Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-03-02

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occurred at Poplar river, Montana, on January
first.
NAVAL ORDERs.-The U. 8. s. Brooklyn, at the
Brooklyn navy yard, has been ordered to be
fitted out for sea service; Medical Inspector A.
A. HOehling, from the Powhatan, and to hold
himself in readiness for sea service; NavM Con-
structors Frank L. Fernald and John B. Hoover,
of the advisory board Lieut.. Commander Fran
CTS NJ. Barber, to temporary duty at chester,
Pa, under orders Of the advisory board Naval
Brush, to special duty, this city, March 2; Med
1cai Inspector c. J. Cieborne, to special duty
navy yard Portsmouth, NH; Naval Constructor
s II Farney, to League Island, Pa, on special
duty connected with the inspection of paint for
the new cruisers.
COPIES OF THE STAR of February 21 in
wrappers, duly stamped, containing the full
report of the monument celebration, can be
had at the counting room in any quantity.
THE PUBLIC DEBT srATEMENT.-The debt
statement issued to-day shows the decrease of
the public debt during the month Of February
to be S3,2O4,975; decrease Of debt since June
80, 1884, S44, ,126, ,SS6; cash in the Treasury,
S4s4, 4,466,555; gold certificates outstanding,
S1o3,110,22O; silver certificates outstanding,
600; 600; refunding certificates outstanding, S251;-
800; legal tenders outstanding, $346 66S1 ,O16;
fractional currency mot including amount esti-
mated as lost or destroyedl, S15, ,344,241.
Tee U. S. SUPREME COURT reassembled to-day
after its February recess, Chief Justice Waite
presiding for the first time since his recent ILL
ness. A large number of decisions were rem
dered, but only few of them We're Of general
public interest. In the Of the United
States, appellant, against Edw'd L. Jordan,
which was suit to recover certain internal
revenue taxes Illegally collected from citizens
of Tennessee, the court holds that 1t is not
Treasury or any court to determine whether
the several sums specified n the act of Con-
gress providing for the refundns of these taxes
were or were not the exact sums Of the taxes
actually asse ssed and collected. The judgment
OF the Court OF Claims is affirmed.
DEATH OF REAR ADMIRAL PREBLE.-
Rear Admiral George III. Preble, U. S.
n, died yesterday at his home. in Brook
line, Mass: Admiral Preble was born in
Portland, Me-, and in 1888 was appointed a
Mexican and civil wars. HIS last sea service
was in 1870 as captain of the Pensacola. He
was retired February %.
ARMY ORDERs.-The resignation of 2d Lieut..
Alfred Nee. Ogle, 10th infantry, has been ac-
cepted by the President, to take effect July 1st,
1885. Capt. Charles NJ. Callahan, 4th cavalry,
having been found by an army retiring board
of absence until further orders on account of
disability. Post Chaplain Thomas B. Van
horne, Us. army, being oyer sixty-two years OF
sn from active service. Leave for three months is
Granted grants TSs 1st Lieut. Wn Hammer goth in
Ord, 22d Infantry, is further extended i two ~;
months. The leave of LIST Lieut.. George b. Wax
kier, 6ta infantry, Is extended @ m one month. The
leave Of "a Lieut.. viii !. May, 10th infantry, is
extended one month. Capt Otho w. Budd, ,4th
cavalry, Will report in person to the command
ing general, division Of the Missouri for duty
as acting assistant inspector general Of that d.
vision.
DESTITUTE EAMERICANs.-Rear Admiral Jouett
commanding the North Atlantic station, has
been instructed to send one Of the vessels of his
American citizens in the vicinity of Livingston,
on the west coast of Central America where
they had gone for the purpose of engaging in
work on projected railway.
SENTENCES OF DISMISSAL FROM THE ARMY
The records in the court-martal cases of First
Lieut.. James S. Jouett, 10th cavalry; First
Lieut.; Jacob R: Pierce, oath infantry, and Sec
have been received by Col. Guido n. Lieber,
acting judge advocate general, for review be-
fore being laid before the President for action.
which means that each has been sentenced to
dismissal, as the courts were ordered by depart
ment commanders.
PERsoNAL.-Col. Hamilton, Of Kentucky, son
of the Mrs. Senator Williams is at the Ebbitt
House.-F. w. Little, a prominent business
man of Sioux Falls, Dakota, is in Washington.
Col. Taylor, of California, has apartments at
THE Arno." Lieut.. Schofield, of Major Gen.
Schofield's staff, was called home to Chicago
suddenly Saturday evening by the illness of
his father-After an absence of - years,
Major J. II. Berret, wife and daughter, OF Nor.
hs s
west.-Mr. E. F. Buckingham, of Louisiana,
formerly well-knOwn citizen of Washing
ton, is in town stopping with his sister, 927 E
street northwest.
Treasury Department Changes.