Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-11-09

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recently appointed assistant Secretary OF the
Treasury, will assume the duties Of that office
tomorrow.
THE UNFINISHED CRuIsERs.-A number Of
members of the naval advisory board will go
to Chester, Pa, tomorrow to inspect the
cruisers Chicago and Boston, on which vessels
work was resumed to-day.
SAW THE PREsIDENT.-Senators Butler and
Vest, Representatives King and Morrison, and
Civil Service Commissioner Trenholm saw the
President this morning.
SECRETARIES ENDIcorr AND WHITNEY
both remained at their respective homes to-
day in order that they might give their undi-
vlded attention to the preparation of their an
nual reports.
COLONEL w. L. TRENHOLM, the new civil
service commissioner appointed to succeed
Judge Thoman, arrived in the city on a late
train last night, and is Quartered at 1649 K
ing and had a talk about matters connected
with the reorganization of the commission.
DEATH OF A NAVAL OFFIcER.-Lieut Com
mander Charles NJ. Anthony, U. s. n, died yes
terday at his residence in Portsmouth, N. H.,
aged about fifty years. His body will be taken
10 New Bedford, Mass for burial.
GEN. GRANT PAID THE DETECTIVES
Detective George H. Miller to-day stated to q
STAR reporter that Gen. Grant paid the ex-
peIiSeS Oh the QetectlVo Investigations during
the Johnson impeachment proceedings out of
his own pocket.
THE CONTRACT for furnishing pine flooring
and scantling for the west and center wings of
the State, " ar and Navy department building
has been awarded to F. w. Norwood OF Chi
cago, for $5.7O5, the lowest bidder. There were
Washington firms. The contract for mahogany
and walnut lumber for the same has been
awarded to the lowest bidder, Henry Otis, of
New Orleans, for 81, 495. There were also ten
bidders for this contract, six of them belonging
to Washington.
The BEAR OFF FOR ALASKA.-The revenue
cutter Bear, which formed part of the Greedy
relief expedition fifteen months ago, sailed yes
terday from New York for Puget Sound and
Alaska. She will touch at several ports on her
way, and will hardly reach San Francisco before
the middle Of February. The Bear will cruise
along the Alaskan coast for about two years.
her principal duty will be to prevent Illicit
trade in whiskey. She will cruise in the North
Pacific every summer, to assist any whaling
vessels needing help.
A MEETING of representatives of engineer
ing societies from all parts of the country will
be held in Cleveland, Ohio, December Sd, 4th
and 5th, to discuss the subject of the relation OF
and the propriety and method of obtaining
laws which shall place civilian engineers on an
equal footing with army engineers on purely
civil engineering work Of the government
"A GENERAL ARMY ORDER will be issued
Shortly changing the design of the buttons on
the coats of the signal corps officers and men.
Under the forthcoming general order buttons
will have crossed signal flags and torches for q
device. and the stripe down the pantaloons will
De OF an orange color.
VACANCIES have occurred from time to time
| in the clerical force of the Navy department
since the change of administration, but Secre-
| tary Whitney has postponed filling them until
hn al hoo rd infn
the subject of recognizing the Navy depart
ment has submitted its recommendations.
There are now six vacancies in the department
force which will probably be filled at an early
day by promotion and the lower positions
filled by civil service appointments, unless
Commander McCalla's board recommends that
the positions are unnecessary. The report of
the board was submitted to the Secretary of the
Navy couple of days ago.
NAVAL ORDERS-Lieut. ]. NJ. ROGER ordered
to report to chief of bureau Of navigation for
duty LIST December; Assistant Engineers C. c.
kleckner and w. c. Herbert to duty at Chester
Pa; Assistant Engineer A. 8. Halstead to the
Ranger; Ensign JnO. NJ. Ellicott, detached from
coast survey duty and ordered to the Ranger
Chief Engineer VIM. Duugen, from duty at the
Morgan Iron Works, n. Y, and ordered to
Chester, Pa; Passed Assistant Engineer C. j.
Hubigherst, from duty at Cramp e. Sons, Phila-
delphia, and ordered to duty in connection
with the new cruisers at Chester; Assistant En-
gineer Alberto de Ruiz. from the Ranger and
ordered to wait orders at Mare Island until ac-
in his case.
REAR ADMIRAL JOUETT's CRUISE.-Rear Ad-
mral Jouett has been ordered to proceed with