Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-07-21

| Fl. Greenleaf has been placed on the retired list
| ofthe navy from July 18th, 1885.
| ADMIRAL JoUETr, under date of savanilla,
July 18th, telegraphs the Navy department:
| "Everything remains quiet and unchanged In
this vicinity and on the isthmus. shall soon
| sail for Hampton Roads with the Tennessee.
Ihe 1antlc will remain on the Colombian
coast.
THE Navy department is informed of the ar
| rival of the !Swataria at Key West.
| THE STORAGE OF SILvER-The United States
| Treasurer and the director OF the mint, who
went to Philadelphia yesterday to inspect the
vaults of the sub-treasury with reference to
| their adaptability to the storage OF silver, re-
vaults, with some Slight internal changes, can
| be made suitable tor the storage of silver.
| WANTS TO BE GOVERNOR OF DAKoTA.-A man
| living in Central Dakota writes to the commits
! siOner OF patents as follows: ~ want n patent
! OF governing this territory for four years. com.
! mencing In the year OF 1897, and will protect
| and defend the people of this territory and sus-
| tain the laws of the United States.
| THE FoRTIFICATIoN BOARD visited the tor
| pedo station at Newport, r. T., yesterday, Sec
| retaries Whitney and Endicott being among
the party. Mrs. Endicott was the only lady
| present. The visitors were accompanied by
Capt. Emory, of the Despatch. A salute ofnine-
| teen torpedoes was firedin honor of Secretary
| Whitney.
| PAINTING CONTRACTS AwARDED-The con-
| tract for painting the Post Office Department
| building has been divided into three parts and
awarded to the following bidders: j. c. Lee,
| painting the rooms; j. c. Callahan, window
frames and doors, and Thos. a. Brown the roof
| DEATH OF PENSION OFFICIAL.-John NJ.
Comstock. chief ofthe western division of the
Pension office, died last night at Watertown,
/ n. I. He was a hard worker, and was forced,
at last, to take a rest, and about two months aga
| was granted sixty days sick leave. The west
| ern division, the records show, has been
| turning out more work than any other adjudi-
| eating division in the Pension office, mainly
due to the energy of Mr.. Colnstock. He was ap.
pointed, originally, in 1S71.
| THE FOLLOWING OFFICERS, having been re-
lieved from duty at the school of Submarine
Mining, Willets Point. New York, will proceed
| to join their proper stations: First Lieutenant
| Henry ii. Ludlow, third artillery; Second Lieu
tenant Clarence Z. TOwnsley, fourth artillery;
Second Lieutenant Harvey G. Carbaugh. fifth
artillery; Second Lieutenant Samuel ROdman,
| jr.. first artillery.
SUPPLIES FOR THE INSANE AsYLUM.-Last
| year the cost of maintaining the government
| asylum for the insane was $12O.SOO. Under the
new contracts just made by the Secretary of
the Interior for the fiscal year beginning July 1.
| 1883, the supplies will cost sos, ,245 showing
net saving Of $11, ,554.
LIEUT.. Col. EDWIN F. TOWNSEND, 11th in
| fantry, will visit the encampments of the mill
tia of the territory of Dakota, to be held, com
mencing Oh or about September /, 1855, for the
purpose of inspecting said militia
| FIRST LIEUT.. COLON AUGUR, I'd cavalry, and
| Cd Lieut. Henry c. Hodges. jr.. 22d infantry
| are relieved from duty at headquarters depart
mcnt of the Missouri. and will join their respec-
tive stations.
DEFENDING THE MARINEs.-Col. McCawley,
commandant of the marine corps, has written
| areply to that portion OF Commander McCala s
| report on the Panama campaign which reflects
| upon the tactics Of the marines and the guns
| used by them on the Isthnus. Col. McCawley
McCalla expresses it. ''Of Il by-gOne day. but are
| those used by all branches of the army, and
that the marines are as proficient in drill as the
troops OF the regular army. lie says the condi-
ton oi the guns was the fault of the Navy de-
| partment, as he had several times request ed
that the corps be furnished with II gun OF more
| recent type. Surgeon General Gunncl also
| take exception to that portion of the REPORT
which refers to the difficulty OF securing medi-
cal aid and supplies for the expedition.
! fERsONAL.-EX-jov. Hubbard the new United.
States Minister to Japan, was received by the
Emperor on the I'd inst Mr.. Bingham, the re-
| letters of recall. The Emperor will confer on
MIR. Bingham the decoration OF the tirst-class of
the Sing Snnhnn - s. Cox left n Paris for
| the funeral of his mothcr.-Mr. Fl. G. Sholes,
| with his little daughter. left this morning for
| tion.-W r Bell. OF Washington. was regis
tered in Chicago on Sunday.-C. b. Russell
| and wife and =. :. Rogers were passengers by
the southern overland train to arrive at San
| Francisco July 1Ith.-Col. Robt. q. Ingcrsoll,
| Col John A. Joyce, Gen. Thomas Il. Van Buren,,
| late United States consul-general To Japan, and
| Commodore Cicero Price, were registered in
New York last night-The following Wash
| ingtonians registered at the Atlantic Hotel
Ocean City, Md: Charles J. Hayes, Alfred j.
| Clarke. w. l.. Rothstein, W. r. johnson and g.
X. Augur and wi!e.-lIon. Alfred NJ. Ioyt OF
\ Nov N,rlr r.,$ NJ
ran left the city this morning for AIoores Hotel,
n.-SenatOr MITCHELL of PennSyl-
Hanli, arrived in town this morning, and is
staying ut the Riggs.
Investigating Some Of the New OBI iciaIs.
THE RESULT OF AN INQUIRY BY A SPECIAL
TREASURY AGENT.
Special Agent William H. Williams has by
| direction of Secretary Manning been invesi-
eating charges made against Jerry Mulroy, re-
Gently appointed to a position i'm the surveyors
office Of Cincinnati by the new surveyor, Mr..
Caldwell He reports that Mulroy was con-
victed in December, 1875, tor larceny of u dog,
value Sl:eo; and sent to the workhouse, but
that the prosecution was the result OF spite.
Jerry Mulroy was fined $40 for drunkenness in
Jerry.
Charges against colored janitor named
OConnor, appointed by MIR. Caldwell. are also
reported upon. OCOnnOr served three years
In the genitentiary for stealing, watch and
chain. The agent reports that OConnor says
he "didnt steni the WATCH" and adds that he
'is not able to fnd any one who knows OCon-
nor but what has a good word for him.
The charge Of attempted bribery brought
against NJ. Is. Bailey superintendent of con-
struction and repairs OF the Chicago custom
house and post-office building, has been investi-
gated by Solicitor McCue, who finds that the
ease had been disposed of in Baleys favor by
the court over which Judge Lambert Tree pre-
sided.
Mr.WiEliam Whalen, also recently appointed
an inspector OF customs, has been charged with
being defaulter to the city OF Chicago. In
vestigation was undertaken, but the persons
making the charge could not be found.
CHARGED WITH EMBEzzLEMENT John
Lyon, forty-two years old, was arrested last
night by Detective Cox, on IL warrant sworn out
| by George c. Hazelton, charging him with en-
bezxling $500 of the moneys of the Bockln
an agent. He was releasd on 81 900 bail. The
| case has been set for u hearing in the Police
Court on Friday next
DEATH OF AN OLD CITIzEN.-Mr. Benedict
| Milburn, one of the Oldest residents OF Wash
All q street northwest. Mr.. Milburn was in
his seventy-ffth year, and had been q resident
of this city for siXty-four years, having come
here when eleven years old from st. Mary S
| county. Md. He was, under the old city gov
ernment, a member OF the board of common
| council and was intimately connected with
| District affairs. He was, when he died. the
Oldest Odd Fellow in the District, having been
! q member OF the order some hfty-four years.
lie was member Of Washington Lodge. He
knights Templar, and of the Oldest Inhabit-
ants association. He leaves O widow, the
! daughter OF Daniel Page, who was SO long and
| Wen known as one OF the prominent Method