Morning journal and courier., 1881-08-03
News by Telegraph
 FROM ALL QUARTERS. DYNAMITE WARFARE. The Government Looking
 After it's Projectors. OFFICERS ON THE RIGHT SCENT. A Clue that Promises Good
 Results.
 NEWS FROM THE WHITE HOUSE.
NEWS FROM THE WHITE HOUSE.
Another Progressive Day fof
 the President.
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL,

| THE NATIONAL CAPITAL. Internal Revenue-A Good Showing fo, 1 the ServIcs-Looking After the Dyna. mite Warriors-GO Government Official. | Working a SatisfactOry Clue :. Other Matters.
 | WASHINGTON, Aug s2.-Commission Raun has written his annual letter to the Secretary of the Treasury reviewing the condition o1 the service for the last fiscal year and will ! forward it to-day. It shows that during the last fiscal year $135, ,229, ,90s. 12 were collect. ed and paid into the Treasury, and that the amount collected during the five years of Commissioner Raum's administration aggre. gates $6o2, BIO, 7S7.23, the entire amount of which without loss or defalcation has been paid into the Treasury. The expenses of the internal revenue service during the last year will not exceed $5,o63, s3O.. The entire ex- pense for the last five years has been $21,- 992, sao, being 33.07 per cent. of the amount collected.
 Comptroller Knox has accepted an invita- ton of the American Bankers association to deliver an address during its convention to be held at Niagara Falls on the 10th, 11th and 18th of the present month.
 Secretary Windom to-day directed that Treasurer Gillian shall disburse the moneys of the office of the secretary of the Senate until successor to the late Secretary Burch Is selected. Judge Lawrence, first eomptrol- Ter, delivered an opinion that such a course should be pursued in payment of members, clerks, etc., of the Senate. The order of the Treasurer was, however based upon prece- dents. It was found that similar order was given by President Grant and also by Presi- dent Pierce.
 The government authorities maintain their reticence in respect to what has been done in regard to the dynamite internal machines ex- ported to England. It is no secret that spe- cial agents of the State, Treasury and Justice departments are at work on the case and it is stated on good authority that a clue has been worked satisfactorily. Whether the clue is disconnected from the Peoria branch of the case cannot be ascertained. The officers of the Department of Justice refuse to disclose any particulars at present in regard to the arrest of Grove in Peoria. Attorney General form to admit of any piecemeal information In regard to it. When the circumstances warrant 1t the progress of the investigation will be made known.
 Dr. Fachmyntis, Greek of considerable local notoriety, has been amusing himself re- gently by writing threatening letters to Cabi- net officers and others. One of these fell into
 
 was arraigned to-day in the police court pending collection of funds to transport him to some more congenial cline.
 Mr. E. H. Rogers, United States consul at Vera Cruz, whose death was announced to- day. was resident of Nebraska and was ap- pointed by President Garfield and confirmed by the Senate last May. He was no connec- tion of ex-President Hayes private secretary.
 The signal corps station at Block Island, R. l., reports to the chief signal officer as follows: The fishing schooner Rhoda G. cap- sized and sunk off Block Island light at 12 m. during storm. All saved.
 The Commissioner of Patents, to whom MT. Edison appealed, has finally affirmed the decision given by the Examiner of Interfer- ences and Examiners in Chief, in favor of MT. Maxim, one of the electricians of the United States Lighting company. in the case against MT. Edison, involving the celebrated platinum lamp, which created a panic in gas stocks about two years ago, and caused such 8 boom in the Edison company's stocks.