Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-04-12

REVENUE APPoINTMENTs.-The Secretary of
the Treasury has made the following appoint
mcnts i'll the internal revenue service: Jerry
Hensley, storekeeper and gauger, sixth Vir-
glnia; Acy Abney, storekeeper and gauger
eighth Kentucky; John f. T. Danton fifth len
nessee, and j. II. BaIlenger. fifth Tennessee.
A DRAFTsMAN Promoted B. Cas-
sidy has been promoted from craftsman at
$3.50 day, III the Bureau of Construction
Navy Department. to be principal craftsman
on the ironclad work at Sc day vice Hanscom
who resigned to accepta position with the Bath
iron works.
TENSIONS FOR DISTRICT PEoPLE-Pensions
have been granted to residents of the District
of Columbia follows: Vincent Marshall
Edmond Cotterill. navy-James Simm and
Henry c. Owen Soldiers Home); increase,
Francis A. Liebschultz, Benjamin Il. Gilman
navy-George W. Donaldson; widows, &c,
Mary c.. widow of Henry F. Brown.
The PAS-AMRRICAN CONFERENCE YESTERDAY
discussed the report of the committee on bank
ing and received the report of the committee
on arbitration. Hereafter the conference will
meet daily at ii am. and continue its sessions
until pm. in order to conclude its labors by
the 18th lnstan. :he day fixed for starting on
the tour through the south.
Secretary Tracy today signed the final accent
ance of the torpedo boat Cushing, recently
built by Herreschoff for the government and
authorized the payment of the $4,000 still
due the contractor.
The ELLIS ISLAND BILL APPRoyEp.-The
President has approved the JOINT resolution
authorizing the Secretary of the Navy to re-
move the naval magazine from Ellis Island in
New York harbor. and to purchase site and
erect naval magazine at some other point.
CouNTERFErTER AnREsTED.-The chief of the
secret service is advised of the arrest by that
at St. Joseph, No., of Lee Hartman for scaling
gold coin. As much as 25 per cent was taken
from S. $40 and 800 gold coins and large
number OF these coins were placed in circu-
lation.
PERsoNAL.-Stanley Lincoln Gedney of East
Orange, Nj, C. p. Quicke and wife of England.
E. 2. Rose of Charleston, W. B. Franklin and
G. Paul of New York ana J. S. Raine of
Georgia are at the Arlington. Col. H. c. Wright
of st. Louis is visiting his brother, Mr. J. NJ.
Wright. 1900 l1th street.--Mr. r. Ameden of
Dubuque. Prof. Goodwin Smith. the historian,
of Toronto. T.. G. Cowdery of Milwaukee, J. s
Connolly OF Plainfield, NJ, Thos. W. BokewelI
and C. B. Albree Of Pillsbury are atWormley's-
W. L. Burke OF Burlington. Iowa, is at the
Johnson.-Arthur l.. Thomas of Salt Lake
City, Frank Thompson of Louisville, J. n. III.
Patrick and Chas. l.. Saunders of Omaha and
w. W. Mead of the navy are at the RIGGS
Ex-Representative R. j. C. Walker of Westport.
Pa, Thomas Couch, Louis T. Church and i. T..
Church and family of New York, W. Otis and
wife OF Cleveland, William Gray and J. NJ
| Goodale of Boston and William H. Orendorff
of Canton, ILL.,, are at the Arno.-
A. d. Markley of Montgomery, Pa. and George
L. Thompson of Philadelphia are at Chamber
lin's.-F. L. Wright of Lewistown, Mont,
Henry Lee and family. Charles Il. Bishop. A.
W. Chamberlin and j. L. ST. John of New
York, c. NJ. CLARK Of Buffalo, ex-Goy. John
McEnery of Louisiana and J. NJ. Donovan of
Brooklyn are at Willard's.-Past High Chief
Ruler Thomas d. Marche Of Cammack Tent of
Rechabites has been attending the Grand Tent
session in Waterloo, NY, the past week.
Miss N. H. Balch of Providence, p. NJ Ermen-
trout of Reading Pa, Ira Parker and Henry
H. Furbush of Littleton, n. H.. and ]. Guthbore
Smith of Edinburgh are at the Normandie.-
Mr.. G. E. Tenely. editor of the Royal Gdzette
of Fredericton. NIB, accompanied by his FAM
ily Mr. F. L. B. Mayhem of Orange, NJ, and
Mr.. T. F. Wentworth and wife of New York are