The evening light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1881-1883, 1882-12-13
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master Howe Getting Ready.

Marcel, of Lurne Wants Protection Post
master Howe Getting Ready.
Washington, December I2.-The following
nominations for pOsmasters were confirmed
to day: Ino. +. Leonard, at Sacoro, N. NJ;
Timothy McHush, at Calvert, Tex; Hanson
A. Burbank, at Laredo.
AHRAvY LOSS BY FIRE.
The following dispatch was received from
Kingston, Jamaica, to-day: The business
quarter of kingston was burned yesterday.
Loss, 6,ooo 900 pound sterling. Hundreds
are homeless. The wharves, warehouses.
stores, banks and supplies are all gone. Food
and supplies are needed. Charitable relief
should be sent to w. X. Azbill, secretary OF
the Kingston charity organization.
BOARD OF AWARDS.
Washington, December I2.-The Certit
cate of awards made by the Garfield board
was presented to the secretary Of the treasury
to-day. Warrants TOR the amounts allowed
each individual will be issued at once, so that
payment can be made by Thursday or Friday
of this week. Two claims presented by mes
sengers in the army department were rejected
by the board to-day. They were each for tlf-
ty dollars, for sitting up two-nights during the
dollars per night.
NO CHARGES PREFERRED.
Secretary Lincoln stated to-day that no
charges had been filed by Mr.. Butler agains,
Judge Advocate General Swain.
THANKING THE PRESIDENT.
The president to-day received telegram
from Thos. H. Woehler, president of the St.
Louis cotton exchange, returning thanks for
the prominent mention made in his address
concerning the Mississippi river Improvement
A similar message from the president of the
Memphis cotton exchange has also been re-
ceived.
DISCUSSION OF THE TARIFF COMMISSIONS
REPORT.
Washington, December I2.-The ways and
means committee to. day discussed the sched-
ule Of the tariff commission. item by item,
reaching seventy in the list of fifteen hundred
and thirty five items, not counting the free
list. But few changes were made. Some
items. among them soda, were reserved for
further consideration. Flaxseed and linseed
oils, upon which the commission suggested a
rate of IS cents per gallon, were restored by
the commission to the old rate of s. cents.
WILL NOT GIVE AN ORAL HEARING.
lending the consideration of the tariff bill by
the senate committee, the finance committee
will receive, in manuscript or print, the views
of any persons who desire to submit them,
but under no circumstances will they give an
oral hearing to the special delegation, repre-
senting the industries embraced in the bill,
now in the city.
THE MILITARY ACADEMY BILL.
The military academy bill, reported to the
house to day, appropriates $3o5, 900, which is
S3I7oo less than was appropriated for the
current year. The reduction is general
WANTS A MILITARY ESCORT.
Ii has been reported that the Marquis of
Lorue has requested military escort on his
proposed trip through Texas. Secretary Lin
coin says he has heard nothing Of it. One Of
General Sherman's staff, however, has been
detailed to furnish the necessary escort to the
Marquis and party.
CLERK APPOINTED.
lanes Sheridan, of New York, recently APP
pointed pardon clerk in the department of
Justice, has declined. Mr.. James l.. Stanton
of New York, clerk in the department, has
been promoted to fill the position.
CABINET MEETING.
The cabinet devoted its meetings to the con-
sideration of the report to be made to con-
gress by Secretary Lincoln on the subject of
the last river and harbor bill.
GETTING READY FOR TIE PROPOSED
CHANGE.
Postmaster General Howe, in anticipation
of the adoption Of the bill of proposed reduc-
ton OF letter postage to two cents, has taken
preliminary steps for the manufacture of two
cent stamps.
The Baltimore Sun, in announcing the au-
thorship of "Stonewall Jackson's Way" the
fugitive lyric which has always been so popu-
lar in the South, cOngratulates itself that both
II The most DODular war songs of the COnfe6-