Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-03-24

| washington for New York Thursday next.
THE NAVY DEPARTMENT is informed of the
arrival of the Yantic at Key West from New
orleans on her way to Livingston.
LIGHTHOUSE DESTROYED BY FIRE.-The
| lighthouse board has received information
from the inspector of the fifth lighthouse dis
tr1ct, at Baltimore that the lighthouse at Roam
oke inlet was destroyed by fire on the 21st
| instant.
| IHE NEW COMMISSIONER OF PATENTS.-Judge
Montgomery, the new commissioner Of patents,
LETT this morning for his home at Lansing, Mich,
| 70 arrange his private business before taking
1ull charge of the Office.
THE VIRGINIA COUPON CAsEs.-The argu.
ment in the Virginia coupon tax cases was
continued in the United States Supreme Court
yesterday before the full bench Attorney Gen.
| erai Blair, of Virginia, concluded the argument
which he began on Friday last on behalf of the
| state and was followed by ex-Gov. Chamb ber-
IAN, who appeared for the holders of the cou-
| pons, and by Mr.. Richard T. Merrick, who ar
gued In behalf Of the state Of Virginia.
MINISTER WILLIAMS ILL.-Geo. W.Wflliams,
the colored historian of the negro race, who was
appointed byex-President Arthurduring the last
week of his administration as minister to Hayti
to succeed Mr. John NJ. Langston, resigned, is
| quite sick from severe cold at his residence,
1913 street. DIR. Purvis, who is in attend
post of duty the first week in April.
AMONG THE PRESIDENTS callers this
morning were Gov. McLane, ex-senator Pen
dleton, Senators George, Mcmillan, Beck, Cor
| man, Wilson, Md; Wilson, Iowa; Kenna Ran
som som and Blackburn, Gen. Hancock and Col.
| Barber Judge Macarthur, Mr.. G.. d. Wright
| commissioner of oflabor;Representatives Stevens
| Post, Henley and Col. Smith, CAL; Mcmillan,
| ONeil, Mo-; Springer, Mr.. Beverly Tucker,
Carolina, accompanied by Col Boyd, Col. Nc
Corkle, Geo H. Gregory and ]. b. Hussey, of
North Carolina.
| THE PROTEST. AGAINST Mr.. H1GG1Ns-
Messrs. Jos. Packard and VIM. Winchester,
representing the civil service reform associa-
| tion of Maryland, called upon Secretary Man
ming to-day and presented him with a COPY of
the resolutions recently adopted by that asso-
ciation, protesting against the appointment of
ment division OF the Treasury department. The
Secretary stated that he would give the matter
due consideration.
CoNGRATULATING Mr.. HIGGINs.-Governor
McLane, the new minister to France, called
| upon Appointment Clerk Higgins to-day to con-
graduate MIN on ms appointment.
THE FINDINGS OF THE HAzEN CoURr.-The
record of the Hazen court-martial is still in the
hands of Acting Judge Advocate General Lie
ber, but it is learned that it will go to the Presi
dent in a day or two for final action. Nothing
can be definitely learned about the findings Of
trial closely and who competent to form a
good judgment from their acquaintance with
Opinion
that the findings of the court will be n6thing
more than reprimand.
A DOZEN REsIGNATIoNs AT ONcE-Owinp
to the insufhciency in the appropriation for the
pay of post Office inspectors for the balance of
the fiscal year. the designations of the following
have been accepted by the Postmaster General
to take effect April 1st: ]. Burbanks, Indiana:
VIM. Hart. New York; Jas B. Swain, New York;
J. r. Brooks, Illinois; 4. c. Bearss. Indiana: r.
II. s. Willis. New Hampshire; Geo. Fl. Powers
Nebraska: Z. A. Frost, New York; f. P. New
comb, New York; J. B. Askew, Maryland.
A VICTORY FOR THE CADET ENG1NEERs.-
In the Court of Claims yesterday the case of
Dewitt c. Redgrave against the United
States was decided in favor of the claimant
from the United States naval academy at
Annapolis in 1881. The act of Congress of
August 5th, 1882. provided for a reduction in
the personnel of the navy, and among others
applied it to certain undergraduates. Secretary
Chandler construed this to apply to the cadet en-
gineers who left the academy in 1881 and 1852
before the passage of the act The cadet enei
neers of those classes resisted this construction
and obtained decision which the Secretary
brought and that was the one decided yester-
day. It is said that only twelve or thirteen
bers of the classes Of 1881 and 1852 Who are
affected by the above facts, all of the others
having accepted Secretary Chandler's con-
struction of the act.
A New ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL
Mr.. E. E. Bryant, of Madison, Wis.,, has been Of
fered the place of Assistant Attorney General for
the Post Office department.. He is now on his
way to this city. He was one Of the old vete-
rams, having enlisted a private in April.
1861, under the first call for troops, and served
until the close OF the war, having held about
all the positions from private to colonel Mr.
Bryant is a personal friend of the Postmaster
General, and was his law partner. He is man
about forty eight years of age, and is at present
connected with the Madison Democrat.
SECRETARY MANNING has directed the chiefs