Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-03-04

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judge advocate, has been ordered to duty in the
department. of the Missouri.
NoTARIEs PusIlc ArroISrED.-The President
has appointed Daniel Mclaughlin, Edwin
Switzerland, and Geo. A Anres 10 be notaries
public for the District Of Columbia.
Tue q. s. S. Adams has been pu. out of COM
mission at Mare Island, Cal, for repairs.
NAVAL ORpERs.-Lieut T. b. N. Mason. de-
tached from special duty in the Office Of the
Secretary of the Navy and ordered to duty in
the bureau of navigation; Lieut.. VIM. G. Ham
nam and Ensign ID. p Menefee detached from
the Adams and ordered to the Mohican. En-
sign JAS H. Oliver, detached from the coast
survey steamer Patterson and ordered to duty
at the naval proving ground, March IL; Com
mander X. p. Leary. detached from the COM
mand of the Adams and ordered to proceed
home and await orders; Chief Ensign Absalom
kerby and Ensign Eliot Snow. detached from
the Adams and ordered to proceed home to
await orders.
SToREKEEPERs APPoINTED.-J. F. Graves has
been appointed storekeeper and guager at Cliff
ton Forge, Va, and z. P. Lee storekeeper at
Smithville, Tenn.
THE FEE IN CERTAIN CLAIM CAsE.-Secre-
tary Fairchild has decided the case of Perez
Dickerson. of Knoxville, Tenn, which has been
pending before the Treasury for some time.
Dickerson was awarded judgment Of SOC. 900
IN cotton claim. and draft for that sum was
sent to him. 1t, however. was retained by his
attorney. Michael /. Woods, of this city. who
claimed one-fourth as his fee Dickerson APP
piled to the department for q reissue of the
draft to him, as he denied Woods claim. A
hearing was held yesterday before the Secre-
tary, IN which arguments were made by LAWYER
Davidge. for Dickerson, and by ex-senator Nc
Donald and Judge Jere Wilson, in the interest
of Woods. The Secretary decided that the
draft be divided, all payable to Dickerson,
three-fourths being put in his hands for i'm
mediate payment. and one-fourth was put in
Woods hands. The question is now left to the
courts as to what portion of the one-fourth
shall be paid to Woods.
PERsoNAL.-Gen. Russell A. Alger. John At
kinson and Henry Duhield, of Detroit; VIM. J.
Kline, of Amsterdam, n. Y; VIM. Mcpherson,
Jr.. OF Michigan; Senator-elect McMillen of
Michigan. and David GARRISON. of New York
are at the Arlington.-Mr Henry sheldon. of
Westport, n. Y, is the guest of friends on
Capitol Hiil--Charles Emory Smith and Geo.
W. Boyd, of Philadelphia; G. A. Crone. of
Syracuse, n. Y, and @. A. John, of Brooklyn.
are at the Normandie.-Rev Father Tewes.
pastor of st. Marys Catholic church. on Fifth
street, is rapidly recovering from typhoid
fever.-Thomas Cochran. of Philadelphia.
Mr.. Walter i. Stephen and Eugene L.
stephen, of Chicago. are making a visit to
their old home at 100 Twelfth street.
Gen. John Ramsey and r. B. Seymour of Jer-
sey City, E. n. Jones of The army, Jacob A.
Woford of Chicago. Ill, John Stewart of Eas-
ton, Pa, j. II. Taylor and J. H. Fitch of Car
rolton, Ohio, a. &. Hord Of Cleveland. Charles
w. Mackey of Franklin. Ohio, F. II. Brown of
Chicago, Torrey Everett of Council Bluffs, A.
-. Buell. of Norfolk, J. n. Scott OF Indianapo-
lis, A. z. Mead of Knoxville, L. w. King of
Youngstown, Ohio, j. A. Sears of Lancaster,
Ohio, John j. Garnet of New York, and Rich
ard Robertson of Kansas City are st the Eb-
bitt.--J. L. Cunningham Of Paterson, Chas.
ID. Sabine, Geo. NJ. Power. and w. L. Stow of
New York, and W. r.. Houghtaling of Brook
lyn are at Welcker's.-Edw. T. Steel and Je-
rome Carly of Philadelphia, c. C. Ruthnauff
of Cleveland and Chas. II. yelling of New
York are at Wormleys.-Mr. James h
Murphy, who has been in the west for the last
nine years, is home on avisit-Martin Sny-
der of Cleveland, Gen. n. N. Curtis of Ogdens-
burg. N. Y, J. ID. Colman of Sacramento.
Chas. b. Davis of Boston, Geo. r. Jones of
Denver, H. Darlington of Pittsburg. J. c. Gull
yer of Eau Claire. and Vim. Frederick of New
York are Willard's. R. Frisbie of
bloomington, ILL.,, and Jno. L. Gage of Will
Jamestown, n. Y, are at the Hamilton.-Gen.
Chas. H. Jones'. past senior vice-commander
G.. A. R., of Ohio, is at Faber's, on 18th street.
p. c. Sessions of Columbus. Ohio. is the
guest of his cousin. W. W. Metcalf, at 1881 Ver-
mont avenue.-President HYDE of Bowdoin
college, and wife, are visiting Mr.. j. R. Young,
on B street southwest.