Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-04-21

| tors Van Wyck, Wilson (Md.l, German and
Cockrell. Representatives McAdoo, with VIM.
y. Mcdowell, Buck, ketcham, Z. ]. Campbell,
Tucker. Bingham and Warner co., Geo. Wads-
worth ald ladies, of Buffalo, and g. w. Ladd,
OF Bangor.
PETER BONNET, of New Jersey, has been APP
pointed chief of the revenue marine division,
vice f. W. Clark, resigned.
THE SECRETARY of the Treasury yesterday
afternoon issued call for $40 900 900 three
ENSIGN P. w. HoNRIGAN has been ordered to
May. ~' ~ ~ -
AN EXAMINING BOARD IN THE PATENT OF
FICE.-Comnissioner of Patents Montgomery
has appointed the following board for the pur-
pose OF examining second, third and fourth as
s1stant examiners, with view to establishing
grades for promotion, and such other employees
of the Patent Office as desire to pass exarnina-
ton for admission to the examining corps:
FRANK Macarthur, examiner of interferences; B.
WA w; Pond F. A. A seely r B. Pierce, C. J. Kintner
schuyler Duryee chief clerk of the Patent Office.
DEATH OF AN ARMY OFF1cER.-The adjutant
general was informed by telegraph last
evening of the death of First Lieut.. Louis
W1ihelm1, of the LIST infantry, yesterday, at
Mobile.
PATENTS IssUED.-Patentsw were issued yester-
day to citizens ofthe District as follows: Chas. A.
Cotterill and A. Conner, jr., lead pencil; Chas.
W. Hayes, horseshoe; Christopher Riessner, oil
stove K. S. Lawrence, carburetor; Geo. w.
Ziesler, portable swing or cradle.
INsPEcroRs.-Col. ]. c. Breckenridge, inspec-
tor general, has been ordered to act as inspector
on certain recruiting property, &C., at Chicago,
for which CAPITA. G. Hennisee, 9Th cavalry, is
responsible. Capt. John NJ. Marshall, assistant
quartermaster has been ordered to inspect GER
tain clothing garrison equipage at Philadel-
phia, for which Capt. Chas. G. De Rudio is re-
sponsible.
RAILROADS LAND ALLEGED TO BE
WRONGFULLY HELD.-The st. Joseph and
Denver City railroad has been notified by Land
Commissioner Sparks to reconvey to the United
States some l., 900 acres of land ly ing along
the line of the road between Hastings and
kearney, Nebraska, which, it is Claimed, were
wrongfully patented to the road in 1874. The
patents were issued because the company de-
clared their intention of effecting q junction
with the Union Pacific at Kearney, but Instead
Huntington and Missouri road on The ground
that the latter was one of the roads included in
the Union Pacific granting act.
HOW LIQUOR PROTECTED THE HOUSE OF Mr.
JENKs.-Mr. jerks, the Assistant Secretary
of the Interior, returned to-day from his home
in Brookville, Pa, where he went to see what
damage the robbers who recently entered his
house in that place did. He found, very much to
his satisfaction, that the men after bundIing all
the valuables up that they could lay their hands
drank before they entered the house and few
bottles of wine that they found in the house.
and evidently laid on the door and slept until
morning. Then they found that they were I'M
able to carry away the plunder and left, taking
| only small sum in gold coin.
the FIRST CONTROLLER has decided that q
US district attorney is not entitled to per
diem fees for the attendance of his assista Mt in
court or before u. s. commissioner, wlrile the
attorney Is absent attending to business of the
United States by direction of the Attorney
General and receiving pay for such services.
PERSONAL.-SenatorC olquitt addressed the
Maryland State Temperance Alliance, in ses-
sion in Baltimore, last nght.-United States
Minister McLane expects to leave Paris for
America on Saturday. preferring to spend the
time allowed by his leave OF absence at home
SENATOR Hale was in New York yesterday
E. L. Fleming, OF Boston, Peter HerdfC OF
Wiliiamsport, Pa, and w. W. Weigley, OF Phila-
delphia. are at Wilards.-Mr. L. T. Pitman
and Mrs. Pitman, OF Newport, Il. L. are at the
Hamiton.-Miss Minnie Evan, or Washing
ton, registered in Paris yesterday.-Repre
sentative Campbell, of Ohio, has gone for short
visit to his home at Hamilton, accompanied by
his wife.-N. DumOnt, of Washington was
registered at Jacksonville on MOnday-Ad.
mira! Nichols and daughter and Mr.. and Mrs
o. j. Hodge, OF Cleveland, are at the Ebbitt-
Mr.. Chauncey BestOr, who has been sheep
raising in Kansas for several years, is home for
short visit.