Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-08-15
SECRETARY ENDICOTT will leave for his home
In Massachusetts this evening or Monday.

| SECRETARY ENDICOTT will leave for his home
In Massachusetts this evening or Monday.
| NAVAL OFFICERS EXCHANGING STATIONS
Commodore John Lee Davis reports the follow
ing changes in the Asiatic station: Assistant
! Paymasters Sullivan and Wilcox exchanged
P Tween f0las and Enterprise; Ensign Malr rom
Morix from the Juniata TO the Trenton; Ensgns
| Hourfgan and POundstair to the Juniata; AS
slstani Paymaster Corwin and Ensign Iiilman
| 70 tne MonOcacy, and Lieuts. Germany and wal
| ker 10 the Trenton.
! The MASSACHUSETTS CATTLE QUARANTINE.
| Commissioner of Agriculture Colman and DIR.
| salmon, chief of the bureau of animal indus
| try, left Washington last night for Boston,
Wn atar they Will give further hearing to the
cattle quarantine. They ~ expect to decide
W Wnether the quarantine shall remain ai at
massachusetts before their return.
| NAVAL OFFICERS MUST TAKE THEIR TURNS
AT SEA DUTY.-The Secretary of the Navy will
soon issue an order to navy officers similar to
that recently issued by Secretary Endcott,
with relation to army officers on detached
duty. The navy regulations require that Off
shore a n OF sea sea ana on
TO sea duty. Complaint has been made by some
ofhcers that they did not receive their full time
exist two officers one from the line and one
from the staff will probably be detailed at an
1
OF work officers are employed On and the length
or time that they have been engaged. When
three years of shore duty have elapsed the Off
GERS will be sent to sea. 1t is said at the Navy
department that If such an order is issued
there would not be more than ten or twelve
officers affected by it.
THE American minister to Switzerland will
represent the United States in the Interna-
tionai Copyright convention, to assemble at
Berne september Z.
THE CHOLERA AT MISUNDERSTANDING
Consul Mason, at Marseilles, in cablcgram to
the Secretary of State, says that the cholera in
that place Is ASiattc and very fatal The deaths
number forty daily. The disease is spreading
| to the interior.
CONTROLLER DURHAM Nor SATISFIED
First Controller Durham says there is nothing
IN ex-Commissioner Loring's letter to make
him change his position with relation to the
money expended tor seed during Mr. Loring's
administration of the Agricultural bureau. He
says the money was expended without author
ity of law.
ARMY OFFICERS AS INDIAN AGENTs.-The
Secretary of War has recommended that Capt
F. +. Pierce be assigned to duty as Indian
agent at the San Carlos agency. The policy Of
Placing Indian agencies in the charge of army
officers has already been approved by the Presi-
dent and acted upon. The Indians upon the
san carlos reservation are the widest the gov
eminent has to deal with, and Secretary Lamar
recommended that an army officer be placed in
charge of them.
SUBSISTENCE PAY OF REVENUE COLLECTORS
Some OF the new collectors of internal revenue
not understanding the law regulating their pay
put in accounts for So per diem subsistence
while at home. First Controller Durham has
| rendered decision instructing them that the
subsistence pay can be drawn only when
the agent On duty away from his regular post.
The HELL GATE IxrRoxExx1s.--Gen. New
ton, chief Of engineers e. s. A, has submitted
his report on the Hell Gate improvements in
East river, in New York He saws hat the work of
| tending the galleries has been completed. and
all the holes for the final charges have been
| drilled. The charging of the holes was com
pected will be completed about Oct. l, 1883. at
which time the blast will be fired. The estima.
tea amount required for the entire and perma-
neht complexion of the work of Improvement
| IN accordance with the approved and adopted
project, is 81 ,6O1 ,341.
BELL TOLLING AT Mt. VERNON-Ori0in of
The CuytOm.-The following account of the origin
OF the custom Of to!ling the bell on boats passing
| the tomb of Washington was given at q meet
ing of the Literary society. by Dr. Toner In
| speaking of The Memorials Of Washington"
on the 21st Of February last:
"The tOlling or the bell on vessels possjno
Mount Vernon Is n touching memorial custom
which i'm effect Is II perpetual vigil, an anthem
of reverential respect observed by officers and
Seatnen while passing the last resting place OF
the soldier and statesman who gave independ-
ence to America. This token of regard II is
said, originated on Il French merchant vessel
which had been to Alexandria for u cargo. and
going down the river after Gen. Wushington's
death hut before his interment, nlaced it's colors
ut hati-masr and tOlled its bell continuously
while passing the house of mourning, This
special testimony of respect impressed every
at n1 a amd and
crafts. Ever since then the bell is tolled on
vessels OF every character and nation which
pass the tomb of Washington. 1t may, there
fore, be claimed to have grown into custom
of impressive reverential respect observed nv
all vessels sailing up and down the Potomac
river"
THE MICKADO LITIGATION.-Mr. Ford is adj
vised that 1.-THE Mikado' copyright case will
be argued before Judge Wallace, u S. court. at
Syracuse, n. Y, on Thursday, August Goth.
This has been arranged by consent The case
is Carte VS. Dull For the plaintiff JOS II.
ton For defendant, Judge A. ]. Dittenhoeie I.
of New York. The decision of Judge Wallace
will doubtless finally determine whether the
opera can he protected or not. Incidental to
the case is the copyright Of the piano score ar
ranged by G. l.. Tracy, OF Boston. which is
copyrishted, and from which all orchestrations
| must be made.
PERsONAL.-Hon. William Hunter, Assistant
Secretary OF State, has gone to Saratoga, for u
short stay.-Mr. Joseph Nimmo jr., ex-chief
of the bureau of statistics, left last night for
Omaha and the west by way OF st. Louis. where
| he will stop u few days.-Lieut. and Mrs. j. i.
IOWelI,WnOna Deen spending the past month
| In Scotland, are now at Dresden, where he will
remain until the middle of September-AIrs
Gen. HeintZelman and daughter. Of this city
| are AT Saratoga for a stay Of some weeks-
EX-President Arthur goes to West Island on
Monday to try his hand at catching sea bass.-
Count l-cyden, secretary OF the German iega-
ton, was registered In New York last evening
MIR. and Mrs. F. w. Hackett are at Rye
| Beach for. q stay of some time.-Mrs. II. g.
Drexel aud Mrs H. T. Munyou, OF Washington
were registered in Dresden on the 9th uii.-
Mr.. James A. Mahoney, of this city, will leave
| Tor New York, tomorrow, to join Lotta's dra-
matte tronpe;-Miss Kate Brown, Of 2l2l F.
Nirginia.-Co!. VIM. Hyde, of the st. Louis
yesterday Rev and Mrs. Rush X. Shipper
Gen. ID. +. Kelley will leave tonight for Wheel
attend tho reunion OF the 22d regiment Penn
| sylvana cavalry ut West Alexander, Pa, Fri.
| day next.-Mrs. h. +. Dyer and her daug hters
| are spending q month at the Windsor Sulphur
| Springs.-A.Morgan M. w. Marin, Miss A. Nairn
| Miss A. Schmidt, OF Washington, were registered
In Paris on the Among the later arrivals at
| fatton, Loudoun county, Va, were the follow
| ing WashiugtOnians: Mrs. DIR. Kleinschmidt
| and family, Misses Castelar,, Miss Ethel Young
Mr.. Robert Milburn, Mr.. Chas. Il. kearney and
family, Mrs. j. VIM. Lee and family, and Mr.
| VIM. Hendley.-There Is quite q colony
| of diplomats ut Newport at present,
among those registered there being the
German, Russian and Spanish ministers
! and the secretaries Oi several legatiOns.-
1 MeSSrS Charles w. Hoffman. Henry Wise Gar