Evening star., 1885-06-12

lstStuSc ana heglQalQ FeuOall, II. W. James,
Cal; Bishop Andrews, l. c. Grubb, Del; Chas.
Jonas, Wis, U. >. consul at Prague: and dele
cations from Indiana, Iowa and Cincinnati.
SECOND LIEUT.. CARROLL MERCER, Of the ma
rfne corps formerly of Washington, has been
tried by court-martial in New York, on charges
of drunkenness while on the recent Panama
expedition. The record of the court in this case
is daily expected at the Navy department.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Paymaster Stephen Rand,
ordered to temporary duty at the Navy depart
ment; Passed Assistant Engineer II. E. Frick,
detached from the Shenandoah and granted
three months sick leave; Ensign Geo. II. Stat
ford, ordered to duty in the bureau of naviga-
ton. The orders OF Lieut.. Commander +. l..
Amory to the Lancaster have been revoked,
ana ne has been placed on waiting orders.
Naval Cadet p. H. Uberoth has resigned from
the navy.
SECRETARY BAYARD was at his desk at the
State department this morning.
The NAVAL BOARD OF INSPECTION met at
Norfolk yesterday to inspect the receiving ship
Franklin at the navy yard. From Norfolk they
will visit the navy yards at Philadelphia, New
York and Boston, to inspect the receiving ships
as to cleanliness.
WHY HE REsIGNED.-The postmaster at Ber-
rett, Carroll county, Nd, James Francis, writes
the Postmaster General: "Being all offensive
partisan, l hereby resign nay commission as
postmaster, to take effect June 3O."
A REPORT FROM ADMIRAL JoUETT, dated
Aspinwall, May 3Oth, states that he will send
the Galena north and that she will be followed
by the Swatara when the Yantic takes her place
at Aspnwall.
THE CASE OF PAYMAsTER GENERAL SMITH,
1t is stated at the Navy department that as yet
no action has been taken by the Secretary on
the report of the court of inquiry in the case of
Paymaster General Smith, which is now in his
hands, nor has he expressed himself with refer
ence TO what the department may decide in the
case.
SECRETARY ENDICOTT AT WEST POINT.-Sec-
retary Endicott was received with the custom
ary salute at West Point yesterday and subse-
sequently reviewed the cadet battalion. The
review was followed by a reception at Gen. Mer-
ritts house, where q few invited guests were
presented to Secretary EndicOtt, wife and
daughter; Gen. Stanley, wife and daughter, and
Cen Drum. subsequently the visitors from
Washington attended the annual hop, and Mrs.
EndicOtt distributed the favOrs at the german
1t is expected that Secretary EndicOtt will have
few remarks to make to the young soldiers
when he hands them their diplomas to-mor-
row.
ARMY ORDERs.-Capt. Henry ]. Farnsworth,
Sth cavalry, will visit the camp Of the militia
and volunteer guards OF the state of Texas dur
ing the period of their encampment at
for the purpose Of inspecting the troops taking
two months aud fifteen days is granted LIST
Lieut.; Frank Taylor, 14th infantry: The order
asfkig reryg 1s5 om Lieut. duty victor It ,hs
is amended to take effect October i, 1855.
nal officer. Capt SAMUEL n Nils. 5th artillery. i
acting signal ofiicerwil take charge OF the office
Of the officer and Perform his duties
is relieved from duty at Fort Monroe, Va, and
will report to the commanding general division
a. quartermaster art @ '' Captain James m @ n. " &ar Tar.
SHALL assistant quarterInaster, on being
relieved from his present duties at st. Paul,
the department commander for assignment to
duty as quartermaster at any post where his
services may be useful.
THE AGRICULTURAL DEPARTMENT-The re-
ductions in the pay rolls of the Agricultural de-
partment for the month of May were a little
over 5000 as compared with the previous
June, amounting to about $500, have been
made, and others are thought to be inevitable
in order to prevent deficiency The working
force of the statistical bureau has already been
greatly reduced, but q close computation dis
closes the fact that the available funds in hand
are insufficient to carry the work through the
month upon the present scale, and it is appre-
hended that the discharge or suspension of
nearly all the remaining force will take place at
once. On the other hand q considerable fund
appropriated for the bureau of animal industry.
and available for no other bureau, will be re-
turned to the Treasury, while the chronological
have husbanded their resources and will come
out even at the end of the year.
PERsoNAL.-Chief Justice Waite was dined ut
Toledo last night by the Draconia club, the dim
ner being farewell, in view of the early depar-
ture of the Chief Justice aud his wife for Europe
-Sigror Becerra, the Colombian Minister, and
tered in New York last evenfng.-Dr F. B.
Hough, whose serious illness was noted in last
evenings STAR, died at Lowville yesterday.
appN 81 yfV-f hrpp -(rpn I,nran rot to No
city from New York last evening, and will, to-
night, be rendered q serenade under the aus
Hon. Boyd Winchester, US. Minister to
SWit1eriand Srt anS W% LSng " consul at Ham n
Georgia IS at sESeGov. 5T jarvis, the S
a banquet at the Virginia Beach hotel last even
ing by citizens Of Norfolk.-Mrs. Virginia
Morosini H Hulskamp schllling and her husband
baronial halls o. their ancestors Harry ".
Price, OF this city, was made bachelor Of arts
by Johns Hopkins University yesterday
Representative Blanchard, of Louisiana, and
x-Representative Buckner. Of Missouri, are at
well-known boston publisher, viii shortly enter
the service of Harper e. Brothers.-Senator
Vance is at the National-Capt: de la Chere,
on Short SisitMMr III Blaine ' and his Sa%Pily
expect to g to their b home in Augusta next
Week."MSiNItlef SolOue, Oh the chicago NelCy.
Is at the Ebbitt-Cien. Hazen was in New
York yesterday.--Gen. Field, ex-doorkeeper
of the House Of Representatives, and o candi-
date for election to that position next winter, is
In the city.---Ex-Representati Hartzell, of
Illinois, and State Senator AicGrath, Of Mis-
souri,, arrived III Washington last evening.
The Ohio Republicans.
JUDGE FORAKER NOMINATED FOR GOVERNOR
THE PLATFORM.
In the Ohio republican convention yesterday
Judge Joseph B. Foraker, of Cincin-
natl, was nominated for governor on
the first ballot. The nominations OF
Gen. Robert p. Kennedy for lieutenant gov
| ernor, Judge Geo. w. McIlvaine for supreme
judge, and John G.. Brown, Of jefferson, for
treasurer, Were by reclamation. ]. A. Kohler,
eral, and Wells T. Jones, OF Pike, for board Of
public works.
The platform adopted declares that the demo-
cratic party attained power last fall by the sup
preston OF the ballot, and cannot be trusted to
enforce the constitutional guarantees securing
the franchise to oil citizens; favOrs national
bureau OF industry; urges enforcement OF the
eighthour law; national aid TO education; de-
qOunceS the importation of contract labor;
Myors a protective tariff; demands restoration
OF the wool duty OF 1867; denounces the lower
Ing OF the national nag on the Interior depart
ment When exSecret0ry Jacob Thorn pSOn died:
denOunces the administration for appointing 10
ONCE rebels whose disabilities have not been
removed, and for alleged discrimination against
Union soldiers in favor Of those who Fought