Evening star., 1886-06-03

The PRESIDENT YESTERDAY APPROVED the
| act providing for closing up the business and
paying the expenses of the court OF commits
slOnerS OF Alabama claims.
CAPT. CHARLES w. WILLIAMS, assistant
quartermaster, has been ordered to West Point
July 1st, for duty as dsbursing officer Of the
academy.
ORDERS have been issued to the Tallapoosa to
sail for Rio Janeiro tor duty at the south At
lantic station, stopping at Norfolk on her way.
THE ALERT has been ordered home from
the Asiatic station, and is expected at San
Francisco, CAL, by the middle of ofSeptember.
THE CLASS OF NAVAL CADETS who have
finished the six years course have been de-
tached from the naval academy and ordered to
their homes.
CAPT. WRIT DAVIS, 4th cavalry, has been
granted six months leave for disability, with
permission to leave the Department Of Arizona.
CAPT. GEO. w. ADAIR, assistant surgeon q. 8.
A, granted two month leave.
STATIONERY BIDs.-The Secretary of the In
terror has designated q board, consisting Of
Hunter, land office; Orlando Ketcham. Indian
0fhce; w. F. Schuckus, pension Office; j: W..
Babson, patent office; Charles Warren, educa-
ton sureau, and P. @. Warman, geological sur
stationery TO the Interior department. The
opening Of the bids began to-day. The amount
DEATH OF MRS CHARLES PELHAM-Mrs. M.
Lula Pelham, wife of Hon. Charles Pelham,
died at her esidence, $50 North Capitol street,
about one o'clock to-day.
Mr.. SPARKS TALKS ABOUT Hrs LAST Or
DER.-Land Commissioner Sparks said to q
STAR reporter to-day in reference to his order to
registers and receivers directing them to
receive no filing or new applications for entry
unuer the pre-emption, timber culture and des-
Ion let tl,..t tt,nr
laws would probably be repealed by Congress
in accordance with his recommendation, but
that in The meantime the land-grabbers were
anticipating. this action and were rushing their
applications in. 1t was to put a stop to this
that he had issued the order.
NEW ENVELOPE BIDS CALLED FoR.-The
Postmaster General has made no awards for
furnishing stamped envelopes and official
envelopes for the department. although
published at the time the Hoiyoke en-
veOpe company the only bidder for
supply ing the official envelopes, and the Post
just called tor new ones, which are TO be opened
June 23d. 1t is expected that he will nuke an
award Oi the stamped envelope contract in q
few days.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Commander VIM. s. Dana,
detached from command of the Nipsic and
placed on waiting orders. Lieut. Commander
Geo. &. Reter, Lieutenants Is Z. H. Arnold, Chas.
A. Clark and Edward j. Dorm, Ensigns H. w.
Harl isOn and w. 5. Richardson, Surgeon How
ard Smith, Chief Engineer X. b. Hine and As
sistant Engineer +. II. Scribner, from the Nip
sic and placed ON waiting order. aymaster
II. L. Wright, from the Nipsic and ordered to
settle accounts and wait orders.
THE INCOME OF THE SAC AND Fox In.
DIANS.-The Secretary of the Interior has de-
ciied that in accordance with the treaty
provisions the $4,000 designated for school
purposes and $5, 600 for support Of the govern
ment OF the tribe and u 800 Tor the support Of
apnysician and Tor medicines must be deducted
nom the annual income of the Sac and Fox In
dams OF Mississippi, part of whom are located in
the indian Territory and part in Iowa, before
a., per capit. distribution OF the funds is
made to the Indians out Of the amount annu-
Any appropriated.
ARMY ORDEKs.-2d. Lieut.. Chas. Mcclure,
18th infantry, relieved from duty at the Uni
versity OF Illinois, Champaign, ILL.,, July 1, 1886,
and ordered to join his company. I'd Lieut..
Guy Carleton, I'd cavalry, detailed as military
college OF Texas, at College station. Texas, Sep
tember 9, 1886, relieving I'd Lieut. Jno. >. NAL
master, ordered to duty at st. Louis, NO.,
instead OF department of Columbia. Major
VIM. NJ. Maynadier, pay master, now on duty At
st. Louis, ordered 70 FL Blair. Texas. The fol-
lowing officers will be relieved from duty At
West Point, August %: Major Clifton Comfy,
ordnance l.t Ls1t W ATtnur Mar
infantry, and 1st Lieut.. Tnos. e. Patterson, LIST
artillery. The following officers have been Or
rs: Capt. Henry Metcaif, ordnance department;
1st Lieut.: Jno. +. Wiser LIST artillery; lst Lieut.
JnO. Mills corps of engineers, and LIST Lieut..
Frederick Marsh, 1st artillery.
PERsoNAL.-Mrs. Grant and Col. F. D. Grant
and family expect to spend the summer at West
II. Boxardus, Henry v. Brown, L. w. How, ].
d. Ford, +. w. Satterlee, Jas. Gowdey, A. A.
Iooker, wife and child and J. n. Cathell, Of New
York, VIM. l.. Malster, OF Baltimore. ana Under
u (s4l IA al at
Col. John A. Joyce has gone south on lectur-
ing tour.-Senators Aidrich, Miller, Palmer
York last nighl.-Walt WiiIman's sixty
seventh birthday anniverysary on Monday
found him in good spirits, but with falling
health.-J. II. Crane aud MIR. aud Mrs. E. b.
Webster Of Washington, were among the arri-
walls at Old Point Comfort ON Tuesday-E. v.
pha W. ii; Webb OF New York, j.. 7: Euson of
Denver, q. E. Foster Of Oil City ,and b F. Thurs
ton OF Providence, are at the Riggs.
Death OF Mr.. Richard ii. Taylor.
Mr.. Richard H. Taylor, whose serious illness
has been announced in THE STAR died at IL
o'clock last night at his residence, 9O4 7th
street northwest Mr.. Taylor was the son OF
the late Harrison Taylor, one of the leading
master brickIayers OF the District half a cen
tury ago. He had a preference for mercantile
business. and after learning the gentlemen's fur
nishng business he became partner In the
house of Lsok wood, Hufty q Taylor, which
was succeeded by the firm OF Taylor & Hufty.
For the past three years the business has been
conducted by Mr.. Taylor alone, he having
bought out the interests of his former partner.
Mr.. Taylor was most successful business man,
and during his career had, by his genial man.
ners, generous impulses and just dealings,
made host of friends. He was u member OF
the Masonic fraternity ana active In Columbia
Commandery, knights Templar.
Richard II. Taylor, who died last night was q
prominent member of the Masonic fraternity
belonging to Dawson Lodge, No. 10; Eureka
Chapter, No. 4. Royal Arch Masons, and Co
lumbia Commandery, No. 2, Knights Templar.
As a memDer OF the latter he, with Rev. w. v.
Tudor and Jas. q. Bowen, of Washington Conn
mandery, No. /, 8. I. q. Morseil aud w. A.
Short, OF Columbia Conmandery, No. g. and
Jas. Dickson, Since deceased). Of Potomac Com
mandery, No 3, Of Georgetown, accompanied
Allegheny Commandery, No. So, of Allegheny,
Pa, on their famous crusade TO Europe In 1871,
be was also an honorary memberOf Allegheny
Commandery and Crusade Comma ndery, No.
IA, OF Columbia, Pa. Hon. III. w. Barry v
member OF Congress from Mississippi. also ac-
c0inpanied the party, and MS death aud that
OF Mr. Dickson, who was Killed by runaway
accident near Fredericksburg, Va, q few years
since, and that OF Mr.. Taylo now leaves but
Messrs. Tudor, (nOw in st. Louis,) Bowen, Nor
sell and Short the survivors Of the Washington
portion OF the Crusaders, and makes the 10th
death OF the Al who made the pilgrimage. It
Is the custom OF the Crusaders to hold an an
nuai reunion and banquet at which plates are