Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-03-17


1ngs and grounds would not hereafter assist at
the receptions at the White House is said to be
incorrect.
THE PRESIDENTS REcEPTIoN.-For the re-
ception at the White House this evening
| the President has decided to include no other
person than those mentioned in the official an
nouncement. All guests will enter by the bridge
corps, for whom the usual entrance, through the
south balcony, will be reserved.
PHOTOGRAPHS OF THE ECLIPsE.-About one
hundred photographs of the sun were obtained
at the Naval observatory yesterday during the
various stages of the eclipse. The photographs
cover all the phases that are of value to scien-
| fists.
SUICIDE OF A PosTMAsTER.-Peter s. Sprargo,
the postmaster at Knox, Pa, committed suicide
Lhls morning. His accounts were found to be
$3.50 short.
W. H. MYERS of Ohio, a third assistant ex-
aminer in the Patent office has resigned to 20
into private business.
SECRETARY WHITNEY returned from New
wife.
REVOLUTION AT PANAMA.-The Secretary of
the Navy this morning received the following
dispatch from Commander T. F. Kane, of the
.: s. s. Galena, dated Colon, March 10th:
RevolutfOn at Panama and Aspinwall. Troops
and police withdrawn from here. Have landed
marines and hauled ships alongside wharf to
protect property. Request instructions" Com
the same time reported to the Navy depart
ment from Colon that Carthogena was be-
sleged, and his stay was indefinite.
THE REGULAR CABINET meeting was held to-
day, all the cabinet officers being present.
THE RATES FOR CARRYING FOREIGN MAILS.
The clause in the Post Office appropriation bill
providing for the payment of S4OO, 900 for the
year to steamship companies for carrying mails
to foreign countries is giving the department
some embarrassment, because this amount will
not, 1t is thought, be sufficient to compensate
all the companies, since the compulsory law
fixed by contract, the law only providing that
the rate must not exceed fifty cents per mile.
At this rate the twenty-five American steam
ship lines now carrying the mails would receive
over one million of dollars.
THE PRESIDENT LISTENS TO MR.. BEECHER
Rev. Henry Ward Beecher delivered his lecture
on Evolution and Revolution to a large audi
ence, at the Congregational church, last night.
Among his auditors were President Cleveland,
who was accompanied by his sisters-Miss
Cleveland and Mrs. Hoyt.
Mr.. EUGENE HIGGINS, THE APPOINTMENT
CLERK OF THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT, is
son of the late Edward Higgins, who was Il
wholesale dealer in foreign fruits and manu-
facturer Of candles on Pratt street. Baltimore,
near the original depot of the b. & O. Railroad
Co: His store is well remembered by many
old Washingtonians as famous place to buy
fruit in that city between 1880 and $50. His
brother is Edward Higgins, jr., the city cOliec-
tor of Baltimore, the most lucrative and re-
sponslble of its municipal offices He is also
the senior member of the firm of Higgins, Cobb
q Co., wholesale auctioneers, as well as treas
urer and secretary of the Maryland club, the
oldest and most hOnOred social organization in
that city. Mr.. Eugene Higgins was for years
o clerk in the record office of the superior court,
amember OF the city council, chief clerk Of the
senate OF Maryland, member of the legisla-
nj % 10 fiO toto rol
committee, and one of the firm Of L. q. Ioane
Co., contractors. His clerical abilities rank
as hrstclasS.
DISPOSAL OF THE TEXAS PACIFIC LAND
GRANTs.-Secretary Lamar has addressed let
ter of instructions to the commissioner of the
general land office concerning the disposition
of the forfeited land grant of the Texas Pacific
railroad, in which he approves of the recOm-
mendation as made to the effect that notice
De given by publication for at least thirty days
in each Of the several districts that the lands
have been restored by the act and that the
books OF the respective offices are open for
entry and location OF the same at the rate of
$3.50 per acre as provided for under the home
stead pre-emption and other general laws of
the United States relating to the disposal of
unoffered public lands.
THE TRIP OF THE FISH HAwK.-The United
States fish commission steamer Fish Hawk
Ensign Louis V. Piefmeyer commanding, left
the Norfolk navy yard yesterday and sailed for
the Sus1uehanna river to commence the season
DEPARTMENT EoUIPAGEs.-Secretary Endi-
colt uses the horses and carriage provided for
the Secretary of War whenever he SO desires,
and stated to STAR reporter that he had given
no thought to the matter of dispensing with
them. In the Treasury department there are
nve norses ana iour carriages provided for the
Secretary and single carriages tor the two Assis-
tant Secretaries and the commissioner of inter-
nal revenue. The turn out for the latter official
will be dispensed with, but Secretary Manning
has given no intimation of his intention to
abolish the other equipages.
PROTECTION OF AMERICAN INTERESTS IN
CENTRAL AMERICA.-The Navy Department
to-day instructed Commander Wildes, of the
Yantic, now at New Orleans, to supply the YES
sci with fuel and provisions as soon possible,
and to go to Livingstone, Guatamala On ar
rival there he is instructed to communicate i'm
mediately with the American officials at that
place, and to use every exertion to protect
American interests.
ENGINEER PRINDLE's SUsPENs1ON.-Com-
modore Chandler, the commandant of the New
York navy yard, has suspended from duty Civil
nisi e, inale 1 1or having given pub,
to his defense, before navy board which was
investigating allegations of irreguarity against
him. The whole matter has been referred to
the Navy department, and the papers are now
| in the hands of the judge advocate general.
THE NEW COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REV.
ENUE.-The newly appointed commissioner Of
internal revenue is apparently very popular
man among those who know him best. The peo-
Of 6s sas % al Es we'll Of
county, West Virginia, about thirty-seven
years ago. He is descended from an old family
of the Virginia valley, and his ancestors figured
conSpicuOusly in the revolution. Mr. Miller was
educated at Beach Grove academy, Ashland
KY. He is a lawyer by profession, but has al
ways taken an active interest in politics, and
when but twenty-One years of age elected
clerk OF the circuit court of Cabel county
While holding that position he was chosen
clerk Of the county court, and held both posi-
tiOns at the same time. In 1872 he was elected
secretary OF the state senate, and in 1876 he
was elected state auditor. In 1880 he was re-
elected and his last term expired on the day
President Cleveland was inaugurated. He was
prominently mentioned for governor last fall
but did not go beSore the convention. In 1875
Mr.. Miller married Miss Florence Tice, of Ha-
gerstOwn. Nd, and has two children. In every
public position he has held he has given entire
satisfaction to the people of West Virginia.
Ex-PREsIDENT ARTHUR made q social call
upon President Cleveland yesterday afternoon.
He was driven to the White House in the car.
riage of Mr.. Frelinghuysen, whose guest he is
AMERICAN AGRICULTURAL MACHINERY
During February of last year the Department
of State sent q circular to the United States
consuls in the several foreign countries asking
that they prepare reports on agricultural ma
chinefy In use In their districts and suggest
means for the enlargement of the foreign mar
ket for this class of American products. These
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