Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-01-21

commanded the fish commission steamer Fish
Hawk, has been granted years leave OF absence.
PRoMoTIONs.-The following promotions have
been made in the Pension office: Eugene d. Har-
rDgton Virginia, assistant chief Of division 81 500,
| from clerk OF class a. Ashland b. Swiggett, Iowa,
81 900 to 81 SOO Martin Weles, Connecticut, 400
to 81 goo; VIM p Brown Indiana, 200 to 81 400.
AN ILLICIT DIsrILLERY SEIzED-The commits
SOner OF internal revenue to-day received tele-
gram from Collector Young, at Raleigh, N. c.. say
Ing that his deputies seized Illicit dfstillery In
Johnston county and arrested the proprietor, Ne
helD1ah Hicks.
ASSIGNED TO DUTY.-Wm. Mason Wright OF
New Jersey, and Andre w. Brewster, of Pennsyl-
vanta, the recently appointed second leutenants
in the army, have been assigned to duty, the
former to the I'd infantry and the latter to the 10th
infantry
THR SUPERINTENDENT Of the hfe-saving service
has received a communication from Prof Spencer
+. Baird, acknowledging the receipt of second
specimen Qnale) OF the "pigmy sperm whale" )" for
warded by j. r. Hobbs, keeper Of the Kitty Hawk
station. There was already female specimen in
the museum.
PRESIDENT ARTHUR Is named as the honorary
president, and Commissioner John Eaton, OF the
bureau of education, acting president of the in
ternational congress of educators to be held at the
New Orleans exposition February % to 2S
NAVAL ORpERs.-EnsIgn A. E. Culver, ordered to
examination for promotion Ensign Edward Lloyd,
Jr, to duty at the naval proving ground, 29th in
slant; Chief Engineer s. L. p. Ayres, to Chester,
Pa for duty in the inspection OF machinery for the
new cruisers: Chief Engineer B. F. Wood, detached
from temporary duty at Chester, Pa, and placed
On waiting orders.
ARREST OF A Observation-Disclosures Mix, OF
BIackvills, Barnwell county, S. c., has been ar
rested by the post Office inspectors and has been
placed under bonds for his appearance before the
court
RESTORED TO PRAcrIcE.- .rthony A. Kelly, Of
Fond du Lac, Wis, has been restored to practice
before the Interior department.
TIE MONUMENT DEDICATION CEREMONIES
Washington Monument commission had another
meeting at the Capitol to-day on the program
Since the original agreed upon different verbal
changes have been ordered; but the chief features
remain as in the order which was first adopted and
printed exclusively in The STAR. Since the program
was nrst adopted the Masonic fraternity has been
given part In the exercises. At first there was
misunderstanding with the Masons They decided
not to participate If they were simply restricted to
marching In the procession 1t has been arranged
to give them prominent place in the procession,
and that they shall control ana direct certain OF
the proceedings This Is satisfactory to the Masons
and they will turn out in force
A PROCLAMATION By THE PREs1DENr-The Presi.
dent has issued proclamation placing military
reservation Of Fort Dodge, Kansas. under the con-
troll Of the Secretary Of the Interior for disposition
as 1t is no longer needed for military purposes.
PERsONAL-Chief Justice Waite spent yesterday
in Richmond. Va, and left that city for Florida
last nighI--Senator Blair has been confined 10
his house for several days past Ill attend to
businesS-Mr Theodore w. NOyes left Washing
fngton yesterday on his return TO his western home
at Sioux Falls, DakOta--JOhn w. Fawcetr, Of
Washington, was registered IL st. Louis ON Mon
day.-D. B. Anger, our former excellent city
postmaster, has BEEN appointed one OF the swamp
Land Commissioners Of the state OF Mlchigan.-
Mr.. Batres, the Minister from Guatemala, has gone
home from a brief vacation.
COnferrfng with Cleveland.
SENATOR GARLAND REPORTED TO HAVE GONE TO
ALBANY AGAIN TO TALK WITH THE PRESIDENT
ELECT.
1t Is understood that Senator Garland has been
called to another conference with Presdent-elect
Cleveland He left quietly yesterday, and it was
given out that he had gone to Arkansas, but it Is
stated by those who pretend to know that he went
direct TO Albany. Senators are discussing the mat
ter pretty freely and express surprise the Arkan
saS Senator being called again after con-
ference which 1t Is supposed resulted In bis being
offered a cabinet place. Some say that they have
observed that Mr. Garland has been quietly getting
the views OF some OF the leading democrats since
his first conference with Mr.. Cleveland and specu-
lating upon this circumstance, they suggest that
the senator has been taken into Mr. ClevelandS
confidence and is being consulted with in regard to
the construction OF the cabinet.