Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-04-07

~A"ONo Ih6 IhEolDENIS CALLEfS tO.U8y
were Senators Allison, Payne, Van Wyck, and
Jones of Ark; Representatives Cox Of N. c.,
3. Cary and Afford Shields Of Va, compton ma and
hsrbsrt Rsnlst ID Deputy Controlsr ont Garrison, Col.
son, Of Trinity church; Mr.. Pendleton King,
Chas. H. Parks, New York. E. D. Bassett, consul
general of Hayti; Mr.. John B. Herreshof and G.
w. Click of Kansas.
DISTRICT rAPPo1NrMENrs.-The President has
appointed Joseph w. Davis to be justice Of the
peace for Georgetown, and VIM. Oscar Roome
to be notary public for the District of Columbia.
GEN. LAwroN, of Georgia, arrived in Wash.
ton yesterday and is the guest of Hon. r. T.
Merrick. The indications are that Gen. Law
ton will be appointed to the Russian mission,
notwithstanding the hesitancy of the Senate to
confirm him.
VICE PRESIDENT HENDRICKS and Represen.
tative Holman were at the Interior department
to-day.
NAVAL ORDERs.-PassedA Assistant Engineer
A. B. Bates has been ordered to the Portsmouth
n. H., navy yard. Ensign Jno. H. Gibbons has
been granted two months leave of absence.
THE DISTRICT MARsHALsHIP-Itf is rumored
to-day that Gen. Fitzhugh Lee is a possible Sc
lection for the District marshalship.
APPOINTED MARSHAL OF KENrucKY.-Col.
A. ]. Gross, of Cloverport, KY, was yesterday
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his commission will be made out to-day. He
was recommended by all the Kentucky delega-
ton and the best people in the state, and his
appointment is perfectly satisfactory.
COMMISSIONS S1GNED-The President to-day
signed the commissions of Alexander McCue
to be solicitor of the Treasury and David Settle
to be U. s. marshal for the western district of
North Carolina.
Mr.. AND MRS. FREL1NGHUYsEN.-At telegram
received to-day from the home of ex-Secretary
Frelinghuysen says that his condition is the
same as yesterday, and that he may linger in
his present condition for some days. Mrs. Fre-
hnghuysen is reported as improving.
4 DELEGATION OF CoLoRED PEOPLE TO CALL
ON THE EPREsIDENT.-Mr.W w Calvin Chase, editor
of the Washington Bee, called at the White
House this morning, and arranged with Col.
delegation representing the colored people of
this city, to welcome him to the capital of the
ident to review the procession on emancipation
day.
THE ORDER MAY BE REVOKED, BUT UNTIL
1T IS MUST BE OBEYED.-Secretary Whitney,
In speaking to STAR reporter about his action
in detaching officers from their vessels on the
Asiatic station for having their families near
them, said that 1t did not indicate that the
order fOrbidding the proximity of an officers
family would be continued, but until it was re-
voked it should be enforced. This is an intima-
very distastefu to naval officers, will not be in
existence great while.
INVESTIGATING NEwARK's PosTMAsrER.-
Some time ago charges were forwarded to the
P. o. department that Gen. VIM. Ward, post
master of Newark, N, j., had permitted the
employment of carriers for political purposes
at the last general election. 1t was charged
that he had permitted the Of the Office for
his carriers to make up lists of voters in the
interests Of the republican party, and that per-
mission had been given to carriers to act q
United States supervisors. Yesterday Exami-
ner Terrence, of the Post Office department,
arrived in Newark, and begun the fnvestiga-
tion of the charges to-day.
REPORTS OF BARRIos' DEATH CONFIRMED
Senor de Peralta, minister to the United States
from Costa Rica, received advices yesterday
from Nicaragua and Salvador conf1rmatory Of
previous reports of the death of President Bar
rios, of Guatemala: Senor Batres, representing
Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua in
Washington, has not yet received information
from Guatemala of the death of Gen: Barrios.
He has received a dispatch from Salvador,
however, confirming the report.
COMMISSIONER CoLMAN, of the agricultural
department, will return from the west in about
a week and take charge of the bureau. Pleuro-
pneumonia has again made its appearance
among the cattle in Missouri and some of the
other western states: and the new commits
s1Oner Will, as one of his first duties, give his
attention to that disease and the best methods
OF suppressng it.
- SUSPENSION OF THE POSTMASTER AT ROME,
N. Y.-The Senate failed to act on the nominal
ton of James B. Corcoran, who was nominated
to be postmaster at Rome. New York, and yes
cumpent and designated Mr.. Corcoran to act.
The reason for this action was based upon re-
port made by post office inspector that great
confusion existed in the money order division
of the office and a deficiency in the accounts
The postmaster claimed that his assistant had
e entire charge of the money % order business. and
letter to the Postmaster General. authorizing
the change in this office, states that the post
that he would try to rid the public service Of ali
officials who exhibit such loose ideas Of their
duty to the government.
ARMY ORDERs.-The leave Of First Lieut.. Err
nest A. Darlington, 7th cavalry, is extended
twenty-three days. First Lieut.. James Bren-
nan, 18th infantry, is relieved from duty as a
to meet at Davids island, October 8, 1884, to
take effect on the completion of any case that
may be before it at the date of the receipt of this
ton. The leave granted Col. cuvier & Grover @ ist
cavalry, March g. 1885, is extended one month
Ii Lieut.. sH James % F. Simpson, Sd cavalry, noW Ss
awaiting orders in this city, will proceed to Join
his regiment.
PERsoNAL.-E. H. Cowles, of the Cleveland
Leader; Representative-elect Negley, of Pitts
burg; Gen. ]. s. McCalmont, the newly-ap-
pointed Commissioner of Customs, and Gov,
Martin. OF Kansas, are registered at the Riggs.
H. C. Burchard, Director of the Mint; Assist
ant Postmaster General HaZen, Count Sala, of the
French legation: Lieut.. w. H. Emory and +. 4.
Letter, of Washington. were registered in New
York last evening. Allen Thorndike
Rice. editor of the North american Rerie,U is at
Wormley l.. s. Brumidi, who has been
very i'll in New York for the past five weeks, is
recovering.-Mr. and Mrs. John Lynch, of
Washington, were registered in Jacksonville on
has returned to that state to reside, and will
enter on the practice of medicine at Tallahas-
sec,-A. Haller Gross, the newly-appointed
o. Consul General to Greece, is at the Arling-
ton.
The Presidents Reception This Even
Ing.
The President will give reception for the
general public this evening at the Executive
Mansion, from o'clock until IL, unless there
should be critical change for the worse in the
condition OF Gen. Grant, in which event the re-
ceptiOn will not be held. Guests will enter at
the temporary door east of the main porticO,
except those accustomed to use the south
balcony, which will be reserved as usual The
Marine band will be in attendance and the
house will be decorated as is customary on such
occasions.
The Trouble ON the Isthmus.
DISPATCH FROM COMMANDER KANE.
Commander Kane, of the Galena, telegraphed
Secretary hitney from Colon yesterday as
foil