Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-09-26


SECRETARY LAMAR was not at the depart
ment to-day. He was at the White House,
however, and his health will soon permit him
70 resume his duties at the department.
SECRETARY ENDIcorr will leave this even
Ing for New England, to be gone until some
time next week.
SENATOR VOORHEES,, OF Indiana, has been
invited and has consented to deliver q few
speeches in Virginia in behalf of the demo-
cratic ticket.
LIEUT. T. DIX BoLLEs, of the navy, has been
detached from the Pinta and placed ON waiting
orders.
THE FOLLOWING designations for appoint
ment to the West Point military academy have
been made: John NJ Malone, New York city;
Bowdoin, Me-; F. w. Piummer, Auburn, Me-
N. F. Davis, Mccoy, Greg, and John c. L.
hosge, New York city.
GEN. SHERIDAN's New AIDEs.-It is said
that Gen. Sheridan's new aides will be Major
w. +. Bentine. 9th cavalry, and Capt. s. E.
Blunt, ordnance department.. The latter officer
is on special ordnance duty at army headquar-
tiers.
GEN. ABsALOM BAIRD arrived in Washing
ton last evening from Chicago, and this morn
ing took charge of the office of inspector gene
raj OF the army, to which position he was
appointed few days ago by the President.
FIRST AUDITOR CHENowETH says he knows
nothing about the published statement that
Lieut.. Chester charged 5000 expenses for in
sPectlng small steam launch for condemna-
ton, which sold for only $65, and he does not
believe 1t Is true.
The SPECIAL EXAMINATION of clerks hav-
ing knowledge Of nautical science has been
fixed to be held at the rooms of the civil SER
vice commission, Washington, Friday, 9th
prox., at am.
The CONVICT LABOR QUESTION AGAIN.
The st. Paul Globe, arriving to-day, has an &C
count of meeting of laboring men in Mime
spoils TO protest against the supposed course of
Supervising Architect Bell in favoring convict
labor The charge against Mr.. Bell is that his
eo for soo for the
Or Lamont Ql.) quarries which are operated BY
convict labor. Mr.. Bell says that the charges
cations do not call for Bedford or Lamont stone,
but merely mention those as q standard and
in quality.
THE FIRST CONTROLLER IN A QUANDARY.-
1t is alleged that there is a shortage in the
accounts Of ]. L. Parish, late U. s. consul at
Chemnitz, who has just been superseded by a
democrat. The first controller las been asked
10 look into the matter, and bring suit against
e es rs,nas If Mr. Parish how
accounts to be examined, and as the law pro
Wdes that the accounts must be examined
UtIOTc d SulG can De brought, the first controller
Is In quandary. tits very fine point to decide
what course the government should pursue.
and the question has been referred to the Attor-
ney General for his decision.
Mr.. Roscoe CoNKL1NG was at the Interior
department to-day for the purpose of asking
for rehearing in the case of the Printing
Telegraph company, his client being s. D.
Field, of the Western Union Telegraph com.
pany.
SEvENTY-FIvE IN THE NAVAL ACADEMY
FOURTH CLAss.-Nine candidates for naval ca
detships entered the examination at the Naval
academy yesterday. There are about 80 va
nlled at the present examination. Counting
the cadets who entered in June, and the 40 sue.
cesslul ones in September, there are about rs
new corners in the fourth class.
ROYAL WELCOME FOR LIEUT. GREELY.-A
special from London to the Philadelphia Press
says that the Scottish Geographical society IL
preparing royal welcome for Lieut. Greedy.
the American arctic explorer who is to lecture
IN Edinburgh next November. The society will
and will furnish him with escorts for a tour OF
Scotland, in which he will be made acquainted
with everybody and everything worth seeing
in the country without being allowed to spend
q farthing.
A GRoUNDLEss RUAoR ABOUT THE PENSION
BUILDING.-A STAR reporter was told that
there was a great deal of complaint among the
Pension office clerks about the dampness of the
rooms in the new building. 1t was stated that
the floors were 80 damp that it was necessary
moisture from the feet. The condition of
affairs was SO bad that it was said q number of
tn the clerks intended to resign; Convinced
must be critical, STAR reporter went to the
Pension building, fully expecting to see the
dangling in two or three feet Of water. In conf e.
pany with the superintendent of the building
he visited several OF the rooms, but could find
ton, the superintendent told him that he had
heard no complaints from the clerks or any one
else that the building was damp.
A MATHEMATICIAN AsTONIsHED-Ani inter.
esting story has been going the rounds of the
newspapers in regard to Mr.. ARENAS Martin,
Of Erie, Pa. q well-lSnown mathematician and
teacher. He is said to have been offered DO
sition In the coast survey, and in this connec-
ton it Is stated that some years ago q prize for
the solution of a mathematical problem was
offered by the English Royal society. Answers
were received from all parts of the world but
the only correct one was that sent in by Mr.
Martin. A special messenger, SO the story went,
was sent over to this country to present the
prize, and to his great establishment he found
the successful contestant working as common
laborer in the fields Mr.. Martin, who has
been professor in a school nearly all his life.
and is also the editorot mathematical publi-
cation, was more astonished upon reading this
to be on finding him in the garb Of a common
labOrer. He has written TO his friend, Prot.
AOrrlSOn, OF the Nautical Almanac Ofnce, COM
menting on the popularity of this publication,
and further states that he has had no iniorma a.
ton Of his appointment to a position in the
coast survey.
GEN. BLACKS BEREAvEMENT.-The little
daughter OF Commissioner of Pensions Black
died at Elmira, N. Y, yesterday, of diphtheria.
His two other children are said to be in O preca-
rious condition from the same disease.
To BREAK UP BRIBING IN THE NEW YORK
CUSTOM HOUsE-District Attorney Dorshei-
mer, Of New York, has replied to Secretary
Mannjngs letter with relation to petty bribery
in the New York custom house, saying that the
Secretary's orders twill be Zealously carried
out and that all the power of this office will be
used TO break up this perniciOus and most dis
reputable practice. The FIRST person who shall
be found paying an officer money, and the
first officer who shall be found receiving money
in cOntraventiOn OF the laws, will be presented
to the grand jury, and the indictments against
them will be promptly brought to trial"
PsRsoNAL.-Roscoe Conkling Is at Worm.
leys.-Mr. j. Pinckney Smith, press commits
sioner Of the New Orleans exposition, is at the
Arlington.-Gen.S s. D. Leavitt, of Maine, is at
the Riggs.--kepresentati Ward, Of Chicago
Is at w tllards.-Mrs. A. G. Ford and daughter,
Miss Toinette, of Louisiana, are at 937 II street