Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-01-11

for violation OF the pension laws, and was bound
over TO await the action Of the grand jury.
FIRST LIEUT.. SAx'L MERCER. U. s. NJ. Co., has
been ordered to duty in command OF marine guard
on =. s. s. Saratoga, now at the Norfolk navy
yard.
ARMY ORDRRs.-Leave of absence granted Sec.
ond Lieut.. JAS w. Benton, 9th cavalry, be1
10, extended one month. Ordinary leave of ab.
r. Paxton, 18th infantry, tn addition to extension
granted on surgeons certificate, october Is. First
pany K to company l, 10th Infantry. First Lieut..
Wm. c. Mcfarland from company TO company X.
First Lieut.. Alexis X. Paxton, 18th Infantry, Or
T. at the exiraton OF bis present leave OF absence
AMONG THE PREsrDrxrs callers to-day were Sem
ators Blodgett. Blackburn and Hearst, Represen-
tatives Cochran, Naish, Seney, Townsnend,
Caruth. Sawyer, Grosvenor, Lee, Thompson. with
State Senator Yell {Oal.), and Lane with Jud re
Gov. Lee % Cemmissioner Morrison. @ Rear ara ADMIRAL ii
Jouett. Prof. G0Ode, Hon. Randolph Tucker, Gov.
Boutwell,, Hon. Jno s. Barbour, and Gen. HuntOn
Va.).
En- ROUTE TO wAsHINaroN.-Hon. Mr.. Foster,
minister OF marine, left Ottawa, Ont, last night
for Washington to attend the sessions OF the Fish,
cries Commission Mr. Foster has with him all
the evidence and a statement Of the claims In the
case OF the Behring sea seizures.
SroREKERPER AND GAUGER.-The Secretary OF
the Treasury has appointed Geo. s. venable store
keeper and gauger al Independence, sixth Virginia
district.
The COREAN ENBAsSY.-The secretary of the Co
rean legation, accompanied by DR.. Allen, the for
eign secretary, called yesterday afternoon at the
state Department and had an Interview with Sec
retary Bayard, ut which 1t was arranged that the
embassy should be received at the Department on
Friday They will pay their respects TO the Presi-
dent some day next week. not definitely decided
upon at present This is Indicative OF the Official
recognition by this Government OF the embassy,
which Is the nrst ever sent TO this country from
COrea
ALLEGED EXCESSIVE FREIGHT RATRs.-The case
OF w. B. Farrar Co., OF Dalton, Ga. alleging the
charging OF excessive freight rates on lumber by
the East Tennessee, Virginia and Georgia. Rail-
way Co., and the Norfolk and Western Rail-
road Co., was assigned for hearing to-day before
the Interstate Commerce Commission. The case
| and the decision reserved.
PEKsoxA1--Mr j. n whitney, chief clerk Of the
Bureau Of Statistics. Treasury Department, who is
In failing health. left this morning for Boston,
whence he will sale on Saturday on short visit
| TO EDgland.-R. w. Glider, editor Of the Century
Magazine. E. G. SOuder and Ii. H. Tyndall of New
Wilmington be BsdSin aS 81 S Fl SfSs
| IO.a, II. II. Sawyer OF Philadelphia, and Gen. w.
b Lane OF the Army; are at tho Ebbitt-Ives
burg, Pa, and j. C. Van Hook OF Philadelphia are
| at the st. James HOtel-Saml. r. Honey OF
| Rhode Island, Is at Welcker's.-J B. King OF
New York, c.. w. Huntington OF Boston, and
Chas. Thorn OF st. Louis, are at WormleyS-
P. j. White and c. A. Palmer OF New YORK; Warren
Burton OF Hamilton, Can, are at Willard'a-
Dwight Of Hartford, and c. +. Fairbanks and
Walter p. Beck OF Boston, are at tue Riggs.-F.
| q. Griswold and A. E. vanderpoel OF New York. E.
u. kidder OF BrooKlyn, II. J. Lewis Of Stratford,
Conn.,, J. r. Chamberlin OF Boston, Hugh Hast
] ings and Edw. N. Crane OF Newark, are at the
Ariington.-Vic0mpte A. de Ia Bassetiere OF Paris,
Representative White and family, Senor HurtadO,
minister from Colombia, Representative FELTON,,
President Gilman OF Johns Hopkins, Miss
Margaret Beecher OF Brooklyn, Hon. l. d. M.
Sweat OF Portland. Me-, Col @. A. woodward OF
| the Army and wife, Pay-Director q. L. Thornton
and Gen. 5. b. Henderson and wife OF ST. Louis
have taken rooms at the ArnO.