Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-05-11

ior aiie.ed irregularities In his accounts has
returned to his ship.
THE PRESIDENT returned from his visit to
the stock farm of Representative Scott, on the
shore OF the Chesapeake bay. last evening.
Ex-MINIsTER LANGsroN's SALARY-The u
s. Supreme Court yesterday affirmed the judg-
ment of the Court OF Claims in the suit OF John
NJ Langston, ex-minister to Hayti, against the
United States The Court of Claims awarded
MIR. Langston S7,666. The salary fixed by law
Ia 1888 Congress appropriated only $4,000
for the Office. Mr.. Langston sued and obtained
Judgment for his salary at the rate of 81, 500 a
year.
ORDERED TO INSPECTION DUTY.-The follow
ing officers have been ordered to inspection
duty: Maj. A. 6. Robinson. quartermaster, at
Boston; Capt. Thomas NJ. X. Smith, Odd in
fantry. at Buffalo; Capt. James NJ. Marshall,
assistant auartermaster at Philadelphia; Capt.
Capt. Samuel Munson 7th Infantry, at New
York; Mai. James w. Reilly, ordnance depart
ment at Pittsburs; Capt John L.; Herman. Sd
ridge, inspector general, at Chicago; Capt. John
q. Inrnbull, 80 artillery, at Harrisburg and
ter an M 1Sn ID q Becner
10th infantry, at Cleveland.
ARMY ORDERs.-Major John w. Clous, judge
advocate, ordered to this city for duty in the
office of the junge-advocate general. Capt.
Robert =. Benham, assistant surgeon ordered
to duty in the department of the Platte. Major
- l.. huntington surgeon, ordered from this
business connected with the reconstruction of
the hospital building there or the erection of q
new one. Capt Charles w. Williams, assist
ant quartermaster. ordered to temporary duty
in charge of the office of chief quartermaster Of
the division of the Atlantic. 1st Lieut.. Robert
Ii. Fletcher, 21st infantry, having been found
by an army retiring board incapacitated for
active service, has been ordered to his home.
1st Lieut.. James l.. Lusk, engineer corps
ordered from Wllett's Point, N. Y, to Sandy
Hook on public business. Leave CT Capt. E. X.
Capt A.V. Cherbonner, medical store Keeper
granted four months leave. Leave of Capt. H
j. Rowland, 18th cavalry, extended two months
PERsoNAL.-Mr. w. S. Bissell, of Buffalo, who
arrived here yesterday morning, changed his
quarters from the Arlington to the White
House last evening. He is here on business
and will leave Washington to-morrow.-Tew-
nix Pasha, the Turkish minister was in New
York last night;-B. F. Thurston of Provi-
dence, Frank Burke of Boston, J. Warren
Coulston OF Philadelphia, John f. Risley of
New York, J. II. Woodland and F. w. Hussey OF
Miss NJ. Fawns of London are at the Riggs
Louis Dunlap and Assistant Postmaster Gen
eral Stephenson and wife, the latter on their
way to Hot Springs, were in st. Louis on Sun
day.-A. c. Stockto OF Houston, c. q. Walker
and c. w. Moulton of New York, C. A. Farr of
Philadelphia, stephen COndit and A. q. Reed
and wife of Brooklyn and Hon. S. r. Peters of
Kansas are at the Ebbtt.-Senator Spooner
and Col. Robert G. Ingerson were in Chicago
Sunday.-F. Il. Shattuck and ID. B. Cunning
ham OF Philadelphia, w. X. Scott and William
Georgia, M. II. Stratton of Salem, n. j., E. o.
Stanard and d. X. Francis of ST. Louis, G. Cox
OfBrooklyn, G. q. Weeks and wife ofSkaneateles
and A. c. Smith of New Jersey are at Wizards.
tistics has gone to New England for stay of
ten days.