Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-07-11

The SIGNAL OFFICE predicts warmer weather.
The rainfall during sunday, Monday and Tuesday
was equal 10 the normal fail for the entire month.
The MEMPHIS BRIDGE MISUNDERSTANDING En-
dlcott has settled the Memphis bridge question by
deciding to let the railway and bridge company
submit plan giving a main channel on the Men,
phlS side 730 feet long and two other spans 600
IeeC long, the three spans covering the entire
width OF the river at low water. The board OF en-
glneer ohcers to whom the question was sub
mi''ed made minority and majority report.
REAR ADMIRAL STEPHEN b. LUCE transferred his
flag yesterday afternoon from the flagship Rich
mond to the flagship Pensacola at the Brooklyn
navy-yard.
GEN. BEALE NOT A CANDIDATE-Gen. E. F. Beale
writes TO The STAR from Bar Harbor, Me-, to deny
the announcement that he will be candidate for
congress from the NTH Maryland district.
A COTTON CLAIM DIsALLOwED.-The claim Of c. A.
weed Co., OF New orleans, for three-fourths OF
l,12O bales of cotton alleged to have been i'm
properly taken from them in 1865, has been disal-
lowed by the secretary OF the Treasury, on the
ground that the cotton, having been sold to the
Conederacy before IL came into the claimants pos
session. did not belong TO them, but to the United
states. The value or the cotton at the time OF
seizure was about s35O.6O0
PERsoNAL--SenatorC Cullom gave up his residence
when his family left the city, and is now at 14O4
street nOrthwest.-Hon. VIM H. Barnum OF
SouheCllCut, CnaS. "A. Moore or AShevllle, n. c.,
Mm /. Hunt and John Hopewel, jr., OF Boston,
non L. NJ. Goodall OF SandfOrd, Me-, and L. H.
Scout, VIM. Lyall, W. q. Oakman, W. A. Ham
mond and j. W. Finch OF New YORK, are at the
ArlhgtOn.-Dr A. Y. p. Garnett, who is slowly
convalescng after Illness left for the sea-
shOre to-day Tor a stay OF a week or So-Geo. H.
ATWOOD or New York and Niles b. SternS OF Cleve-
ianu OnlO are at the st. .JameS.-Senators HIS
COCK, Chandler and Riddleberger and Representa-
i've Bayne were in New York last night
X d. Benedict, Robert Rogers and ii. W. Seely OF
New \ 1ork, JnO A. Benson o. San Francisco and g.
y. frellnghuySen OF Newark, are at Wormleya-
among tne recent arrivals at Piney Point are the
ioilOWlng WashlngtonianS: owen OHare, Mrs. A.
D. Scna1ert and daughter. Mrs. w. ii. Van ZandJ
ana daughter I. {. Bryan, Jno. G. Anderson, A. r.
fotts, Dr. ana Mrs. A. Baldwin, Theo. Shekles and
VIE, 5: Bensnger and family, q. w. Allen, n. Mil
Ter, Z. Z. Parker and family, Mrs. j. Ii. Clark Miss
Hattie Clark, X. E Miles, Mrs. G.. Clegett and Henry
SiegetC-W Lent or Boston is AT Welcker's-
Inc following WashingtOnians are registered at
ROCK Enon Springs: Jno. Il. Lehman and wife,
Miss Z. A Bartlett, X. G. Garland, E. Wescott and
daughter. Z. j. Enthoffer, Miss Enthoffer, Wm b.
klng and vile, ii. E. Gasch, T. &. Brown, f. B.
McBath, ID. E. W. Towson and family, H. A. Hall
and Vile, Miss Maria c. Hall, o. G. Wight, Mrs.
Cnas b. Beall, z. T. Gunion, j. b. EdmOnds and
VIE, and Chas. T. Foster and wife.-Chas. H.
Camp or Philadelphia, W. II. Ruston or Boston,
lggS-Ex-Representat1ve j. Hart Brewer, Benl
Hilton, and lJah Mountford or New Jersey, r. Nj
Thomas OF ST. Louis, and ex-Treasurer JOrdan c.
W. Todd and G. L. Zimmerman OF New York. are
at W1lard'S.-Mr. Elmer W. Gilmer Of Warren
Ohio, Is visiting Mr.. Warren S. Young.-W. A.
crowley or Richmond, Va, and Gen. ID. Mcclure
OF the Army, are at the Ebbitt.