Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-12-10

revenue in the Fourth district of Michigan
Henry J. Osborne receiver of public mon
sys at Bodie, Cal, and the following regis
tiers of land Offices: Jas. H. Evans, Lake
View. Oregon; Francis Atkinson, Helena
Montana; Chas Alexander, Tucson, Ari
iona.
The corporate existence of the FIRST Ma
tional bank of Greensburg, Ind, is extend
ed to Dec. 8, 1902.
The house agricultural committee ex
poets to complete the preparation of the
agricultural appropriation bill Monday
next,
Most Western members of the house ia
vor a reduction of letter postage to two
cents.
Anderson. of Kansas, whose bill was
adopted by the postoffice committee yes
terday. says he will offer an amendment
when the question is before the house, with
a view to making the act take effect the
next fiscal year.
The director of the mint has amended
the mint regulations so that on and
after Jan. 1. 1883, no charge at assay
Offices will be collected from depositors OF
gold for the transportation of their bullion
to the mint for coinage.
Secretary Teller declined to-day to adopt
the recommendation of the commissioner
general of the land Office looking to the
institution of suits to vacate patents issued
to the Southern Pacific railroad for lands in
the Los Angeles district, California. The
lands in question have been sold by the
railroad and the secretary says neither
justice nor good policy requires the inter-
yeution of the government to disturb the
title conferred.
in response to questions, said that in his
judgment everything possible was done to
effect the rescue of the crews of the first
and second cutters, and that he had no
charges to make against anyone come cted
with the expedition. In reply to the ques-
ton, SIS it or not fact that during the
retreat De Long would order start at a..
m. and then lie in his tent until late and
cause delay when not sick?" Witness said
no such thing ever happened. Adjourned
until Monday.
At meeting of the joint shipping COM
mittee this morning bill to prohibit pay
ment of advance wages to seamen, was APP
proved and ordered to the house. An amend
ment was added allowing shipmasters to
ship their own seamen without interven-
ton of the shipping commissioner. The
effect of the passage of this provision will
be to do away with shipping commission
ers at all ports.
Secretary Folger to-day appointed F. s..
Washington, inspector of hulls, and VIM.
Golden, inspector of boilers of foreign
steamers at New Orleans.
The navy department to-day made pub
lie extracts from the memorandum of De
Long, respecting the unpleasant feeling
which existed between De Long and Col
Inns. Collins is charged with greeting the
captain with much disrespect, disobeying
orders, etc. The extracts say when Collins
went on the ship to make observations
his practice was to remain longer than
necessary. De Longs charge of disobey-
ance was emphatically denied by Collins,
and in the colloquy which ensued, belong
says Collins was curt, contemptuous and
disrespectful in both language and bear
ing, and that he threatened to report his
conduct to the secretary of the navy. The
rough draft of the report to
the secretary of the navy Gov
ering the same ground in detail, was
also made public.
Senior Romero, Mexican minister, will be
one of the Mexican commissioners to meet
Grant and Prescott and negotiate new
treaty between Mexico and the United
States. Romero will be here in three
weeks.