Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-01-15

ne" 1Ork, mas Deen promoted 10 HTSC-claSS Clerk
ship in the Second Assistants office, Post ONCE
department. and Miss Rosa S. Alexander, OF Penn
sylvania, to 81 900 place.
REVENUE SToREKREPERS KIILED.-The COmmiS-
sioner of Internal Revenue is informed that Store
keeper p N. Wheeler, of the fifth district OF North
Carolina, was killed by unknown persons near
Greensboro on Friday last and that an 1nvestiga-
I1on is now being made into the case
REsIGNED.-The controller Of the currency has
received the resignation of w. C. Oakley, bank
examiner at Chicago, but has not as yet selected
his successor.
ANOTHER MOTION IN THE TELEPHONE CAsE-The
Commissioner Of Patents to-day heard arguments
by counsel for McDonough, one of the parties in
the great telephone interference case in support o
motion to have McDOnoughS claim referred back
to the examiner for electrical devices, with the
view view Of showing that his apparatus was operative
The board OF eXaminers-1n-chtef had depOSet
McDonOugh from his position in interference, or
the ground that his invention was not practical
Ex-senator Conkling appears for Bell.
LIEUT.. GARLINGToN's CHARGES AGAINST GEN
HAzEN.-It is understood that Lieut.. Darlington
has filed with Gen. Sheridan charges against Gen.
Hazen OF conduct unbecomtng an officer and gen.
tleman, involving slander and prevaricatiOn. No
information can be obtained at army headquarters
regarding the NATTER but IL Is safe predict that
no action viii be taken upon the charges as it is
the expressed intention OF the authorities of the
War department to put an end to the chickering's
among army officers growing out OF the recent
Arctic expeditions.
NAVAL ORDRRS-Lieut Downs L. Wilson ordered
to examination for promotion. Chief Engineer F.
g. Mckean and Passed Assistant Engineer W. A.
Mintzer detached from special duty In connection
with the machinery OF the Marion and ordered tc
duty on board that vessel
CAUSES OF THE DEATH OF CADET STRANG.-Cor.
respondence has been made public showing that
Capt. F. NJ. Ramsey, superintendent Of the An.
napolis Naval academy, having requested the Sec
retary OF the Navy to order court OF inquiry tc
investigate the causes of the death OF the late
CADET Strang, In case Congress failed to order an
investigation. The Secretary replied that the full
report on that matter OF the superintendent dated
January 10th, makes further investigation unnec.
eSSary and unwise, and that during the time the
academy has been under his (Ramseys) superin.
tendency, no charges or criticisms have been made
worthy OF an investigation.
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PERsoNAL--Senator Bayard was one of the pail
bearers at the funeral OF Andrew c. Gray, the
Nestor of the Delaware bar. ut New Castle, Del
yeSterday.-RailrOad Commissioner Armstrong
went over to New York YESTERDAY. Secretary
Scnurz Is In town. staying at the Arlington.--Ex.
RepresenIative Pound, OF Wisconsin, and G. W.
MOulton, OF New York, are at the Ebbitt. t.-Ex.
Senator Conkling arrived here last night.
Mr.. German Knows Nothing OF 1t.
WHAT HR SAYS REGARDING THE REPORT THAT THl
DEMOCRATIC NATIONAL COMMITTEES is IN DEBT.
A STAR reporter showed TO Senator German
chairman OF the national democratic executive
committee, an article clipped from the Philadelphia
Press stating that the national democratic com.
mttee Is reported to be about $3.50 short in Its
accounts for expenses incurred in the recent cam.
paign, and is sending out circulars to prominent
members OF the party inviting them to hand In lit
tie contributions OF $500 to $500 to make good the
deficit Mr.. German replied: 'sTh4s is the first Tve
heard OF it. l know nothing of any such deficit.
MI. Barnum will be here soon, and ne can tell all