Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1890-07-25


continue his duty as superintendent of the
State, War and Navy Department building
after August l, when his three years. term OF
service expires.
PRESENTED TO THE PREsIDEsr.-Secretary
Window escorted Appraisers Tichenor, Sharpe,
Jewell. Ham, Montgomery and Wilkinson to
the White House this morning and presented d
them formally to the President Secretary
Tracy performed a similar service for Assistant
Secretary Soley.
AcT AppRovED.-The President this morning
approved the act authorizing the Lssvenworth
and Platte County Bridge Company tc substi-
tute pivot draw bridge over the Missouri river
In place OF the pontoon bridge at Leaven-
worth
PowERs OF ArroRNEY.-Assistant Secretary
Spafding has decided that an officer of a cor
poration has authority for giving power of at
torney to another person to make entry of i'm
ported goods, and that q member of a copart-
nershlp also has authority to give a similar
power to another person to make entry for the
firm.
COMMISSIONERS APPOINTED. The President
has appointed Jas. b. Eddy, Jas. P. BusheI and
Edgar J. Sommerville, all Of Pendletou, Ore
to be commissioners to appraise and classify
in Oregon, with compensation at the rate of %
per day and travelling expenses.
Pensions FOR DISTRICT PEoPLK.-The fol-
lowing pensions have been granted to citizens
Of the District Of Columbia: Increase, Wilbur
+. Flint, Hiram T. Olmsted Charles E. Goodno,
Christopher Fort, William w. Willard Charles
Il. Butler, James E. Lee, William H. s. Banks
navy, John Garrison and Adolph Possen
(Soldiers' Honey; reissue, Richard z Cross;
WIDOWS, &C., Maria, widow OF John W. Moore.
NAVAL orders A. R. Yates ordered
- captain Of the navy yard at Portsmouth, N.
H.. September l3, relieving Capt c. G. Car
pentsr, who is ordered to command that yard.
Commander Vim. G. Wise detached from the
Norfolk yard, October 20, and ordered as ord
nance inspector at the Portsmouth yard No.
vember l. Commander Chas. J. buckley, de.
tached from the Portsmouth yard November /
and placed on waiting orders.
PRRsoNAL.-Mr. and Mrs. T. Evans aud q. G.
Evans Of Utica staying at the Hotel Fre-
donia forthe remainder of the season. MIR.
William Hahn sailed from New York Wednes-
day on the steamer Trave for u two months
sojourn in Europe.-Mr and Mrs Fred T.
Tompkins of Providence, Henry B. KetcLam
and Charlton M Lewis of New York are at the
Hamilton House.-Gen. A. b. Upshaw has re-
turned to the city and is at the Shoreham.-
neorBe n. LhWrler VINO Ii Al Nups0ns 8 Hill, Va.
is slowly improving in health. ARTHUR v
Brown Of Indianapolis and r. B. Casey OF
Memphis, are at the Shoreham. m.--Hon.
Warner Miller Of New York is staying at the
Arlington.-M. c. Berger of Pittsburg and
Mr.. and Mrs. StolI and daughter of
Sandusky are at the Hotel Randall-
+. K. Whiting of Peoria, Capt Arthur MURRAY.
U.SA., Gen. J. Stahi. Geo. l.. Thomas of Ver
million, s. D., +. b. Swayne of Toledo, Mr.. and
Mrs. E. Hacker and Mr.. and Mrs Geo. GauI
bert and daughter Carrie and W. NJ Warnock
Of Evansville are at the Ebbitt House.
Daniel Coolidge Of JohDstown, R. F. Clarke of
New York, Rev. Robt. p. Kerr Of Richmond
Va, and Miss Z. H. Merrill of Macon, Ga. are
at the Riggs House.--H. Heineman and
j. n. Hayes of New York and H. w. PAUL
OF Wheeling, W. Va, are at Willard's g.
Hall and E. Howard of Boston, Mr. and Alrs.
Tavernor and Mr.. and Mrs. c. W. Seobold. ac-
companiod by Miss b. W. Caldwell and Miss
Lizzie Morrow, all of Pittsburg, Mrs. NJ. #.
Donohue and daughter Of Chicago, J. NJ. Bar
lay OF New York, G. A. Crawford of Grand
junction, Cal, Ed H. Truel Of Lowell. and =
{. Carter Of Kansas City are registered at the
St James. .Evens and L. s. Lipscomb of
New York are staying at the Langham.-
Thomas G. Hensey has returned to the CITY
after spending twelve days outing at Ocean
Grove