Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1882-10-27
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| department of Justice will no doubt soon se
the necessity of arresting Colonel Bowen OF
the charge of attempted bribery made by
Foreman Dickson. General disappointment
| is expressed as to the character of the state
| ment given out by the department., and the
| surprise is the greater because an entirely
| different view of it's character had been al
lowed by the government counsel themselves
to get abroad. The counsel for the defense
say that there is no need of any further
statement from their side
Register Bruce has returned from a visit to
Mississippi and says that State politics there
are very encouraging to the Republicans. He
thinks Chalmers election is assured also
that of Hill (colorsd) in the Jackson district
and Jeffords in the Third district, and that
Lynch (colored) has good fighting chance
He also thinks that Mcmillan, the New Or
leans postmaster, will be elected in the Kings
district Louisiana.
Lieutenant Danenhower this afternoon
continued his account of the details of the
Jeanette expeditions troubles after leaving
Bennett Island The statement contained
little that was either new or important His
narrative took the party to Semenousky
Island, where they lay encampsd for several
days, and from which they were prepared to
depart in the boats on September 49, 1881.
Before this time all the dogs had been shot,
the sleds had been abandoned and several of
the men had been i'll.
Contracts for work on the custom house at
Hartford, Conn.,, have been awarded as fol-
lows: Iron work to George S. Lincoln & Co.
of Hartford for s., 200, and stone work to
the M. L. Waldo Granite company for &c.
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Assistant Secretary French of the Treasury
department has just rendered his decision on
the question of whether Chinese laborers re-
siding here at the time of the confirmation of
the treaty of 1880, who returned to China be-
fore the adoption of the anti Chinese bill of
1882. and now desire to come to America are
entitled to land at San Francisco
without a certificate, and also whether
he will be admitted on the certificate
of the Chinese consulate at San
Francisco issued before the passage of the
act of 1882 The decision is to the effect
that he may return to this country without
certificate If he were a resident before the
passage of the act and that the certificate of
the Chinese consul to that effect must be re-
ceived as p7inao tacie evidence of the fact.
The Treasury STA ement shows the imports
of merchandise for the last eight months to
have been $513, 299, OlO as against $441, 511,-
642 for last years corresponding period The
exports of domestic merchandise have fallen
off. being only $447, 1872, PAT as against $542,-
S32, 745 last year. The total exports, includ-
ing coin and bullion, have been 1858, 215,-
944 and the corresponding imports during
the same period have been 1878, 203,71
The President to day issued his annual
Thanksgiving proclamation in the usual form,
appointing Thursday, November 80, as day
of Thanksgiving and prayer. He enumerates
the blessings demanding gratitude as follows
The peace and amity which subsist between
this republic and all nations the freedom
from internal discord and violence, increas-
ing friendship between different sections of
the land, liberty, justice and constitutional gov
ernment; the devotion of the people to free
institutions and their cheerful obedience to
mild laws; the constantly increasing strength
of the republic while extending its privileges
to the fellowmen who come to its shores
the improved means of internal communica-
ton and facilities of intercourse with other
nations; the generally prevailing health the
prosperity of all industries; liberal returns
for mechanics toll affording market for the
harvest of the husbandman; the preserva-
ton of national faith and credit the wise
and generous provision to effect the intel
lectual and moral education of youth the
influence upon conscience of restraining and
transforming religion and the joys-o of home.
The proclamation also recommends that the
day be specially set apart for deeds of kind
ness and charity.