Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1888-05-22


nue., ,391; customs, s544, ,lO2.
PATENTS have been issued TO citizens of the Dis.
trict as follows: VIM. F. Kearney, boot or shoe
Daniel OBrien. designs for a shirt cum; Chas M.
OLeary, automatic bell
THE CASE OF CAPT. SELFRIDGK.-The orders for
the detail OF the court-martial to try Capt. Sci
ridges case will probably not be issued until the
return OF Secretary Whitney from New York. which
VIII De IN a few days. Capt. SeIridge has been
In almost daily consultation with Col Remey the
Judge-Adyocate General OF the Navy, in regard to
the details or the evidence He win be repre-
sented before the court by Mr.. Kane, Washing
ton attorney. 1t is not known whether the trial
VIII take place in New York or Washington.
W. L. BANCROFT, Of Port Huron, has been ap-
pointed general superintendent of railway mail
service. vice 7. E. Nash, resigned. Mr.. Bancroft
the duties or his office June l.
NAVAL OFFICERS AT LURAY.-A special train ar
rived at the Luray Inn yesterday afternoon, hav-
ing on board Rear-Admirals Colhoun, Franklin,
and Rodgers, Engineer-in-Chief Melville, Commo-
0Ore Walker, SurgeOn.General Browne, Commodore
Brown, and Others. They will visit the caverns
to-day.
COMMISSIONERS CoLxAN's srRrND OF Fsn-Com.
missioner COlman returned from Frederick City.
Nd, this morning. where he has been the guest of
Hon. L. Victor Baughman, controller OF the state
Of Maryland. Yesterday was spent in fishing for
bass on the Monocacy, and, Judging from the
string or fine specimens which the Commissioner
smong his snere as Sna o ns
The commissioner, who Is skillful and enthusias-
,n ,c nserman ma said TO STAB reporter Tits morn
for bass that he ever visited.
THE PRESIDENT HAS APPROVED the act for the
relief OF the Merchants National Bank of POUCH.
keepsie N. " the act granting to the city Of Grand
Forks, Dak., the right to build two free bridges
across the Red River; the act for the relief OF
Emory X. Seward; the act to detach the county OF
western judicial district OF that state; the Joint
res0ution TO print IL 500 copies OF the eulogies on
seth c. Mofiatt late Representative In Con-
greSs the act 10 establish an additional land dis
trct In the state OF oregon; the act for the relief
OF Thos II. Norton and Jas. Mclean; the act
granting an increase OF pension TO VIM. Irving,
Vaughan and Mrs. Evira l. Johnson.
THE BOND OFFERINGS to-day aggregated 70 1o7.
100. as follows: Registered As, s1,5OO,OOO, at
1885, $4,000 at 12s, and 800 at 1877 total, g. $780,
100. Coupon As, $4,000 at 12S Registered
AIS 100000, at 1OS19; $15,OOO at 1OSh; s., 800
at 1914 and interest, and s., 500, at los; total
$4,000, and a 900 coupon Az 5 at lOs
AMONG THE PRESIDENTS CALLERS to-day were
Senators voorhees,, Turpie, Bates, Coke, Reagan
and salisbury. and Representatives Matson, VII
Jenery Qnd.); Hatch, with DR.. j. F. Cooke No.):
Thompson, Grimes and Collins VIII
PERsoNAL-Indiah Commissioner Atkins, ]. J..
s. Hassler OF the Interior Department, Wash H.
Lamoh and John Hay OF Washington, were In New
York last night-Alfred c. Gibson Of Philadel.
phia, and Gustav Westman OF New York are at
Chamberlin'S : Mr. D. B. Houck, deputy sherif
OF Omaha, Neb., formerly Of this city. is visiting
his brother, s. d. Houck-C. II. Bell Of ST. Louis.
ana Geo. I. JohnsoL OF Brooklyn, are at the ST.
James-Claus Spreckels, the "sugar king, {"
Dudley Du Bose OF Atlanta, Alfred L. Cary OF Nil
wauEee, j. Lefnngwell Hatch Of Philadelphia, Jose
Cabrera OF Spain, Causteh Browne or Boston, and
c. HiggendOrif OF New York, are at Welckers.-
Jos. c. Gather and j. &. Satterthwait OF Phladel-
phia, Eckford Moore Of Trenton, N. j., Col W. b.
Rich OF Atlantic City, and VIM. b. Gray, j. D.
Troope, l. Goodwin and w. s. Stinson OF New
York, are at Willard'S-GeO. T. Chapman OF
Cleveland, Geo. F. Page Of Concord, n. H., l. B.
Wheeler OF Atlanta, Jos. gill Of England, Howard
II. B. Jones OF Terre Haute, lnd., and c. G.
Schneider, Antonio Knauth and Jno. F. Hanscom
OF New YORK, are at the RiggS-Jas Caskie OF
Richmond, Va. and W. C. Watson OF Philadelphia
are at WormleyS-Mr. j. Connor vf the LIVER
pool DAILY Post, Is visiting In Washington.