Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-04-14

Schofield yesterday went from New York t.
Governors Island and quietly assumed com
mand OF the division Of the Atlantic and de
Partment Of the east, as the successor of Gen
Hancock The salute of thirteen guns to which
zen; Schofield is entitled, was rendered him
put he declined it out of consideration for Mrs
Hancock, who is still on the island. Gen. Soho
held will take up his quarters on the island in
about a week.
THE PRESIDENT SEES No REASON FOR A
CHANGE.-To several Missouri Congressman
who called upon the President to urge the ap-
pointment of a democrat as United States mar
s S at st. Louis in place of the incumbent
Coi CouZlns, a republican, Mr.. Cleveland said
mat he had set up very late at night reading all
the papers In the case, and he could not see any
valid reason for a change.
ARMY ORDERs.-First Lieut.. Ira MacNutt
ordnance department., has been ordered from
frankfort arsenal, Philadelphia, to Troy, NY
to inspect powder being manufactured for the
been ordered to the department of Texas for the
Sth cavalry.
A VETERAN VISITS THE PRESIDENT.-The
President received a visit to-day from Colonel
Bryant Waters, of North Carolina, who is nine
nve years old and q survivor of the war of 1912
ne was Introduced by Representative Skinner
OF North Carolina. The veteran is unable tC
walk and was carried up stairs to the library
in chair.
NAVAL ORDERS.-EnSignS H. M. Hodges and
VIM. Brauneneuther, ordered to examination
for promotion 10th inst. Lieut.. A. NJ. Knight to
continue on duty at the naval proving grounds
until January 18th 1887. Lieut.. H. r. Tyler, to
the alliance; Lieut.. Walter MCLEAN, detached
from The Vermont, and ordered to the Alliance
REs1GNED.-Lieut. E. L. Reynolds has re.
signed from the navy, to take effect on the / 9Th
April, Ensign F. A. McNutt resigned to take
effect June 3Oth, 1886.
were Senators Harris Henderson, Cockrell,
Gibson, Sabin and Palmer, with Hon. G. T.
MITCHELL, wife and daughter, and Mrs Whittier,
OF MichfEun RepFesentatiy Curtin, Gilnftau,
Negiey, Henderson IN. CD, Richardson, Sayers'
vele Dorsey WITH Gen. TSa1ea
Nebraska; Campbell Ohio, and " ait; Commits
sioner Of Internal Revenue Miller, Rev. Robt.
Of North Carolina; George w. Morris and A. p
= umphrey, OF kentucky; Joseph B. Hughes, U.
John L. E. Kelly, of San Jose.
PERsoNAL.-Senator Vest was in the Sem
ate chamber yesterday, the first time in
several months.-Hon. Joseph B. Hughes
S2nSq Lindsay to B If England Judge
Magruder, q the navy, are at the Ebbi ano II
b 3; Black, Portland, Me-, and g. H. Parker,
the f. Henery. A OF H ars ..
burg. Miss, b. T. Sherley, Philadelphia, 10.
A. Hildreth, HARDWOOD, Mass, c. II. Butler,
Lynchburg. Va. are at the Metropolitan-B.
|; Hayard, of Georgetown, S. c., Ira D. Blair,
Va, are at the st. James, w. Garland, of
New York. Rev. Walter H. Robertson, of War
renton, Jno. e: Searles, jr., and J. L. Fisher OF
New York, Z. w. Horton, Of PeekskiIl, n Y, L.
g. Fanteaux, of Boston, and Walter Beall, of
st. Louis, are at Willard's.-Jos. T. Doran, Of
Philadelphia, Pinekney +. Greene, of New York
Madame Fursch-Madi and maid, Chas Y. Fox
OF Philadelphia, Jno. c. Dubois. of Hudson n.
YORK, and Leon Dixson, tr, of Philadelphia, are
at the Riggs.-,A Caracas letter says that the
the recall of Senior Soteldo, the present repre-
sentative OF that republic here Arthur w.
Bardier, now Venezuelan consul at Boston,
may succeed him.