The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1873-07-17
WASHINGTON.
The Fire MT the Navy Department.

Ehe E1fe ut tne NAVY Depafthnent
WASHINGTON, July 16.-The Navy Depart
ment to-day are inspecting the origin of the
fire Yesterday, and seem of the opinion that it
broke out in room 49, on the third floor, lin
which workmen had been employed the day
previous in oing and painting the furn Iture.)
from spontaneous combustion among the clothes
heavily saturated with oil, used by the work.
men on the furniture. As there vas quite
lot of combustible material in the room the
flames spread rapidly The workmen are sum-
moned to appear before the Secretary to morrow
morning to give testimony The business of
the Department is progressing as usual to-day.
Army Appropriations.
As under the operation of the Act of Con-
gress, appropriations for the support of the ar
my, become diverted and thus rendered nom
available for the expenses of the military SER
vice; it is ordered by the War Department that
supplies, stores or property OF any kind, pro-
cured out of army appropriations shall not be
transferred in any way or under any circum-
stances for the use of Indians, except under au
thority obtained of the Secretary of War: and
that any officers violating the terms of the or
der shall be charged with the money value of
the supplies, stores or property transferred, and
in addition be held accountable according to
circumstances.
Instructions Relative to Bonded Goods.
Railroad companies over whose roads goods
from abroad. in transit through the United
States and Canada are carried will be required
hereafter to bond according to custom regula
tons, special agents of the treasury hav-
ing discovered such goods being tempered with
while in transit; also that railroads along the
line have been bonding Tor roads over which
they have no control. The numerous frauds
committed, reuder this action of the depart
ment absolutely necessary. Especial to Boston
Traveller.
Patrons Of Husbandry
Owing to the rapid growth of the order of
the Patrons of Husbandry, the headquarters of
the National Grange will soon be removed from
Georgetown to Washington, where the secre-
tary's Office will hereafter be located Since
the LIST inst, about $50 subordinate oranges have
been organized, making the total number of
oranges IN operation to date, over 400, with
an aggregate membership of about $50 OO0 The
order seems TO be growing most rapidly the
state OF ONO, which now has 100 oranges. In
response to the requests from different States,
several additional General Deputies have re-
Gently been sent out by the National Grange
to organize subordinate oranges. There are at
present State oranges in Arkansas Colorado
Georgia. Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Mich
igau, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri. Nebras-
ka, North Carolina, Ohio, South Carolina, Ten
nessee, Vermont and Wisconsin,
sFS Shooting ARRAY.
George W. Garner this afternoon shot John
Pieper in the arm with a ball from pistol
and also his son Henry Pieper in the back of
the neck. int1icting a seri )us wound. Garner
was driver of one of Pepers bread wrgons.
An alteration had taken place between the
arties in bakery, s4