Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-04-14


agriculture. returned this morning to Washing
ton from his home at st. Louis, and has taken
personal charge OF the agricultural depart
ment.
Ex-SECRETARY FRELINGHUYsEN is still un-
conscious, and his death is looked for hourly.
His daughter, Mrs. John Davis, of this city,
was teegraphed for, and arrived in Newark
yesterday afternoon.
COMMODORE ScHLEY, chief of the bureau of
equipment and recruiting, leaves this afternoon
for New York and Newport ON business con-
nected with the bureau At Newport he will
meet and inspect the training squadron, which
sailed from Norfolk yesterday.
No INVASION OF INDIAN LANDS WILL Fol-
Low.-Secretary Lamar yesterday, in response
TO inquiries of Capt Couch, the leader of the
Oklahoma boomers, said the government con-
sidered the Oklahoma lands as part of In
dian Territory, and not public lands, and would
protect the rights of the Indians against intrud-
men on the Oklahoma reservation should leave
1t was 1ntimated that the President would
issue proclamation directing the enforcement
OF the act OF Congress to prevent the unlawful
occupancy of the public lands This will apply
pied.
AMONG THE PRESIDENTS CALLERS to-day
were Senator Teller, Representatives Spriggs
outhwaite Compton and Reid; ". v. Richard
son, OF North Carolina; w. 8. Stillman, of New
YORK; IL. T. Bush, of San Francisco; j. H. Ber-
gen and James Daune, of BROOKLYN n Y. Rep
resentative Barbour and Gen. Hunton, Of Vir-
ginia.
IN THE U. s. Supreme Court yesterday the
Chief Justice notified the bar that the court
will adjourn for the term on May 4, and will
near no arguments after April "a.
THE Secretary of the Treasury yesterday is
sued warrants for about 81, ,75O, 900 on account
of pensions.
CIVIL SERVICE COMMJSSION bovo fcc,od
notice commenting on the great number of
people who are filing applications to be exam
Hieu. ana adding that as the vague expectation
OF sweeping changes for the mere purpose of
PARTISAN patronage does not seem likely to be
reailzed, the commission does not wish to be re-
sponslble for the many disappointments which
must follow the examination of needless
number.
A BOARD OF OFFICERS Of the revenue marine
service convened this morning at the Treasury
department to examine number of engineer
ofhcers OF that service for promotion. The board
consists OF Consulting Engineer Charles E.
Emery and Chief Engineers Eugene Vallat and
j. T.. JeffrieS.
j. WALKER MAURY DIES IN ST. LOUIS
Information was received here to-day of the
death of Mr.. J. Walker Maury, of this city,
which occurred at ST. Louis yesterday Mr.
Maury was recently appointed a special inspec-
tor OF customs for duty at New Orleans.
LIE A>E" LAW CLERk.-POSLInaSter General
Villas to-day appointed Mr. Joseph W. Nichol,
of indianapolis, Ind, law clerk of the Post
Office department. MIR. Nichol is a well-known
lawyer in Indiana and is a brother-in-law of
ex-Serseant-at-ArmsB Bright.
CHANGE AT THE STATE DEPARTMENT.
MIR. William Hayde Edwards, chief of the di-
plomatic bureau of the State department., has
resigned to accept the position of private secre-
tary to Mr.. Bel, the US. minister to the Meth
eriands: Mr.. II. Sidney Everett son of the late
Edward Everett. has been appointed to the va
GancS Gl G IN the state department and assumed
for some years first secretary of the United
States legation at Berlin.
THE CHINESE observation-disclosures
Budd, of California, had an interview with the
President yesterday, and stated that the order
OF Secretary McCulloch, admitting any China
man upon the certificate of a consul, practically
annulled the law and admitted residents of
Hong Kong and other British possessions with
out question. The people of his state feel much
ag9fieVed at this state of things, he said. The
PRESIDENT expressed his sympathy with the
CaliiornlanS upon this question, and said he
would call the attention of Secretary Manning
TO the matter.
CHARGED WITH RoBB1NG THE MA1Ls.-Wade
Hampton, a transfer postal clerk at Council
Bluffs Iowa, and Frank Black we'll, postal clerk
on the line running into Kansas City, Mo, have
been arrested on charges of robbing the mails.
THE FOLLOWING IMPORTANT ASSIGNMENTS
In the inspector generals department of the
army Were made to-day: Gen. Baird detached
from duty at the War department and ordered
as inspector general of the division of the Mis-
souri,, with headquarters at Chicago: Lieut. Col
Hughes to the division of the Pacific, with
headquarters at San Francisco: Major Hevl 10
the department OF Texas, at San Antonio, and
Major Burton TO the department of Missouri, at
Fort LeavenwOrth.
CHANGES OF STATIoN.-An order was is
sued at the War department to-day assign
Ing AssistantAdjutant General T. NJ Vim
cent to duty as adjutant general of the
department. of Dakota, at Fort Smelling Mimi.
instead of the department of the Platte, at Oma.
ha, where he was ordered few days ago As
sistant Adjutant General Beck goes to Omaha,
being relieved from duty at Fort Smelling by
Gen. Vincent.
PERSONAL. - Ex-President Arthur visited
Newark yesterday and spent the afternoon at
Mr. Frelinghuysen's sbedside-Secretary Man.
Samuel j. Tilden, at GreystOne, Yonkers, yes
terday.-Mr. and Mrs. de Struve entertained
at 9n Ta
Bayard.-Dr. Mary Walker was registered in
Chieago cf eag; on @ Ia yLieut Won M1nchausen,
dore Braine. Capt Fitzhugh, and Medical Di-
rector Shippen are at the Ebbitt.-Hon E.
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Roanoke college, Salem, Va, on June 9th.
Gossip About the Offices.
The vacancies in the Treasury department..
and the belief that Secretary Mannings return
will be the signal for some further changes
make the politicians and officeseekers watch
for his arrival with considerable interest. Quite
a number of of1iceseekers were at the depart
ment yesterday and to-day, and were greatly
pected tomorrow. The California men, headed
by Buckley, stopped over in New York to see
him. They came away very we'll satisfied, and
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