Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-04-09

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President has designated Assistant Secretary
Bachellcr to act as Secretary of the Treasury
in the absence of Secretary Window and AS
slstant Secretary Tichenor to act as Secretary
III the absence of both Secretary Window and
Assistant Secretary Bacheller.
SPECIAL ExAMISER-Wm. Z. Hazen. of Gov
ington. KY, has been appointed special ex-
aminer of the department of Justice, vice
Fisher, resigned
REsIGSED.-D. S. Cowan, special agent of
the Treasury department at Wilmington, y. c.,
has resigned, to take effect on the 18th inst.
The CRUISER CHAELEsToS.-Irving N. Scott,
the shipbuilder, president of the Union iron
works of San Francisco is in the city. He says
the new cruiser Charleston is in the water and
her machinery in good working order. Her
guns have been shipped from the east and will
reach here before the 1st of May. Her gun
carriages are still waiting at the Washington
navy-yard.
No Such RULE.-The published statement
that President Harrison does not intend to send
any man as minister consul to the country
of which he was a native seems TO be without
good foundation. Recently German repub-
can who wanted a consulate in Germany. called
on Secretary Blaine and asked if the report
was true. adding that if it was it would be use
iCos W Iudht dppllCdllOI. Ut your papers on
file. said the Secretary, there is no sucn rule
in this department"
The LATE ISAAC THoRSroY.-The officers,
clerks, and employees of the assessment division
OF the Office of the commissioner of internal
revenue, have passed appropriate resolutions in
reference to the death Of Sir. Isaac Thornton
the assistant chief of the division.
Nor ENTITLED TO FREE ESTRY.-The Treasury
department has decided that tools of trade
when shipped from abroad to foreign artisans,
recently arrived in this country, are not en-
titled to free entry under the provision for
tools of this Sort
SECRETARY TRACY, accompanied by Commo-
dOre Walker and Lieut. Mason, returned to
Washington last night from his tour of inspec-
ton to the Brooklyn and League Island navy
yards. Concerning the Brooklyn yard. the
Secretary remarked that there is little to say
except that some OF the methods employed
there might be changed. His views OH this
subject, he stated this morning, will be made
known through the medium OF his official
orders.
SECRETARY BLAINE has been informed that
the government of Ecuador will participate in
the conference OF American states i'll this city
next October.
The SUNKEN STEAMER PENsACoLA.-The Navy
department has been informed that the sunken
L. $. S. Pensacola at Norfolk was examined by
divers. Her boilers wers found to be unin-
jured, and the holes through which the water
entered were plugged Tl> ship will soon be
pumped dry. The diver also reported that the
bottom was IN no way injured.
PERsoSAL.-J. II. Brewer OF Trenton, Rev. F.
B. Mcleod Of Brooklyn, }. f. Anderson. c. w
Jacobs, c. W. Todd, H. r. Whiting. A. F. Pain
and Robert Coleman of New York, W. b. Miller
| of Camden. N j., NJ. W. Levy OF Wichita, kas
and Chas. II. Parker of Salem. Mass. are at
Wlllards.--M.A. A. Knapp of Syracuse Jno VI
Bailey of Albany, c. A. Landers of Connecticut
| Vim. Morris of Kingston, Jamaica, j. NJ Levy
OF Georgia, G. Creighton Webb of New York,
and Sumner A. Kinsley of Worcester, Mass,
! are at the Arington.-Henry L. Abet of L. s
A., H. T. Sampson of Springfield. Mass. Henry
! Thompson of Philadelphia, A. l.. Drummond
! of New York. Maurice Gregg and j. j. Sim =
mons of Chicago, A. A. White of Danville. Ind.
( and b. L. Robb of Phiadelphia are at the
Ebbitt.-C. II. Raymond, Y. w. DObbie, Carl
/ Rosenbaum and J. W. keddall of New York.
Geo. 5. Peyton of Rock Allen. W. Va, Wal
ter HALEY of Chicago, and NJ. ID. Wilson
of Madison, Ind, are at the RIGGS
I VI. Peldman Of New York and Il. EIoyler of
Suspension Bridge are at the Arno.-Edward
S. Fowler and Hon. Darwin r. James of New
York are at Wormley's.--Chas Stickney, jr
| and Mrs. Stickney of New Bedford. and r. D.
nuputs VI new 1OTh are aL ecker ST, l.,
| Keely, 7, r. Cape, and q. Ely of New York, c.
W. Langstaff OF Bridgeport, Conn, Chas H.
Cramp of philadelphia. VIC. Harris of Boston,
Mrs. VI. Withcrbee, Miss Witherbee. Edw. f.
O'Dwyer, Mrs. X. L. Campbell and children
Miss Stephenson, Herbert Parsons znd Mr.
and Mrs. W. B. Ogden of New York, J. f.
Rechey Of New Jersey, Mr.. and Mrs. Chas W.
| Lippitt OF Providence, Vim. n. Oimstead of
Elizabeth, n. j., Geo. II. McFaGden and Wm
IL. jerks of Philadelphia, w. Norton Grinneu
OF New York, and II. A. Royce of Boston are at
the decentralization. Geo. Q. Richmond
formerly OF this city, where he commenced the
practice of his professioi.-the law--has been
appointed commissioner of the supreme court
of the state of Colorado.-Mr. Chas L.
Whelpley, who has been quite ill. is slowly re-
covering, and hopes to be ont in n few days.
j. A. Davis ana VIM. Wells of New York
are at the Metro opolitan.--J. E. Highley of
Philadelphia ami g. A. Huntington of Balti-
more are at the National.-Mr. Enoch s. Fow-
Ter of Georgetown, left last evening for Port
Townsend, Wash II,