Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-04-09
WARRINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP.

WASHINGTON NEWS AND GOSSIP.
Army oRpERs.-Capt. Chsa r. Powell, Engineer
Corps, will, on being relieved by Maj. Thos h.
Hamburg, take station at st. Louis, Mo-, relieving
Lieut. Lusk OF his duties there. Lieut. Lusk IL OF.
relieving Capt. smith 8. Leach, ordered TO taEs
Rosse Of Of he Duties uSder Ii, chare
In connection with the Mississippi River improve
ment
SECRETARY WHITNEY AND RKAR-ApNnAL 0HHB-
ARpr had a conference this afternoon in relation
to the detail that is to be made to MI the vacancy
at the Brooklyn navy-yard.
CONSUL LEWIS RzFoRr.-The Secretary Of state
to-day received q cat.egram from United States
Consul Lewis, st Tangier, saying that the trouble
torily settled.
ON EMANCIPATION DAY.-The Secretary Of the
Treasury has issued an order granting holiday
to all colored messengers In the Department who
may wish to take It on Emancipation Day. This
day Will be counted out Of their annual leave.
In THE UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT to-day
the case OF the United States agt. the Bell Tele-
phone Co. was set for hearing on the second day
Of the next term. This is the case brought against
Garland. The case OF the East Tennessee and
Georgia Railroad Co agt. the southern Telegraph
co. was OlSinlSSeo.
MANIFOLD DUrrRsL-Assistant-Se Secretary Thomp-
son was to-day acting in a triple capacity-per-
forming his own duties, those Of Secretary Fair
child, who remained at his home during the day,
and those Of Assistant-Secretary Maynard, who
has gone to his home In stamford, N. Y, for few
days.
BANK DIvIpENp.-The Controller Of the Cur
rency has declared a second dividend, Is per cent
in favor OF the creditors OF the Fifth National
Bank Of st. Louis, Mo-, making in all 65 per cent
on claims proved, amounting to $957, 592. This
bank failed November Z. 1887.
REVENUE APPoINTMENTs.-The Secretary Of the
Treasury appointed the following storekeepers and
gaugers: Jno. Turner, at Hillsboro', N. c.. George
j. Bool, at Nestor, N. c.; Jno B. Dalton, at Mills
n. c.
THE DISTRICT COMMISSIONERS have notified Con-
troller Durham that they will confer with him on
Thursday next at 2 O'Clock pm, in reference to
the disallowances in the accounts OF the old Board
OF commissioners.
THE COURT OF CLAIMS to-day rendered judgment
in favor OF Capt. Geo. Walker, OF the Army, whsse
mileage accounts were recently disallowed by the
is in accordance with the Billings decision. Maj.
Asa Gardner, Of the Judge Advocate Generals
ONCE, made the argument before the court.
SToREKKEPRRs AND GAUGERs were to-day ap-
pointed by the Secretary Of the Treasury IS fol-
lows: Geo. ]. Booze, Nestor, N. c.; Jno. B. Dalton
Mills Springs, n. c.; Jas. N. simmons, Trtplett, n
Turner, Hilsboro, n. G., and Edward ". De witt,
storekeeper, at sandusky, Ohio.
THE IRoQuors WILL BE CONFERENCE.-THE report Of
the board OF survey on the s. s. Iroquois, shows
that the total cost Of repairs will amount to about
Ss 0OO AS this figure is in excess OF the legal 20
per cent limit Of the original cost Of the vessel,
the work cannot be authorized, and the vessel Will
have to be condemned.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Leut Commander J. Z. VIM,
Lieut.. Uunior grade) F. j. Milligan and Ensign p.
v. Lansdale, ordered to preliminary examination
for promotion; Assistant surgeon E T. Stone, dis
charged from further treatment at the BROOKLYN
that hospital; Lieut.. w. l. Moore, detached from
the Adams and ordered to return home and report
OF absence for one year with permission TO go
abroad; Lieuts. Junior grade) l. P. Jouett and +.
H. tyler, ordered to preliminary examination Tor
promotion; Surg. R. G. Persons, ordered to duty In
charge Of the Army and Navy hospital at Hot
Springs, Ark. The orders OF Ensign Harry KIM
nell, to duty on the Coast Survey, are revoked.
PERsoNAI--Gen. Bartlett, the second Deputy
Commissioner OF Pensions, who was attacked with
paralysis recently, has improved so much that
iime.-o. j. Lewes and L. Lincoln Of Boston, are
at the Acknowledgements Maynard has
gone to his home in Stamford, n. " for few
Reilly OF Chicago. and Louis Nixan OF the Navy,
are at the ST. James-H. l. Raul and Paul Dunn
ley Of Ptts6urg, Jas. R. Ely, VIM. J: Lane: Geo. D.
Loop, j. L. Newton, Cnas. g. Bennett and John 8.
Nicholas Of New York, w. E. Logers OF Liver
pool, F. Buchanan OF Savannah, Gen. c. ]. Hall Of
Maine, and q. f. Bouve OF Boston, are ct Wizards.
e. A. Bond OF Washington, was In Chicago on
Saturday.--Conrad Gale OF Brooklyn, Albert J.
Laplace Of New Orleans, j. F. NOye OF Buffalo, E.
Boynton OF Boston, Decatur Axtell OF Richmond,
ThoS. c. HOge, JAS. s. MacCoy and +. Martin OF
New York, are at the Rigga-Wm. Agnew Patton
OF Chicago. Z. G. Bliss, +. A. Boyle and Arturo
CuyaS OF New York, Jno. +. Andrew OF Boston and
G. H. Glover OF Cincinnati, are at Welcker'A-
F. W. Meyer, r. n. Grant, ThOs. E. Stewart and
Lloyd Warren OF New York, o. H. Shepard OF
Englewood, N. j., Alex. G. cochran OF St Louis,
Jno. l. Mitchell OF Milwaukee, and D. H. Coolidge
and Z. Garfield OF Boston, are at Wormley's.-
Representative Spinola, ex-senator Warner Miller,
John Hoey, Henry Ellsworth and w. Emery OF
New York, c. SpOoner OF Bridgeport, Conn, John
p. Rolfe or Brooklyn, o. c. Stearns OF Boston and
r. s. Washburn OF Providence, are at the Airing
ton.-Thomas WetZler, editor and proprietor OF
the Lancaster, Ohio, Eagle, and wife are In the
city.