New-York tribune., 1882-02-18
WASHINGTON NOTES.

NASIIfNGrON, Friday, fcD. II, 1857.
Lieutenant william +. Randall and Gunner William
CLANCY have been placed the retired st OF the Navy
Up to the close o. business to-day the Treasury De
partment had redeemed United States bonds follows
Under the lO5th call, 9,4299j0 and under The lOGh
cal, Tl1,2l.,3JU.
Major W. b. Rochester was confirmed today to be
Paymas:er-Gencra OF the Army with the rank of
Brisa er-'ienc and Benamn Flager was confirmed
| To be Collector OF Customs Tor Niagara. \. Y
The Treasury Department has been informed by the
Spanish Minister at Washington that floating light has
been established at point the Southern Coast CT the
Island Of cuba called" IaebrIIo d. Diego Perez"
The Chief Of the Bureau of Statistics reports that the
total value OF the exports OF dairy products during the
months ended January 81, 1882 Sl6,334,5ll
aud during the same period il 1881, TZl,l05,l5G
Secretary Krkwcod today heard argument in op-
position proposed sale of several thousand Of
swamp lands in the vicinity OF Tolt do Ohio No decision
has yet been rendered.
Attorncy-Gencral Brewster to-day tecTaphed to
santa Fe, New-Mexco that the President after midnight
last night had ordered the respite for thirty days Of I'd
ward NJ. Kelley, who sentenced to Do hanged TO-
day.
First Controller Of the 7Iry Lawrence to-day
Gercd opinion that United states Mayshas in serving
any process entitled mileage for the distance act
ualy necessarily travelled by them from the place
where the process. issued office the
commissioner befro whom the person served Is taken
for examination.
General sherman, accompanied by General Poe and
Colonel Morrow, Of his staff will leave this city on
ments Of Texas, New-McxicO aud Arizona visiting all
the principal posts on these frontiers. visit Will
be paid TO Yosemite Valley AID Franclsco. Ihe
trip will occupy eight or ten weeks.
The Chief Of the Burcou of Statistics reports that the
total values the exports domestic provisions allOw
and dairy produc for the mo0h of January, 1882.
were $l3l 53l and in January, 1881, $l52lS,2S2.
The total values OF tic exports of provisions and aow
for the three months ended January 81, 1882, were
s3l 9S4,29S, and for tic same period IN lsSl,
S3S,5Jl, ,0JS.
The President to-day signed the commissions of VIII
of Baltimore Thomas g. johnson, TO be Collector Of
Customs Tor the District OF Charleston, s. c. william H.
King To he surveyor The Port Oi Greenp0rt District
oi -ag Iarb0r Newly Ork John Campbell, to be sur
ycvor Customs the Pgr; Of Omaha y b. Sidney T.
Taylor to be Chcf Engineer Of the Revenue Marine Of
the United states
At the Cabinet meeting to-day the Fi:Z-JOhn Porter
again under consideration, with view to Lis
possible in the Army, but conclusion
was reached. 1t stated that the only legal way f
to parGon General Porter. thus removing his present
United ~tates and then restore him 10 lis former place
in the Army by nomination to the Senate.
At the meeting Of the House Committee Foreign
Aiaira to-day Chairman Williams appointed sub-com-
m!ttee to take into consideration the various PROPOSE
tons which are now peGns ana those wnicl ma here
after be introduced in gard to the construction
HteTOccauic nal. The subcommittee compose II
the following mem bcrs: Mr.. kaSsOu (ChaTIndn) Mr..
Williams Mr.. Rice, Mr. ElJuat aud Mr wilson The
IN Arguments The question OF the propose dDrOga
tiOn Ot tie Hawaiian treaty.