New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1882-06-04
WASHINGTON NOTES.

WASHINGTON. Saturday, June 8. 1882
Professor Raymond Lee Newcomb, the naturalist OF
the Jeanette expedition arrived in this city to-day
II understood that resolution will be introduced III
Congress lie xt week calling upon the state Department
for the report of Messrs. Trescot and Blaine
Commander william T. Sampson has been detailed TO
net IA SUPERINTENDENT Of the Naval Observatory till July
j. when he will be relieved by Nice-AdmlIal Rowan
The subcommittee of the House Committee on Appro-
pria0ns, charge of the Sundry civil Appropriation
bill will submit that measure TO the full committee on
Monday.
In the House Of Representatives to-day the Senate
Joint resolution passed for the printing of the me
1noria address OF James g. Blaine upon the LIE ana
Character of the late President Garfield
Lieutenant j. W. DanenhOwer has been ordered 10
Special duty Washington. He is to prepare detailed
account of his experiences after separating from Engin-
Ger Melville This he is directed to do at his leisure
Ii answer 10 an inquiry from Postmaster Pearson
relative classification OF printed circulars sent out
BY firms in New-York Informing their correspondents
that drafts would be drawn upon them at certain dates
the POstmastereneral has pied that they fa WITHIN
the statutory definition OF tDird-claSs matter
The Controller OF the Currency has authorized the
First National Bank OF Stuart Iowa, and the GAINESVILLE
National Bank OF Tennessee, to begin blslhess' each
with IA capital OF SoOVoo
The Posmaster-(ieneral has received letter OF dis
function frou Third International Geographical Con
gress recently held at Venice, testimonial TO the
excellent character OF the maps and charts exhibited by
the United states Typographical Bureau
The Rev. 5. g. Wright, in charge OF the Indian schools
nj Ieech Lake Mimi has written a letter the Chief
Clerk Of Indian Bureau in which he states that the
reports Of trouble among the Indians at
that place are utterly untrue
A dispatch received at the War Department to-day
from General Sheridan confirming the reported fight Of
The Mexican forces under General Fuero with Juhs
band ~ Apaches May %, in which thirty seven In
uians killed.
The receipts at the Patent Office from January l TO
June l. 1882, amount to $42s s05 10. The number OF
Implications patents filed in the period
15244 increase 1851 OF 1901 and over 1850 Of
3,039
The Post tomorrow will say: 1t is thought that the
President will send in Monday veto of the act dis
posing OF the balance of the Geneva Award Fund. @.
4 the bill not signed before Tuesday neAt 1t Will
become "A law under the limitation period"
The board appointed to inquire as to the number OF
killed and the value Of property recently stolen
or destroyed by the Indians, has reported
that fortytwo persons killed and wounded,
aud that the depredaons cause loss III property OF
$4,000.
with regard TO the enforcement OF the eight hour law
An the Navy yards the Attorney General has written
Opinion taking the ground that the existing laws the
subject are conflicting and detective and that further
legislation required in order effect the desired pur
lOse, understood that the President Will send u
special Iuessagc 10 Congress Oh the subject