Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-11-19
cApITAl eREvtT,Es

WASHINGTON, November Is The Presi-
dent announced at the Cabinet ing yesterday
that he desired all Cabinet officers to withhold
their annual reports until after his annual meg
sage was sent TO Congress.
The d strict Commissioners set Tuesday next
at o'c ock for the trial Of Detective Miller, on
charges preferred against him by Attorney-General
Brewster.
In view OF the exhibition given by Sui
Ivan, the prize-fghter, last night, the District
Commissioners to-day instructed the police to pre-
vent all such exhibitions in the future.
Judge Macarthur, in decision involving
the question of counsel fees, decided that the
courts here are United states courts for all pur-
poses, and that counsel fees in successful suits
shall be SO, instead of $50 as heretofore.
delegation of Illinois ladies, headed by
Mrs Senator Logan, hel1 an adjourned meeting
this evening and adopted series of resolutions
lookiog 10 the proper representation of that State
st the Garfield Fair
The Bureau OF Statistics to-day reports
the value of exports of domestic products during
the month of October to be "a. $50 042; the value
for the ten months ending October 3lst SIS 06 OIL
against sll1,7235sl during the similar period IN
To-day Secretsry Teller requested Secre-
tary Lincoln to place sufficient force OF soldiers
at the Flathead agency, Mon, to prevent the rail-
ton from entering it and interfering with the
Indians.
The secretaries of Arizona and Dakota
Territories had interviews with Secretary Teller
to-day after which they called upon the superin-
tendent of the Railway Nail Service and urged the
extension OF mail facilities in their respective
The Garfield Board of Audit held long
meeting this morning and finished the examine
ton OF the surgeons claims and proceeded with
med and corrections called for before the adjudi
cation OF any
In the Circuit Court Today Judge Near
smine n. i. Henderson, special sEent Of The Post
Office Department, who sues the Baltimore and
Ohio railroad for s25 coo damages for injuries re-
ceived on March Is. 1852.
Secretary Teller has affirmed the decision
in the Of the State of California rei D.. w.
Thompson rs Girard Grand e al, involving $40
acres Of land in the Los Angeles land district.
California has taken appeal from the commits
sioner of the General Land Office in favor of the
clai mants.
Congressman Hill, of New Jersey, says he
believes his bill reducing letter postage to two
cents win pass this session. The committee has
given the Dill pretty careful st ' ana MIL MI ne
that the Postofice Department has now surplus
he believes Congress win pass the BILL
A FIRE, which for the time being created
considerable excitement. broke out tonight in
the Presidents eottsgeat the soldiers Home. At
the time OF the breaking out of the FIRE the Presi
Ms NeElroy, aud her daughter were present.
The fire was caused by an oFerheated stove.
The trial OF Capt Howard, coDmsndant at
the e eh1ged MItn as
sacois, is progressing at the navy-yard Howard
cause Of liners which prevented his disehsrging
the duties of his office. d has physician's GER
tfcste of disability given three weeks before the
fever broke out.
Rsar-Admiral Nicholson, in his report
10 the Navy Department regarding his recent
cruise the recian Archipelago he called at
Patas Greece rapidly growing port of 81. 600 in
habiLants, at which an average OF one vessel per
day touches. and in an interview with The Ameri-
can consul there he was informed that this was
The frst time an American man-of-Tar had visited
that port for twenty-five years
Al the approaching session OF Congress an
effort is to be made to secure the passage Of ball
making the 565 bonds of the District of Columbia
receivable for national bank circulation Several
members of The FinanceCommitiee are said to favor
the object Prominent bankers who are support
ing the urge that these non taxable bonds
having long time 70 run, and the principal and
interest being secured By the pledge OF the govern
nsnt. are as deslssnis as government bonds.
Sscrctary Foyer /. J<y declined TO re
eeive personal Securities as security Tor pubic de-
post, but sush0fszea therefor the deposit .of
United States bonds al market rates, in
stead of a. their face value, reserying
10 the department, however, the power