silver on or about the 9Th or
10th OF September. The Omaha arrived at
Gibraltar on her way to the Asatic station to-
day. The Alliance arrived at Norfolk to-day.
HIS WIFE LEFT HIM AND HE WANTS A
B. Vinton, filed a bill for a divorce from Eliza
beth VintOn. They were married in January,
1873, in Baltimore, and he charges that about
| fused to live with him.
MARRIAGE LICENsEs.-Marriase licenses
have been issued by the clerk Of the court to
George BarcSsrd and Ada ne NJ I Kirby; Pres
spaulding and Katie A Campbell; John Henry
sommer and Maggie c. Markin.
THREE MONTHS IN JAIL FOR AN ASSAULT
Thomas Hayes, colored, waiter on the
| steamer Mary Washington, was charged in the
Police Court this morning with assaulting the
bar tender, John Rooney, who testified that
while on the boat Hayes came in the bar room
witness put him out of the bar. He Continued ed
to use abusive langTsge until the boat landed
get on street car Hayes came along and
struck him between the eyes with q cobbIe
stone. The court gave Hayes three months in
jail
THE SUIT AGAINST THE WASHINGTON BENZ
FICIAL ENJOYMENT ASSOCIATION. In the
Washington Beneficial Endowment associatiOn
In which the complainant seeks to enfore a
claim against the certificates issued to Antonio
Pelletier, on the ground that he furnished the
has fled the answer, in which 1t is stated that
that it does not know who paid the assessments'
except 1t has been advised that the assessments
were paid by one Marguerite Campbell, nee
TH. EsrArE OF BEsEn1g MILsuKN.-The
the Central National bank and others" OHw
appealed 70 the General Term from the decree
Of Judge Merrick, made in the Probate Court,
declining TO set aside the order appointing
VIM: q. Henderson administrator Of the estate.
On the 21st OF August last, at the request OF the
heirs, the court appointed Mr.. Henderson ad-
ministrator: The following week the creditors
came in and asked to have the appointment
set aside. The Judge said that the twenty-one
days In which the creditors could have come in
and petitioned for the appointment Of an ad-
ministrator expired without any such course
the appointment George Truesdeil filed to
DAY petition for letters I'D colted0enduns on
1040 18th street, reports stolen from his room
two gold rings, ETC., value e6.-Georre Auder-
son reports that while asleep on Water street
ne was roooed OF silver watch worth s12.
A REsCUE-Last night about $50 O'Clock.
while the steamer 0eorge Lay was returninr
TO this city from her trip to Chapel Point The
IN Gns Of The boat and ms
aud when he was pulled on board he rave his
name AZ Robert Cross but would not Give anv
other Account u himself
UNDERoRouND WIRRA-The AvereIl Insulat-
q placing the wires Connecting the B. and 3.
Willards, on Pennsylvanis avenue. q s O'Clock
yesterday afternoon, when the last paving stOnei
was replaced. The wtres on this connection are
vsndsnbssEh supsrinssndsd the ~SsS. :. Y W.
RANGE or rH1 THxanonsrxsv-The apllov.
ing were The feadingz ct the signal once to-day:
7s.1. Maximum. 7s.s; minimnIn. dob.
r, A...,E.D OF sgesac1os -Roesss murphy,
tbs aifsenoon 6 the navy yard BY Oficsr
Come. and eeegeant Nuihall . e1spdcious