Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-06-05

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ALTON now visiting Washington, who are in
terested in the development and improvement
of printing, machinery are cordially invited to
clll at 1HE STAR Office and see its fast presses
at work. The best time for observation will be
from 800 to 4:2o p. m. each day.
GoVERSMENT RECEIPTS TO-DAY.-lnternal
revenue, S44O,6i5; customs, S454,636.
THE OPEN AIR CoNCERrs.-The hours for
the Marine band concerts during June and
July VII! be from half past to : on Saturdays
at the White House grounds and from to
h'ii past on Wednesdays at the Capitol
SECRETARY WHITNEY, accompanied by Com
modore Schley, left Washington this morning
to attend the graduating exercises at the naval
academy.
LIEUT.. COMMANDER GEO. NJ. TOTTEy has been
ordered to temporary duty at the torpedo sta
tion to assist in torpedo instruction during the
summer course.
AMONG THE PRESIDENTS CALLERS TODAY
Were Senators Colqutt, Mcpherson and Cor
man, Treasurer Jordan, Representatives Toole,
MAI!c;Creary, Cabell. Libbey, Townshend, Lowry,
Dlbble, Daniel Ward, Henley, Hemphill and
Eoran, eX-Representative Singleton, VIM. d.
warner; y. >. consul at Cologne, and +. q.
Bulkley.
CONSUL MAcKEy AcoUrrrED.-JudgeMa
father of Consul Mackey, has received the fol-
lowing cablegram from Rio Grande du Sui,
Brazil: "Consu Beckford Mackey has been alb
solved unanimously by jury. All honorable
citizens celebrate the event, (Signcd) The
co mmittee Of citiZens.'
OUR VESSELS IN AsIATIC WAfERs.-Rear
Admiral Davis, commanding the Asatic sta
ton, reports to the Navy department, under
date OF Shanghai, May 1st, that affairs in China
nave been progressing favorably. Minister
Young arrived at Shanghai April 27th, on his
way home on leave of absence, and Mr.. E. j.
nI,rnn tod cl,,r, Il ff.,iro
Peking. The PaiOs arrived at Shanghai April
10Th After inspection she was to go to Canton
,s TO relieve the Alert. The Alert was to &c. to
NagasaE1 and thence to Korea. The Trenton
left Nagasaki for Chemnepo April 26th, to
relieve the Ossipee, which will go to Nagasaki
ARMY ORDERS.-Second Lieut.. Alton II. Bud
long, 9th cavalry. will report in person July L,
1850, to the commanding general department
Of the Missouri for duty at the Leavenworth
litary prison, Fort Leavenworth Kan Leave
OF absence for six months on account of disa.
bll1ty is granted Capt. Joseph Y. Porter assist
ant surgeon. The detail of Capt. Cyrus S. Rob-
efts, l1th Infantry, as acting judge advocate for
the department of Arizona, is announced.
Ex-REPREsENTATIvE CASSIDY, of Nevada
to-day received telegram signed by the chair
man and a number of members of the demo-
cratic state central committee, thanking him
for having secured the appointment of Mr.. A.
Skillman as revenue collector of that state, and
saying 1t was the most important appointment
that could have been made. Senator Fair re-
commended for this place q Mr.. Thompson,
and there was a square contest between him
and Mr.. Cassidy, who backed SkilIman. The
;ppointee, Mr.. Saillman, is editor Off the Eureka
Seminal.
MEMBERS OF THE AMBROSE LIGHT PRIZE
CoURT.-Admiral Nicholson, who was desisna-
ted by Secretary Whitney to act as a member
OF the prize court to investigate the action of
captured by the Alliance, has declined to serve
on account Of Illness, and Lieut.. Elliot j :.
Arthur has been designated in his stead.
THE CHANGES IN THE INTERIOR DEPART
MENT.-The recent action of Secretary Lamar
in refusing to give out for publication the
changes made in the clerical force has had the
that nmerons ehspgess ss.esy ara no@ 'S
being made, and yet no one seems to know
anything about them. New people come in,
the vacancies We're created. All this gives rise
to rumors that the civil service rules are not
being observed in that department.
ADMIRAL JoCE in an official report, gives
an account Of his recent trip to Cartagena to
effect a peaceful settlement with the revolu-
tiOnists. Gen. Perez declined to take any steps
until he should be Informed as to what the
United States would do. Admiral Jouctt re-
ports that sickness among the American forces
has increased rapidly, and that yellow fever
seems liable to become epidemic at any time,
there having been Il number of fatal cases
among the marines. There were eases of the
ClScitSt on IllS vessels aL IOOn. ana IL was
prevalent in the cities of Aspinwall and Pan
anna. The political troubles seem To be entirely
settled, and the Isthmus has Il better govern
ment than it has had for many years.
COMFORT FOR PATENT OFFICE EMPLOYEES
Commissioner of Patents Montgomery states
that he does not intend to make indiscriminate
removals, because such action would be n gross
violation OF the spirit Of the civil service law,
and for the additional rea son that the business
Of the office would be completely checked by
II cI-
in the service.
THE NAVAL ACADEMY GRADUATEs.-As the
result of the competitive infantry drill between
the four companies OF the cadet battalion of the
naval academy, Miss Poe, the daughter of
Lieut. Col. Poe. the president OF the board of
visitors, presented Naval Cadet w: w. GlImer,
the commanding officer of the fourth company,
with II silk flag. The academic board has
finally decided on the order of merit of the
graduates. All OF the class except Uberrath,
of Penn .ylvania, will pass In the following
order Tavlor, Mckay, Tawresey. Die1fenbach,
Fenton, Chase. Miller, Siocun, Kline, kittreil,
ham, Mctiuihniss, Russell, Lombard Rust, Mes,
Ebcre, Sitde, Gi!mer. ShinIel. Mccormick,
TarboX, Evans. Coontz, Poe, Wright, Burn
Howell. The first mentioned six are stars;
that is, cadets who obtained SO per cent of the
maximum mark.
INSPECTING THE OMAuA-The board ap-
pointed by Secretary Whitney to inspect the
Omaha, with Commodore Ralph Chandler as
chairman, performed that duty in New York
harbor yesterday. The result of their investi-
cation will be given to the Secretary OF the
Navy as soCn as completed, and the charges Of
eXtravagant expenditure in the construction
of the ship explained.
PERsoNAL.-$Secretary Bayard and Senator
Vest delivered addresses at the commence
ment exercises of the Missouri State University,
at Columbia. Mo, ycsterday.-Representat
Snyder, OF West Virginia, is at the NatiOnal.-
Representative Phelps, OF New Jersey, is in
town.-EX-Attorney General Hoar has re-
signed the presidency of the board of overSeers
Of Harvard college, IL position that he has held
the city this afternoon for her summer residence
at Lynn, Mass.-A memorial window to the
late Bishop Simpson, OF the Methodist church,
has been placed in the new Asbury church in
Philadelphia. 1t Is u portrait OF the bishop and
the gift of George w. Childs.-Judge Thoman,
in Chicago on Wednesday.-Senator Allison
Will sail from New York for Europe to-mor-
row.-Mrs. General Logan, who arrived here
from Chicago yesterday, expects to be Joined by
her husband in two or three days.-Scnators
Allison and Jones, of Florida, Eugene Schuyler
registered in New York last evening-Mrs
Emily L. Charles who has been in the west for
several months past, has returned to the city
with her health nearly restored.-Dr. Frank
II. Hamilton, who was one of the late Presi-
dent Gartield's attending physicians, is seri-
OuSly ill in New York.-The family of Mr.. b.
Fl. H.Warner have removed to their country resi-
and Mrs. Boughton, who have left the city for
the summer, contemplate an extended trip
through the north. - Representative Lib
hey, OF Virginia, is at the Ebbitt.