Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-09-17

NAVAL ORDERs-Commander A. G. Kellogg has
been detached from the Washington navy-yard
and ordered TO command the United States steamer
Osslpee on the 1st or October relieving Commander
W. u. Hon, who is placed ON waiting orders Lieut.
A. w. Grant ordered to duty in connection with
the Installation OF the electric lighting plant OF
tne gunboat yorktown. Ensign John Hood ordered
10 the Naval Academy 25th inst. Lieut. 8 E
Woodworth detached from steel inspection duty at
Steeiton, Pa, and ordered to duty at PhGnixville,
Pa. Ensign n: NJ Doinbaugh detached from duty
at the Naval War College November g. and ordered
70 the New Hampshire. The orders Of Lieut. c. r.
Miles to the Richmond have been revoked. and he
mas been ordered to the MOhican.
PARDoNED BY THE PREsIDENT.-The President to-
oay granted pardon in the case OF Theodore
Bonita, convicted in the district Of Kentucky OF
counterfeiting, and sentenced January 27. 1885.
70 nve years Imprisonment The President saws:
Ine prisoner Is reported as being now in the
TO live II his Imprisonment is Continued His aged
parents are In deepest distress over his disgrace
and sicl iess and l gladly restore their son to
duction from his sentence that 1t will expire in a
few months. Since his Imprisonment he has LOST
machinery in the prison."
The PRESIDENT HAS APPROVED the act for the
erection OF an appraisers warehouse In New York:
the act for the relief Of the First National Bank of
Portland, oregon, for money advanced to build
tne revenne cutter Corwtn; the act for the relief
Oh NAL MaItneW Y; Regan; the act to remove the
act granting pensions TO Carl NJ. Schwantss JacoS
Pitner, Sarah ]. Martin and VIM. Thields
PERsONAL-Mr Thomas j. Fisher has returned
home from his summer vacation very much i'm.
proved In health.-Geo. Thatcher, Dr. Faneuil ID
Weisse and Benz. Rollin Of New York, w. 8 Forbes
o. % fnl,aaeph,a' ana NJ Green OF Boston, at
Edgerton was In New York last night-J w
Brainard OF Cleveland, A. b. Miles OF New Orleans
Geo. A. stevens OF Arizona, II. Ii. Mcintyre OF san
Francisco, Jesse M. LittleJon Of Nashville g N
Turner OF Boston, Hon. Z. s. Cary OF Olean n v !:
DR.. W. W. Potter OF Buffalo, and DR.. G. Baum,
garten OF ST. Louis, are at the EbbitL-JOhn j
Weed OF Washington was In St Louis on Saturday.
Mr. A. W. Coleman has returned to the CITY,
The Chocsaw Claims Case.
AN ATTACHMENT ISSUED FOR HENRY 4. M'KER
In the Equity Court this morning the Choctaw
claims case was heard on the motion OF the com.
plainants-W. u. Lamon ct a.-for an attachment
OF the defendant-Henry Z. McKee-for contempt
In not paying Sl36,5OO into the registry OF tie
court After argument the motion was granted
ana the attachment went out.
PEACE RESTORED IN HAYTI.-The United State,
corvette Galena, Commander Colby N. Chester,
Port au Prince. Hayti whittier She was ordered n
month since TO look after the interests of
Gitzens during the revolution which had driven
fIesluent solomon from the capital. The captain
reports tnat when he dropped anchor In the har-
Dor OF Port au Prince on August 81 he found that
been restored and po1ca nns Sa1a quiet had
petter condition than under his government
fEAks OF REVOLT AT MADRID-The people of
Madrid are just recovering from a bad scare a
IeW nights ago the governor, expecting military
revolt 10 Iavor OF republic, kept the troops under
aIms al nlgnt ana extreme vigilance was ex-
ercised at the barracks. There was no trouble
M Mnowevea' and II there was any plot brewing it has
easiness In military circles however for soroe
Time past, ana II Is undeniable that disafiection
oispatcn 70 the New York Sun from F1pdlay
Onlo. says That In speech at Tifnn, Ohio, satur.
oay n'ent ex.Gov. Chas Foster who, IL Is said =
dent OF the republican central committee malte A.