The Owosso times. (Owosso, Mich.) 18??-1882, 1881-11-04
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FROM WASHINGTON.

his failing health. lie would have
taken it, but his wife and physicians
united in opposing his acceptance.
TYNER RETIREs.
Gen. Tyner has resigned the Office of
first assistant pOstmaster-general, and
his resignation is accepted. He has
published a statement denying compli-
city with the star route swindles.
HOwGATE AGAIN IN THE TOLLS.
Howgate has been indicted in the
criminal court of the district for forg-
ing receipts from the treasurer of the
Western Union Telegraph Company
for $4,000.
COMBINATIONS.
On the Goth the senate confirmed
Henry Highland Garnet, minister resi-
dent and consul general to Liberia;
VIM. G. Raum, United States marshal
for the southern district of Mssissippi;
Henry M. Cooper, collector of internal
revenue, Little Rock; w. w. Gibbs,
register of the land office, Little Rock;
j. M. Wilkinson, receiver of public
moneys, Marquette, Mich.
COMBINATIONS.
On the 9th the senate confirmed c.
Y. Osburn of Marquette, as collector
of customs for the Lake Superior dis
trict; Charles J. Folger of New York,
to be secretary of the treasury; Thomas
l.. James of New York, postmaster
general; Frank Hatton, Iowa, first as
sistant postmaster general.
LIGHTHOUSE STATISTICS.
The annual report of the lighthouse
board shows 1854 lights Oh the western
rivers. A light on STANDARDS rock on
Lake Superior will be exhibited before
the end of the fiscal year. The board
adds: On the great lakes three coast
lights are needed, one at Braddock's
point Lake Ontario, cost $35, 900; one
on the west shore of Lake Huron, be-
tween Fort Gratiot and Sand Beach
harbOr, cost $35, 900, and one on Round
island, straits of Mackinac, cost SIC, 900.
Many lesser or harbOr lights will be-
come necessary with the extension of
commerce. A new tower should be
built at Point Betsy, east shore of Lake
Michigan, and light of increased
power be exhibited. These changes
are estimated to cost $4,000 and an
appropriation therefore is recommended.
The board asks 100000 for repairs
the coming year, $4,000 for care of
day beacons and 100000 for the fog
signal service. Fifty thousand dollars
are asked for the introduction of an
electric light. For salaries of light
keepers the estimate is 5000, 900, an in
crease of 1900 over last year, owing
to the additional number of keepers re-
quired. For supplies Of lighthouses
$4,000. For light ships $25O,000,
buoyage 1876, 900, maintenance of light
on western rivers $4,000. Total
amounts of lighthouse establishment
81. 5000. Lighthouse and fog sig
nails $3.50, 1000.
HOwGATE SURRENDERED.
In the criminal court on Friday
Capt. Howgate was arraigned and plead
ed not guilty to the indictments for
forgery. He was then formally surren-
dered by his bondsmen.
AN ALL NIGHT SESSION.
Friday night the senate had an all |
night session and hard fight upon the
of Clifford Strathan for
postmaster at Lynchburg, Va. The
were anxious to confirm
Strathan who is re-adjuster, but the
democrats claimed that Wilson, the
present postmaster, was Union soldier
with honorable wounds and should not
be removed for the purpose of giving
aid to Malone and his followers. No
definite action was taken.
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE CHEF OF |
ORDNANCE.
Gen. Bennett, chief of ordnance
United States army, in his annual re-
port states that last year 81 ,637 ,593 70
were expended, and recommends an in
crease in appropriations for arming and
equipping the militia, and says that the
well being and efficiency of the army
require the peremptory retirement of
officers at the age of 81.
On the 29th, Mr.. Hill of Georgia in
5roduced liz the Senate the following
Resolved, That appointments to off,
,es under the Federal government
ought not to be made to control or in
luence elections in the several States, !