Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-10-27

irons postmaster n Toms River, N. J., vice j.
p. Cowperthwait, commission expired.
The Secretary OF the Treasury has appointed
Richard N. johnson, of Indiana TO be chief OF
division In the sixth auditors office, vice Mr..
DlSksfs3n H., aans,erreo 70 the ONCE Of the con-
The commissioner 81 internal revenue yester.
day appointed Godfrey Jaeger, OF Elmore, Ohio,
Phelps, resigned.
The Cabinet Meeting To-day.
Postmaster General Villas was the only cabi.
net officer absent from the cabinet meeting to-
day. 1t is understood that the question of the
boundary line between Mexico and this coun-
try was one Of the principal topics under con-
It was virtually decided today that the an.
nual reports of the bureau officers of the differ.
public at the discretion Of cabinet oficers.
A Grand Hotel for Washington.
A party Qfcspitalists from Minneapolis, Mimi.
headed by Mr.. Kelley, who built the Palace
hotel, are in the city looking around with the
view of erecting magnificent hotel here. Their
idea Is to establish q hotel of 900 rooms and
run 1t In grand style.
TIRED OF LIvING.-Mary Hughes, the young
woman who shot herself yesterday morning at
the river side near the Congressional cemetery
was lying in q critical condition to-day at the
Providence hospital, her fate still being uncer.
PLANTATION Of her rash act, that she was tired Of
living.
A RUNAWAY AccIDENr.-This morning,
about half-past eight O'Clock, . horse attached
to milk wagon ran away near the corner OF
Of
with another wagon, splitting the milk and de-
molishing the wagon. The driver, an old COL
ored man. jumped from the wagon and was
slightly injured.
MARRIAGES LICENSES. - Marriage licenses
have been issued by the clerk of the court to
John B. Sawyer. of Pittsburg Pa, and Mary A.
Corbett; Benz. Miller and franco Moughon
Ella q. brown, both Of Alexandria, Va; James
Torrien and Josephine Dyson, OF Charles county.
RANGE OF THE THERMoMErER.-The follow.
ing were the readings at the signal office to-day:
3a.m., 45.1; am, 42.6; II am, 53 4: pm.
The St. Cecilia Quartette concert is attracting
much attention. Programs may be had at Ellis
Il Co.'S.
George B. Harleston has been granted per-
mission by Commissioner Black to sell cigars
and stationery at the Pension building.
JUDGE VINCENT, the suspended justice of
the supreme court of New Mexico, is expected
in Washington tonight or tomorrow morning.
It is said that the Attorney General and Mr..
Cleveland have charges to submit for his
perusal filed by people from New Mexico and
in this city. Among the charges it is said that
there Is one setting forth that when he he was
pOintment he declared that as the chief judi
ciary of the territory he would look out for the
interests of his friend Springer, who had some
land suits or claims in New Mexico.
THE ALABAMA CLAIMS CoURT.-The court of
commissioners of Alabama claims, which will
expire by Limitation December 81, is making
rapid progress with the business before 1T, and
one of the officers of the court said to-day that
all the eases before the court will certainly be
disposed OF by the middle Of December.
THE Department Of State is informed that
vessels are leaving the port of Algers with foul
bills of health.
YELLOW FEvER.-The surgeon general of the
marine hospital service has received a report
from Surgeon Murray, in charge of the gulf
quarantine station at Ship island that there are
three cases OF yellow fever at that station. They
were taken from the schooner Indianola, which
had just arrived from Havana. 1t is expected
that two Of the cases will prove fatal.
CoNFERRING REGARDING THE UNFINISHED
CRUIsERs.-When Secretary Whitney was in
New York he consulted with the assgnees of
John Roach, and it was decided that they
with the advisory board about the
sT nE arrived Of f heie aa and shs
afternoon held a conference at the Navy de-
partment with the Secretary OF the Navy and
the members of the naval advisory board.
SIR NATHANIEL BARNABY, the famous
English naval constructor who recently arrived
on the Servia, is in the city stopping at Worm
ley's. He called at the Navy department to-
day and paid his respects to Secretary Whit
ney.
THE PRESIDENT has issued an order detail
ing Major s. M. Mansfield, of the engineer corps
as a member of the commission appointed to
run and mark the boundary lines between a
portion OF the Indian Territory aud the state Of