Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-04-24

TENSION BILLS APPRovED.-The President has
approved the acts granting pensions to Catharlne
Maxwell JAS A. Halsey, Miles S. Scribner, AloDzo
Higley, JAS. NJ. Berry, Harriet V. Stockton, Laura
Pierce Mary j. Francis, Lizzie |. Reed, Thos. j.
Parker, Clara NJ. Flanders, David johnson, Eliza
beth Burlington, Eiiz ibeth Hascai Nancy y. Gray,
Margaret I. Graves, Julia A. Darrell, Elvira
Cooper. Judith Plunmer, Alonzo Alden, Mary NJ.
Strong, kifsey curtis, cynthia j. Leroy, Mary E
Hawn Joab NJ haley, Squire Admire, Emily Good
al, Eliza u. Anderson, Jas Woody, Maxwell Car
Rowe, and the act to increase the pension OF
Nancy Raines, the oldest Revolutionary pensioner
on the rolls, she being ninety-six years OF age.
REAR ADMIRAL GuERARDI was in consult ltion
With Commodore Wilson, chief naval constructor,
this morning. In relation TO the completion OF the
cruisers Boston AMI Chicago. Orders TO begin
work were to-day sent Ga 10 New York.
THE NAVAL BOARD OF INSPECTION, Rear Admiral
Jouett president, who recently went TO Ports
mouth, n. H.. to inspect the U. 8. S. Swatara, pre-
paratory TO her sailing for the Pacific, has report
ed that she Is not ready for sea. The reversing
gear OF her steam steering apparatus would not
WORK well, and she viii he sent back 10 the yard 70
DC put IN compete condition.
VIRGINIA PosrNAsrERs.--Lewis Payne has been
appointed postmaster at Covington, Allegheny
County, Va, and Cornelia n. Garrow at Warwick
Z. d., warwick County, Va.
PATENTS hrve been Issued to VIM, II, Scott OF
this city, who Is minor, Alexander Scott, guar
dian, for a box, and TO Chas. Mahon or this CITY
for device for removing distractions preventing
accidents on street railways.
THE MOURNING DRAPERY for the late Chief JUS
tice was removed from all OF the public buildings
except the Department OF Justice, Oh which 1t will
rem in for period long enough to fiji out the
thirty days after the death Of exAttOrney-
Brewster.
SPREAD OF EPIDEMIC.-Maj Geo. NJ Sternberg,
SURGEON n IN no n
Investigate the methods OF preventing the spread
OF epidemic diseases, and will return 10 his proper
station and submit his report to the President on
or before June %.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Lieut. II. B. Mansfield, ordered
to the Coast Survey; Lieut.. n. T. Houston ae-
tached from the photographic Office 2Sth inst,
and ordered to duty In the construction depart
ment, League Island hayward, Philadelphia
Carpenter joan L. Davis, detached from duty at
Chester, Pa, and ordered to duty in the construc-
ton department, League Island; Carpenter John
Macfarlane, detached from League Island and
placed on waiting orders.
HEATING BY ELECTRICITY.-The Commissioner OF
Patents to-day granted I'VE important patents to
Mr. Elias Z. Ries, Baltimore electrician, on
methods and apparatus Tor heating by cleo
tr!clty. 1t Is claimed that by the system
elaborated by Mr.. Ries, dwellings, and other
places can be supplied with heat from central
generating stations by the same conductors that
now supply them with current Tor incandescent
etectfN lights. line paints referred TO hot only
include the applicat OF the inventions emoraced
therein TO private heating, and heating from Gen.
tral stations, but also provide special methods for
heating and lighting railway cars by electricity.
The President and Mrs. Cleveland.
THEY ARE CORDIALLY INVITED TO VISIT TEXAS
The Texas congressional delegation waited upon
the President to-day, and Senator Coke, as the
spokesman, presented an invitation to the Presi-
dent and Mrs Cleveland to attend the ceremonies
connected with the dedication OF the new state
capitol OF Texas, to extend from the 14th
to the 10th OF next month. senator Coke
urged the President to accept IL he could
possibly do So, saying the people OF Texas
would be gratined beyond expression. The
President replied that 1t would give him pleasure
to accept, and for his wife, he knew she woul
enjoy the visit, but he could not promise. He
would not say he couldn't CO. He would only
promise to make the trip II it be practicable, but