The Portland daily press., 1873-10-03
WASHINGTON.


WASHINGTON, Oct 2-The office of the Com
missioner of Pensions is overw helmed by a
large number of applications for an increase on
the invalid division growing out OF the results
OF the recent triennial examination, and a
great number of widows claims caused by the
provisions of the act of March Sd, which provides
tor an increase on account of children not hereto
fore included. The force of the Office is not
adequate to meet the pressing demand aud
claimants must be patient till the work can be
brought up.
Various Matters.
One million SIX hundred and eighty one thou
sand dollars was placed to tn. credit of the
Postmaster in New York today. for disburse-
ment in payment OF thevarous expenses of the
postal seivce.
A postal service was ordered today on the
Providence & Springfield Railroad between
Providence and Psscoage, r. L., % miles. The
pay to be fixed hereafter by the weight of the
mails.
Secretary Belknap returns here tomorrow,
Gen. Sherman left last night for New York
and West Point. Lit. Commander NJ. L. John
son has been ordered to the receiving ship Sa-
bine at portsmouth, N. I'll. Assistant Paymas
ter Nicholas e. Slaney has been detached from
the Boston Navy Yard and ordered to duty at
the Asiatic station.
Treasury Warrants.
The payments made from the Treasury by
warrants during September were as follows
Civil and miscellaneous, $5S 044, 459; war 81
119,246.7S: Navy $4i579, TO So: Interior Indians
aud prisoners S. 147 1884 Is; total SIT 651 297 A.
The above dollars do not include payments
made on account of prinlipal or interest of the
public debt.
Consolidation of Revenue Districts.
The President issued an order today that the
Counties of Bennington, Rutland, Addison
and Washington of the first collection district
OF Vermont, will be attached to that potrion of
the third. collection district comprising the
counties of Chttenden. Lamvile, Franklin
and Grand Isle, to be known as the third col
lection district; that the counties Orleans and
Essex of the present third collection district be
attached to the second collectson district; that
Chas. S. Dana and Anson j. Crane be. retained
as Collectors of the second and third collection
districts respectfully.
BY this order Rollins A. Jones, Collector of
the first district is dismissed. Another order
will oe issued in few days consolidating the
second districts of Rhode Island into one.
Adoption of Old Probabilities Plan.
The Vienna Congress has assented by a
unanimous vote to the proposition of General
Meyer that it is desirable that at least one an-
form weather observation of snch character as
to be suitable for the preparat on of synoptc
charts be taken and recorded daily and simu-
tlaneously at as many statloas as practicable
throughout the world. The formal announce
ment of this principal tends directly to eX>
change OF signal service and weather reports be-
tween all civilized stations. The Chinese gov
eminent is preparing the establishment of a
system OF storm warnings aud weather reports
for China and the Chinese coast of the Pacific.
Petition to Force Jay Cooke into Bank
rup:cy.
Today petition was flied in. the Supreme
Court for the District of Columbia, i'm the
name of Clifford Arrick, against Jay Cooke
and other members of the firm. to force them
into involuntary bankruptcy. The petition sets
forth that the firm is indebted to him to the
amount OF $4,000 on certificates of deposit
bearing per nent. interest, and charges of the
acts OF bankruptcy as follows: On the Goth of
September, being possessed of large amounts of
ZEAL estate in New York, Pennsylvania Ohio
and District of Columbia, they did make as
slgnment of all their real estate lying else
where than III Pennsylvania to W. S. More
head, member of the firm. Second, That on
the 18th of September they stopped the pay
ment of their commercial paper. Third, That
on the 18th of September being possessed of
bills, gold, silver and copper and being aware
that legal process had been issued, they con-
cealed and removed said money. Fourth, That
OH the 18th of September they suspended pay
ment and fifth, That on the 18th of September
being 6ahkrupts, they did make payments OF
money to certain parties to the petitioners I'M
known, on the plea that they were special de-
ppsitors in order to give them prefe renee over
other depositors and to deposit and delay the
act of bankruptcy.
The petition was presented to Judge Hum
preys, who granted the usual warrant requiring
the parties to appear Friday, Oct. 10th. and
answer why they should not be adjudged bank
rups.
Kfon9rs 10 the Memory of Admiral Wins
low.
The Navy Department with great regret
has to announce to The naval service the death
of Rear Admiral John A. Winslow at his resi-
dence near Boston, Mass The name of this
distinguished officer will live in the history OF
his country as that of the victor in the me
morable sea fight during the late war of the re
bellion which ended in the destruction of the
Alabama by the Kearsarge. On the day after
the receipt of this order the flags of the navy
yards and stations aud of ali ships of war in
commission will be kept at balfmas from sun.
rise to sunset. and thirteen minute guns will
be fired at noon ashore and afloat The officers
of the navy and marine corps will wear Grape
on the left arm for the usual period of thirty
days. (Signed)
VIM. REYNOLDS,
Acting Sec'y of the Navy