Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-04-11
Washington News and Gossip.

Washington News and Gossip.
COMMODORE L. A. KIMBERLY took charge of
the Boston navy yard yesterday, and Commo-
dore TruXtun of the Norfolk navy yard.
THE officers OF the revenue marine service
are endeavoring to have the system Of promo
ton by examination abolished.
RESIGNATION ACCEPTED.-The President has
accepted the resignation of Commander Ed
ward L. Amory from the navy, to take effect
REsIGNED.-James E. Putnam, the register of
the land office at Occur dAlene, Idaho. has re-
signed.
THE New ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER OF PEN
sIoNs.-The President has appointed VIM. E.
Mclean, of Terre Haute, Indiana, first deputy
of pensions. vice Calvin B.
" alker, resigned to take effect April 16. Mr..
Mel .ean is practicing attorney OF Terre Haute.
he is about fifty years of age, native OF Indi-
ana, and is possessed of considerable wealth,
being worth, it is said, about 81 50 900 He is
as q man of eXcelept character and
attainments He was colonel ii the Fortv-third
Indiana infantry during the war; and was mus
tered but at the close OF hostilities. He served
in the same brigade as Gen. Black, commits
sloner OF pensions.
ASSISTANT COMMISSIONER VANCE.-Ex-Con-
gresham r. 3. Vance, who was yesterday APP
pointed assistant commissioner of patents, was
born in North Carolina and is 57vears old He en-
tered the confederate service as captain in S61
ana was appointed a brigadier general in 1868
He has served six consecutive terms in Con-
gress, but was not reelected to the Forty-ninth
Congress.
AS FoREsHADOwED in Yesterdays STAR, an
order was issued from the War department to-
day detaching Assistant Adjutant General
George D. Ruggles from duty iii the War de-
paftment and ordering him to duty at the
headquarters of the department of Texas at
San Antonio, and relieving Assistant Adiutant
General FhoS. NJ: Vincent, who is ordered to
duty at Omaha, Neb. The order goes into effect
June 1st.
POSTMASTER APPoINrED.-The President to-
day appointed Allen B. Treat to be postmaster
at Holland Patent n. Y.
SECRETARY WHITNEY has gone to New York.
He will return to Washington Monday. Com
modore Harmony is ting Secretary.
LIEUT.. WIN. H. SCHU ETZE has been selected
to take the presents to the natives in the vicin-
lty OF the Lena river as q recognition by this
government of the aid rendered by them in the
search for the lost Jeannette party.
THE SECRETARY OF STATE AT HoME.-A
largely attended and very pleasant card recep-
tlon was given by Secretary and Mrs. Bayard
ing.
ADMINISTRATORS are out for the mar
riage of DIR. Llewellyn Eliot, of this city, to
Miss Mary Spruance Lancaster, of Maryland.
The ceremony will be performed at the resi-
dence OF the brides sister, Mrs. VIM. J. Peyton,
9ll street, Wednesday evening, April 18th.
CAPT. ANDREW p. CARAHER, sth United
states cavalry. died April Sth, at his station,
Fort Davis, Texas
PRoMoT1oN.-Capt. Geo. w. Davis, 18th in
fantry, at present assistant engineer of the
Washington monument is to be appointed
colonel and aida-da-capop ha
stan of Lieut.. Gen. Sheridan, vice Major Vok-
mar, resigned.
NOT ENTITLED TO EXTRA PAY-The First
Controller Of the Treasury has given an opin-
ion that the official reporter of the Senate is
not included in the list of employees entitled to
one month extra pay under the joint resolu-
tion passed at the last session of Congress.
REsIGNATIoNs OF PosT OFFICE INSPECTORS
REoUEsTED.-The Postmaster General has re-
quested the resignation of fourteen post office
inspectors, as follows: Chas. Adams, of Colora-
do; Fred De Toverner, Tenn; ]. II. Livingston
S: C.; j: J. Hanna, Ohio: Geo. w. Porter, ILL.,;
F. s. Bedeil, Ind; ". D. Wickersham. Ala:
Chas: Fields, Mass; J; G. Hester, N. O.: ). j.
Muir Murphy N Ore; d Benz Simpson; Ala; F.: @ Ste
Adams, who will be dropped from the rolls on
the 10Th inst, the designations will take effect
on April 80.
PosTMAsTERs APPoINTED.-The President
has appointed postmasters at the following
named presidential offices: Henry L. Kenyon,
at Northfield, VT, vice J. H. Orcutt, resigned;
Jerome La Due, at Westffeld, n. Y, vice f. A.
Holt, commission expired; Ezra Evans, at
Westchester Pa, vice VIM. Shields deceased;
George 7. Gross, at Allentown Pa, vice Robert
Iredell, commission expired; James Drury, at
Bristol Pa, vice VIM. Baker, commission ex-
Ipired; George W. Statler. at Mansfield, O., vice
Thomas Douglass, commission expired; David
Overman, at Marion, Ind, vice Jacob Wells,
commission i expired; Nelson Bruett, at Jeffer-
7. Mackall, at Moorhead, Mimi, vice James
Douglass, resigned: Geo. NJ. Houston, at Harri-
fonyille Sc Mo, vice Wm Brson, deceased Benz.
vile, S. G., vice NIX. Robertson, resigned.
PERsoNAL.-President Arthur, whose health
is much improved, expects to leave Fortress
Monroe for New York this evening, accompa-
MED by Mr.. Phillips, his private secretary
scofeld and v. B. Green, of Washington were
registered in Jacksonville on Thursday-Rep-
resentative Cox, Of New York, has returned to
last week to attend the funeral of his mother
Secretary Endicott has leased Minister Pen
dletons house on 10th street, for four years, and
will soon take possession of it.-Mr. and Mrs,
w. w. Metcalf, of Washington, and their rela-
tives, Mr.. and Mrs. F. G. Sessions, of Columbus,
Kelley, wife of Cen B. f. Kelley.
OF West Virginia, left to-day for Hot Springs,
Arkansas.
As to Offices.
Hon. Frank Lawler. who succeeds Hon. J. J.
Finerty in Congress, Willie ]. McGonnigle, Mr.
VIM. Whelan and Mr.. NJ. T. Coughlan, all of
Chicago, are in the city. 1t is understood they
are after the U. 8. marshalship of northern Il
linois for Mr.. McGonugle.
A delegation of practitioners in patent cases,
headed by yeX-Commissioner Marble called upon
Commissioner Of Patents Montgomery yester-
day to petition for the retention of Mr.. Bacon
the financial clerk, In his position.
evening and decided to ask for the
appointments Willis g. Clark. col
lector of the port of Mobile. Jno. D. Burnett.
district attorney for southern district VIM,
II. benson, district attorney for middle and
northern district. A. II. Keller for marshal of
the northern district. w. w. Allen for marshal
OF the middle and southern district. Jno g,
Harris for register of the land Office at Mont
gomery. Mr.. Jordan, Of Bullock CO., for receiv-
er of public money in land office at Montgom-
cry. Mr.. Frank Coleman for register Of the
land Office at Huntsville. Mr.. ]. Street for re-
ceiver of public money at Huntsville Mr.
Bookar, Of Greensboro, for collector of internal
revenue.
The Acting Secretary of the Treasury has ap-r
pointed DIR. HoratiO r. Bigelow, to be inspector
of rags at Berlin, Germany.
A delegation of Virginians headed by Repre-
Barbour. called upon the Postmaster
General yesterday to urge the appointment of
Major Gilman to be postmaster at Richmond.
The President and the COlOred PeOple.
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