Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-09-28


,ec.or 81 mississippi is in the city for the pur-
pose OF trying to get the collectors office Of that
s'aee removed from Jackson to Columbus.
THE LAST CADETS AT LARGE Appo1NTED..-
The President has appointed Franklin Mills
Jackson, sonof Major r. w. Jackson, 9Th artil-
itary academy. The President has no more
appointments at large to make.
THE ATTORNEY GENERAL AND THE TELE-
PHONE SUIT-Attorney General Garland, who
- now at his plantation, fifteen miles from
N N ROCK, Ark, yesterday telegraphed to the
New new U ~ Democrat as follows in an
the erect that he had ordered the district at
ttorney Of the western district of Tennessee to
tpring suit against the Bell telephone company
In the Fan Eieetrc
was not aware till your telegram was received
tn Ina Inc use Of the name Of the United States
nao Deen given to the Pan Electric company. I
nave not granted any such use."
Col. JOHN c. KELToN, assistant adjutant
general, who has been on duty on the Pacific
coast Tor the past fifteen years. has been re-
Ieved from duty at the headquarters of the
DIVISION OF the Pacific and has been ordered
70 report for duty to the adjutant general at
McKeever.
THE RESIGNATION OF Mr. BELL, architect of
the Treasury, is said to have been in the hands
OF Secretary Manning for some weeks. It is
not thought, however, that a change will be
mace AZ once. There are several applicants for
Inc pOSltlOn. General SteinmetZ, of New York,
Is said to have the lead at present
ARMY ORDERs-Leave for five months is
granted Captain William H. Mclaughlin, 18th
infantry; an army retiring board having found
Captain Charles g: Gordon, 9Th cavalry. in
capacitated for active service, his leave Of alb
sence is extended until further orders on
the War a.iaaety tha order st
Edward T.. Brown 5th artillery. as pro-
lessor lessor OF military science and tactics at the
MASSACHUSETTS Agricultural college, Amherst,
Massachusetts, is revoked.
SALARIES OF POSTAL EMPLOYEES CANNOT BE
ATTACHED FOR DEBr.-The Postmaster Gen.
eral has rendered an interesting decision touch
ing the right of creditors to attach the salaries
Of their debtors who may be postal employees.
The postmaster at New York recently informed
the department that attempts have been made
to garnishee the salaries of employees in his
Office, and asked for instructions. The Post
master General decides that salaries of postal
employees cannot be attached for debt, and will
send out instructions to postmasters to disre-
gard attachments issued by state courts, but to
appear in court and state that he is possessed of
res are to be regarded as United States funds
until they pass nom the hands of the postmas-
ter into those Of his employees.
NAVAL ORDERs-Lieut. +. w. Croker. or
dered to the training ship New Hampshire:
Lieut.. Commanders George w. Pigman and
Charles H. Rockwell, detached from the naval
orders; Lieut. Commander R. B. Bradford, from
the naval war college, 3Oth instant, and ordered
to special duty Navy department.; Lieut.. Com
mander George E. Ide. from the naval war col
lege, Both instant, and granted six months
leave with permission to go abroad Leuts. J. J.
bunker and A. B. Speyers, from the naval war
navy yard; Lieut.. F. H. Delano, from the naval
war college, 30th instant and ordered to the
portsmouth,, N: H., navy yard; Lieut.. ]. A.
Sherman, detached from naval war college and
ordered to duty In connection with an extended
course Of instruction at the torpedo station;
from the oath instant; leave Of Civil Engineer
II: s. Craven extended six months from Oc-
tOber LIST.