Evening star., 1885-06-23

LIEUT.. SAMUEL SEABURY has been ordered
| to continue the discharge of his present duties
at washington, d. c., until July 1st, 1886.
AMONG THE PRESIDENTS CALLERS to-day
were Senator Van Wyck. Representatives Nor
rison, Eden, Howard, Foran, Barbour and
irwin, Judge LaN'ton. Mr.. Jastremski, of Louis
lana Rev. JassR. Jones, Dr. T. G. Neat, VAIN
rlsht patterson, DIR. Tiernan and 7. X. Tannott.
A DELEGATION FROM PHILADELPHIA headed
by Mayor William b. Smith and Col. B. X.
Jamison, and accompanied by Marshal Nc
Michael, called upon the President to-day and
presented him with the resolutions recently
passed by the city council of Philadelphia, urg-
military exercises to be held during the Ma
tlor;l soldiers encampment at Fairmount
| park from June 27th to July 9Th. The Presi-
dent could give no definite promise to attend.
COMMODORE ]. G. WALKER, chief Of the
bureau of navigation, intends disposing of his
handsome residence on Connecticut avenue.
His family are in Europe for an indefinite stay,
ana he does not expect to retain his present
once longer than next fall. 1t is said he will
be given command ofone of the new cruisers
when completed.
REPRESENTATIVE MORRISON says he will in
troduce another tariff bill at the first session of
the next Congress for about such reduction in
amount as provided for in his last bill.
THE CLARK Inv NvEsTIGAT1oN-The Clark in
vestigation was adjourned yesterday afternoon
until tomorrow, when Mr.. Jackson, represent
ing the stone cutters proposes to offer testimony
concerning the construction of the City Hall.
PATENTS IssUED.-Patents were issued to-day
to Washington residents as follows: Samuel G.
Cabell, lubricator VIM. ]. Cowing, skaters ap-
plianee; " IN. d. ID. Knight. two patents for q
portable furnace.
SECOND LIEUT.. JOHN T. THOMPSON, ID al
tillery, will visit the camp of the Sd regiment
OF Alabama state militia dnrinp the nario6 of
its encampment near Selma, Alabama, COM
menclng July 8, 1855, for the purpose of in
spectlng that regiment.
THE PIUTEs AND GEN. PopE.-Gen. Pope has
| transmitted to'the War department an account
| of the killing of a Piute Indian named Joe by
two white men in Happy Valley, Ore, and says
culminate in open hostiities unless q reserva-
tion is assigned to these indians, and they are
| all placed on it, The commissioner of Indian
affairs has directed an agent to investigate and
report measures looking to the protection ofthe
Indians.
THE CHEYENNE OUTBREAK SERIoUs.-News
| was received at the War department late yes
| terday to the effect that the difficulty with the
southern CheyenneS is becoming more serious
General Augur has ordered four companies of
the NTH cavalry to go to the scene of the dis
turbance, in addition to the companies previ-
ously sent to Reno This makes ten companies
at Keno and three additional companies are
held in readiness to go at a moments notice.
General Augur recommends the appointment
ol commission to ascertain the cause of the
d1scontent The last trouble with the Cheyennes
occurred about nine years ago, and continued
for more than year.
PERsoNAL.-The Rev. John F. Potter, some
time in charge Of st. Johns church. in this city,
sailed for Europe on the Doth instant for the
| benefit of his health, hoping to return in the
| autumn.-James d. Mcclellan is at Cape May
John Bryson, ST., V. p Los Angeles ma
tional bank, and wife. wealthy citizens Of Los
Angeles, Cal, were presented to the President
yesterday by John Amber Smith, of this city.
Vice President Hendricks reached New
Haven last night. and gave an informal recep-
ton at the residence of ex-Gov. lngersoll. He
addresses the Yale law school to-day-Dr L..
l.. Friecerich, of this city, was among the arri-
vals yesterday in New York on the steamer
Aurania, from Liverpool, after an absence of
about fifteen months in Vienna, Munich, and
Berlin.-Gen. E. +. Beale and Mr.. Joseph
Nimmo, jr., chief of the bureau of statistics,
were in New York last night.-Mrs. Electa
+. Smith, 461 G street, entertained few
friends Saturday evening in honor of Mrs.
DR.. Bushnell, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
Surgeon General Hamilton, of the Marine
hospital service, has gone to Chicago and the
lakes on q tour of finspection.-Mrs. Il. G d.
Havens OF the Third Auditors Office, was called
to Connecticut, Sunday night, by the serious
illness of her tather.-Rev. w. A. Leonard has
gone to Rock LnOn.-Dr. j. Bermann is at At
lantic Cty.-P. c. Pendleton is ut Berkeley
Springs.