Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-07-10


EBEN E. RExFoRD. author of ''Silver Threads
Among the Gold" and other popular songs
has been appointed postmaster at Sheocton,
Wis.
REPRESENTATIVE WARNER says his silver
proposition is being discussed in financial
circles, and Is growing in favor. He thinks
there is no doubt about it's being adopted by
Congress. and bi-metalism will be established
upon sound basis that will be satisfactory to
everybody.
AMONG THE PRESIDENTS CALLERS to-
day were Senators Morgan and Voor-
hees, Gen. Newton, Representatives Heard,
John S: kch hG Marion, aFSer n Y; M J. B. Gsaf Rat.
eiiffe, Baltimore; J: NJ. Caperton, Washington;
consul at Mannheim; Rev j. J. Murphy, $; j.,
Rev. VIM. Rouan, S. j., Mungret college, Lin
erick, and Geo. I. Baxter. Washington.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Passed Assistant Paymas-
ter Jno. w. Jordan. ordered to duty at Key
West, Fla; Chief Engineer Edwin Wells, to
duty at the Delaware river iron and ship build.
Dade. placed on waiting orders: Assistant Pay
master X. N. T. Bali, detached from duty at
Key. West and ordered to settle accounts and
wait orders.
COOLER WEATHER COMING-At the signal
office it is stated that the weather will be cooler
tomorrow and that refreshing local showers
may be expected this evening
LIEUT.. SCHUETzE's MIssIoN.-Lieut. Schuetze
sailed from New York on Monday as the
bearer Of testimonials from this government to
the SiberianS who befrcndcd the survivors of
the Jeannette expedition. lie expects to be alb
sent about year. The higher officials cannot
accept presents without special authority from
the kusslan government, as is the case with
United States officials but letters expressing
the thanks of our government have been sent
no unN
mayor of Irkutsll, and to Gen. Peter Livins, of
that place; to the governor general OF Omsk,
director of Iakutsk, Count Lauvargen, at St.
Petersburg; the French consul general at
Moscow, and to the governor of Ia. Seven
gold and twelve silver medals are included in
the presents, besides a handsome sword for the
governor OF Iakutsk, several gold watches and
sporting sporting rifles, with cases OF ammunition and
stores of almost every description. Sums of
money are sent to three criminal eXiles.
THE GARFIELD STATUE AccEprED.-At Col
umbus, Ohio, yesterday, the Garfield statue
commission accepted the statue in this city. 1t
was decided to erase from the pedestal the let
ters James A., and have only the name "Car-
field in large letters thereon. Gov. Hoadly
will present the statue to Congress by letter,
and 1t will be unveiled Immediately without
fornlalty.
SENATOR JACKSON authorizes an emphatic
denial of the charge made by the st. Louis Re
publican that he is connected with the scheme
of the New York syndicate to secure the pay
ment in full of Tennessee bonds by inducing
Congress to appropriate the surplus federal rev.
enGes to the Use of the states.
PRESENTATION. j. X Upton and family
have left town to spend the summer ut their
country home In Somerset county, Pa
Mr.. and Mrs. J. j. Burnham, Mr.. T. Q. Ebaugh
and w. II. LOwdermilk, wife and daughter, OF
Washington, were among the passengers sail
ing by the steamer from Baltimore for Boston
yesterday.-Mr. VIM. Thompson of this city,
who has been in Europe for several weeks past,
returned idr home ys,ier1aXmong late arr;
following Washingtonians: Mr.. and Mrs. Spof
ford Mrs NJ; {. Mason. Charles Fair, Miss Jen-
8 Sanger, Mr.; and Mrs Geo. d. Sanger and w.
S. Johus.--Hon. \. u. Riddle, of this city, has
paper on b. +. Wade in the lA,gaziae Of Vest
and Miss Ida Thompson of this city, sailed tor
Europe from New York yesterday.-Air. Jas.
q. Clephane and family leave to-day tor their
summer home in the Catskil mountains. Miss
Julia Clephane accompanied them.-Dr. Otho
NJ. Muncastcr has returned to the city.--Dr.
{. GN '; IN n Cali;n, aefi9!npanied i,, by his mother,
few days.-Mf. CHARLES l.. Heiibrun is spend
ing a lew weeks AT Orkney Springs. Na--Mr.
so" rc Mf M M a He anS s. Ely smP
wife and two children, Mrs w f. Burke, Misses
Daisy and Grace Hedkinson and Ethel Burke.
at Moore's hotel, Leonardtown, Md.-Admiral
ShuleIdt and daughter, Hugh AlcCaffrey and
WIFE, x. s. Johns, Thomas J. Addison, jr, h. ].
Lockwood, B. French Queen, Emmons Smith,
W. :. Anderson. W. +. Layton, Charles Ewing,
Mrs. E. Chapman and son. Mrs. LA. Knight,
Mrs. j. =. Freshman. and W. ii. Burton, wife
and daughters, Of Washington, are at Chapel
Point-(ien. II. l.. Abbott is at the Ebbitt.-
Judge Macarthur will leave on Monday for
Wisconsin, and after q short stay VIII 20 to
Saratoga.-Chief Naval Constructor Theo. u.
Wilson, .S.N., has gone to New York to place
the remains OF his wife in Cypress Hill ceme-
terry. Bruoklyn-Assistant Secretary of state
J. ID. Porter returned to Washington to-day
from Tennessee.