Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-02-13

mems Island, and will soon begin the construc-
ton OF suitable building there.
ONE YEARS IMpRIsoNMENr-The commits
sioner Of pensions has been advised that Wiley
w. Boyett, recently convicted in the court at
Alexandria, La. for forgery and presenting
false affdavits in his pension claim, has been
sentenced to imprisonment for one year in the
penitentiary at Columbus, Ohio.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Lieut. w. H. Barroll. to the
branch photographic Office, Norfolk. Va; En-
sign d. T. Terrell has been detached from
duty at San Francisco and ordered to the branch
photographic office, Portland, Oregon; chap
lain Geo. A. Crawford has been ordered to
examination for retirement Lieut.. Commander
w. 7. Burwell, Lieuts. U. II. Baines, w. W.
Wood and n. II. Usher, Ensigns t. s. Rogers,
F. L. Chaplin, II. G. Poundstone and Harry
George, Surgeon R. A. Marmion. Assist
ant Surgeon +. N. Ogden, Chief Engineer J. R.
McNary, Passed Assistant Engineer J. p
S. Lawrence, Assistant Engineers w. C. Her
bert and Albert MONTE have been detached from
the Juniata and placed on waiting orders. En-
sign Dumbaugh from the New Hampshire and
ordered to the torpedo station.
The PRESIDENT HAS APPROVED the act in
relation to the distribution of U. S. Supreme
Court reports; the act to confirm the home
stead entry of Hugh Foster; the act to provide
for keeping the Potomac river open; the act
for the relief of certain property in the District
of Columbia; ;the military academy appropriation
bill; the act granting to the Big Horn Southern
railroad company right of way through a
part of the Crow Indian reservation in Mon
tana; the act to relinquish the interest of the
United States in certain lands in Kansas; the
act to refund illegal internal-revenue tax col
lected of Jas. X. Berry, late auditor of the
state Of Arkansas: the act to increase pensions
in cases Of the loss of both hands, and the acts
granting pensions to Ellen w. Dowling, Sarah
]. Foy, Reuben Ash, Harrison Wagner Ade-
line A. Smythe, w. s. Cook and Jas. Patterson
PERsoxAL.-Mr. Howard Helmick, the Amer
ican artist well known as a painter of Irish
characters, has returned to this city after an
absence of twenty years abroad, and has taken
Joaquin Miller's log cabin. where he is fitting
up a studio.-Mr. and AIRS. Potter Palmer Of
Chicago, and Mrs. Fred Grant are at the Nor
mandie.-Alan Cole of Baltimore, and Saml
Groome Of Philadelphia, are at Welckers.-
W. w. Mcfarland Of N. Y, and E. s. Russell of
Alabama, are at Wormley's. MIR. Smith d.
Fry will represent in Washington the Kansas
City Globe, which was issued this week for the
first time.--C. r. Hills OF the army, F. NJ.
Boykin of Richmond, C. A. Lord Of Chicago,
and G. w. Dietz of Omaha, are at the Ebbitt.
Mr.. w. W. Christmas has placed on exhi-
ing of the original Venezuelan orchid, owned
by the United States government-C. F.
Mclean of New York, is at the Riggs-L.
Morris and Rev. w. Brown Of Brooklyn, Geo.
H. Bryant of Boston, and A. n. Brown and w.
Scott of New York are at Wiliard's.--Jno.
Birdsall of Glenn Cove, n Y; c. A. Galloney
Of Brooklyn, and Stewart johnson of Pitts
| burg, are at the Arlington.-J. Greenwood
| Of Boston, E. II. Hunt Of Boston, and ]. n.
Lothroy Of Jersey City, are at the st. James.
DIR. Samuel /. Milber OF Taulsboro', N. j.,
is in the city for few days, stopping with DR..
]. T. HoVard.-Jamee r. Jordan. United
States marshal for the western district Of vir-
| ginia, is in the city for few days.-Mr. and
Mrs. Jno. J. Stuart, of Abingdon. Va, are at
! the Metropolitan. Hyatt has re-
turned to the city from New York.
United States Detective McSweeney afrested
! two more counterfeiters in Butler county, Pa,
yesterday, making sixteen IN all