Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-03-25

| CHANCE FOR SOME OF THE "DISPLACED."-
| Mr. Coon, Assistant Secretary of the Treasury
mas received a letter from w. n. Bridgman, as
| sistant superintendent of the Equitable Life
the officers of that society desirous Of secur-
ing the services OF q few gentlemen to act as
sn IN 9hntaning applications tor life
| OF administration might displace some who
could serve with success in such work.
| GEN. HANCOCK left this morning at IL o'clock
for his headquarters in New York harbor. but
Will stop few days in Philadelphia.
GEN. FrTzHUGH LEE called upon the Presi-
dent this morning. It was his second visit to
| the White House since the war. During Grants
second administration he visited the White
me Du1idlng. AS he was about to enter the
fresldent's office this morning he stopped to
keeper, a warm greeting. Loeffler served under
6n,1 6im In Texas during the Indian war; and when
zen: Lee was severely wounded carefully
nursed MIN back to health again.
PETITION FROM ATroRNEYs.-A petition
was presented to Secretary Manning to-day,
signed oy number of attorneys practicing be-
lore the Treasury department, praying for a re-
Tersal or recent decision of first Controller
Lawrence that an authority of an attorney to
prosecute claim against the United States dies
ton says, is at variance with the uniform prac-
| Ilce OF the department., and with Controller
OF eight years, and disregards the plainest rul-
ing OF the supreme Court, and is unjust to the
partment.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Chief Engineer ]. @. A.
Ziegler, ordered to duty in connection with the
| machinery of the monitor Terror, at the works
OF Cramp Sons, Philadelphia; Passed Assist
ant surgeon w. K. Du Bose has reported his re-
turn from the Wachusett and placed ON wait
ing orders; Passed Assistant Surgeon F. S.
Nash, detached from special duty in the bureau
OF medicine and surgery, and has been ordered
70 sReelai DUTY with the exploring expedition to
nortnern Alaska under command of Lieut.. G.
months leave.
MR. w. SCOTT SMITH, of the New York Com
| mercial-Adrertiser, who was appointed to q con.
hdentiai position in the Interior department
ny t,as Secretary Teller, yesterday resigned, and
on mines and mining, of which Senator Teller
| is chairman.
| COPIES OF THE STAR of February q and
| March a and 5, in wrappers, duly stamped,
containing the full reports of the monument
celebration and the Inauguration ceremonies
ana the ball, can be had at the counting room
~ any quantity. Price two cents-not inclu-
ding postage.
PERsoNAL.-Representat Throckmorton is
reported to be seriouiy Ill AT Mckinney, Texas,
having grown worse since his return from WASH
ington.-Ex-Senator Groome, of MARYLAND.
representative Hill of Ohio, and +. NJ
Cook. of the San Francisco Aua Chlioruia, are
at Willard S-ComInissiOner of Patents Mont
gomery left yesterday for his home in Michigan
ts ior SNORT stay, to arrange matters for coming
mere permanently.-EX-Sen Gwinn is at
Wormley leys.-Representative Cox, of New
YORK, Is confined to his house by a cold and gem
raj 1nd1sposition. He is not seriously ill., how
dispatch from Pittsburg says that Assistant
Postmaster General Hay arrived there from
"a ihls city yesterday, and was taken to his home
III hQ
Secretary of state, arrived in the city this
morning, and Is staying at the Riggs.
Army Officers in Washington.
eECKEfAR1 ENDIcorF IN FAVOR OF ROTATION,
BUT NO CHANGES YET CoNsIDERED-How Err
RoNEoUs IMPRESSIONS REGARDING THE OFF
Gers GET ABROAD
It's learned that no active steps are being
taken yet towards sending a number of army
officers who are on duty in this city back to
| their regiments, although Secretary Endicott
| undoubtedly believes in rotation, and will
eventually carry out that policy In reply to q
question on that subject this morning by STAR
reporter, the Secretary said that he had not as
yet taken the matter of changes under consid-
erat1on, having more important matters to at
tend to at present. An army officer who holds
an important Office. said to a STAR reporter to-
! day: 'Its mistake to suppose that so many
more army officers are on duty here than are
needed for the transaction of military business,
some OF those who are now assistants
10 the chiefs Of bureaus, who are
| on duty under them will naturally
return to their regiments and make room for
others who ought to have a change and such a
course would be pursued under any circum-
stances. The idea that has gotten abroad that
| many army officers are kept in Washington
| that they may have a good time, arises from
the fact that army officers like everybody else
are fond of Washington, and many of them
spend leaves of absence, to which they are
entitled, in this city, as they have a right to-
and great many when retired take up their
| residence here. For these reasons the army
iC lnr tp,,r
worse than they are" It is learned that with
| the exception of the line officers who are de-
tailed lor duty in the signal corps in accordance
with law, there are not more than three or four
| ON detached service in Washington.