New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1877-12-20
CURRENT TOPICS At THE CAPITAL.
RESTORED AFTER FOURTEEN YEARS.
WASHINGTON. Wednesday, Dec IL

WASHINGTON, Wednesday, Dec. ~, 1910
DR.. Lemuel j. Draper, OF this city, was APP
pointed Assistant Surgeon OF the navy in 1867 III 'no
early part of 500 he was stationed the Princeton at
PHILADELPHIA Thomas a. Menzies blockade runner
but previously engineer in tbs Confederate Navy
was prisoner at the time on the same vessel Mehzles
obtained leave ashore and Dr. Draper ad le''e 70
90 with him. for forty-cight hours and then
ne WAS 70 return 10 the ship Both left the city Of Pha-
dcphia together and went to Baltimore where they were
arreS ted by United states troops While az Confederate
party given in OF the return OF Menzes In req
SURGEON m tie regular navy revoked, but on the
l4th Of February, 1863, the revocation was cahcetu
and ne was allowed to resign al ms own request hItl
many Intellectual attempts to get DECK INTO tne navy ne
was, yesterday, reinstated assistant surgeon Win pay
for thirteen years and ten months
Dr. Wines, Commissioner to the international
Prison Congress at Stockholm and President Of the Con-
gress had an interview with President Hayes to-day.
He received the Presidents renewed assurance OF warm
interest IN his mission The Commissioner Informed the
President that the paragraph In his special message e
lang to the Prison Congress had been widely copied
with approving comments, IN the leading Journals OF
Europc ~ Babnet, member OF the Court Of Casa
ton Of France had published over his signature
oulogstc article in one Of journals OF Paris in which
he presented the action OF the American president ana
TO the French and other European Goyerhncu
ia this work Dr. WINS said tiat ne H'd aiia"uS
received for presentation to the Stockholm congress re-
the STATE Of prisons and OF prison dlSci ta
America i'm Europe IN Africa and in distant East.
Within the last few days two Interesting papers Ed ott
received by him the prisons OF China ana daia ana
the urOmIse of q third those OF India lie tnuks
events will Justify the anticipation expressed ~ Ires
dent HAYES n has message that tbe Congress oI stock
holm is likely TO prove the most important convention
ever he'd Tor the study OF this grave question:
THE PARDON OF JOYCE.
The President to-day signed a pardon for
JOAN A. joyce convicted Of conspiracy 10 dciriud the
United states Of taxes distilled spirits. The pardon is
fun and unconditional Joyce sentenced to $1,000
fine IN addition TO his imprisonment lie had served his
Term and was unable to pay tie fine. His pardon was
recommended ~ the early part Of the present wear ny
Tho District Attorney aud tn Judge " the jtcd states
Court, at ~. Louis before which he was Tried.
AMERICAN SECURITIES DIsTRUSTED.
Mr.. J. y. Martin, who has been employed
on the staff Of me refundng agent Of the Treasury in
London has returned to this country This gentleman
states that the widespread alarm England, occasoncd
by the threatened legislation IN regard to silver. has
entirely Frustrated the business Of funding United states
per cent bonds in per cents. \ feeling oi great
depression and dIstrus prevails among those VINO nave
invested in our securities abroad
A NEW RAILROAD TO THE WEST.
Ground is to be broken next week for the
construction OF narrow-sulge railroad from heDisuct
Of Columbia to Cincinnati and ST. Louis. Officers Of the
road aud contractors FOR the grading have been the
eastern end of the line, and decided upon s location
The road graded already nearly to the eastern limits OF
the richest cOa-hclds OF West Virginia.