New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-01-21
WASHINGTON NOTES.

WASHINGTOS. Friday. Jan. 90 lss@.
| Commodore George VI. Ransom has been detached
from the command Of the Navy Yard Boston, and placed
| on waiting orders
| The Treasury Department has purchased 23o'ooo
ounces of fine silver for distribution at the Philadelphia
Postmaster Mcmillan, OF New Orleans. has demanded
prompt investigation Of the published charges against
him. and his request will be granted by the Postmaster
General
| General Hancock has issued an order appointing a
court martial TO meet at Fort Wayne Ind, January
81 for the trial Of Second Lieutenant L. t. Clark, 10Th
Infantry.
Captain J. H. Ensign, Of Ohio has been removed by
Doorkeepcr Brownow from the position Of Seal Clerk OF
the House Of Representatives. and Dr. j. Powell, OF iii
hols, appointed aH his successor.
The War Department has received official information
of the Of Colonel Carr by order of General Wilcox
on charges Of mismanagelneut OF military affairs In the
Chihuahua engagement
At to-day session Of the National Board Of Trade
resolution adopted urging Congress to appoint a
commission which shan have supervision over all inter
state traffic in the interests Of all parties concerned
both the general public and the corporations them
selves.
The Smithsonian Institution has received from Profes-
W Focrstcr cf Berlin, the announcement Of the dis
covcry by II. Pal.a, Pola January l.. Of planeod
Of tho eleventh macEi.ude in lOh II min right a.cen
SION aud lQdcS. - min north decnation with daily
motion Of min. IN north d"clinaiiOn.
Secretary Hunt has appointed naval general court
martial the Navy Yard. Washn Gton, to-mor-
for the trial Of Passed-ASsistant Paymastcr u.
Hrbdr. attached to the United States ship Enterprise
The charge, against PIymI-cT iiurlDlTt COnuuCt
u1tcominc Oiicr and gentleman and iutoAcat!on.
II has been The practice in the Post Ofcc Department
for many years 10 change the yigcttc upon postal
rants upon the 20 Office OF every po-ma1-
erGcnrra by substituting portrait Of the official
Pnsua-fcrt General Hove has Instituted reform U this
practice 10y OrGcrng fine Vgnctte OF benjamin Frank
I'm TO be placed npon the warrants.
The Board of supervising Inspectors OF steam Vessels
met to-day. \ communication read from Charles
Woosey, Of Jersey Cy, asking that the WooIsey life
raft De classified 90 Us carrying capacity. The matter
WAS referred. The searctary instructed TO inform
james Wheeler OF Boston that the Board cannot act
upon his automatic hOIt-GcIaglug apparatus until be
has furnished a WORKING model.
The Womcu's National Relief Association of the Dis
trct Of Columbia. having requested su:econ-Geacral
Hamilton OF The Marine Hospital Service to designate
four hospitals 10 winch shall he sent clothing, etc,
or the benefit Of discharged patcuts has been informed
that hc has selected the hospitals ~ NcwYork ~ Louis
Chicago and Louisville a9 the most suitable Institutions
70. such charitable contributors.
In view Of the fact that a large amount OF United
states gold con taken TO the minis for errion into
bars. and il only received bullion when in mutatcd
condition, Director Of the Mint Burchard has recon-
mcudcd to the Committees Coinage that the law be
amended authorize the superintcndcnts OF the
the deposit Of the United states gold coin 10 pay and
deliver ia exchange therefor gold bars In value eQualmg
such deposit, less the proper charges and deductions
thereon