Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-12-31
WASHINGTON.
THE USUAL BUDGET OF NEWS FROM
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL
CrooEedness at Military Barracks-The
National Soldiers Home-Death of Jo-
sephine Meeker-Various Jottings.

CrooEedness at Military Barracks-The
National Soldiers Home-Death of Jo-
sephine Meeker-various Jottinss.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 3O.-Rear Admiral
Balch, United States navy, is to be retired
Jan. 3, 1883.
The usual orders for army and navy
officers to call upon the president New
Years day, were issued this morning.
The ways and means committee this
morning, resumed consideration of the
schedule of wool, taking up the item of
manufactured cloths, shawls. etc., other
wise provided for. Without deciding upon
the rate it was practically determined to
increase from the commissioners report,
though not up to the present rate.
Miss Josephine G. Meeker, daughter of
the late n. g. Meeker, who was tortured
and killed by the Ute Indians, in the
massacre of 1879, died here this morning.
Miss Meeker was clerk in the Office of the
secretary of the interior, and was held in
high esteem for her personal qualities
She and her mother were for some time
prisoners in the hands of the Utes after the
massacre of 1879.
All executive departments closed at
noon to-day.
The forthcoming report of the COM
missioner of patents will show the receipts
OF that Office, ended at noon to-day, are
more than $1,OO0,OOO.
The comptroller of the currency to-day
extended the corporate existence of the
FIRST National bank of Omaha.
Checks were mailed to-doy by the treas
urer to pay January interest on outstand-
ing United States bonds.
Reports have reached the Indian bureau
from the Cherokee country, Indian terrific
ry, to the effect that white men are erect
ing buildings and fencing off pastures in
the Cherokee outlet. Commissioner Price
has addressed letter to Agent Tufts, at
Muskogee, to warn herders to remove with
their stock from the reservation, allowin g
twenty days for their exit. If the herders
fail to get out then, the agent Is authorize
ed to call upon the military and eject
them.
Receipts of national bank notes for re-
demption for the week ending to-day,
1924 400; bonds held by treasurer as secur-
ity for national bank circulation $685., 1884,
$50; to secure public moneys in national
bank repositories 1854, 900; bonds de-
posted to secure circulation during the
week 100000; bonds to secure circula-
ton withdrawn during the week $685.
900; national bank notes outstanding 1852,
651, 1859; lawful money on deposit to re-
deem notes of national banks reducing cir
culation $239, S94.74; iquidating banks
$135,616.64; failed banks 81, O68,4 O2.
Bowen failed to appear in the police
court to-day in the Dickson case and for
feited 81 900 bonds. The court decided to
admit Drivers evidence, and the case
closed. Argument will be heard Tuesday.
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
Raum left for Illinois tonight, to resume
his campaign for the senatorship to sue
coed Senator David Davis. Before leaving
he visited Senator Logan.
Deputy Marshal Josiah Henry, brother
of the late marshal, has resigned. It is ru-
mored that j. F. Coke, ex-proprietor of
Wizards hotel, will be made first deputy.
Secretary Chandler has ordered COM
mandants of Lazy yards to reduce by 80
per cent. the number of men employed
under the appropriation for the mainten-
ance of yards and docks. The class affect
ed by the order is watchmen, keepers of
fire extinguishing apparatus, and persons
employed in like occupations. The reduc-
ton does not extend to skilled mechanics
and workmen generally. The effect of the
order will be reduction of about $1,000
in the monthly expenses of the yards, and
this saving, it is believed, will allow of the
yards beng kept open until March next,
by which date it is expected congress will
have made further appropriation.
The board of managers of the National
Soldiers homes ask 1922, OS8 for the next
fiscal year. Five hundred more inmates
are expected than last year; $50 were ad-
mitted the past year. The managers re-
commend that worthy destitute soldiers,
even though they cannot trace their ills to
origin in the service, be admitted. The
inmates of the homes number $4,000.
Lieut.. John O'Connell, Eighth infantry,
sentenced to make good his deficiency in
his accounts of $1,479 while acting as as
sistant quartermaster at Benecia barracks,
California, and be dismissed from the
service, has had the dismissal part
RENTED and the amount will be made
good reduced to 1854. The secretary of
war says, the record of the proceedings in
this case discloses the most discreditable
condition of affairs at the post of Benecia
barracks during the period when the de-
fiency of coal charged against the accused
occurred. The officers will be called upon
to make restitution to the government in
the several sums due from each for the IT.
regular use of coal as follows: Lieut.. Col.
j. ID. Wilkins, 800; Capt. w. 8. Worth, $57;
Capt. Charles Porter, 500; Lieut.. G. A. Ear
nest, $12; Lieut.. b. Johnson, Jr., $57;
Lieut.. Ed. Lynch, $57.
New postof6ces established to-day:
Bulun, Gilmer county, Ca, Jas. W. Parker,
postmaster; Sloan, Brown county, ILL.,,
John @ Burgesser, postmaster; Lone Lake,
Jackson county, Mimi, w. s. Creed, post
master; Red Lake, Beltrami county, Mimi,
w. R. Spears, postmaster; Unicorn, Lam
caster county, Penn, Daniel w. Blair, post
master; Bellvue, Clay county, Texas; Chas.
j. Hale. postmaster; Paloduro,
Armstrong county, Texas, Chas.
M. IHinsdale, postmaster; Lebeau
Walworth county, OAK, David F.
Curlu, postmaster; Stanton, Mercer coun
ty, OAK, Jas. McGrath, postmaster; Boil
ridge, Pulaski county, Mo-, David D. Boyl,
postmaster: Cassidy, Christian county,
No., Robt. M. Davis, postmaster; Cline,
Knox county. Neb., Samuel Cline, post
master; Brookside, Lycom1ng county,
Pa, Samson A. Graham, postmaster; Ha-