Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-05-08

A NAVAL BOARD, consisting of Capt R. W.
Meade, Chief Engineer De valm and Naval
Constructor Mintonye, convened at the WASH
ington navy-yard to-day to take into considera-
tion questions to the size and class of tugs
best suited for the needs of the service, the
cost of which will not exceed the limit of
So, 900 each. as provided for in the naval ap-
preparation bill. Four tugs are to be built.
The Count OF UNCLE SANS CAsH.-Treasurer
Hyatt expects that the count of the cash in
New York will be concluded by next Saturday.
Maj. Melne, the assistant cashier. who was in
charge Of the count, was taken ill and was
forced to return home. Mr.. James A. Sample,
assistant teller, has been sent in his place.
A New BANK.-The controller of the cur
rency has authorized the organization of the
Houston National bank, Texas, capital 800, 900.
Henry s. Fox, president; L. L. Jester, cashier.
NAVAL ORDERs.-Paymaster Albert W. Bacon
has been ordered to duty at the Washington
navy-yard on the 18th inst, Paymaster Henry
T. Wright has been detached from the Wash
ington hayward and ordered to duty in the
burean of provisions and clothing, 18th inst.
Assistant Surgeon Chas. F. Stokes from the
Minnesota and ordered to the Iroquois.
ARMY LEAvEs-Second Lieut. C. G. Dwyer,
twenty-first infantry four months; Capt. G. +.
Barstow, third artillery, six months extension.
SECRETARY PRoCToR's INSPECTION ToUR.-Ad-
jutant-General Drum has telegraphed to the
War Department from Fort Riley, Kans., that
the Secretary's party arrived there this morn
ing and would leave for Denver this afternoon.
LIEUT.. COMMANDER WM H. EMORY has been
detailed for duty at the American legation at
7 ,,-;n T. Ill -
and act under the instructions of the Secretary
of State, but will not displace Lieut.. Bucking-
ham, the present naval attache.
ARMY ORDERs.-Lieut.-C Col. D. W. Flagler,
ordnance department. ordered from Philadel-
phia to the Du Pont powder mills. First Lieut..
j. T. Van Arsdale, seventh infantry, ordered to
duty in the recruiting service at New York.
Assistant Surgeon u. X. Brown ordered from
the department of the Platte to Fl. Thomas,
AriZ. Thirty recruits have been assigned to
the twenty-second infantry.
The FIRST OF THE FIFTEEN contested election
cases which will come up in the Fifty-frst
Congress was opened by the clerk of the House
yesterday 1t was the case of Gen. Chalmers
agt. ]. B. Morgan, of the second Mississippi
district.
He GETS $4,000 ARREARS OF PENSION
Frederick Schweager, company X, one hun
dred and ninety-ffth Pennsylvania volunteers,
residence, Lime Rock, Lancaster, Penn, was
to-day granted arrears of pension to the amount
Of $4,000 and monthly pension at the rate of
S72. The claimant alleged total blindness as
the result of neuralgia from cold contracted
in Washington in 1865 while in the army. The
claim was rejected on the ground of fraud, but
subsequent investigation proved the claim to
be meritorious one, and the pension was is
sued TO-DAY.
PERsoSAL.-Ambrose W. Hill of Oneida, n
Y, NJ. E. Cheney of Philadelphia, T. F. Taylor
OF Richmond, Capt F. Jones of Kansas City,
Geo. r. Meneely of Albany, B. D. Hasell. and J.
II. Mccormack OF New York, and o. +. Will
liams OF Rochester, are at Willard's.-Edwin
Burton of Philadelphia. s. A. Ensign and wife
Hartford, Con-. L. b. Ward Of Jersey City, N.
j., and l.. E. Weeks of Riverside, CAL, are at
the st. James, Evering, E. Miller, and
North Carolina, w. Young of st. Louis, A. G..
Flack of Tifin, Ohio, and W. H. Pettibone Of
| Virginia are at the Ebbitt--Thos. Adamson
| of Pennsylvania Z. s. Stricken and Geo. White
Of Cincinnati, H; A; Van Brunt OF Kansas, J..
W. Masters and j. X. Donaldson of New York,
| are at the Riggs.----E. G. Bryan Of Boston and
| G. L. b. Whitney of Providence, r. l., are at
the Arno.-A. g. Monroe and A. George, Of
New York, are at Wormley's.--W. H. Trayers
of West Virginia. II. A. Eddy Of Montana, and
jerome Carly, who is associated with Gen. Dud-
ley in Philadelphia and New York, are at
Welcker's.-Chas. M. Hays of st. Louis, John
Newell and wife and Miss Heber Newell, of Chi
cago, H. b. Mcclellan of New York, ]. A.
Chandos of London, England, J, L. Steinmetz
Of Lancaster, Pa, Hon. Smedley Darlington
and wife of West Chester, Pa, F. c. Truslow
and wife of Brooklyn, N. Y, W. c. Hauf,
Sam1 S. Blood. Rob't H. Terrell, jr., H. Z.
Townsend Of New York, w. r. Warner Of Fall
River, Mass, are at the Normandie.-Rev.
Chas. A. Stakely, ID. H. Grayson, and F. A.
Roderick left the city this morning to attend
the Southern Baptist convention, which meets
in Memphis, Tenn, on the 10th inst
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