Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-07-18

SECRETARY LAMAR to-day directed that the
Camp Supply trail through the neutral strip IN
the Indian Territory be kept open. He has also
relterated his intention i'll regard 10 keeping
open the trail.
CoURT-MARTIAL SEN1EyCEs REvOKED.-Sec-
retary Whitney has revoked the sentence of
suspension of Paymasters Bellows, McCann and
FRAZER, on the ground of infornaiiiy.
SETTLES FOR THE PARKs.-Bids for furnish
Ing one hundred settees according to sample for
use in the parks and reservations were opened
III the Office of commissioner OF public build
inss and grounds yesterday The bidders ~ were IRE
eaeh eiske New York eisS Curtis
\ Butts, Alexandria, $40, and }. w. Boteler
q Son., Washington, $3.50. Manly d Cooper
arms at S3.5S. Col. Wilson has recommended to
the chief ofengineers that the regular bids be
rsJec. ed, and the special bid of Manly & Cooper
De accepted. The sample which they submitted
Is considered much preferable to those now in
use in the parks. It has curving seat and
oack, and Is very comfortable.
GOVERNMENT TELEGRAPH RATES. - The
Postmaster General has fixed the rates at
which government kilograms shall be sent as
follows: For day messages of not exceeding 90
tances not exceeding 900 miles, and for each
word In addition To 20, / cent for all distances
ceedins .oo6 mies o onententb M the nrce of the the
message for 1000 miles, as above provided, to
be added for each 100 miles or fraction thereof
OF additional distance; fractions Of cent less
than half to be disregarded, and half a cent or
more to be counted as 1 cent, but for no dis
t.nce IT,; shall the price exceed so cents for each
20 words. excluding date. For night messages
of not exceeding 30 words, exclusive OF date
Is cents for all distances below 1000 miles,
ana for greater distances % cents, and in each
case l cent for each additional word.
THE SCHOOL SHIPS Constellation and Dale
are at Portsmouth, NH.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Iieuts. VIM. A. Hadden,
Geo. w. Mentz and Hamilton Hutchins, Naval
Cadets Fl. A. Bespham and Jas. T. Bootes. Or
dered to the receiving ship Vermont. The re-
signation of Assistant Engineer J. NJ MWhitham
has been accepted, to take effect February 1st
1856.
ARMY ORDERs.-Lieut. Col. Robert II. Ofiley,
18th infantry, has been ordered to visit the
camps of the OHIO National guard for the pur-
pose Of inspecting the troops taking part in the
land, Ohio; at ChiilicotLe, Ohio; at Ashland
Ohio, and at Canton, Ohio. Leave for six
months on surgeons certificate Of disability Is
granted Capt James G. MacAdaEns, I'd cavalry.
PERsoNAL.-Hon. C. McKibben, who has
been visiting his son, Col. Mckibben. and Mrs.
Joseph c. Mckibben, in this city, has returned
home The latter now have rs their guest Miss
Jennie D. Mckibben, of fPhiladelphia.-Ju
re.istersd IN chieaso ON Thursday.--It is an
lfnghuysen, son of the late Secretary of State,
and Miss Alice Coates, will be privately cele-
brated next month at the summer residence of
the brides father in NcwpOrt.-Mr. john
Iwcedale, chief clerk OF War department, and
ex-Representative Hurd of Ohio, were regis
tered In New York last nisht.-Ex-Senator
Mcdonald and wife, of Indiana. who have been
the guests OF Mr.. and Mrs. Frank B. Farms
worth, OF 10th street northwest, left tor Deer
little daughter. Miss Florence, will join Mrs.
Mcdonald there early In August.-Mr Rufus
II. Darby, with his wife and children, is spend
Ing few weeks in the far wcst--Mr. and Mrs.
I. B. N. Mason, OF Washington were registered
at Carlsbad on the 1st of ,July.-Senator Will
son, OF Mary land, who fsiA town for q day or
s%9 esPseM'S 3, = g. VIII M TO Bedford
Capitol Hill, is now at Newport, and viii 80
from there to Nantucket, for a stay OF some
time.-Mr. z. richards, the well-known
teacher OF this city, read u paper on Language
as an Educator," before the National Educa-
uOnal Association in Saratoga on Wednesday.
--P. Coolidge and Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Pol
lok, OF Washington, were registered in Paris
on the 4th inst.-Mrs. Belva a. Lock wood de-
iivered her lecture ON Social and Political Lie
In Washington" in Ogden, Utah, on the 9th
inst:---Mrs: l.. X. Lipptncott, of this city,
familiarity known In this country Us 'Grace
Greenwood" arrived in New York yesterday
from Europe, where she has resided for several
years past.