The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1880-12-15
WASHINGTON.
Three Contested Seats Decided in Favor
Of the Republicans.

Three Contested Seats Decided in Favor
OF the Republicans.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 14.-In the contested seat
case OF Loring VS.. Boynton, Fifth Massachu.
sets district, the House committee will report
unanimously in favor of Loring.
In the case of Wilson vs.. Carpen ter and
Holmes vs.. Sapp, in the Eighth and Ninth
Iowa districts, the majority will report in favor
of the sitting members, who are Republicans
Gen. Howard to be Assigned to West
Point.
The statement that Gen. Howard will prob
ably be assigned to West Point is practically
confirmed.
American Missionaries in Persia.
In view of the hostilities in Persia, this Gov
eminent, as we have no diplomatic or consular
Representatives in that country, recently re-
quested the British Government to extend its
protection to such American missionaries as
are engaged in their work in the disturbed re-
gion. Mr.: Lowell telegraphs the Department
of State that instructions to that effect have
been given the British representative in Uru-
miah. 1c-
Increased Classification of Sugar.
Tables prepared to accompany the annual re-
port of Special Agent Jingle Of the Treasury
Department show that in 1879 the gain to the
revenue resulting from the increased classical
ton of sugar was $303, 1867, and in 1880 81, $780,,
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The Yorktown Celebration.
Aessrs. Guild, Cochran and Payton, of the
Yorktown Centennial Association, met with
the subcommittee of the joint Congressional
committee, to confer with regard to prepara-
tons for that affair: 1t was agreed that the
Yorktown Centennial Association should sub
NIT programme for the celebration, and that
the Congressional committee should adopt it.
This will give to the Yorktown Association the
duty OF arranging preliminaries. Under the
programme to be submitted tomorrow the cell
ahrof nxrtlll last do TY~fs
Government will be allotted the opening day,
(Oct. 6, 1881 the day of laying the corner
stone OF the monument, and the closing day.
On the opening day the United Stotes troops
and civil officers will participate and formally
receive The French visitors. Then one day
will be allotted to each of the original thir-
teen States respectively. This will bring the
celebration mp to the 18th, on which day the
corner stone of the monument will be laid,
On that occasion the United States troops,
cieties will take part After the 18th one
day will be allowed to each of the States that
nave been admitted to the Union since the
Revolutionary war, and on the closing day the
United States Government will again take
charge, with grand display.
Report OF the Lighthouse Board.
The annual report of the Lighthouse Board,
just submitted to the Secretary Of the Treasury,
states that little remains to be done to complete
the system of coast lights. One FIRST order
light should be erected on Cape Fear, N. c.,
and third order light on Sanabel Island, Fla,
and two or three first order lights on the Pa
cific coast. On the great lakes four coast lights
are needed-one on Braddock's Point, Lake
Ontario; one on the west shore of Lake Huron,
near Fort Gratiot; one on Round Island, Straits
of Macklnac; and one on the west shore Of
Lake Michigan, near Surgeons Bay. The
ent fiscal year amounted to $4OO, 900, and tho
amount available is only $285 900. The re.
buildings and the current repa rs will render
an appropriation of 100000 necessary. To
keep the day beacons in repair an appropriation
of $4,000 is asked. The sum Of $4,000 is
plies of lighthouses, for expenses of light
vessels and for the maintenance of the buoyage
are the same as last year. For salaries Of
keepers, $40 900 more is asked. For expert
menting with the electric light an appropria-
ton of $4,000 is asked. Two range lights
placed in prolongation of the dredged channel
leading into Ogdensburg, N. Y. harbor. it is
said, would be of great use to commerce. and II
established the hArbor light could be discon-
tinued. An approximation of 5000 is recon.
Lawrence river, N. Y. $500 at Sunken Rock,
St. Lawrence river, and $l436 at Rock Island,
same river.
Resignation OF Justice Strong.
Justice Strong, of the Supreme Court of the
United States, resigned to-day, to take effect
Immediately.
The condition of Justice Hunt is unchanged
and Judge Clifford is reported better.
Free Trade In Ships.
The subcommittee of the Senate finance
committee has been appointed to consider and
report upon the bill providing for free pur.
chase and register Of foreign built ships fol
American use in the foreign trade.
Contagious Diseases OF Cattle.
Mr.. Williams introduced in the Senate to
| day bill to prevent the introduction or dis
semination of infectious diseases among do
mestic animals in the United States. The bill
| the United States from foreign countries, OF
into any State or Territory from any Other
State or Territory, any animal affected with 9
communicative, infectious or contagious dis
ease, except in accordance with the rules and
regulations of the National Board of Health
or of any State or Territory, made in pursuance
/ of this hill. -