The National tribune., 1882-08-12


olson has not reported compliance with the
orders, and hence the urgent necessity for re-
newing the order. 1t is hoped at the State
Department that he has already complied with
previous instructions.
Mr.. JOHN APPEL, of Harry Howard Post,
G. a. r. Department of Maryland, died Satur-
day morning at his residence in Baltimore. He
had been sick only few days of cholera NOR
bus. He was a member of Company B, One
Hundred and Eighty seventh Pennsylvania
regiment serving through the late war, and
was wounded twice. He leaves a widow,
son, and two daughters.
Hon. ]. WARREN Keifer, Speaker of the
House of Representatives, has written to Capt.
John r. King, of Baltimore, acknowledging
congratulations at his denomination as a can
didate for Congress extended by members of
the Sixth Marylan (Union) regiment. The
regiment served in Speaker Keifer's command
in the war.
THE Senate has confirmed the following
nominations: William Hale, of Iowa, to be
governor of the Territory of Wyoming; Paul
Lange, of Iowa, to be United States consul at
st. Stevens, N b.; Andrew w. Smythe, to be
superintendent of the Mint at New Orleans;
w. II. II. Flyck, United States District Attor-
ney for the district of West Virginia. Gen
eral Grant and w. II. Trescott to be commits
si0ners to negotiate commercial treaty with
Mexico; Colonel Charles II. Crane to be sur
geon general, United States Army; w. III.
Hoover, of California, to be associate ustice of
the supreme court of Arizona. United States
consuls-ThOmas ]. Barry at San Luis POtosi,
Mexico; F. w. Rice, of Maine, at Aspinwall; ;
Henry Pease, Jr, of Massachusetts, at Santiago,
Cape Verde Islands; William L. Welch of
Pennsylvania at Florence. Collectors of Gus
toms-Joscph w. Short at Vicksburg, Miss.
Nelson Platte at Corpus Christi, Texas; James
". Johnson at Newport News, Va. Surveyors
of Customs-James 3. Mitchell at Newport
News, Va. John A. Luby at Albany, n. Y;
Joseph w. Mitchell at Portsmouth, Ohio.
POstmastcrs-T. VI. Hutchinson at Machias,
Me; II. s. Lawrence at Newport Vt; II. 2.
Burr at u NestTort. Conn; J. j. Mallett at West
chester, \. Y. W. II. Call at Boonrille, n. Y;
Richard Oakley at Monticello, n. Y. 0. II.
Snyder at Malvern, Iowa; F. J. Jecks at
vale, Kan; Z W. Ny at I ramie City Wyn-
ming. William II. Francis to be receiver Of
public money at BisIcauek, Dakota Percy W.
Thompson, OF Indiana, TO be third lieutenant
revenue marine service.
CALfFoRNiA has abandoned the idea of being
represented at the Denver exposition. No
funds have been appropriated to carry forward
such project, and there IS no authority to re-
move the specimens from the State Mining
Bureau, and there would be opposition to
having specimens taken from the exhibition
at the Mechanics Institute Fair, which opens
on the 10Th instant.
THE boiler of the Mississippi steamer Gold
Dust exploded Monday evening and the vessel
was burned to the waters edge and sunk 200
yards north of Hickman, Ky. AS far as known
seventeen persons were killed and forty-seven
wounded. The captain of the steamer was
slightly injured. \ tug, with physicians on
board left at once for the scene of the disaster
Captain John f. McCord was slightly hurt and
the third clerk was scaded to death
THE total value of the foreign commerce of
the United States during the fiscal year which
ended June 80 1882, embracing both imports
and exports of merchandise and specie, amount
edN to 81 $50 $50 400, as against 81 675 024 31S
during the preceding fiscal year, showing a
falling off of $105, ,164, ,S62. The value of the
exports OF domestic merchandise from the
United States during the fiscal year ended
June 30, 1882 amounted to S733, ,073, ,937, as
against $3.50, 25,9i7 during the preceding year,
a falling off of $3.50, 1852, ,010. The only COM
modify the value of the exports of which ex-
hibited an increase of any considerable magni-
tude was petroleum. During the eleven
months ended May 81, 1882 the value of the
exports of petroleum amounted to $465 1I2
as against S34, 762, ,3i1 during the corresponding
months of the preceding fiscal year. showing an
increase of S11 ,S00,S0l. The value of the i'm
ports of merchandise into the United States
during the year ended June 80, 1882 was larger
than during any previous year in the history
of the country 1t amounted to $72i, ,623,3l7,
as against $6i2, ,664,G2 during the preceding
fiscal year, showing an increase of $S1 958, $50,
or 1877 per cent. The value of the exports of
merchandise from the United States during
the last fiscal year exceeded the value of i'm
ports of merchandise into the United States by
the sum of SO 727 $50. This excess of the
value of the exports over that of the imports of
merchandise was less than during any preced-
ing year since the year ended June 80, 1915.
THE most extensive conflagration that ever
visited Gardiner, Me-, began little before
o'clock Monday evening in Moore & Brewn's
planing-mill. A cluster of manufactures are
located at this point. The wind blew the
flames away from the main business streets into
the saw-mills aud fOundiies. Owing to the
protracted drought and the infammable nature
of the buildings this part of the city was a
perfect tndcr-box and in few minutes the
run of factories was in flames. The local fire
department was inadequate to cope with them,
and help was called for from the adjoining
towns, which responded promptly. A high
wind set in and drove the fire with great fury
down Bridge street, eating up the tenement
house in its path like melting snow. About
twenty acres were burned over. All the manu-
factories on the lower dam were swept away,
and between three hundred and four hundred
men are thrown out of employment. Some
sixty dwelling houses were destroyed. The
less will be upward of 100000, while the in
surance will not reach half that figure. As
soon as the ruins cool the work of reconstruc-
ton will begin. Large numbers of loOters
piled their nefarious vocation. While the