New-York tribune., 1877-10-04
A USEFUL BOOK OF REFERENCE.
WASHINGTON NOTES.

WAsHISGIoN, Wednesday, Oct. g. 1871
The cost Of the visit OF the Indian delegation Is es
mated q. about $1,000
The President has suspended Samuel B. Cranston Reg
lister Of the Land Office at Lake View, Oregon. The
charges disOnedence OF orders ana neglect OF uuJ
judge L. b. Warden. formerly Justice OF the supreme
OF Ouo, but for the tive years resident OF
this city, to-day appointed member Oh inc nolu o
Hean Disrlct vice john ID lAlngstOn reslEheu
Secretary schurz visited the Indian delegation THIS
morning. and distributed silver medals among thein
Tney appeared In very good spirits and showed no
sgns OI being dlspleased with the result vi lne 0ON0A
ences.
General Ord teegraphs that Lieutenant Bulls had no
fight with the Mexlcans but got back to xs IN Saiey
and unmoested It seems that the Mexican GeneIa ad
Falcons orders TO his trUOps are not 10 atoach ote
st.,es troops. but show them the way anu see 'neH
aClOss the RIVER.
Professor Henry OF the Smithsonian Institution, re-
ceived the following dispatcn by cable, to-day: A
comet was discovered by Tcmpel florence october
lgnt asceuson % hours aud 81 minutes; t ueetns.,o
souID, 100 49,; uay mOuOn 80 coward the southwest"
Tue comet has IA small Dr'ght tdu-
Work At the Government Printing Office Is almost en-
trely suspended only TWO presses now being III opera"
ton If IL were for the agricultural report ordered
TO lie pinned by the iao Congress ind when - no w.
Completed "A great nunber OF women now employed III
the printing Otico folding anu stnclhS "oulu Do WIN
work, most OF ne printers ana pfesshen now aie
Latest adyIces from Texas represent the eehg OF the
Mexicans uhabltng tue States Oh the Rio Grdnde as
very hostile u United States, and unalteiaDly OPP
posed ~ the surrender OF any more Vi the jan
L
Jared for the med axe OrgtnldJn OI hNe or SIA teEi
uients State loops to Ue moved from HdlNestOu up
tie RIO Griude, tneir services suOud ne nceue
H. Is not however expected that irOuOio VIII occur
on tat bUrutr when cannot easily nc dchit WIN pJ NSh
| eral ora with the uuder hls Command
A former member OF Congress, writing hOm Newark
to the pastor Of a coored Baptist Church In Alexandria
calls his attention 10 the fact that the Rev. l.. W Brooks
claiming 10 pastor Of Bcuah Baptist Chuich' ol
Alexauuria is again collecting money III Newark, OSeh-
sIO aid OF tnat cuulch Ihs hAn biO3Ao - an M ~
~ stor lie WIS formerly memOer ol the church III
AleXaudla bat expelled, and slnee that tim: has'
on several occasions, be Engaged IN rOnectuS mou1'
uudrr false Dretences NeWlOrk an NcH-JcIaty. h"
nns no authority act Tor the cOOred people OI AeAfh
| Gua.
Another case Of collision between ulail contractors
and clerks III the Post Office Department has recently
been discovered It appears that when MT Metre" Gu
tered upon the office OF sixth Auditor Of the treasury
f,r the Post Odice De instituted an improve
mrnt o the manner OF paying checks, ana tls cu 10
tue detection j. l.. OBIeu, crk n tne pay uI'saon,
no mad made OVeg-pdyn ent3 20 - i con ntiactoF lhe
Auto. furiner prosecuted tDc curry, ana Iouhu 'dt
another mul contractor was also la tonusiVh WIN 'e
eIerk for "A similar purpose, the entre dih,uh pd" 70
t,sm being about $4,000. Tue Auditor says thdl me
frauu occurred years ago. bat WAS not ScO'
erred uuut InpiOVeuIcDt by uu IN { G manner Ol
r,t,if, checks Instituted Dcpu }-AndtpI l. ~, ia
conuccfon with chief special Agent ochuiu are no" AZ
II l,ns aud nave collected Iron tue Two man cnh-
ors nearly nalf OF entire amount eDeZI eu Inc
Go,oIuueut viii ultimately "Olect tne remaining sun
| Tie question 10 what sndil DC u"ne Win 'ue eon
| tractors viii be determined hereafter