Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-01-23
The Richmond and Dolphin sailed on Saturday
from New York ON their winter cruises

ARMY ORDERS.-Leave OF absence for four months,
to take effect February 10, granted First Lieut..
Theo. MOsler, 22d infantry. Thirty colored re-
cruits assigned to the 10th cavalry. A board OF
officers, to consist OF Capt Frank c. Grugan, I'd
artillery; First Lieut. Marion P. Maus, 1st infan-
Try, and Second Lieut.. Frank Greene, Signal Corps
ordered to meet In this city February I, for the
purpose OF examining into the details OF cOnstruc-
tion OF the various heliographs now in use and de-
termining the composition of an instrument best
suited TO the requirmentS OF the service.
THE WORK OF MOVING the Quartermaster Gen.
erals Offices from the present quarters corner of
18th street and Pennsylvania avenue to the new
War Department building was commenced this
morning.
SToREKEEPERs AND GAUGERS-The Secretary OF
the Treasury to-day appointed the following store
Keepers and gaugers: VIM W. curtis, WaldrOn,
Ind; Lee Chambers Louisville, KY, and John s.
Flsner Tryon City, n. c.
A NATIONAL BANK CLOSES ITS DOORs-The Con-
troler of the Currency was to-day informed that
the First National Bank OF Auburn, N. Y, closed
its doors this morning. The reason is stated to be
the defalcation OF Cashier Charles O'Brien, who
has abSconded and is now supposed to be In Can
ada. Bank Examiner Getman has taken charge
or the bank as an fnSolvent institution. The
amount or the defalcatlon Is not stated.
THE OMAHA left Yokohama Saturday for Panama,
where she viii receive her relief crew. She Is ex-
pected to arrive there some time in March.
THE PRESENT COLD WEATHER is not considered at
the Signal Office in the line OF 'cold wave" and
there has been no flag raised In consequence. The
temperature will gradually go up, and there will
be pleasant weather. Snow is expected in quant1-
ties at any moment.
Mr. W. W. CoRcoRAN Is in about the same condi-
t1on OF health as he has been for some months
His throat troubles him and 1t IS with difficulty
that he expectorates The physician told him last
week that he was we'll and that he could walk
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SENTENCES CoMMUrED-The President commuted
the sentences OF three criminals to-day. Benz.
Browder and Saml McCullen, western district OF
Tennessee, convicted July 13, 1887 OF passing
counterfeit money and sentenced to two years i'm
prisOnment and 800 fine and costs, each had their
sentences commuted to one year imprisonment
each. In the case OF John Norton, Kentucky, SEN
fenced March 15, 1884 to TX years imprisonment
for making and uttering counterfeit money, the
President says: Upon the statement made OF this
convict's health his sentence Is commuted TO four
years actual imprisonment, with no reduction for
good behavior" John Sprague, Indiana, sentenced
May %, 1884, to eight years Imprisonment for
forgery mas his sentence commuted TO four years.
The INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION to-day
gave hearing In the cases Of John W. s. Brady,
OF J. Parkhurst & Co, Baltimore, Nd, and John H.
Nicola, also of Baltimore who charge the Penn
sylvania Railroad Co. with eXacting excessive
freight Rates on crude petroleum between the
Washington, Pa, Oil region and Baltimore
PUNIsHNG TAKDY CLERKs.-Commissione of
Pensions Black has directed that hereafter the
clerks OF the Pension Bureau will be required to
work on Saturdays until o'clock, instead OF 8
O'Clock, as has been the practice during Gen.
Blacks administration. The reason given by
Gen. Black for the withdrawal OF this privilege Is
the continued tardiness OF the clerks in reaching
the Office In the morning.
PERsoNAL-Mr. Warren SwitZler, OF Omaha, son
OF Col Swltzler chief of the Bureau OF statistics
In the city on a visit to his father.-S Newman
OF Fargo, Dak., J. L. Fulton, OF Chicago f. T.
Howard, OF st. Louis, and Geo. j. Chambers OF
New York, are at the Ebbitt.- Representative
Gaines OF Virginia. is at the Metropolitan
Franklin w. Hopkins, Of New Jersey, is at the
Arno.-H. W. Anderson, OF New York, and
Geo Catfee OF Paris, are at the st. james
J: X. Emmett, Alfred Wolf and VIM. Graves OF
New York, Melville t. Stone OF the Chicago Ne,cs,
and Chas. II. Toll OF Denver, Col, are at the Ar.
| l1ngton.-J. j. Storrow OF Boston, Leigh r. Page
OF Richmond, and A. s. Long OF Lynchburg, Va,
are at Welcker's.-Scnuyler Merritt OF Stamford.
Conn, j. +. Dillon, WIN. ID. Shipman and E. NJ,
Townsend OF New York, L. NJ Sargent and Chas.
II. Dalton OF Boston are at WorrnleyS-Chas.
Dickens, wife and daughter OF London, l. G. Miller
OF New York, ChaS. j. Swift OF San Francisco B,
Ii. Davis Of FL PasO, Denham Thompson or Sawan.
Zey, N H., and j. A. Maher OF Chicago are at VII.
lar1s.-S. 7. Brooks OF San Francisco, A. DE
Bellefroid, Belgian consul at Chicago and A. F.
Mason OF Boston, are at the Riggs.-Col. Wm l.
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