New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1879-11-07
WASHINGTON NOTES.

WASHINGTON, Thursday. Now O. 1879,
The President to-day appointed Albert johnson, OF
Colorado be OF the United state4
Tor the District or Cooiado.
The estimates for the Consular aud Diplomatic sert
vice the fiscal year will exceed those for ira
current year by about 100000. An appropriation Of
SO 75O 600 will DO asked for taking the census In the
next fiscal year.
Tue registration ofthird-cass mail matter has largely
Increased the work Of the postal and superintep
ent Thompson is Of the opinion that clerks should
provided for all the great through lines whose on
duty should be TO receive receipt Tor ana take charge
OF the registered mail.
Professor " Riley, Caicr of the United States En-
tomological Commission. has recently returned from
the South where, under the auspices OF that Comms
sion he has been making thorough study OF insects
which iniuriously affect tue cotton plant lie feperts
satisfactory and valuable, and says they VIII De ready
Tor publication at an early day.
The annual report the Second Auditor OF the Trels
ury calls attention fact that many colored sol
living. and the heirs Of others who were killed
the military service are clamorous for the pay and
which they claim 10 have been defrauced OF unf
der the regime OF the Freedmens Bureau. and that
der existing law the accounting 0nlcers 70 whom nese
applications are made poweress 10 afford satsE.e-
ton IN the matter.
Colonel W. Is. Thompson Superintendent OF the Rais
way Mall Service has completed hs annual report tor
last fiscal year. 1t exhibits an increase OF over
400 100000 pieces OF mail after handled the postal
cars during the twelve months ended June 30 last the
aggregate being nearly 1850 100000, or about 20 PSF
f6om pson sdiuoes In detail many considerations to-
SHOW the necessity Increased appropriations tor ths
branch Of the postal service
The Treasury Department in a circular directs col-
ectors to require each bill OF sae mortgage
and other ike instrument for the transfer Of vessel
property conform the following requirements BE-
fore recording III First-It must be properly acknog.
edged secondIt must set forth tho portion OF the v
sci owned by each maker ana the portion conveyed ~
the instrument, and 70 whom. In case VI an sctrsl
transfer the vessel cannot claim American documents
unless the instrument reces the last register enra
Ipent OF license Issued.
A oourt-martal order by the Secretary OF the NAVY
embracing the proceedings Of a Naval CONTINENTAL
convened on board the United States steamer Hartford
IN May last while OF Montevdeo. Uruguay, was made
public to-day by the Navy Department y appears mas
Patrick COney, Ordinary seaman John Kelly, seamac,
T. j O'Brien and Henry Mullins ordinary seanshs
tried for uniting with mutinous assembly AMI M
lawfully destroying part OF the ships battery Goa
ley was fenced to rd labor In the pententary Tor
ten years. lose his pay durins the term OF connner
men aud TO be dshonorably discharged from the Navy
upon the completion OF his term Of imprisonment
Kolly's sentence similar 10 Conlcy's. ana OBren
aud Mullins acquitted. 1t appears that system
OF terrorism maintained on the Hartford by tue
prisoners and Others.