The star of Pascagoula. [volume] (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1873-1878, 1877-09-14
WARRINGTON.

Mrs. Gen. Lees suit for the recovery
of Arlington has been postponed until Jan.
uary.
Gen. Terry and Judge Lawrence, the
commission to treat with Sitting Bull, Nave
started their journey.
The amount of silver paid out by the
treasury to the list was 1874, $50, Isl. Amount
on hand $2l 100000.
Secretary Evarts has received an an
nOuncement of the death of Mai. A. F. Gar.
rison, ST., U. S. vice-consul of Gayreymes,
Mexico.
The Commission of agriculture will
recommend the creation of Washington of a
mammoth agricultural museum, to contain
samples of all the improved agricultural
machinery of the various states. He thinks
that this will improve agriculture.
A special agent of the postofice depart.
ment has discovered that thebond of theBaton
Rouge (La.) postmaster is fictitious, no such
persons as the pretended securities being in
existence. The postmaster and u. s.. COM
missioner who certified the bono have been
arrested and a new postmaster appointed.
The custom of business firms printing
advertising cards closely resembling green.
backs has become so prevalent that the GOV.
eminent, for the protection of its citizens,
has determined to prosecute all who thus
%trangress in the future, and SO put a stop to
the practice.
Hon. Green B. Raum, the United
States commissioner of internal revenue, has
issued a circular, limiting the number of con.
sanguineous persons who may be employed
in the public service in the various revenue
districts of the country.
There is a falling off this year in the
xAaa,-t, g..
100000. Up to the commencement of the
last fiscal year the increase of value in the
stamps, stamped envelopes, postal cards, etc,
had been very large and steady. The infer. |
ence is that in times of great depression
in business people do not write as many
letters as when they are comfortable and
cheerful.
The fractional currency is being re-
deemed very slowly, and $4,000, 900 is a
small estimate of the amount which will
never be presented for redemption. OF the
first two issues, amounting to $7,400, 900, not
a dollar was presented fer redemption in the
month of the next issue, amounting to
$3,0OO.000, less than $1,000 was re.
deemed, and oil the two last issues, amount.
rs still to $9,3c0,000, only some $500, 900
vas redeemed.
In past years the department of agri-
ulture has at times made itself somewhat
idiculous by predictions of short cotton
rops, which were based on imperfect esti-
and the fears of correspondents who
I'D terrible tales Of drought, food, or army
orm. This year the mistake, if any is
Iade, will not be in that direction,
le August reports of cotton being very en- ]
In grain there are similarly :
light prospects of abundance, and specu- :
tors who took a different view have lost i
oney. a
A recent Washington dispatch says: i
The late news from Spain is that the failure Il
subdue the instruction in Cuba is mainly u
e TO corruption, incompeteDcy and mis-. o.
ministrstion on the part of the Spanish p
but there are no indications that is
ain has any intention OF abandoning the re
ntest, or that she fears outsiders. 1t is
obable th't the present Spanish ministor
ends to make a formidable effort 10 sub =,
e the insurgents in the coming fall CAM r.
ign. Fifteen thousand additional troops CT
to be sent to Cuba next month with co
undant funds, and great confidence is Pl
ICED in the new general. in