Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-04-10

heard OF
ms promotion at Cheyenne, on his way to Salt
Lake City. sunday he visited Fort Douglas and
the Mormon tabernacle.
ARMY ORDERs.-Lieut. Col. George L. Gillespie
Engineer Corps ordered from Boston to Marble.
mead, Mass, there TO mark the boundaries OF the
miniiaeary m reservation or Fort Sewell, after which
ne VIII reJoin his proper station. Capt Lewis
Slnltn, "a artillery appointed 10 act as Inspector
On certain clothing, camp and garrison eQuipage
which Capt Douglas NJ scott, list infantry. re-
rrruitlng 0nicer, is responsible. First Lieut..
Franeis J. Patten, 2lst infantry, now on leave in
New IOrkclty ordered TO report to the sJperlp.
tendent OF the recruiting service, New YORK. to
conduct the first detachment of recruits that may
9e Ordered to the department OF the Platte Capt
FREDERICK Z. Trotter, 14th infantry relieved from
duty as member OF the general court.martiai
convened convened at Davids Island, New York harb6r,
OctoDer z, 1887. Capt. Vim. vi. Waterbury, 18th
infantry, granted three months leave.
OUR WARsBIPs AT PENsAcoLA.-The flagsnip
Richmond, Capt. Robert Boyd commanding, flying
the nag OF Rear Admiral stephen B. Luce. ia an
chored Oh the Pensacola navy-yard at present
wnere she Will remain for a few days. The cor.
vette Oss1pee, Commander VIM. Bainbridpe Hon
came to Pensacola sunday The Yantic. Com.
mander p. +. Hegerman, is also In port there
Preparations are being made on board the vessels
Vi the Meet Tor landing or the naval brigade OF
the warshps which Is to take place as soon as the
corvette Galena and steel cruiser Atlanta arrive
The brigade will go into camp at Magnolia Blum
about miles above Pensacola.
The HORTICULTURAL EXHIBITION AT COLOGNE
The Department OF state has received from the
United states consul at cologne full particulars In
regard 10 an International Horticultural exhibi-
lon 10 De held In that city under the patronage OF
Empress Au2usta from August % September 8.
Tne consul calls attention TO the advantage of this
exhlDiti0n to makers OF horticultural imDiements
which are likely TO find a ready market at the
tiiIe. Prizes are offered tor all kinds OF horticul
tural implements, and also for tobacco and nfe.
served fruits and vegetables, and It is Thought
that some American exhibits may be made in these
classes.
The PRESIDENT HAS APPROVED the act for the
relief OF Capt John Burkhar the act for the relief
OF Grovenor A. Curtice the act for the erection of
public building at Lowell Mass. the act To an.
thorize the construction or bridges over the rivers
81. Mary's, Satila, Little Satllla and Crooked In
lie Baron, the joint resolution TO enable Paymaster
j. q Barton, U. $. N, to accept the decoration OF
tne m , Order OF the Rising sun conferred upon him
OF the WIDOW of John A. >. Tutt.
CAPTAINCY OF THE BROOKLYN YARD-The friends
OF Capt JOS N. Miller, who is now in command OF
the receiving ship Wabash are busy In their
efforts TO get him detailed captain OF the Brook
iyn navy-yard, which position was made vacant
Dy The detachment or Capt. Cooke, on account OF
MS connection with the Stevenson scandal 1t is
| thought thatthe Secretary will designate him.
DISCHARGES AT THE BOsTOM CUSTOM HoUsE.-Act-
Ing Secretary Thompson has approved the recon-
mendatiOn OF The collector OF customs at Boston
Ior the dismissal OF eighteen OF his sub0rdinates,
nVe or whom are inspectors ana nve clerks sAy.
ing OF 900 will be effected by this order for the
remainder OF the present fiscal year.
The 100000 CORCORAN BEQUEsT.-Enorts have
been made lately In various quarters to unduy ex-
cite the public mind in regard to the additional
sum OF 100000, given by the will OF the late Mr.
COrcoran TO The Gallery OF Art bearing his name
one story put In circulation being to the effect
that the letter expressive OF his wishes In the mat
ter had been lost, and another that 1t never had
would be the result in this case that or the other
For all OF these statement and surmises there APP
pears TO have been no ground whatever The siii-
pie lact was That until regular meeting OF the
trustees OF the Gallery, TO whom IL addressed
there was no occasion for its production, nor was
any concern felt by that body Ia regard tott Last
evening, being the date liked for the Quarterly
meeting Of the board. the paper came up in regu-
lar order, with other matters affecting the admin
course IL received but until they are able to give
the matter further attention and decide more
fully as 10 certain essential Details the trustees
deem II unwtSe to disclose either the contents OF
the letter or the measures considered necessary to
carry 1t into effect. Meantime 1t is safe TO say.
that there is occasion whatever 10 fear thai the
public Will not ultimately have the complete BEN
ent OF the donors generous intentions in the prem.
iseS These have long been known in a general
ually and as body, and OF their purpose as well as
their ability 10 carry them out Mr.. COrcOran was
| always serenely confident.
INVITING rHR PRESIDENT TO PErERsBuRo.-At a
meeting OF the board OF directors OF the Peters.
burg, Va, Musical Association q committee was
appointed 10 visit thus city and invite the Presi-
dent and Mrs Cleveland TO the musical festival to
De held at the Academy OF Music in Petersburg,
beginning on the 9Th OF May. The committee Will
come TO Washington In few days.
PERsoNAi--James Whitcomb Riley OF Indian.
apolis, ID. C. Mcvay Of Trenton, K b Pond OF San
Francisco John A. Beckwith and W. G. Emery OF
| New York, Frank b. Mitchell OF Nashville and F.
). King OF Toledo are at NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
stanford and Stockbridge ana Commissioner OF
Agriculture Colman were in New York last night.
u. X Edwards, Z. Atkins ana Chas H. Drew OF
Boston, Gardner q. Sims OF Providence, Hon.
FRANCIS w. Rockwell OF Pittsneld, H. c. Ward Of
Albany, Jas W. Wortz Francis Forbes and 6. Il.
Raymond OF New YORK and Edw. Kaiser
OF Of. Berlin @ are az the Riggs-C s D. Grimm
ana wtfe OF Portland, Me-, and p. Donan
| OF Dakota are at the St Jamee-
A. 9. Haskell OF Columbia, s. c., Jas. r.. Rhodes
OF Cleveland, Ohio. Henry Russell OF Detroit and
Bancroft DAVIS OF Boston, are &C W0rmley'A-
Henry Sayies II. Winsor, tr, and 8 Salisbury Tuck
srman Of Boston, and J. H. Norton OF Chicago,
Samuel YukeS OF MorT1stown, N J., J. q. Tour.
made and Julian B. Shope OF New York, and Henry
!. Waldo Of New Mexico, are at Welckers-
u. @: Spaulding, c: w. Barfows, Geo. Riadie, Geo.
II. BAH and l. Fleming OF Boston, Arthur N.
Mitchell, Jno. ID. Herman, Samuel Levy and Geo.
! V. Sims OF New York, Jno 4 Earle Of New Haven
| and !. W. Frtshmtth OF Philadelphia are at the