Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-08-21

from the United States ship Despatch and
placed on waiting orders.
THE PRESIDENTS HEALrH-A Saratoga
special to the New York World to-day caused
some anxiety In Washington, as 1t intimated
rondacks. An Associated Press dispatch from
Plattsburg, N. Y, printed in this issue OF THE
STAR gives the assurance that the President is
In excellent health.
Mr.. r. B. CURTIS, Of the pension bureau has
prepared q digest Of all the pension laws Of the
United States, which will be issued by the bu-
reau and ready for distribution about the mid
die Of next month.
The Secretary of State has, at the request OF the
Acting Secretary of the Treasury, applied to the
President of Mexico for the extraditiOn Of
Aufdemorte, who Is charged with forgery and
with embezzling. funds from the New Orleans
sub-treasury, and who IL under arrest at Mon
terey. The charge on which the extraditiOn
Is asked is forgery.
ANOTHER SENSATION DISPOSED OLA West
ern paper states that the whereabouts of Pro-
fessor Hayden, Of the Geological survey. is not
known, and intimates that he is kept out of the
way to prevent his telling things to Auditor
Chenowith which would be detrimental to
Major Powell as the head of the survey. The
statement Is apparently without foundation, as
having LEFT here ON the 10th Of amy
thing was said about an investigation Of the
scientific bureaus Moreover, there Is no inves-
tigatiOn Of the Geological survey being con-
Quoted and no charges against the officials have
been made.
CAPTURED IN MExICo-A dispatch received
at the Treasury department announces the
capture Of Aufdemorte, the New Orleans de-
faulting sub-treasury clerk, at Monterey, Mex
leo A press dispatch from New Orleans states
oh Monday last, sent Mr. Parker, one of the
government employees, to Mexico with the
necessary papers for Aufdemortes return to
detectives, who have been working up the
case, that Aufdemorte and the alleged counter
letter, Shepherd, who was arrested with him in
MeXtcO, were manufacturing and dealing In
Mextcan and United States money. Aufde.
mOrtes presence in Monterey was ascertained
al BoS The letters We're I put M oW post ocs
BY shepherd a few days before he left, addressed
with fictitious names.
A RUMoR ABOUT PAYMAsTER GENERAL
SMITHS SENTENCE.-A rumOr was current at
the Navy department to-day that the sentence
Ofthe cOurt-martial in the case of Paymaster
General Smith is suspension from duty ON fur
Tough pay for two years. The remainder of his
term as paymaster general is u little less than
that time. AT the end of that time, had he not
been cOurt-martialed, he would have done duty
as pay inspector.
PERsoNAL.-Senor Dominguez, minister to
the United States from the Argentine Republic,
Arthur, it is said, is not meeting with his usual
success In making the bass bite at West
Islnnd.--Mr. Herman Heath Is ut Cape May,
n. w. H. Armstrong, OF Washington. was
registered in San Francisco last Friday.-Sec-
retary Manning and family made an excursion
to Newport from Watch Hill yesterday. the
Secretary dined with Sidney Webster in the
afternoon and went to drive with Represents.
tive Perry Belmont in the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
AnKqs Cameron and ex-senator Mcdonald were
registered in Chicago NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
pIatt recently shot tho lansest deer that has
been killed in the Adriondacks for sa.lo~S
fiaae-5enatOr CALI OF Florida, ex-senator
Gwin. Of California, Assistant Po,imasrcr.ticn.
eral A. Leo Knott, and Judge William Strong.
OF Washington, were registered in New York
last pight.-The Misses Colheun, OF this city,
arc at Asbnry, Park:-Among the Washing
tontana at Bridgewater, Oneida county, n. Y,
are Mrs. H. c. Ingcrsoll, Miss Fannie Ingcrsoli,
Miss Nettie l. White, and Miss Myra Webb.-
A. j. Clarke is at Atlantic City,. =. Nj.
Watkins is at Fortress Monroc.-Mrs. r. L.
Wood Is at Watch Hill, T. Is. d. Pinson is
ut the Greenbricr White Sulphur Springs
Rev. Or. b. +. Bittinger is at Saratoga-Capt.
I. N. Burritt is at UniOndale, Pa.