The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1882-11-30
From Waahington

CAPTAIN AIIRED HorKINs, heretofore COM
mandant of tho Pensacola (Fla.) navy yard,
has been dismissed from tho service for de-
aertion of his post of duty during the yellow
fever panic
DuuiNo the past fiscal year there were in
spected b,li7 American vessels and 20,4G7
oHcers lcensod-nn increase over tho sta
tistics Of last year of S3S vessels and 2G6l Off
Gers. Tho receipts OF the department were
$21ASSo.aO and the expenditures S227, ,6lb.G3,
leaving a balance of receipts of $50, ,273. .G7.
Daring the year 205 lives were lost in forty
one accidents, rs follows; Fifteen deaths in
hfty-three explosions, soven deaths in sixty
fires, sixteen deaths in thirly-four collisions
and sixty y-ono do1ths 10y accidents from other
causes. OF the lives lost but fifty-six were
those of passengers.
COMMISSIONER LoRINa, in his annual re-
port, estimates the yield of grain in 1882 rs
follows; Corn, 1885, 100000 bushels; wheat,
410oo0,000 bushels; oats, 470, coo bushels;
barley, 100000 bushels; rye, 2O,OO0,0O0
bushels; buckwheat, 1900, 900 bushels.
A CENSUS bulletin, just issued, embraces Il
table of statistics of manufactures in the
United States, showing the capital invested,
the number of hands employed, the amount
of wages paid, the value of materials usod
and the value of products, for all the estab-
ishments of manufacturing industry, gas ex-
cepted, in each of the States and Territories,
as returned at the census of 1880. Tho fol-
lowing are the totals: Number of establish
ments, 253S40; capital, 81, ,79o, ,223, SOC; aver
age number of hands employed-men above
sixteen years, 2,025,279; women above fifteen
years. 531, ,753 children and youths, 1S1 ,91S;
total amount paid in wages during the year,
S9H GA; value of materials, 1884, $40, =
029; value of products, $5,369,G67,7 ,706.
PRESIDENT ARTHUR has cut off the official
heads of several prominent officeholders at
one swoop. Those removed are Charles E.
Henry, marshal of the District of Columbia :
ID. b. Ainger, postmaster of the District of
Columbia; Myron NJ. Parker, assistant post
master, NJ. ID. Helm, foreman in the gov
ernment printing Office, in charge of the
Congressional Record and manager of the
afternoon newspaper. organ of Thomas j.
Brady, of star route notoriety. and ex-Sen-
ator George E. Spencer government direc-
tOI Oh lns Union racine railroad. Action
was taken By the President in response to a
letter sent TO him by Mr.. George Bliss, gov
ernment counsel, and q report made by At
torney-General Brewster upon the subject of
that letter. The attorney generals report
was read at q cabinet meeting and approved
by every member. The charge against all
these officials was that they had interfere
with the administration of Justice and aided
the defendants in the star route cases.
A NATIONAL fair to obtain funds for q
monument to the late President Garfield was
formally opened III the rotunda of the capi-
tol by President Arthur. The general of
the army, the members of the cabinet and
judges of the supreme court were present
and every inch of space was densely crowded
- DIR. c. G. Cox, who has s1ccessiyely beeu
lieutenant-governor OF Maryland, commits
sioner of pensions, president of the District
of Columbia board of health, and commI5.
sioner to the Australian exposition, died the
other night.