Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-12-26

| issued at the War department, directing that
| all magazine guns now in the possession of
and a new supply of Springfield rifles issued.
| This action will be taken upon the recent re-
port OF Gen. Benet, chief of ordnance. Three
leading magazine guns have been on trial by
| the army for some time past in different de-
partments and the report of the chief of ord
nance shows that the almost universal result
| has been a preference for the Springfield rifle
| as compared with the magazine guns. Gen.
Benet's report to the Secretary of War, there
fore, is opposed 10 the adoption of the magazine
gun for the present as the arm of the service:
It has been referred to the lieutenant general
for approval.
LIEUTENANT T. B. NJ. MASON, of the navy,
| well known here, reported for duty on the
| Asiatic station, on the oath of November, and
was ordered to the flagship Trenton.
LEAVE for six months, to take effect about
February 20, 1886, is granted Capt. Henry Cat
ley, I'd infantry, and for fifteen days to First
Lieut.. H. L. Haskell. 18th infantry.
LIEUT. Col. CHARLES A. REYNOLDS, deputy
quartermaster general, now at Baltimore, has
been ordered to Vancouver barracks, w. T., for
duty as chief qua termaster. department. Of the
Colum6!a, relieving Major AS. Kimball,q uarter-
master, who win remain on temporary duty in
the department. of the Columbia.
ON THE RETIRED L1sr.-The following en-
listed men of the army have been placed on
Cooney, Corporal Edward Quinn, ordnance de-
partment; Corporal P. II. Wray, 9th cavalry,
| and Private Andrew Roberdy, detachment Of
cavalry at the military academy.
PAYMAsTER l. G. HoBBs has been detached
from the Juniata and ordered to settle accounts
and Paymaster John F. Tarbell has been or
dered to the Juniata.
AMONG THE PRESIDENTS CALLERS to-day
were Senators Mcpherson and Blackburn, AS
sistant Secretary Fairchild, Representatives
Farquhar, Fuller, Carleton, Morrow, Peters,
enridge, Mcmillan. Henley and Springer, with
Rev. DR.. Milburn, chaplain of the House, r. w.
Springer and c. 0. Lander.
OUR NAVAL VESSELS ON THE PACIFIC
CoAsT.-Rear Admiral McCauley, commanding
the Pacific station, in report to the Navy de-
partment. dated Payta, Peru, Nov: 80, states
that the flagship Hartford arrived at Payta
Nov. % eight days from Panama, and detained
by needed repairs to her boilers. She expected
was at Coquimbo, having visited the naval ports
south of Cailao. The Mohican had left the
coast of Central America and was on her way
search for reported rock. She would then
proceed down the coast, visiting ports between
and the storeship Monongahela at Coauimbo.
PERsoNAL.-Ex-Senator Tabor, of Colorado. is
in town, staying at Willards.-Genl r. E.
Colston is suffering from severe attack of
sciatica and lumbago, which he fears will not
leave him in time to call upon his friends on
New Years day.--Representative Mcmillan
returned to home in tennessee On Thursday, to
spend the holiday vacation.-Mr. &: ID. Cheno-
with, of Philadelphia, is spending the holidays
with his mother at 1852 Vermont avenue
Mr.. W i'll Acklen, who recently met with a pain
full accident while exercising atthe gymnasium
has sufficiently recovered to leave his ROOM
Dr.. Mackall has returned to the city from the
north, fully recovered from his late Sickness
Mr. r: J. Wynne, of the Cincinnati Commercial
New York.-Coi. W. Z. Cutshaw, OF Rich.
mond, IS visiting his brother and sisters at 400
New York avenue.-Mr. Victor J. Becker, who
Is now located in New York, is in the city for
few days.-Gen. p. n. Newton, and Bert Scan
nell, of Washington, were registered IN Chicago
be glad to hear that his condition has greatly
improved. and he is now thought to be out OF
danger.-.-Mr. Gnstaye Legras, professor of
mathematics in the New YORK City College, is
spending his holidays with MIR. Edward /.
Darling, at 1884 18th street.