Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-06-29

~ 1AMHANY DELEGATION AT THE WHITE
HousE.-A committee representing Tammany
Hall, consisting of Messrs. Nicholas Haughton
and Robert b. Mooney. waited on the President
to-day and urged that that organization be re-
cognlzeu IN the appointment OF either the L. S.
marshal or the district attorney for New YArk
city.
A RUSH OF OFFICE SEEKERs-The crowd to
see the Secretary of the Treasury to-day was
almost as large as during the rush just after the
fourth of March. There were fewer Congress-
men, however. Nearly all were office seekers,
ana many were women. A rush was made on
that swain that way. a long ~ lis list of Of the names mes
OF Senators and Representatives appeared on
the register, and many We're accompanied by
delegations Illinois, Mississippi and Indiana
were we'll represented and Senator German
was on hand to look after the Maryland inter-
ests at the expected pork cutting. The idea
the Treasury loaded that department up with
place hunters, who expect to get all the offices
now that the new fiscal year is about to begin.
AMONG THE PRESIDENTS CALLERS to-day
were E. L. Hedden, the new collector, and Mr..
Beattie, the new surveyor at Now York; Sena-
tors Vest, German and George. ex-senator
Cragin, Representatives MatsOn, Dougherty,
Howard, LeFeyre, Kleiner, Morrison, Holman.
Townshend, Toulbee. Blanchard and Gay, ex.
Pratt, Galveston; Miss Marcia Mexican, Wash.
1ngton Jno. J. Hawes, u. c.; Gen. Thos. kilby
Smith, Smith, Harold Snowden, Alexandria; Q. F.
Neustadt, New York city.
REAR ADMIRAL UPsHUR, retired, who was
recently succeeded as commandant OF the
Pacific station by Rear Admiral E. Y. Nc
Cauley, has returned to Washington. He called
upon Secretary Whitney at the Navy depart
ment this morning.
PROMOTIONS DUE TO Col. GENTRY's DEATH.
The death of Lieut.. Col. Gentry causes the fol-
lowing promotions Major j. J. Van Horn, 18th
infantry to be lieutenant colonel 25th infantry;
Capt. u. NJ. Vance. 10th infantry, to be major
18th infantry; and First Lieut.. and Quarter
master w. v: Richards, 10th infantry, to be
captain 10th infantry.
NAVAL ORDEaS.-Lieut. J. A. H. Nickels, Or
dered to the New York navy yard; Passed
Assistant Paymaster Geo. w. Simpson, to the
training ship New Hampshire, July 1st; Assist
the retiring board: Lieut.. d. d. V. Stuart, de-
tached from the New York navy yard and Or
dered to the coast survey.
THE GARFIELD STATUE.-The marble statue
of the late President Garfield was unveiled in
the statuary hall Of the Capitol this morning in
the presence of Gov. Hoadly and two other
Oh1oans. who were the committee appointed
to receive the statue on behalf of Ohio. The
statue Is by the sculptor Niehaus and came
direct here from Rome. 1t Is regarded by those
who have seen 1t as very creditable work.
BIDS WERE OPENED at the Treasury depart
ment Saturday for repairing the revenue
steamer Bear. There were ten bids, ranging
Norwalk, Conn.,, to $IS,2OO by Neatie l. Levy,
Of Philadelphia. The contract will probably be
awarded to Palmer Sons.
KANSAS IN No DANGER FROM THE INDIANS.
Gen. Augur has written from Fort Leavenworth
to the governor Of Kansas, that, in his (Ausur's)
Fort Reno no Immediate danger to any portion
OF Kansas Is to be apprehended from the Chey-
ennes or any other Indians.
AMERICAN TRADE ON THE LOWER CONGO
Mr.. w. p. Tisdel, the special commissioner to
the Congo, in report to the State departm ent
says that Americans attempting to establish
themselves itsS % On the lover Congo will require
wealthy monopoiists of other nations already
there. They must also purchase favor by
acclimated assistants acquainted with the
languages spoken there. He thinks colored
men can get on better with the natives than the
white men can.
DEATH OF AN ARMY OFFICER.-Lieut Col
w. T. Gentry, of the 25tl. infautry, command
ing officer of Fort Smelling, Mimi, for a year
past, died last night of Bright's disease. He
was So years of age, II native of Centerville, Ind
He graduated ut West Point in the class OF 1856
and was an aide-de-camp to Gen. Meade during
the last war. He leaves no family.
WHY THEY DIDN'T BID.-The West Point
iron works, the Continental iron works and
HOwden, Robinson Co. contemplated bidding
for furnishing q seventy-five ton floating der
rick for the Brooklyn navy-yard but in view Of
the departments refusal to accept the recon-
mendations OF the advisory board and its in
spectorS concerning the Dolphin, withheld their
proposals, informing the bureau of steam en-
gineering that they did not feel safe in expend-
ing time and money upon work for the gov
ernment when 1t was subjact to rejection, even
after the governments own inspectors had re-
ported favorably upon the work and material.
CONTRACT AwARDED-The Postmaster Gen.
eral has awarded to Manley & Cooper, of Phila-
delphia, the contract for supplying mail
catchers for postal cars at S3.3S each, and for
brackets at 80 cents each.
THE RAIN PREVENTED the Potomac excur-
cursion on the Corcoran, to which Secretary
Whitney had invited the President the cab
met and ladies Saturday afternoon. For the
same reason The Marine band did not give their
usual Saturday concert on the White House
grounds. AT 8 O'Clock it had cleared sufficiently
for the President to take his accustomed drive
with Col. Lamont.
PERsoNAL.-Mr Crosby S. Noyes, wife and
two daughters left last night ON trip to Da-
kota and the northwestern lakes.-Chief JUS
tice Waite has arrived at Liverpool on the Ad-
spending the summer ut Orkney Springs Col
J. G. Wfntersmfth, dOOrkeeper of the House;
& M E BFSwns anq Mss lsnR ROSA breMae Meaa and
W.. Simpson and family, Richard Gatewood
and family, U: s: n; N. b. Clark and family,
Washington; B. U. Keyser and family Wash
tngton.-Gov. Hoadly, of Ohio, is at the Riggs
house.--Hon. N. Cole and wife, st. Louis;
Henry Cranston, proprietor of the New York
hotel. N. y; Hon. James +. Pierce, OF Brook
lyn; and Gov. T. H. Lester, of Glasgow, KY,
are at the Ebbitt.--Mr. +. NJ. Detweiler and
wife are at the Grand Central hotel, New York,
and will visit Long Branch before returning
James H. Murray, U. =. deputy consul general
in Rio de Janeiro. has rooms at the "Belve-
dere"-Judge Thoman leaves tonight for
Cincinnati and Cleveland to attend examine
tiOns to be held for assistant examiners and me-
chanical craftsmen at the Patent Office.
The New superintendent Of Mount
Vernon.
The ladies of the Mount Vernon association
met in Philadelphia, Friday, and chose Mr..
Harrison Howell Dodge, of Georgetown, to be
superintendent of Mount Vernon. Mr.. Dodge
is connected with the Riggs & Co. bank. He has
not yet officially accepted the position rendered
him, but will do so. He will meet Mrs. Laugh