Fayette County herald. [volume] (Washington [Washington Court House], Fayette County, O. [Ohio]) 1860-1???, 1879-11-27

and harDor improvements aud sea coast tOrtt,
fcations. The cost of the Naval establish
ment is estimated at $14,5O9, 14S; Indian
service, S4,992,846 Internal Revenue,
S4,075,0OO expenses Of mints and as
say offices, 81, 1,9O9,Sl0; expenses of Treasury
Department proper, S2,661, ,672; Interior De-
partment, S2,146,n4; for deficit in postal
revenues, S77l2,OOO; construction of new
light houses, S6740OO; for new Government
buildings, $5,247,OOO; salaries and expenses
Of courts, S8,250 900 for pensions, S32 404 900
for salaries and expenses of the two Houses of
Congress, about S2,800,OOO; salaries of Presi-
dent and Vice-President and expenses Of Ex-
ecutive Office, $9z 464; expenses of the tenth
census, !!S2, 75O,0O0. The grand aggregate Of
the estimates is 86,34z129. The total
amount appropriated by Congress for the cur
rent fiscal year was $162, ,4O4,648.
The POstmaster-Gene in his annual
report states that the cost of railway service on
the 30th of last June, was at the rate of So 69S,
$50 per annum, slight increase over the cost
ofservlce during the preceding year. The esti-
mates for "star service, T. c., all those where
on mails are transported by horses and ordi-
nary vehicles, contemplate the continuance of
the present efficient service in other States,
and largely increased mail facilities in the
States of Indiana, Ohio, Kentucky, South
Carolina, North Carolina. Tennessee Geor-
gia, Florida, Mississippi and Ala
barna. The POstmaster-Gene says he
believes general law should be passed au-
thorlzing contracts for carrying mails between
the United States and the West Indian and
South American ports in American built
steamers carrying American flags, at a fixed
minimum and maximum price, the amount to
be expended being regulated by annual ap-
preparations; orserVice might be thrown open
to competition In the same manner as star
service. The adoption of such service by Con
gress would enable this country to control the
profitable commerce with South America and
the West Indies, which is now almost wholly
monopolized by Great Britain.
A terrible explosion occurred in
tunnel on the Narrow Guage Railroad from
San Jose to Santa Cruz, Cal, ON the morning
of the 18th. It appears that blast was let |
off about 2,70O feet from the mouth of |
the tunnel, which caused an explosion |
of gas generated by the flterlng of
coal oil through the roof and sides of |
the tunnel Twenty-one Cinnamon and two |
white men were at work in the tunnel at the |
time. Immediately about twenty more Chi
namen rushed into the tunnel with torches to
aid their comrades. When they had pene-
trated about 500 feet their torches caused a
second explosion, more violent than the first,
shaking the mountain to It's center. Two white
men and seventeen Cinnamon were taken out
horribly burned, and twenty-four dead China
men remained in the tnnnel, the gas prevent
ing any attempt to recover the bodies. The
scene of the disaster is almost on top of Santa
Cruz Mountain in a region where coal oil
abounds, and where boring for wells
is actively prosecuted. There is vein Of
oil running right through the tunnel, and the
soil can be ignited In places, and win burn
freely. The explosion Of gas and fires result
ing from the same have been of frequent oc-
currence there, and have already resulted In
the loss Of several lives. The utmost precau-
tiOn has been necessary in working there, and
only by theuse Of air compressors has progress
been possible.
The Commissioner of Indian Affairs
reports that during the past year there has
been among the Indians in general a steady
advance to civilization, which has had no
parallel In previous years. The OgalaIa and
Brule Sioux have taken the lead. The In
iians, exclusive of the five civilized tribes Of !
,he Indian Territory broke 27,13l acres OF !
Jew land, and cultivated 15t 058 acres. They
'aised over 100000 bushels Of wheat, 7
43,2S6 bushels Of corn, 189054 bushels = :
II oats and barley, and 390,B9S bush
,ls Of vegetables, and cut over $4,000 7
ons OF hay. The FIVE civilized tribes culti-
'ated 278,0OO acres, and raised 565, 400 bushels
4 wheat, 2,015,0O0 bushels of corn, 1885,, 200
'ushels of vegetables and cut 178,5OO tons of 9
Jay. The Commissioner believes that the I
My sure way to make She Indians advancein U
Utilization under the best condition TO pro- q
lde their welfare, Is to give each head of a Y
amilY 100 acres of land, and to each unmar- D
led adult eighty acres, and to issue patents u
Or the same. The Commissioner considers
le enactment Of bll extending the crimi- G
al laws Of Irrespective States'or Territories e.
YER Indian Reservations of vital Importance, q
nd that a law should be passed by Con- a
ress prohibiting under severe penalty the 81
Ale OF firearms and fixed ammuni- b
on to non-ciyilized Indians, and requiring fl
! such Indians to be disarmed. The progress b
the youths trained In Indian schools Is said 81
} be of most hopeful character. Exclusive ST
the 1--WE civilized tribes of Indian Territory al
lere are now over 7,1OO Indian children q
,ught In Agency schools, b
The report Of the Commissioner Of y
onsions shows that on the sOth of last June 1,
iere were 242,755 persons in the United
,ates receiving pensions from the Govern er
ent and that the pension list is now larger =
AN at any previous time. The present list -,
composed Of l25,15O army invalid pension &,
8, St,l74 army widows, children and depend =,
It relatives, 1874 navy inYalids, l,772 navy -
dows,etc,, 1, 1921 surviving soldiers Of the war
1872, and2l, 1874 widows OF deceased soldiers pa
that war. During the year 81 ,s46 new names ~
sre added to the list, and 18407 were W
opped. The aggregate amount Of one a.
ar's pension to all pensioners on the rolls is IN
j, ,49S, ,74s15, but the actual annual payment m
eeeds that sum by several million dollars,
ling to the fact that nearly eli newly ad- m
tted cases have several years. accrued PEN es
m due at the time Of admission, which is ~
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