Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-04-12

| hAhIA6Es-5th page.
| MONEY TO LoAN-5th ps2a
MEDIcAL-4th page.
| OCEAN STEAMERs-3d page.
| POTOMAC RIVER BoArs-3d pasa
PIANOS AND ORGANs-4th page
| PERsoNAL-2d page.
| PRoFEssIoNAI-4thp para
| Railroads.&c. page.
| SPKcIALrIEs-4th pare
| SPECIAL NoTICEs-lst pase
| SUBURBAN PRoPERrY-6th paga
| SUMNER REsoRTs-4th paga
| The TRADEs-4th page
| UNDERTAKERs-3dp pare
| WANTED (Board)-2d page.
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| PAGES AND OF To-DAY's STAR CONTAIN: Base
ban and other local news; An attack on Consul
Mackey; COnkling's struggle for life; Cardinal
Manning on the law Of nature; Madame Diss De
oar In jail; Telegraphic news, &C.
GOVERNMENT RECEIPTS To-DAY--Internal reve
nue., s363, 1882; customs. s72ses1.5a
TIE U. s. s. Trenton left Montevideo yesterday
| for Callao
The WASHINGTON AQUEpUcr.-Major LydeckeI
| reports that the work on the Washington Aque
| duct during March cost s1,4l6.94 The stone
kept working at Foundry Branch In breaking
stone Tor repairs along the lower sections OF the
Conduit road, was transferred to the upper end ol
the Great Falls division OF the road; $40 cubic
YARDS or stone were QGarrfed for this purpose OF
wnlch amount 800 cubic yards were crushed The
uting reservoir, having been damaged by ice during
the winter were repaired.
DIVIDEND OF 100 PER CENr.-The Controller OF
| the Currency has declared a first and nnal divi.
dend OF 100 per cent and interest In FULL payable
on and after the 10th ins in favor OF the creditors
OF the Metropolitan National Bank of Cincinnati,
ONO, on claims proved amounting to 1897, $40.
This bank failed February 9, 1888.
AMONG THE PRESIDENTS CALLERS TO-DAY were
Senators Blackburn and Ransom, with n. W. Rich
ardsOp, United States marshal, eastern district
North Carolina; Representatives Outhwatte and
Mcmillan Mr.: Frank McCoppin California,, United
States commissioner Australian Exhibition, and
Mr.. VIM. N. Gaylord (Massachusetta)
WORK ON THE wArER-sUPPLY TUNNEL TO BE
REsUMRD.-MaJor Lydecker reports that during
amount OF S35 41.23 were paid to the contractors
on the work OF increasing the water supply OF the
city. He adds that. should no unforeseen obstacie
prevent, II Is likely that the active work OF enlarg
Ing the tunnel from normal to lining section Will
De commenced during the month OF April.
Army ORDERs.-Capt. David A. Lyle, Ordnance
Department, ordered from Boston to the Water.
| town arsenal on temporary service. Col. Danl
Mcclure, assistant paymaster general, relieved
from duty In the division OF the Atlantic and or.
dered to await orders at his home. Col Rodney
| Smith, assistant paymaster general, ordered to
duty as chief paymaster In the division OF the At
| lantic.
| CONTRACT FOR A TORPEDO BOAT.-J B. Here
| schon, the blind inventor and boat builder, and
| treasurer OF the Hereschon Torpedo Co., of Provi
dence. r. L. left the city to-day for the North. He
carries with him the unsigned contract and spec1
ncat1onS for the construction OF q submarine tor
pedo boat. The contract will undoubtedly be
signed In few days and forwarded to the De
partment The price for the vessel set forth In the
contract Is So, $50.
The PRESIDENT To-Day APPROVED the Joint
| resolution appropriating $25,OOO for the inter.
national exposition at Barcelona, Spain; the act
providing for holding terms Of the United States
courts at vicksburg, Miss; the act for public
building at Helena, Ark; the joint resolution 10
regard to the claims OF John B. Read, and the acts
for the RELIEF OF JOS. Cass0n, W. W. Screws and the
heirs OF Fidus Livermore.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Passed Assistant Surgeon Geo.
f. Fl. Harmon ordered to duty at the Naval
Academy 10Th instant Assistant PaymasJeI
Willis B. Wilcox ordered to the practice ship Con.
stellatiOn May 1.
GOVERNMENT DIRECTORS OF THE U. P. RAILWAY
The President has appointed Frederick r. Condert,
|
Haskell, South Carolina; NJ. A. Hanna, Ohio, and
JAS w. Savage, Nebraska, as Government directors
! OF the Union Pacific Railway Co.
The BIDS for furnishing the Post-Oflce Depart.
| ment with registered package tag, official and
dead-letter envelopes, for the fiscal year. com.
the Third Assistant The bidders were: The White
Corbin Co., OF Rockville, Conn.,; Plympton Manu-.
| featuring Co., and Morgan Envelope Co, OF Hart
| FORD Conn.,, and the WhitcOmb Envelope Co., OF
| Worcester, Mass The aggregate bid Of Plympton
! Co. was the lowest.
SToREKEKPERs AND GUAGERs-The Secretary OF
the Treasury to-day made the following appoint
| ments: Chas. II. Clayton and John r. Chambers
storekeeper and gaugers, Roxboro. n. C., and VIM.
| TRIED AND CoxvICTED.-The Commissioner Of
Pensions has been Informed by telegraph that
Felcienne Gustave and Emile Manchester were
| tried and convicted on the 11th instant in the
United States Court at New Orleans La, for VIC.
lation OF Section 543S, Revised Statutes OF the
United States, in the pension claim OF Felicienne
Gustave.
ON ACCOUNT OF THE ILLNESS OF Commissions,
Webb, the conference between the Board OF Com
miss0ners and Controller Durham has been post
poned
PERs0NALs.-Ex-Rep. Thos p. Ochiltree, Steele
Mackaye, the playwright and actor, and Z. L
Bliss OF New York, w. F. Kip OF Buffalo, and Elisha
Dyer Of Providence, are at Chamberlin's-Mr
Preston, the Haytien minister, was in New York
last nght.-HOn. d. C. Birdsall Of Hartford
Conn. editor Of the Telegram Of that city, is the
guest OF MIR. John 7. Doyle, secretary OF the Civil
| Service Commission. John A. KaSs0n ol
Iowa, ex-Representative Benz. Le Fevre OF Ohio
A. p. Ketchum, II. c. Stone and Lloyd Warren oi
New York. K a. Angel Of cleveland, A. b. Val
OF Poughkeepsie, N. Y, and Walton w. King OF
Pittsbury are at Wormley's.-A Naumburg, j.
A. Rogers, Emile NJ. Blum and Edw. ID. Appleton
| OF New YORK, are at Notwithstanding II.
Lewis, Benz. r. Wilson and p. Nevner Of Philadei.
phia and John G. West and Il. HI. Poole OF New
York, are At the Rigga-Rev: ". =. Reid O
staten Island, j. B. Bernhard OF Jersey City, 8
Alexander and W. B. Reed Of Philadelphia, ]. 1
Hazard OF St Paul, A. ]. Miller, OF Providence, T.
j. Reynolds, Chas. L Furbush and I. d. Scovin Ol
New York, and n. L. Milliken, Boston, are at WI.
| lard'S-Thoa H. Pratt OF chicago, and II. Z
Maxwell OF Geneva, n. Y, are at the St. James.--
Jno. w. Graydon, Geo. 8. Field. A. g. Todd, VIM
j. Fryer, Jr., and Clarence d. Leney OF New YORK
8. s. Gilbert OF Pittsburg, Chas II. Aver OF Grand
Rapids Mich, Jn0 q. Sears OF Oeweg0, N. Y, and
Edw. b. Cooperof Philadelphia, are at the Arling
ton.
Nominations To-Day.
The President sent the following nominations &
the Senate to-day. Thoa 7. Tunstall. OF Mobile
Ala, to be consul Of the United States at s,ar