Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1886-06-22

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IMPORTANT NAVAL ORDERs.-The Secretary
OF the Navy issued orders to-day assigning
Rear Admiral John n. Russell to the command
Of the South Atlantic station, and Capt. s. [.
6reese TO the command of the flagship Lancas-
Ter. They will sail On the steamer Of July I'd
ior Rio de Janeiro.
MIR. PERoLrA, the minister from Costa Rica,
waited on the President to-day, accompanied
oy the Secretary of State, and presented letter
Costa Rica.
PRoMoTED.-JohnA A. Goldsborough, of Mary.
land, q first assistant examiner in the Patent
once, has been promoted to be principal ex-
amfner in charge of the division OF harvesters
vice E. D. Boyd, resigned.
ARMY ORDERS - Capt H. ]. Haynsworth,
assistant quartermaster, has been designated
as disbursing officer of the army and navy gen.
erai hospital at Hot Springs, Ark. Major CAL
department OF the east and ordered to the de-
Partment of Dakota. Capt. Frank Heath ord
nance nance department, ordered from Springfield,
guns.
THOSE who leavelthe city during the summer
can have The STAR mailed to them for any
length OF time and the address changed as often
as desired. The subscription must be invariably
paid In advance.
U. =. INFANTRY AND CAVALRY SCHooL.-The
War department has issued q general order
announcing that the school of application at
rort Leavenworth, Kansas, will hereafter be
Known Know and DESIGNATED as "Ihe United States
infantry and Cavalry School,"
AMONG THE PRESIDENTS CALLERS TODAY
were Senators Call, with Mr.. Fogarty, of Fla,
Berry and Payne; Capt. Eads: Representatives
Lanham, Joseph, Dibble with r. H. Moss of s.
", davidson, McCrcary and Belmont.
Col. LAMoNT's INTENTIoNs.-It is said that
Col. Lamont intends shortly to erect q resi-.
dence near the Presidents country retreat.
Col. Lamont, when asked about the matter this
morning, replied: THAT is rather premature
When decide to build out there 1l let you
know"
CONTRACTS AwARDED.-TheA Acting Secretary
OF the Treasury to-day awarded contracts for
furniture for public buildings as follows. At
Syracuse. N. Y, to Jno. Moore d Co., of SYRIA
cuse, 1922; at Columbus, O., Shreveport, La.
and at Quincy, Ill, to Thos. Kane Il Co., OF
lively, and at Oxford Miss, Toledo, o. Gree eas-
6oro, n. c.. jackson, Tenn, and Pensacola,
Fla, to the Phoenix company of Grand Rapids,
Mlch., at an aggregate bid of S17,792. The
award to the last company is conditional upon
their giving security for the faithful perform
a an OF the contract, and that they shall bear
ali expenses of inspection in case of deviation
from the specifications.
to citizens OF the District as follows: John C.
kafer, two patents car seats: Joseph s. Stetti-
mus. manifold copying book; Ella Wailing,
fireplace or stove fender.
BIDS FOR MAIL CATCHERs.-Bds for furnish.
Ing mail catchers to the Post Office department
have been received from the Van Doren iron
works. of Cleveland, Ohio; the Manly & Cooper
the TAYLOR q Boggis foundry company, of Cleve-
land. The latter being the lowest bidder were
awarded the contract.
PERsoNAL.-Dr. Thomas Miller and wife ar
rived home from the west last night.-Mr.
Francis H. Noyes, son of the late s. " Noyes,
sails for Europe Saturday next to spend some
tone voice. He will receive instruction at the
schools in Paris aud Dresden.-Maj. Mcclure.
1ne baa clerk Of the de-
lima for brief VISIT Senator Warner Miller,
Haliet Kilbourn and Rev. John II. Elliot, OF
-Ex-Chief Justice Drake, Of Washing.
the s.. Paul and Duluth railroad.-
in the city.-Hon. Samuel F. Carey, wife and
daughter, OF Cincinnati, are at the HAM
iiton:-Dr James B. Loring arrived il the
where he is spending the summer with his
tamily.~~C;C G. and F; A. Hutchinson. Lowell.
Truxton and Richard Wake, Norfolk, Va, C.
Foster, Trenton, N: j., are at the Ebbitt.-R.
". Gillespie, Pa, Ephraim Banning, Chicago,
Dan Myers, Cleveland, A. V. Young, NY, Mrs.
Shryock, Louisville, Theophilus Tins, Md, W.
J. Stearnes, Eureka, New, Hon. N Mueller, n.
Y, Gen. Jos. c. McKibben, Marshall Hall, j. T.
I'LL Ghattano9ga, Tenn, Capt: H. F. geecher,
7. Postlethwaite, Phila., E. b. Bornell and wife.
Chicago, are at WilIard's.-E. D. Weller, ST.
vid Steele and wiie, are at the Nationai.-R
II. Hopkins, of Norfolk, Va, w. H. Young, Bal
timore, Nd, T, B. Eldredge, Sevington, n. C.,
j. b. Whitaker, GoldsborOugh, n c. are at the
Metropoltan.-Lewis w. Payne, New York.
John Burns. Pittsburg, J. T. Sawyer, Pa, Mrs
g. q. Jessups and son. New York, are at the ST.
James.