Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1882-08-18
An Appeal from Brownsville, Texas
AID NEEDED TO TAKE CARR OF THE SICK AND DEsTI
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AID NEEDED TO TAKE CARE OF THE SICK AND DESTI-
The Acting Secretary Of the Treasury to-day re-
ceived the following telegram from the collector at
Brow nsvile, Texas: Following communication
handed me to-day: 'One OF the results OF the quar-
antining OF this city by all the ports OF Texas and
New Orleans has been the throwing out OF en-
ployment OF large portion OF our working popula-
t1on These people thus deprived OF their resources
have become paupers, and are dependent for means
OF existence on charity, and we have thus
far kept them from want, but the establishing or
hospital thereof and care OF the sick, the fumi
cation, disinfecting, and can bear the burden i'm
posed on us by the sickness alone but the pressure
OF two thousand unemployed and destitute people
warrant us in asking that you apply to the general
government for such relief as under the circum-
stances it may deem desirable to grant, as, II We
have to care for the destitute, we cannot deal
with the sick, and neglect OF either will bring
about an immediate and most probably uncon-
trollable increase OF the disease for the citizens Of
BROWNSVILLE. THOS CARso, Mayor.
A reply was sent to the effect that the request
for aid must come from the governor OF the state.
ENSIGN John II. L. Holcomb, U. s. n, has been
detached from the nautical almanac ONCE and Or
dered as additional astronomer OF a party to OBJ
serve the transit OF Venus at Cape OF Good Hope
In December.
QUESTION UNDER THE ANTI-CHINKsK LAW DE-
cIDED.-Acting Secretary OF the Treasury French
to-day received a telegram from the collector OF
Port Townsend, Washington Territory, stating
San Francisco with thirty-two Chinese as passen-
gers, having touched at Victoria, British America,
on her way The collector asked for instructions
as to whether the Chinese In question ad q right
to land under the present law. The Acting Secre-
tary telegraphed him that the Chinese could land,
as they had not come from foreign port, but only
from San Francisco, on an American vessel bound
for an American port, and the fact that she had
touched at a British port on her way did not de-
Stroy the right OF the Chinese passengers to land.
DECISION ON DISTRICT ATTORNEYS CLAIM FOR
EXTRA CONFERENCE.-The Solicitor OF the Treas
ury, Judge Raynor, has given legal opinion upon
attorney can r1ghtfully claim compensation for
professional services unless the same comes with
in the provisions OF sections S25 8 and 1888, X. S.
In this case extra compensation Is claimed by the
district attorney on the ground that he had been
directed by the Secretary OF the Treasury to resist
any attempt to annul Judgment that had been
tain warehouse bond, by serving a citation, first
on the collector or customs, and afterwards on the
the law OF Louisiana, according to the peculiar
practice In that state. The solicitor decided that
this claim for extra compensation, not coming
within the provisions OF sections S25, 8s7 and 1885,
RS, therefore the district attorney had no legal
claim for payment on account OF extra service,
further than his regular tax fee In each case, and
claim.
THE TROUBLE AT PINE RIDGE INDIAN AGENCY
Adjutant General Drum to-day received a tele-
gram from Major Sumner, fifth cavalry command
ing oflcer at the Pine Ridge agency the old Rose
Bud agency. in Dakota, stating that dissatis-
faction exists among the Indians there towards
Indian Agent Gillicuddy. whom they have given
sixty days to leave the agency, and stating also
that trouble is anticipated If their wishes In that
respect are not granted. The telegram was re-
ferred to the Interior department..
DEEDS IN FEE have been recorded as follows:
Joseph Prather to w. w. Cowling, sub 81, so. 3O6;
$1,000 Annie c. Myers to Susie M. Higgins, sub
81, 50. So; g. James Keene to Annie c. Myers.
lots Al to 6s So aOs; 81, S42 IL A s. Worthington
to L. Meyer, pit 6. SO. 144; S775 Jane Lowrie to r
G. Hewett sub. 81, SO. AS; s400 j. H. Fletcher to
j. H. Davidson, sub. c, SO. SIG; $3.50 L l. john
son ct al trustees, to Levy, pit IL, So 449 q 600
b p Snyder to G. S. Grimth, subs IS TO So SO. no.
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