New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-08-19
SECRETARY CHANDELIERS VISIT.

Naval discinline specifies the nature and extent OF
courtesies TO be shown to ohicers OF the ToVercni
when making official visits upon naval NesseIS ana
10 other naval departments. Heuce,tn antclpa ION
of the arrival OF the Secretary OF tho Navy a! tc
Navy Yard here, for the last Two days. te ol0eji7
have had then chapvdus. epaulel'es, oWOruS' sWoi
belts fIockcOats and gold braided rOuscrs reaqy W
slim on at a moments notice; Ihc marines nave
been buttOned up IN full dress, and the gunner mas
been stationed al the sauting battery ready olc,aI
liz TO receive Secretary Chandler the moment that
his flagship, the Talapoosa comes IN Signt; III, Is
not expected. however. that &c secretary VIII pay
his official visit before Monday. E.
The secretary yesterday sent word to TINS city
that the TallapOOsa would start for NW-lO OK soon
after noon and she is not one OF the meet vessels
of nouern times II is not likely that she Will reach
here before this afternoon. Commodore CpshuI,
commandant OF the New-Iork Navy-i ard, has IN
v1fed the Secretary and Mrs. Chandler TO be his
guests while in the city. The IailapoOsa VIII an
Choir off Twenty-third-St.. North RIVER, over sun
day. The principal OBJECT OF the cecIela I fIsI
will be to acquant himself with The actual needs OF
the Navy Yard. IT Is hoped that he VIII see the I'M
portance and necessity OF giving as large proper
lion of the appropriation tO this yard as Is consist
emf with the reauirements The buildings which
come under the cognlZance OF the Bureau OF Yards
and Docks, are sald 10 be sadly IN need OF repair
The Secretary has not vet made his allotmehtS lot
the several bureaus al the various navy yards, IL
belnp his purpose 70 learn from personal o0serVa-
ton what Is absolutely necessary. .
The only money available at the Newly 0rK Navy
Yard Is the appropriation of $l5O 1000 Tor building
an lnterceping to defect the discharges from
the Brooklyn Corporation sewers OUTSIDE Oh lhe
of the East River; for dredg NJ the main woi X
ing channel If the yard and TO repair the cSson to
the dry dock. Civil Engineer Menvea Is now al
Inc NAVY Yard for the purpose OF concerning with
Commodore Upshur III regard 10 the lnterccptlnE
sewer The continual sitting up OF the nam work
ING emanuel from the sewerage of Brooklyn has
been a serious matter i'll the past and has caused
an ever-recurring expenditure for dredging
STEALING OPIUM IN THE PUBLIC STORES.
Charles w. Helnemann anG Thomas A. keale
ed AuOTdlSeT Howard
ago for stealing opium ia The. United States Public
Stores al " asinugton ana D0ght-sts, from pack
ages consigned 10 William ii. SchIeitenn u Co.,
wholesale druggists at W llllam and B-ekhan-stS
Appraiser Howard sand yesterday TO Il reporter OF
IuT Tribune. The valdo OF the opium taken by
these men does not exceed 80 OF S3O. Their Trans
actions were confined TO the past two or three
months PIliering Is d thing that cannot be toIer-
ated and should have discharged them just as
promptly II the value OF the property taken had
been no more than 10. Both nave been at WorA
here for eight ten years and they were competent
industrious and faithful. one OF them was an old
soldier and sickness III his family was pleaded AZ
an excuse for what he did. he mad already pawned
his watch TO procure TO meet living ex penses
Ills friends say that If they had known OF his ne
cessities they would Willingly nave loaned hlm what
money he needed. The ease VAS one which strongly
appealed to my sympathy, but my duty IN the
matter plain; One OF the men begged W be
allowed 10 resign, but had aTcauy lOr"ardeu my
recommendation for his discharge"
Dr. HeadIey, Assistant Appraiser, OF the Seventh
Divi,on, VINO discovered the theft SAD tat OUT oil
fhlrt q four cases of opium consigned 20 SchleneI
d % twenty, which were lnv0Iced TO contain 100
pounds EACH were each ten pounds short OF that
weight Three OF these cases had been torn open
and a part OF their contents extracted.
Lewis H. Hobby, the Custom House agent OF
Sebietieln & Co.. said that he had been eng ged IN
worAlng up the e;tSe since july ~. The Lr;n had
lost opium recently Of the total value OF 81 800 bul
II was not possible to fix the responsibility ior the
entire loss the Government threc cases iad
been robbed of part OF tier contents while ~ the
public stores, and for this lass they bad put III u
ciaiin for @45O.