Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-08-30

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Harmony for miscellaneous materials for the
armored steel cruiser Maine, now building at New
YORK: w. b. Price Manufacturing Co., Of Balti.
more white lead, paints and brushes, s., ,2O457
New fSrE nne Sepw paint and glass
$396S5; Rowland A. Robbins, New York, wrought
iron, lead, zinc, tin, hardware, varnish. ship.
New York, nails, locks and hinges, linseed OIL al.
c0hol, and sperm and lard oils, 81, ,834 IL; Lewis H.
0s ROSS Brookiyn white oak white pine, black wal
yellow pine logs white ash, sycamore, locust,
spruce and lignum vitae 50, 44466.
THAMES TO SURGEON GENERAL HAMrLroN.-Sen.
ator Call to-day transmitted to Surgeon General
Hamilton the resolutions recently adopted by the
executive committee OF Jacksonville. Fla, thank.
Ing him for his consideration OF the wants OF the
people OF that city and for his offers Of help.
TIE PENSION LIsr.-Commissioner Of Pensions
Black states in his annual report that 90 252 new
names were added to the pension rolls during the
past year. The names Of 2,O2s persons previously
dropped were restored to the rolls. During the
same period To- 730 were dropped from the rolls On
account of death, &C., making a net Increase to
pensions is s56 7O7, ,221. There were filed during
the year $40 applications for original pension;
and applications from H. 7s9 widows; 795 minors;
fathers. making q total OF 65, 7O4.
The EPREsIDENr TO RETURN sATURDAY.-Word has
been received at the White House from Eagle
Rock, near Clifton Forge, Va, that the presiden-
tlal nShtng party Will not return to the city until
next Saturday.
TO BE OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES Nelson T. HOuS-
ton, now on duty at the Naval War College, will
be tried by c0urt-martial on Monday next at New
port, r. l. The court will be composed OF Capt O.
+. stanton, president; Commanders F. j. Higgin-
son, g. H. Wadletgh, and q. E. Wngate, and Lieut.
Commanders g. A. Converse, Z. LOngnecker, and
E. I. Strong, with Lieut.. Perry Garst as Judge ad-
vOcate. The charges against Lieut.. Houston have
not been made public.
PERsoNAL-The Chicago Bar Association win
give dinner In honor Of Chief Justice Fuller on
Monday, September "a, and the Chief Justice will
leave for Washington on the following day.
Geo. H. Lothrop OF Detroit, c. H. Zuik Of Phiadel-
ph1a, George Alfred Townsend and Geo. Moore
Smith OF New York, JnO. Shment OF Haddonreid,
n. j., Eugene Griffin OF the Army, Geo. w. Mans
field or Boston, j. F. Minis Of Savannah, A. f. Hay
ward OF syracuse, N. Y, and A. II. Ricks OF Nash
vile, are at the Ebbitl.-Senator Davis Is at
Tex, Jas A. Marsh OF Cleveland, and / W Emery
OF Chicago, are at the st. JameS-Senator Hoar
and Representatives Mills. Breckinridge OF Ken
lucky, Stahlnecker and GrOSvenOr were In New
York last night-Jas II. Hustin, SamI Van
Vern w. G. LOckerty and j. p. Clarendon OF New
York, Donald McCalmOnt OF Franklir, Pa, 8.
Alexander OF Philadelphia, and w. A. Burdett OF
Boston, are at Willar0'S.-Dr. H. G. THOMPSON
has returned to the city from RehObOth Beach -
Representative Belmont, w. G. Howard, JnO. X
Dos Passos and g. s. Page OF New York, j. C. SIM
clair OF Philadelphia, r. p. Spcer OF LONDON, VIM.
t. Hart and Dr. ID. NJ. Burgess Of Herkimer, N. Y,
the Arlington -