Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-04-13
Washington News and Gossip.

TIE SUPPLEMENT OF THE EVENING STAR
to-day contains Senator Sherman's labor arbi.
tration bill, an article ON the Odd Fellows
coming anniversary aud a sketch Of the order,
"a lively time at the telephone Investigation,
employers and employed, life in New York.
Geographic dispatches, etc. The advertise
ments are classified as follows: Auction Sales,
Summer Resorts. Ladies' Goods Books, Educa-
tional, Gentlemen's Goods Dentistry, PROBES
sionai, Specialties, Dry Goods, House-furnish-
1ngs, Pianos and Organs, Wood and Coal, At
torneys, Family Supplies, Sewing Machines
financial, Medical, Undertakes, Potomac
River Boats, Steamers, Railroads, The Trades.
ARMY ORDERs.-The following officers of the
engineer corps, composing the board of visitors
to the engineer school of application at Willett's
Point, N. Y, have been ordered to proceed there
On April 9th, for the purpose Of making the
semi-annual inspection of the school: Col Jas.
Abbott, Lieut.. Col ID. C. Houston and Lieut..
Col. Walter Mcfarland. Leave for two months
has been granted First Lieut. Philip g. w dies, as
sistant surgeon.
APPOINTMENT OF A BUREAU CHIEF.-John A.
German, Of Pennsylvania, has been appointed
Chief OF the education division in the Office OF
Indian affairs at a salary of 81 800 per annum,
vice Mathew Trimble.
REMANDED TO THE DISTRICT CouRr.-In the
case of w. Hallett Phillips and G. Phillips, ex-
ecutors of p Phillips, deceased against ]. 8. Neg
ley, the q. S. Supreme Court yesterday reversed
the Judgment of tho District Supreme Court
with costs, and remanded 1t, with directions to
dismiss the motion of defendant, but without
prejudice to his right to file q bill in equity.
me case involved the payment Of fee which
SECRETARY MANNING GRADUALLY IMPRov-
1NG.-Dr. Hamilton said to-day that Secretary
Manning is gradually improving and L now
able to sit up few hours every day.
PERSONALITY. W. weigley, of Philada4b hia,
e. E. Erwin, of Columbia, Tenn, ]. ]. Lig6n, OF
st. Johns, Herbert Folger and C. j. Kuchel, OF
San Francisco, r. c. Jeffer, wife and son, OF st.
Paul, VIM. ]. Davis, of the American opera.
and DR.. and Mrs. VIM. F, Heath OF New York,
are at Willard's.-R. w. Patterson, of Chicago,
Z: A. Ouchterlony, of Louisville, w. a. Hall, OF
SIOUX Falls. Chas. A. Shaw and Copley Amory,
of Boston, and the members of the Boston
symphony company, are at the Riggs.-Mr.
George 4. Vending and family, OF Shelby
vile, ILL.,, are at the Ebbitt.-Controller Tren-
holm went over to New York yesterday
NJ. j. Fitch OF Grand Rapids, ]. H. r. Storey OF
Philadelphia, B: F. Randall of Memphis, and
G. w. Turner of Louisville are at the Metropoli-
tan;-H. s. Spaulding OF Boston, H. E. Waite
OF New York, ]. NJ. Jones of Bowling Green and
John w. Scott OF st. Paul are at the St. James.
-: II. Mack of New York, NJ. V. Smith OF
P1ttsburg, Robert Simpson of Wheeling, James
Logan of st. Louis, and George B. Loring of
Ogden of New York, E. g. Burgess of Montclair,
N. j., Chauncey Smith of Boston, w. p. Caruth-
ers of Corpus Christi, Gen. j. p Hatch and
Capt. +. NJ. Hayes are at the Ebbitt-G. d.
Mills and j. Thompson of Washington were
registered in San Francisco on the 9th instant.