Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-10-02

VA sHlN0TON NEWS AND oOoo1R.
M ". HAMA sormsrU psivsss sscsssary 70
the eecsetaU Of TIE Navy, has ben appoantsd
privA's SECRETARY 70 Justice Harlan A. 4r.
Hanna nled doctors certificate o. s1ckneo when
ne aosented himself from tbs Navy Department. it
u thought secretary whitney VIII allow ntm %
reo,gn nom the Department with The Customary
Vnl1on 70 TIE IxsANs HosPuAi.-Tne annual
meeting OF the board Of visitors 70 the Government
Insane Hospital was held this afsernooa Ct the
Ioner, Asst ATTY. Gen Maury, New. DR.. sunder-
AMI ex-Surgeon-0enefal 0unnelL D. q n, Sur
geon-sienerai Moore Q. 8 A, and suneeon-0en.
PosrHAsrxn-osxkaAL Dicklnsen has retained
70 the caty with his family.
A LOCAL PArExr.-A patent hes bssn issuea 70
w. @. Henderson, administrator OF Adam Fox, d.
ceased OF TINS city. for down quilt
TIE DBAr1 o. CoILscfoa Rosxrn-Tne CON.
missioner Of Internal Revenue. having heen In
formrd OF the death OF Mr.. yoa Z. Roberts, col.
land. including the District Of Coium0ia, has d.
rected Mr. Henry r. Dorton, the senior Deputy COL
iector 70 perform the duties Of ths collector until
CAPT. W. J. oARY has been appointed 70 posi.
ton In the city post-omce
ATToRNEY-GsNRRAl GARIAxp reached The city
early this morning from Hominy hin, Ark. He
was considerably fatigued By the journey. but ex.
pects TO 30 TO the Department tomorrow morn
Ing ne old not 20 70 the Cabinet meeting to-day,
however. HIS general health V sald TO Be much
DprRrcr CoxrRAcTs.-The First Controller has
received II Of the contracts made By the District
commissioner The work OF examining them
win occupy about TWO weeks
An APPLICATION From TIE MEXICAN NATIONAL
RAILWAY COMPANY REFusED.-Appucataon Wa ~
Gently made 70 the Treasury Department By the
Mexican National Railway Co, which has just
completed its road from the City OF Mexico 70 La
redo Tex. for the privilege Of making combined
entries for transportation and expiration from
the frontier port 10 Liverpool and other points
abroad via Corpus Christi, Galveston, New Or.
re ans and osnes rSioss The pvs
tcal dispatch OF business reCeiv, over that road
for the points named. Assistant Secretary Nay
law the rsnss through any sSs
states OF merchandise arriving from Mexico with
out examination or apprasemeht At the port OF
nfst arrival the application must oe Denied
Gov. GRAY, OF INDIANA. was In the city to-day,
the guest Of Mr.. o. O. stealey. Before leaving for
Indiana he was called upon at Mr. steaieys once
oy the Indiana boys In the city. The governor
says the democrats win carry Indiana
To n TAKEN 10 Hra Hox..-Mn. Sarah Jane
Owens widow OF the late Commodore OwenA OF
the Navy, an account Of whose arrival In this city
and unfortunate mental alteration was published
In yesterdays STAR, will be taken to her home In
chicago tomorrow. Sue viii be accompanied BY
Sanitary Onicer Teeple.
TIE PERSIAN NDlsTKR SH.s M BAYARp.-The
new Persian minister paid his respects TO Secretary
Bayard to-day. He viii be presented 70 the Presi-
Gent ~ noon tomorrow.
CAPT. EuoENE GRIFFIN, Engineer Corps, form
eriy assistant TO the Engineer Commissioner Of
the District, has been granted SIX months exten.
si0n OF leave.