Evening star., 1886-11-06

vania, called on the President to-day.
DINED WITH THE PREsIDENT.-Ex-Congre
man Frank Jones, of New Hampshire, and
Messrs. E. 8. Eldrich and Parker C. Chandler,
OF Boston, dined with the President at the
Whlte House last night.
DELEGATE TooLE REELECTED BY $500 MA
JoRITY.-Hon w. A. Clark, chairman of the
graphed last night to friend in this city that
hon. j. n. Toole, dem, was reelected delegate
by $500 majority.
Mr.. w. w. CoRCoRAN yesterday made visit
to the Columbian College preparatory school,
and, after short address to the assembled
pupils in pleasant Renaissance of his own
school-bOy days, he presented to each student
aphotographic copy of the beautiful painting
"The Boys of Boston," which he recently gave
to the school, and which now hangs on the wall
of its main room.
OUR EUROPEAN SQUADRoN.-Rear Admiral
Franklin commanding the European SQUAD
ron, reports to the Navy department., under
date OF Genoa, October 81, that the Kearsarge
reported her arrival at Madeira ON the IL tn Oc-
toDer and was then crossing the Atlantic. The
Qulnnebaug was to leave Genoa about the mid
Ole OF November for the coast of Africa to carry
OUT tne instructions OF the department reQuir-
ing vessel to cruise on that coast during the
winter. The Pensacola was at Genoa.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Lieut. Alfred Reynolds and
Lieut. c. C. Todd Gunior grade) have been or
'>~ASN w Iol pIOLuOIlOu
THE TRAINING SHIPS PORTSMOUTH and Sara.
toga left New York yesterday for Hampton
Roads and Norfolk.
THE SURGEON GENERALsH1P OF THE ARMY
Is still a matter of speculation but the field is
much narrower than it has been. The best in
formation Obtainable now is that Lieut. Col.
john Moore, assistant purveyOr, will in all
probability receive the appointment. Some
persons even aver that the Office has already
n inn 10 hnct 49, "
and most favorable sign is that he Is the only
officer in the medical department above the
rank OF major who has not applied tor the
place.
GEN. BENET is acting Secretary of War, dur
Ing the absence of Secretary Endicott.
NAVAL LExAM1NATIoNs.-The examination OF
Lieut.. Henry Morrell junior grade) and Lieut.
F. A. Wilmer Uunior grade) for promotion was
concluded yesterday. Lieuts c. c. Todd, Lucen
Henderson have been ordered to appear before
the examining board next Tuesday.
COMMANDER WHITING WILL HAVE TO PAY
DUTY. = Commander w. H. Whiting, U. s.
navy. stationed at the New York navy yard
has been informed in letter from the Treasury
department that certain ladies' and gents fur
nlshlngS brought from abroad for him by the
pay master of the U. S. S. Saratoga, cannot be
regarded as personal effects as he did not make
the voyage with the goods Therefore he will
rected in a former letter with relation to duti-
able goods on the Portsmouth and Saratoga.
PoLIsHED-UP NICKELS. - The Washington
street car companies have been made uneasy
by the receipt of large number of five cent
pieces very bright and new in appearance, but
having an old date and worn in places. The
inference was that they were counterfeit. Some
were sent to Chief Brooks, OF the secret service
tor examination. He discovered that they were
good. They were some that had been in crcu-
hod tad irS <I,o<
ernment vaults. When the demand tor s1na
coin got SO great a month or SO ago, these were
polished up at the mint and put out.
THE Two PRINCEs.-The japanese Prince
kamatsu and his suite went TO West Point yes
terday morning to inspect the school and learn
something OF the manner of military educa-
tiol In this country. The prince was ac-
companied by M. fOshtda Jiro, the Japanese
consul. NJ. Kuki, the Japanese minister, ar
rived at the Fl. tn avenue hotel yesterday, and
was to leave this afternoon with Prince Kamat-
su and party for Washington. Prince Louis
Napoleon sailed from New York for Southamp-