The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1882-02-23
From Washington.

THE coroner's jury OF inquest on the body of
A. NJ Soteldo found that the bullet which
killed him had come from pistol held by his
brother, Augustus G. soteldo.
TIE House committee on agriculture has re-
ported bill to make the department of sg-
riculture an executive department under
cabinet officer to be known as the secretary of
agriculture. The bill provi es for an assistant
secretary who shall be practical agricuturist
and also chief of the following divisions to be
appointed by the President and confirmed
by the Senate: First-A bureau of
agricultural products, including divi-
sons of botany, entomology and chem
istry. Second-A bureau OF animal industry
to be in charge of u competent veterinary sur
geon, who shall report on the number, value
and condition of the domestic animals of the
United States, their protection, growth and
cost, the causes, prevention and cure of con-
tagious and other diseases the kinds, races
AMI breeds best adapted to the gen
eral sections for profitable raising. Third
bureau of lands whose chief shall inves-
tigate and report the resources and capabilities
of the public or other lands for farming, stock
raising, timber, manufacturing, mining and
other industrial uses. All the powers vested
in the commission known as the geological
survey are to be transferred to the department
of agriculture and will come Inder this bureau.
Fourth-A bureau of statistics, for the collec-
ton and publication of information relating to
agricultural interests.
The President nominated John @. New OF
Indiana, to be assistant secretary of the
treasury.
The Fitz John Porter case was under con-
sideration at recent cabinet meeting, and it
is believed that action will be taken toward
having it e.opened
JOHN P. GOULD, of New York, has brought to
Washington memorial moro than 5000 feet
long and signed by merchants, manufacturers,
mechanics, farmers, taxpayers and others re-
siding in nearly every State in the Union. 1t
asks that the tax on bank deposits and the two
cent stamp on checks and drafts may be abol-
| shed.
NOMINATIONS for United States consuls were
made by the President as follows: Brunc
/ Tzschuk of Nebraska, at Vera Cruz Thoma,
Wilson, of District of Columbia, at Nantes
George Clifford of Maine, at La Rochelle.
! INrEISAL REVENUE COMMISSIONER RAUM la.
written letter to the House committee o1
ways and means, recommending that, a,
oleomargarine, cider-champagne and glu
cose are seldom sold to consumers
under their proper names, but art
used chiefly az adulterants, tax be placed OIL
them high enough to make them more ex
pensvc than the articles which they are USED
to adulterate, so that their use may be rem
dcrei Improbable.
THE bill for tho admission of Southern Da.
kota as a State has been favorably reported tC
the House.
The chief of the bureau of statistics report,
that the total values of the exports of domestic
breadstuffs for January, 1882, were s11, ,92S, ,992
and for January, 1851, $1i,929, 4OG; for th,
| seven months ended January 81, 1882 1924.
072,9O7, and for the same period in 1881, s1GS,.
500, sos.
president ARTHUR gave his first state din.
ner the other night at the White House. Tht
members of the diplomatic corps, with theii
| wives and daughters were present in full force
and the flowers and other decorations, with
the handsome dresses of the ladies, made the
| scene brilliant in the extreme
NOMINATIONS by the President: Wakefield
| G. Frye, of Maine, to be United States consul
| general at Halifax Horatio n. Beach, of New
York, consul at Puerto CAbello Venezuela.
COMBINATIONS by the Senate United State!
| corsuls-W William P. Rice of Massachusetts, a
| Hurgon, Switzerland Charles p. Barnard, o
Vermont, at Leghom; Thomas Simpson, a
Puerto Tlata