The Daily state journal. [volume] (Alexandria, Va.) 1868-1874, 1873-05-17
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TO-DAY's DISPATCHES.
WASHINGTON.
Miscellaneous News.

Miscellaneous News.
WASHINGTON, May 16.-The Presi
dent and General Babcock arrived in thi.
city from New Haven on the late train !as1
night.
The Comptroller of the Currency has
Authorized the organization of the Mas.
soula National Bank, of Montana Terri
tory, with capital of $4,000, and the
Matte National Bank, of Massachusetts,
with capital OF 100000.
Postal cards ADDRESSED to initials will
have the same rules applied to them as APP
plicable to letters where addressed to ini-
tials. They will be forwarded through the
mails, but not delivered to the parties by
carriers. The orders from postmasters for
postal cards are daily larger than the sup
ply of cards, but by increased machinery at
the mandatory at Springfield, Mass, the
postoffice department hopes to soon supply
them as fast as ordered.
The total amount of internal revenue
receivedup to yesterday for the present fis-
cal year is 800. 199, 1882. The Senate
committee on finance estimated the amount
for the present fiscal year at $lOO, OOO, 900.
Six weeks of the present fiscal year yet re-
main, and it is very probable that the pres
ent amount will be increased to Sis, OOo,-
900 by the 30th of June next.
The chief Of the bureau of statistics has
received a letter from Jas. Rea, esq.,,
United States consul at Belfast, Ireland, in
which it is stated that during the month of
April $500 of the flower of the youth of
the agricultural districts have left that port
for the United States, and there is no dimi-
mutton of the tide. .,...r
THE uODOCs.
Marching ON the Enemy-The Attack
.rr Made.
SAN FRANCISCO, May t8.-The follow
ing has been received here from camp
south of Tule Lake lava bed, May 13 and
IA. The Modocs now are entrenched in
Crater Butte, or Mass Lava, approximate
ing some little southeast of this camp, and
distant from fifteen to eighteen miles.
Captain Hasbrouck is camped within
watching distance of the enemy with 21O
men, where he awaits the arrival of Colo
mel Moran. who yesterday morning start
ed from Captain Jacks old stronghold
with 10 men. lie took southeasterly
course. 1t is intended the two commands
should be united under Colonel Mason,
and hold the Indians at bay until the NOR
tar command is forwarded. raa .aa I
Scout was made around the lava beds
by way of Ticknor roads. At last ac-
counts the Indians were terrifying their po-
sition with the evident intention of Civ
ing battle at their first opportunity.
IL P. M.-Colonel Mason signaled his
knowledge Of the whereabouts of the In
dams this afternoon by way of Jacks old
and that both himself and Has
brouck were ordered to obtain favorable
positions during the night, and make an |
attack on the enemy at o'clock to-mor-
row morning. This news is known only
to a few in camp, and therefore has not yet
created any excitement.
LAVA BEDS, May 1917 A. MA
sentinel reports that he heard firing in an
easterly direction from camp at an early
hour this morning; it is inferred from
this that Colonel Mason has begun his
work. a- rra -
The body Of Lieutenant Harris arrived
at Yreka to-day. |
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