Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-06-09

Va, to duty in the Office of the chief signal
otncer or the army, in this city, to take effect
from the 1st instant
SECRETARY WHITNEY has gone to New York
for q few days. Commodore Harmony has been
oeslgnated by the President as Acting Secre-
tary during his absence.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Assistant Surgeon F. N.
Ogden, ordered to duty on board the receiving
ship st. Louis; Paymaster Robert N. Allen, de-
tached from special duty at the naval academy
ana ordefed TO report to the judge advocate
general for duty; Assistant Engineer William
to the Hartford, 10th instant; Prof. simon New
COMB, granted six months leave, with permis-
Sion to leave the United States: Lieat. A. b.
mission to leave the United states; Lieut. Jas.
rfanknn (retired), granted four months leave,
YIN permisson to Isays the United stst:.
the retired list from June 5th, 1885.
Up THE CONGO R1vER-The Secretary of the
Navy has received report from Rear Admiral
English, dated Congo river, May I'd, stating
that he had sent Lieut.. E. II. Taunt up the
congo river to the Stanley pool on an expe-
aition OF observation. After completing this
duty Lieut.. Taunt will proceed to the Medi er-
ra.iean station and report to the commanding
officer for duty.
The WOOD PRESERVING PROCESS. - The
board appointed by Secretary Whitney to in
Vestisate and report concerning the purchas se
OF the process Of the American Wood Preserv-
IN. company torihe use of the Navy depart
ment, have reported that the total cost TO the
government was o156, 1882. They state as
their opinion, that the Thilnany process, COW
any useful improvement in the art of rreserV-
ing timber. and that it p s-esses no practical
Hane whatever" they also claim that the
works could be duplicated for less than the
price paid by the government
A CHoLERA-BoUSD SHIP FOR BALr1Most.-
Of ft,n .,, II II
service has notified the health officer at Ba til
more and the offi :er in charge OF the auaran-
tine station at Cape Charles that the ship
Jupiter LEI; Valencia Srdn, where the cholerI
i epidemic, ON the 26th Of April, bound for
Baltimore.
Protecting HIS FATHERS GOOD NAME.-A
special to the New York Tribune from ST. Louis
says:-Lieutenant L. X. Reynolds, a member of
the Greedy relief e xPedition came to this city
to-day for the purpo.e o. inducing the coroner TO
reopen the highest on the iemains Of his fa her,
who WAS xii ed LAST week by plan ,e from the
tnlfd story lnso the rbtunda OF the southern
hotel. Lieutenant Reynolds think; that the
verdict o! suicide which was returned is con-
trary to the Iacts.
AMoNG THE GALE rs at the White House to-
day were Sc aator Mcpherson, Repres IN a. lives
Warner I'd. Kleinsr, Townshend. teece,
DJughertv. White, Pc insylvania, aud Henley;
& l.. Williams, Iowa: ID. T. Mckee, Jnn. Z.
Bacon. ciIarge d'atfii eS IL VI ,ntevineo H. Il
Branch and ]. c. kenitl, OF Colorado.
ARTILLERY OFFICERS TO VISIT THE Fou1D-
RIEs AND ARsENALs.-First Lieut.. Montgomery
". Macomb, 4th artillery; Fl ST Lieut.. John T.
Williams, Sd artillery; First Lieut.. Frederick
Mar b. 1st artillery, and First Lieut.. Henry r.
Lem,y, Sd artillery, now on duty at the artil-
lery tchrOl. Fort Monroe, Virginia. will visit
the 9s abli hments hereinafter designated ior
the purpose OF examining the operations of con-
.tru,.ion or manu- ;icture as tir,sc potlts of
special interest to artiilerists: South Boston
trundry, B ,,ton, Mas: national armory,
Spi' %teld. Ma>s.; Colt and w lncile ter works,
! !" Iareii, { mn; Fraaklu.Q ~: email. Phila-
d ,,hia, Pa Midvale tee! works nsar Phiil-
d iplil, Pa; Pennsylvania st2ei company,
rliun, Pa; manu.Actocy Of 'ii.;h eXplo ives,
& ob-town. n J !; iron and stce! wo ks. Chester,
-: Dupont guIp,Wder work =. Whining on.
Del. Upon the completion OF tlli. duty the u IL
Ger named will return from the place las meu-
tened to their station at Fort Monroe.
PERsoNAL.-Secretary Bayard addressed the
litarary societies OF the state university at Law
rtnce, kansas, last evening on the subject of
Erole ye~terda:.-J II Estili. editor aud
proprietor OF the savannah aces. is registered
q. The Metre isanAr and MTs j. II
Paris on tie 3Uth ult.-Hon. Blanche X
1aucx, eX-se sister OF the Treasury, intend' re-
siding permanently at hi, old home in Missis-
vas regi tered in Rome OF the 9th of MAJ
Admirai stenbel and wife, l'aymaster steven
Nm. n a. ckiilp Ii % Of n rsland are sha at han the
Eobtt.--cnator Mcpherson and family lett
fhe city this morning for the summsr.-Rep-
Hlsgs-w II. Beck, Mi; n V. Beck and L.
l.. Friedrich, OF Washington. were registered in
London on the 3Oth ult.--AIr. Edward n. Ding
ley. a promising son of Representative Nelson
Ding ey, graduate with honOrs at the Coiuin-
bian University law school commencement to-
day.