Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-04-11
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THE MANAGERS OF THE NEW ORLEANS Elk
POSITION to-day submitted to the Attorney
General some documents containing facts bear
ing upon the question of the use to be made
exposton is That 1ef Hone eae
amendment the money can only be used for
the payment of debts Of the exposition due out
This would take only about two-thirds of the
appropriation and would leave about one-third
to be covered into the Treasury: The managers
are anxious to have the whole sum applied
The matter has been submitted to the Attor-
ney General, who will probably render his de-
cisiOn next Monday.
SENATOR PAYNE has leased Justice Woods
residence on street. Justice Woods and his
family are going to Europe.
1T IS STATED at the Navy department that
the order, to which reference was made in YES
terday's STAR, extending the Office hours in the
office of the Secretary of the Navy, owing to
back work, was necessary on account of the
small force in the Office, the absence of clerks
by and the extra work caused BY lon
clerks are absent for this reason the work on
their desks must get behindhand unless others
hours, as each one has sufficient to employ him
from a. IN. to p. m.
WAR DEPARTMENT CHANGEs,-William E.
Covert, promoted from class two to class three:
Charles H. Pennington, from class one to class
two, and Harry A. Hullfist from 81 900 to class
1, A. G. 0. Howard Hutchins class one signal
Office, resigned, to take effect April "a.
TREASURY DEPARTMENT APpo1NTMENrs-
The following named clerks having served q
satisfactory probationary term of six months
each, have received permanent appointments:
F. L. Purdy, of Michigan, 5000, internal reve-
nue.; Wesley Kitchen, Of Kansas, 5000, internal
lighthouse board; Edward s. How, Of Maine,
1000, lighthouse board.
AFTER THE SCALP OF PROF.. ANr1sr11-A
petition has been filed by Prof. Chas. E. Avery,
of Boston, with the commissioner of patents.
asking the remova! Of Prof Thomas Antisell,
the chemical examiner of the Patent Office on
the ground Of incompetency. In this petition
covered q new chemical reaction between two
cheap and familiar substances capable of gem
Grating carbonic acid gas, and that his applica-
ton for patent was twice rejected 6y the
stance used by Prof. Avery was equivalent to
other substances which had been used before
for the same pupose. He had q hearing before
tificates from eminent authorities as to the
value and novelty Of the invention. The com.
missioner ordered denomination and then
requested the commissioner to remove nSw the the
chemist. DIR. Antisell stated this afternoon to
STAR reporter that the case of Prof Avery
about which there was some doubt and he asked
to produce evidence, which he did. The patent
was then allowed, but Prot. Avery went to the
Gommiss s, with this complaint The Avery
that Prof. Avery had gone to Florida, as he was
threatened with an attack Of brain fever.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Internal
revenue, sS05, $50; customs, $657,723.
THE ALERT GOING TO HAL1YAx.-As soon "A
she can be got ready, the Alert will be sent to
Halifax, to be turned over to the English gov.
ernmsnt. She is to be used by the English In
survey work In that vicinity. She will be sent
In command Of Commander Comm, who COM
manded her on the Greedy relief expedition.
She will be manned, as far as possible, by Of
ncers who were on her on that expedition.
ADMIRAL JoUErr informs the Navy depart
ment that the City Of Para arrived at Aspin-
wall to-day with marines on board, commanded