New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1873-04-22
WASHINGTON NOTES.
rDH TELEGRAPH TO TIE TRIBUNE.

WASHINGTON Monday, April p, is-J
Prof. Baird, United states Commissioner Of Fish and
Fisheries, has Just dispatched Mr. Seth Green Of
Rochester n " and four assistants TO Augusta, Ca,
for the purpose stocking the Savannah River with
shad. Spawn will also be hatched in other streams in
the vicinity, after which Mr. Green will spend somo
time at Weldon N. c., stocking the Roanoke River and
neghborng streams and Will complete his labors IN Tho
South the Potomac and other Virg II streams. Mr.
Green's method is take the eggs from the fish and
hatch in boxes by which about % per cent
cent Green expects that his abors IN tho
South will be successful as they have been on INC
Hudson, Connecticut and Merrmac Rivers. The caich
Of shad in the Connecticut River, which was stocked
1907, when the fish we're more plenty teSn ~ any
subsequent time During the last two years ~ per cent
fish have been caught in hauling seine oi g'oS
size than were taken in 1902
GENERAL PRESS DIsPATCHl
IL appears that the alleged appointments %
Messrs. DOrman b. Eaton and Samuel sheuabarger A.
members OF the Civil Service Commission IN place OF
Geo. william Curtis and Joseph Medill resigned. have
not yet been made in any official FORM All appoint
ments as soon as made placed on the appointment
Book at the White House. but these there yet
nor either the private secretary OK The President %
any clerk of White House know anything about the
matter. The two resident members OF the ADVISORY
Board were alike Ignorant for some days tAey are o
yet.
The superintendent Of the Foreign Mail Service 70
ceived notification, to-day. that the Norwegian Govern
ment will send mails 10 the United States the newly
established Norwegian and American steamship line
running between ChristaDsand and New-YoTk. IL n
employed on the same terms as those made with thu
Baltic Lloyd steamers, watch have been Withdrawn
namely, six cents letter similar aTrangement - cn
peced TO be made by the United states PostObc'
Department
The Department. Of state has received Information &c
the effect that 600 additional square feet Of space hai
been allotted to the American Department Of the Vienna
Exposition and that articles from the United states M
tended FOR exhibition will be received until tho 10th Of
June next that the American Department Is deficient IN
groups s. 6, g, TO- IS, 49, 10, 20, IL p and %, and
that applicants may address Mr.. Francs H. Stout Assist
ant Commissioner, No. 81 Chambers-st., New-Iork.
During the quarter ending March 81 l,C02 immigrants
arrived at the port OF Baltimore OF these, 90 were
males and 669 females 1855 from Germany and 100
from Ireland. Thirtyour deaths occurred on the pas
sage During the same period 5000 immigrants arrived
at San Francisco Of whom ASA males aud 52 le
males OF these 1884 came from China 3Ol from Aus
trala and 1873 from Mexico Eight deaths occurred on
the voyage.
The Treasury Department has received notice thii
the Summer system OF buoys would be established IN
the Weser March, and that the buoys Will be White
with red horizontal stripe. Tie Summer system Of
buoys has also set in the inneriade, NoTh sea