Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-07-29

so far during the present month amount to
1920, 900.
THERE WILL BE No MORE Marine band con-
certs until af ter Gen. Grants funeral.
| STRUCK BY YLIGHTNING.-Them marine hospital
| bureau Is informed that the quarantine hospital
| at Delaware breakwater was struck by light
ming Monday night and somewhat damaged.
No EXTENSION OF TINE TO THE CATTLEMEN.
At the cabinet meeting yesterday it was deci-
| ded that an extension OF time in which cattle
| men must move out Of the Indian Territory
shereiore, modify 40 su his recent proeIa%aton
ADVANCE OF THE CHoLERA.-The United
| States consul at Denia, Spain, reports to the
| State department by: cable that cholera has
| been officially declared at that port.
THE TENNESSEE AND SwATARA have arrived
at New York, the former from Hampton Roads
| and the latter from Key West. Admiral Jouett
left Washington this morning for New York to
join the flagship Tennessee.
FOREIGN POSTAGE REDUcED.-The rate of
letter postage to Australia and New Zealand, via
duced from Is to 12 cents, making 1t uniform
with the rate via San Francisco.
| WAsHINGTONIANs AT A BALL.-A military
| and civic ball was given last evening in Oak
land, Md, to the second battalion of the Mary
land National Guard. Gen. Swan opened the
ball With Mrs Howe of this city Among the
Howe, nirs. and Misses Bowles, Mrs Penning-
ton, Mrs. Ackley, Mrs. Potts, pr. and Mrs
Hod, Mrs Hoeeg, Mr. ciary Ray. ' ' ~
STATIONS OF MEDICAL OFFICERS CHANGED.
The following changes in the stations and du.
ties of officers Of the medical department are
ordered: Capt. Alfred G. Girard, assistant sur
! geOn, relieved from duty in the department of
| the east and will report in person to the COM
i11u( h,,
| for assignment to duty. Capt. Rudolph G.
Ebert. assistant surgeon relieved from duty in
| port in person to the commanding general de-
Partment of the east for assignment to duty
OUR TRADE RELATIONS WITH SOUTH AMER
IcA.-Judge Scion Thatcher, of Kansas, q men,
| Der Of the commission appointed to visit Mexico
and South America in the interest of trade be-
tween those countries and the United States,
arrived in Washington yesterday direct from
London, and called upon the Secretary of State.
Eesad He sad last night lin country that we
thorities and the people desirous of strength
ening the relations between their country and
the United States"
COMMISSIONERS TO SOUTH AMER1cA.-Col
VIM. E. Barrows, Of Willimantic, Conn.,, and
DR.. LangdOn C. Duncan, of Washington, have
the several countries of South America to Sc
cure governmental exhibits tor the exposition
TO be opened ut New Orleans next November
Col. barroWs Will visit the republics Of the west
coast, and Dr. Duncan the empire OF Brazil and
the republics of the east coast. They will sail
from New York August l.
The B. & O. CLAIM ON THE GovERNMENr.
Gen. WV. Belknap, counsel for the baltimore
and Ohio Railroad company, made an argu-
ment before the second controller yesterday in
1aVOr OF reOpen1ng the accounts of the railroad
company for the transportation of troops and
military stores during the war. The Baltimore
ana OhtO company claim that upon readjust-
ment of these accounts several hundred thou
sand dollars would be found due to them by
the government. The controller reserved his
decision.
AMONG THE PRESIDENTS CALLERS to-day
were Senator Gibson, Representative Lefevre
Peele Weaver, Bennett, Wheeler, and Blanch-
ard; ex-Representative Hurd, First Assistant
Postmaster General Stephenson, Commissioner
9oiman: owen MeGarr Of Denver; William F.
s,o ryan, New \ 9rk; y. -. M1aiey. cheyenne; Prof
Bralnmer, OF Chicago.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Lieut. E. D. Bostick, de-
tached from duty at the artillery school at For
tress Monroe, and ordered to the Alliance; En-
sign +. w. Kellogg, detached from the coast
survey steamer Gedney, and placed on waiting
detached from the Fishhawk, and ordered to
report for special duty to Prof S. F. Baird AS
sistant Paylnaster John A. Mudd has reported
his return home, having been detached from
the naval hospital at Yokohama, and has been
ordered to settle accounts and wait orders.
CHANGES OF STATIONS OF ENGINEER OFFI-
CERs-The following changes in the stations
and duties of officers of the corps Of engineers
are ordered:, First Lieut.. Eugene Griffin, re-
West Point, New York. and " win lire report y, in ner
son to Major Gen. Winfield S. Hancock. u s.
army, commanding the division of the Atlantic,
dore A. Bingham, relieved from his present
duties as engineer officer department of Art
report to Major Chas r. suter,% corp corps of: Of enri. %
neers. president of the Missouri river commits
sion for duty as secretary and disbursing
" alter l.. Fisk, corps of engineers Lieut.. Fisk
will proceed to West Point, New York and re-
port to the superintendent y. $. military acad-
emy for duty in the department Of civil and
military engineering.
ARMY ORDERs.-First Lieut. Charles A. Cur
tis U. $. army, retired, is relieved from duty as
professor Of military science and tactics at
Bishop Seabury Mission, Faribault, Minnesota.
to take effect August 1, 1885. Capt. Charles G.
Gordon. 9th cavalry. will report by letter to
the army retiring board AT Governors Island.
New York harbor and will hold himself i'm
tnation when summoned. Lieut. Col. Caleb R.
Major Gen. Winfield s. Hancock, president Of
New York har6or, and viii hold himself in
readiness to appear before the board for exam-
1natlOn Wnen summoned.
PERsONAL.-Gen Sheridan left Fort Reno for
Washington yesterday afternoon.-Mrs. Chas.
Flint sails for Europe on the first of August to
meet her husband.-Mr. Jules Demonet and
family have gone to the mountains for several
weeks.-Martin Van Buren, son of the late
Col. Abraham Van Buren, and grandson of
President Martin Van Buren, died at his resi-
dence In New York yesterday.-Dr. G. l.. Ma
gruder has returned to the city after q weeks
absence at Governors Island.-The wife of
Senator Blair Is the guest of Mrs. George A.
Littlefeld ut Newport. The Senator is expected
at Newport tshortly.-SenatOr Sherman is ar
ranging to hold q a reunion Of the sherman fam
resisterea in Sswpoft ass nSsntDr Yss
w. b. Pomeroy and daughter have left
for Cleveland. Ohio, where they will
remain o few weekS.-The family Of Gen. Sher-
idan and number of friends arrived ut the
The following Washington ladies are sum-
mering at Point Lookout: Mrs. j. H. Wilkinson,
Mrs. DIR. Griswold, Mrs. K T. Bassett Mrs G.
BOyden, Miss Maggie Bassett, Miss Emma r.
Wilkinson, Miss Nellie Boyden, Miss Belle VAL
entine.-Wm. T. Crump, the former steward
OF the White House, has been lying very i'll at
his home on + street for the past two weeks,
Mrs. George Butterfield and son left for
Maine yesterday.
Mr.. HELMS SUIT AGAINST THE CRITIC CON-
PANY.-The case Of NJ. d. Helm agt. The Wash
ingfOn Critic and Messrs. III. KilbOurn, w. Scott
Towers ct al. for a receiver, was up in the
Equity Court this morning. Mr.. Chas Thomp-
son, OF counsel for defendants, asked, with the
consent OF counsel on the other side that the time
70 answer be extended, having just received the