, 1877-10-26

NOTES AND N NEWS.
ExoHDirAsT PIES.
Special Di*potrA 70 Ths taienJe Trttuns,
WAsnlNGroH. .. c.. Oct. 25.-Numcfous
complaints have been received from pernous in
Eastern States who obtaia stock and other
articles from Canatla, that Eice-Consuls 10 the
Dominion arc In the habit Of charging extfxva- |
caat ices for their services. Prutcss uf this |
kind having been fled With the Secretary OF |
State, he has called the Consul complained OF |
to str1ct account. Similar abuses are charged |
elsewhere. |
giuce the telegram was received bT Represent
attre AldEtch last night. hiEnel " ners1ns !1i-
trscsted tp the ct,apgc Of front Of tho chlcago
ncnt Of tic decision, aldtt t!onal telegrans have
been received here Of the same character.
They stated that delegation would reach here
ut tho latest on Tuehday ncxt, and requested
sentative Altlrich called upon the Secretary Of
kilograms With tia. request. The Secretary de-
eidcd to Keep the quesiaon open ttil thas time.
TIE WASHINGTON reNrkHTlAhY
was taken for fn!lstar! purposes tltiTtng the
Wnr and then torn down that tue arhenal
ground. might bo enlarged. A contract was
been sentenced to impr!.onment here hare been
sent to the New York Pcnitent!asr nj Albany.
whcrc they have been kept II the rate OF Is
cents pr day, and the aseFaRc cost OF transpor-
l&flOu LUZ E&Cu tEltDuC& AHu hSGnGA4 Aa3 bNtti
80 Attorney.Gencsal Dcycns haa madc a coh'
tract with the Maryland penltentlaFy, at Daltl-
more. to keep all prisoners scnt from tl!ls Dts"
trist .. Is cents per day; an the f.se Of trans. %
|tortaton will a7gtayc nbout % prisoner. Ihis
will elect large saElnG.
1uR rATHST-oFFIcE.
There has becn prepared by the United States
Patcnt-Qilice at official account OF ths late hre.
which destroyed twu Of the most lmporiant
wings Of The MoAet. tsoon. It will be issued as
supplement IL the Official ha:<lG: The hth9
tori ii the destruction Of the snoiels s1lors
.at iG' ws1e vt nurnes ana 31o sa'ea' ei IL" /"
| ot!lce MAS eonplete, not stny!c, Illus"
trased record tciug preserved, It was
nut necessary " rcstose more than ONT
third Of tts '1c.troycd models to make the
ot.lte satisfactory for practical working. Slne-
ty.!ve Thousand copies of patents are hoF IT, sl's
oiIlre ready for distribution. Tlllty-thrrs
| original drawings were destroyed. and will have
labor. Thirty ions VI .rhote-lsth"rrnph caics
wcro che principal 1uss. tut thcy eau Oe replaced
| nt q cost II :stD,t ,tGU. The lusscs by the
lrr are satd to :'ave been IN tae nssEcEatr as"us
t1.50o, ,oo0, including Ill a'np!c a;l.oun:. IL pui
tAr building In frr'prst: condition and restore
certa,ncsl TINT surplus q nearly flao.o!o Is IN
which amount 10 deemed amply sut!lccnt, with
proper expenditure, to repair tho ta'tago done
BY inc arr. -
nE UlltStIh ~ kltG lSAh a{ AG3tl hAlNI3 WIZ ASh
authority to rcniusc the present buildings from
| tho bank uf The river 10 s,ilie tt3sitlU4 OIL tlr
bills. The report Of the Commissioners sl'n"t
thas neither Ut the buildings nox iu use ate
ssi., aud tllut both Instruments anti very yAu-
able sclenttc l!tIraEy are ext9ted to destruction
by nrc. The ynpofA from the river interfere
seriously with observations 4flts thc location Is
atto rery unhealthy. The appropriation askc.i
tor Will Ge q very moderate one, rs the build
tnga uccLcd arr not OF M ex}wnsvc character.
NEW rcAK NOMINATIONS.
Tho President Acnt 10 the Senate to-day the
New York nominations. but the sccrcssFr fatlca
CD, and the nominations we're returned 10 ths
White House.
THE EHaLlsIt MISSION. -
There Is ra1uor that The President Is eon4Id.
missou, ju connecttun with tho English Mission.
| HOUSE cONNl7TEks
1t Is said tonight that Goulc, OF Virginia,
lis, y! Louisiana, sexonl; that Milton sa{!es
will be secund oti the Nays aud &cans, and 3ls~
Atahor, OF Ohio, on the Judiciary, and banning
Chairman OF the Military COMMITTEES.
| sxcRBrARr THOMPSON AND sEcKKTART AoBE-
The first direct little dig which Secretary
thompsun makeA upon bs predecessor Ia ttle
Navy pcparsn,eut j. ihis tte passaiGe i from aas
deficiencies:
My brief connection with tba depattmenl
has enabled na 10 rest!ze some Of the dithen'tte'
fairs. They hare, In aosbs measure, grown ont oi
The diversion ot tho sppropsatons fton' sc speeia
Gse: sss Y Sen Sss fesn
ehIecls for wn!ch appropriations ha.e been tn
suleisn TIL. psaetsss probably had ~ % 19is'n y
aloua, appropriations hn.s 'ecn ssa than tho want
OF ths service demanded. Indicated BY the cstt
: natss. - was specially The ea's danhs NE ~
Secretary Thompson bAs discovered 4 fkc
With yrspect 10 deficiencies in the pay accoun
! whiel tic Eepresentattv Il .! tho leading Acwl
.. sonnl of which Statements they were chasse
! with y!ltiying the last administration OF th
Nary Department.;
, rho pscasnt laaclsncy In the fund for tho *'ra,
year. running buck 10 lhs TINA Of 1na ,Iats War
. | when ooth e.tlalates Aad appropriations wsr
nses.ass{ made upon sasrc snd unreliable ~ into,
, oceastoncd both b. in.utlctent cstlmstus aud In
tor siSas oat of sha iass n.ns ycsnt cons!astsS
{ less than ito estimates.
9 CLAIM.
8 The claims still continue 70 como tn. Senate
= DoEseT has q bill for the rs!cf u one uenf
s | Ware, uf Louisiana, to pay him $s0, 0oo for eo
9 ton said 70 have beets seized by the Govern
. | ment officers u Shreveport In lat5.
o TAKING aAMpLEs or SPIRITS IN iATkRSAL A8V1
l. Muk BONDED WAREHOUSES.
u The following circular hss been Issued by tt
= Commissioner 81 Internal Revenue;
!. This astention vt this o.iec having recently bse
j in:eraai Eaycaus bonded warehouses, Col!eeto
Of In,ee.ai cyenua snd othse o!teaEs In Charge
such warehouses arc !nfofmst thas TIE sxan'n!
n lion or spirit, br sample Will os allowed under Il
y Tho sx3rcs4ta quauiily removed from any eas
Of sair.tt ~h!!o la warehouses shall not exceed
d No ssmpltshali b. taken from any package =.
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