Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-08-06

fARDONED BY THE PRESIDENT.-In0 PreS1-
dent has granted pardons to John W. Barkley,
sentenced in Georgia June "a, 1887, for four
years for passing counterfeit money, and Ora
Staley, sentenced to six months for passing
counterfeit money in Indiana. The reason
for the pardons is the illness of the prisoners.
The CRUISER BosroN arrived at the navy
yard at Brooklyn yesterday afternoon from
Newport, where she was damaged by running
on a rock. Upon entering the main dock at
the navy yard she collided with tie stern Of
the receiving ship Vermont. The collision
caused some excitement on board both the
vessels, but subsided wheE it was found that
little damage had been done.
ARMY ORDERs.-Capt. Henry o. Perley. as
sistant surgeon at Ft. Wayne, Mich, has been
ordered to temporary duty with the troops in
summer camp at Ft. Robinson, Neb. The or
der directing Lieut.. Col. Henry q. Wood, A. A..
G., to report for duty at San Francisco, is re-
| voked. Leaves Of absence have been extended
| as follows: Capt. John NJ. Norvall, twelfth in
fantry, four months; Second Lieut.. Charles G.
Baiiou, sixteenth infantry, one month.
PROMOTIONS IN THE ENGINEER CoRPs.-In
consequence Of the retirement of Col Parke,
July 2, the following promotions have been
made in the army engineer corps: Capt: Ernest
| II. Ruffner, to be major; First Lieut.. Theo. A.
Bingham, to be captain; Second Lieut. Mason
NJ. Petrick, to be first lieutenant; Cadet Z. E.
Winslow, to be second lieutenant.
EXHIBITIONS OF INDrANs.-The commissioner
of Indian affairs, Mr.. Morgan, has decided in
the case Of an application for permission for a
| band of Indians to attend state exposition
| for exhibition purposes that the civilized In
| dians must be exhibited as well as the uncivil-
| lied. He thinks that the exhibition of Indians
| in their garb OF savagery gives a wrong i'm
! preston to the public, as q majority OF the In
| dans have now passed the rude savage state
and are all more or less civilized.
CIVIL SERVICE COMMISSIONER ROOSEVELT has
gone west He walked into the Pennsylvania
depot this morning at 9:45 with two leather
| encased guns under his right arm while his left
| hand was burdened with "a heavy yelIow-hued
| valse. Between the thumb and forefnger OF
/ his right hand was about yard and half OF
blue ticket, which, if properly used, will carry
him all the way to Montana. He will be en-
gagged in yelling at the wild-eyed, fy-stricken
steer for week or two and will put in the bal
| anee of his vacation in playing hide-and-seek
with grizzly and other kinds Of bears. He will
be back by October i.
| REVENUE APPoINTMESrs.-The acting secre-
tary of the treasury to-day appointed the fol.
lowing gaugers and storekeepers: Fifth distric,
| of fKentucky-Wm. M. Adam, Jas. c. Bird, Chas
l.. Elliott. District OF Maryiand-Edwin s.
Davis, Jas. II. Pindum. Fifth district of Ten.
| nessee-Thos. Foster, w. H. Harris. Wesley +.
Lucas, B. F. Harrison, Dan1 p. Nelly, Root T.
Oldham, C. A. Boyd, Edward Greely, II. Mar.
| tin j. I. Mansan. Eleventh district Of Ohio
Joshua Davis, Jos. H. Hurd.
PERSONALLY. NJ. Tails of Buffalo, H. W.
Bates of Tennessee, J. Stockwell of Omaha, J.
Spencer of Denver and T. Allen of New Yorl
are at wiliard's-J. Lloyd, J. Frenyear
G. Billings and J. s. Thomas Of New York, w.
Dore of New Orleans, p Powell, U.S.A.. and
Y. Wilkinson of Philadelphia are at the Ebbitt
A w. Tinker Of Massachusetts, D. Wilson
of Kansas, w. Pettus Of Texas and J. Hadfeld
of New York are at the Riggs.--W. 7. simmi
of Mississippi. I. Elliot Of Ohio, J. Priest oi
Missouri and E. Andrews of New York are al
the Arlington.-Mr. Ross, the city post
master, left the city to-day for Boston and
other northern points. He will return in two
weeks.-C. II. Wilson OF New York, L. Hogar
OF Cleveland, Ohio, Geo. w. Blake Of New
York and ]. N. STRIPPING Of Florida are at thu
St. James.-Edward Dowling of Long Islant
City, N. Y, NJ. Strauss of Richmond, Va, and
J. II. La Croix Of New York are at the Hote
johnson.