Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-10-25
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been ordered to "Red Top" the Presidents
country residence, where it will adorn the par
lor. A number OF other wedding presents
which the President did not desire to become
| part of the White House furnishings will be
used at Red Top, in which will be used also the
househ0id furniture of Mrs. Folsom and some
Oh the Presidents possessions OF his bachelor
days. Mrs. Cleveland is now busily engaged in
overseeing the decorations at Red Top and in
selecting suitable furnishings. 1t Is expected
that the country residence will be ready tor
occupancy about the middle of next month.
DECISION IN THE CHEROKEE CAsE-In the
Court in General Term, this District, in the case
OF the United States against Phillips, Wolfe and
| Ross, indicted for conspiracy, in which the
criminal court sustained q demurrer and an
| appeal was taken by the government, the Chief
Justice to-day delivered the opinion OF the
| court. dismissing the appeal for want OF juris-
diction.
THE Posi- OFFICE SAFE CoNTRAcr.-In re-
gard to the published statements relative to the
recent award by the Post Office department of
| the contract to Farrell & Co.. of Philadelphia, to
furnish safes for nine post offices of tue second
| class. the Postmaster General says that the
award was not made TO the cheapest bidders, be-
cause in the judgment OF the board appointed
70 investigate the matter there was II difference
IN the quality. Upon their recommendation
the bid was accepted which offered the best
article at reasonable prices.
DECORATION OF THE PUBLIC BUILDINGS IN
NEW YoRK.-Secretary Manning's brother-in-
| law, Mr. FRYER, is here trying to get flags to
decorate the post Office building in New York for
the occ:' 'ioL OF the BarthOdi celebration. Chief
Clerk foumans, of the Treasury department.
has promised to let him have all at his disposal,
aud he expects to borrow large number from
the War and Navy departments. He wants to
get french flags to alternate with the stars and
stripes in the decoration, but the French flags
cannot be had in such numbers 1t is desired to
.r"rate the post office on all sides very elabor-
ately.
TOMATOES ARE VEGETABLES NOT "FRUIT."
The Treasury department has sustained the
action OF the collector of customs at New York
IN assessing duty on tomatoes as vegetables"
the importer claimed them to be exempt from
duty as ''fruit."
REsIGNED.-VeterinaryS Surgeon Daniel Ler-
nay, OF the 1st cavalry, has resigned, October
CAPT. J. c. CLIFFORD, ordnance department,
has been ordered to proceed from Frankfort
arsenal. Philadelphia, TO West Point, n. Y, on
| public business.
CAPT. JOSEPH S. SKERRETr has been ordered
to assume command Of the nava! asylum at
Philadelphia. relieving Commodore Bancroft
| Gherardi.
THE U. s. training ships Portsmouth and Sar-
atoga lett Newport Saturday TOR New York to
take part in the Barth oldi statue celebration.
IT Is UNDERSTOOD that the court-nartial of
Capt. w. S. Johnson, on charges of duplicating
his pay accounts, resulted in an acquitial.
NEWPORT WEDDING.-Lieut Miers Fisher
Wright of the navy. will be married at New
port, X. l., to-day to Miss Gertrude Elbertina
Boxer. The ceremony will be perNrmed at the
| residence OF the brides grandfather, Mr. +. bert
j. Anderson. Both bride and groom are des-
cendants of the Redwood family, founders of
| the Redwood library on Bellevue avenue.
The PRESIDENT, Mrs. Cleveland and Mrs
Folsom attended church yesterday morning
and occupied their accustomed seats in the
First Presbyterian church. Rev. DR.. Sunder-
| land preached from Psalms cxxii, 1.
THE JUNIATA CAUGHT IN A CYCLoNE-The
O. S. steamer Juniata, Commander George T.
Davis United States navy, commanding, which
sailed from New York August 14th to join the
South Atlantic squadron, has encountered very
heavy weather. She arrived at Porto Grande
Cape Nerd islands, Sept 22d, in a very bad con-
dition. While in the gulfstream she was caugh
III cyclone. and tor five days she was kept be-
! fore the wind. Several heavy seas rolled in
over Inc poop deck on board ship, filling the
cabin, wardroom and steerage. One sea en-
tered the paymasters storerOOms and damaged
u great part OF the clothing and provisions. Be-
fore the storm was escaped the ship was in a
leaking condition. Everything exposed to wind
and weather was torn to pieces. Capt. Davis
did not wait for the mail at Cape Verd islands,
but started on his way to Rio Janeiro to put his
vessel In the dry dock and have extensive re-
pairs made. The Juniata was originally bound
| Tor Montevideo. The Juniata took deep sea
sOundings In the gulf stream, and found an ex-
treme depth OF 1000 fathoms.
PLON-PLON's Son COMING TO WAsHINGToN
Prince Louis Napoleon, travelling incognito as
Count Louis de Moncaiere, who is on his return
to Europe after years tour around the world
arrived in New York Saturday, and is stopping
at the Fifth Avenue hotel The prince is ac.
companied by NJ. lie Chevalier Michela a young
Italian nObleman, and after visiting Washing.
ton, Philadelphia, Baltimore and Boston the
two young travellers will sail for Europe about
poleon is twenty-five years old and is the sec.
Ond son OF Prince Jerome Napoleon and the
Prince Louis father is said to be in Switzerland
and his elder brother Victor. who is twenty
four years old, is in Brussels. He also has a
sister, the Princess Letitia, who is eighteen
years Of age. The young traveller lett NarseiIle,
on his trip around the world, October % 1850
Chevaler Michela said that the prince was as
In New " ork, and that he greatly admired the
beauty OF the American women whom he had
met: Ihe prince has not made any plans for
the future, though he will come to Washington
Tor lew days. He does not expect TO attend
the statue ceremonies, and will sail for France
or England within Il fortnight.
THE PRESIDENT AT THE UNvEILING.-Gen.
SchOtield's visit to the White House Saturday
was for the purpose OF making arrangements
for the participation by the President and his
cabinet In the ceremonies attending the unyeiI.
ing OF the Barthoidi Statue OF Liberty With
Secretary Bayard, Secretary Endicott and Sec
retary hltney, and perhaps other members of
the cabinet, the President will leave Washing-
ton next W Wednesday afternoon for New York.
Madison square as early as 10 or 1880 o'clock
In the morning II the procession shall prove
TO be very long the President and his party will
leave before 1T Is over, in order to take one OF
the government vessels at the foot OF west 23d
street to go down the river to Bedloe's Island
and be present at the unveiling OF the statue
Alter the unVeillng the party Will be landed at
Jersey city and return to Washington by the
nrst regular train, in order To reach this city If
possible, before midnight on Thursday.
NEED OF LAW FOR THE SLAUGHTER OF
DISEASED CATTLE.-Dr. Salmon, chief of the
bureau of animal industry, says in his report
upon the investigation of the cascs of pleuro-
pneumonia In the Chicago stockyards that
every animal In the distillery stables and all
that have been exposed TO the disease on the
commons ought To be slaughtered by the gov.
ernment. Or course this cannot be done with.
| out tue warrant OF law, and he urges some
action by Congress this coming session. The
necessity for legislation, he says, is very press
| ing.
| A LAND DECIsIoN-The Secretary OF the Iu-
| terror has decided, in reversing decision OF
Land Commissioner Sparks, that the marriage
of a single woman who had made 4 homestead
entry will not defeat her right TO make fiual
proof AMI receive title to the land under the
| homestead law.
| The NEW LIEUTENANTs ASST GSEp. The
non-eoD missi0ned army officers who have been
appointed to be second iieutenants have been
assigned as follows: Odon Garrovits. 1lth in
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