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VASHINGEON NOTES.

WASHINGTON. Wednesday, Oct 4. 1882.
There were 397 land patents and sxty-eght pension
certificates issued the Department OF the Interior to
day.
Second Assistant Poltmaster-General Elmer returned
to the city to-day took charge Of the Post Ofce De-
partmcnt.
New gold certificates TO the amount Of 100000 were
to-day sent by the Treasury Department to Newly
for the signature Assistant Treasurer Acton and for
distribution.
Tie Controller Of the Currency mas called upon the
national banks repor, exhibiting their condition at
close OF business Tuesday, Inc luu Gay Oh Tue
present mouth
Information has received at the internal Revenue
Bureau capture, by Collector j. W. Phillips, of an
Illicit dstillery Of W. T. Ford. in Pickett County Ten
nessee the Kentucky line
Superintendent Gurey, of the Free Delivery Service
Of the Post Office Department is engaged IN preparing
his annual report The number Of pieces Of postal mat
ter handled By carriers will exceed l,l43, loS,OOO
Mr. Pollock. the agent who was sent out by the In
dian Bureau to investigate the charges made against
Agent McGilicuddy. of the Pine Ridge Agency Da-
kota has informed the Department officials by letter
that the charges Of shortage i'll the accounts or the
agency not sustained so Tar az ms investigation mas
gone.
Secretary Teller to-day addressed communication TO
the Comms sloner Of the General Land Office, reyokng
the order made by his PREDECESSOR that certain lands IN
Dakota Territory known the Turtle Mountain Indian
Iauds withheld occupancy Of settlers under
the Homestead and Presumption laws oi the United
States.
statement prepared at the Post Office Department
shows that the amount Of money orders issued during
the fiscal year ended Jnne 80. 1892,
Co. an increase of more than teu millions
over the previous year. The amount OF orders paid
amounted to S1I5,O5S,75S g. On this amount OF
business the gross revenue amounted 20 @l199oo4 80
which, after deducdng all expenses leaves net revenue
OF about 100000.
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resolved to send deputies to the forthcoming Congress
at Cologne
dispatch from st. Petersburg that the death OF
Tan Chu leader Of the DUNCAN rebellion in China solves
grave diplomatic difficulty, China persistently de-
manded his surrender.
General Billot. French Minister OF War In behan OIL
President Grevy congratulated General Chanzy on
the success of the late military maneuvres.
Cremidi, Sons Co.. merchants, Of No l34 fencnuroh
st., London, E. c. also carrying on business at f@s
and Corfu Panaiotta Cremda, have iaiied' Win
liabilities amounting to 4l2O,Voo.
dispatch from Glasgow says that Professor Blackie
and others are about to start fresh land agitation In
the Highlands. The movement is wholly independent
OF the Land League party.
President Grevy to-day delivered the beretta 10 MOI
signor Czack Pspal Nuncio in Paris, who was re-
Gently created cardinal NJ Grevy congratuate Car
dnal Gfackt the coneliatory spirit shown by him In
the performance OF the duties OF his Office.
KINGSTON. Sept. 26-The prisoner Westgate, alias
OBrien who confessed TO having stabbed Lord frede-
rick Cavendish is not to be sent 10 England after ALL Inc
authorities here have received instructions TO DO with
him as they deem best He s still confined In the Span
ish town jail, and is remaIded weekly. The asi-
tation begun by the publication OF the private corre-
spondence the Governor and the Chief spec-
tor of Schools Thomas Capper has now fully developed
long time agta ed the proposed unjust imposition
on its revenue of the Florence Damages.
VICTORIA b. c., Oct. 4-Gold dlggings that pay $40
dav have been discovered in the Caribou district, III
the Loet district there is much excitement It s be-
lieved that and rich god-deld have been found
MONTREAL, Oct. 4-Three members Of the lumber
firm of q. s. Hayes Co., Of ST. Johns. have been ar
rested for orgeTies to the extent OF $4,000 The sigma
lures TO about twenty notes OF customers are the aAess
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ALEXANDER H. STEPHENS CHOSEN GOVERNOR BY
LARGE MAJORITY-DETAILs OF TIE RESULT.
COLUMBUS, Ca, Oct. 4.-The election to-day
for Governor and state House officers passed off quietly
throughout this section. The indications that the
whole Democratic ticket IL elected in the IYth Cone
gessona District by the largest majority given by
the party. In ths county Iuscogee) tAe Democratic
ticket received 80 per cent Of the votes cast
Their State Senator and members OF the Lower House
were elected without opposition.
ATLANTA GA, Ocs 4-Dispatehes received thus far in
dcate that stephens. heDemocratio nominee for Gov
has carried nearly every county and his maj ory
points to 40 900 or 900 IN the State The regularly
will he elected The indications that very few Re-
pu0hcGns have been elected TO the General Assembly
AUGUSTA, Ga. oct 4The elcc tiOu paesed off quietly.
Only half the regular vote was poed. In this county
(Richmond stephenss majority is ABOUT 1900 Reports
to The Chronicle ndIca5e tna every county in this dis
trot has gone Democratic 5tephenss majority in the
district will be about 5000 His majority In the State
is estimated et 10000 Burke C0naty, in the Ist Dis
trct, giyos Gartrel from 600 to 700 majority.
MACON, Ca. Oct. 4-Teegrams from all parts OF the
State indicate quiet election and very small vote.
The entire state Democratic ticket is elected by a
probable majority Of 10000
SAVANNAH, Ca, Oct 4.-Stephens will carry the Ist
and lid Districts by large majority, though the vote
viii not be so large in 1850. Chatham County viii
give him about 1,6OO majority.
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CONGRESSIONAL NOMINATIONS.

WHITEHALL \. Y, Oct Az. A johnson,
Glens Falls tOdaY nominated for S9ngr ss oy the
Rel ubicans OF tne XVIIth Congressional District
ROME, n Y Oct 4-The Oneida County Republican
Convention nominated samuel H. FOX ior congress.
WORCESTER Mas, Oct. 4-The Republican ConVen-
on Of the Xth Congressional District, held here this
morning unanimously renOminated william W. Rice
NORFOLK Va oct. 4--Ihe I'D Congressional District
Democratic Convention Portsmouth to-day nominated
K q. Marshall, OF Portsmouth
MuwAuKEF Wia oct 4-The Peace Committee ap-
pointed by the Republican State Central Committee
10 settle the Keyes-HazeltOn dispute in the IIId
District have succeeded getting the consent OF Dotl
To withdraw. Ex-Governor Luclus tarcnild
will probably be nominated ,-.
rhe Pronbiiionists OF the Vth District to-day noip
mated X. l.. wing, Of Kewanee, for Congress
CHICAGO. Oct 4-The Republicans OF the lst Con-
cregsoual District this morning nominated II '"
Dmham president OF the Chicago Board OF Trade. The
nomination was a SURPRISE as 1t was conceded on ali
hands ND 10 the opening OF the convention that Wnam
Aldrch nah walk-ovef Tor I1s h,i1 tIe nominated
W p Black for Congress, III place ol mayor N@i'o'
Harrison, who declined ,
BALTIMORE Oct. Al. F. c. Talbot was rehouhIaIeu
,ol h rbe Denooratio Convention al Westminster. as
r nan,,,,e candidate for Congress for the lid Dis
triet of MARYLAND Colonel Theodore r. Lang was homi'
natd tonieht M the Republican candidate for Congress
-, tho Io Istriet comprising the first nine wards or
this c,tv Henry stockbridge was nominated tonlsn
as the RepubncaE candidate Tor congress ior INC H
District. . -,
Tor,sv,,tr Ky Oct 4.-The PrOhibitionlsts OF this
sr,cf to-day nominated j. Monte Hunter for Congress
GprrssnoEo. ~ c. Oct. 4-The Republican Conven-
ton for the vth Congressional District met mere oA'
Every county was represented. Colonel j. Winston,
the Independent GreenpacK eaouiu"'e i0' "N
approved.
Ions Post was nominated for Congress last night
~ t,a cra.nbaek-Iabor Convention OF the With
Coucrs.sionai District held AZ No l4o seVensh-aVe
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STRAW BIDS ~ STAR ROUTE CONTRACTS.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 4.-PreviOus to the last
letting star Route contracts bids upon three routes in
Texas received at the Post Once Department from
person signing himself E. @. LiscOm. When the let
ting was made the L1scOm bids accepted After
contracts properly made out and forwarded
was ascertained that such person as Liseom lived
In the locality given by the bidder his residence An
investigation was made which resulted III tracing the
bids TO one A. Cornell reported be citizen Of Rus
sell County Kansas, where, 1t alleged, he edits
paper called The Ha,okeye oGcers Of the department
say it is evident that bids wholly fictitious
rhe notary public before whom the bidder Lscom. and
suretes appeared TO have subscribed Oaths to
company bids has confessed that there such
bidder lscOm and tnat he attached his 1urat 10 the
disc insas who certified TO the pecuniary RESPONSE
by Of the bidder and sureties, also made confession
in which declared that ne knew such person, but
signed the certificate at the instance Of his friend, Cor
nell Cornell and nus suretes will be bound over to ap
pear before the Grand Jury Leavenworh the 10th
Ina
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A THRIFTY COLLECTOR.

HOW COLONEL C. II. HoUGHToN DEFRAUDED THE
GOVERNMENT AT PERTH AMBoY.
TRENTON, Oct. 4.-The trial of Colonel c. II.
Hourhton Collector of the Port OF Perth AmbOy on the
charge OF making fraudulent returns TO the Govern
ment was resumed this morning In the United States
Court Several witnesses testified that their names
wero on the payroll but that they never received any
pay nor performed any duty One witness testified that
he was employed by the year at S25 per month"; and
vet he was reported employed at $50 per month
John w. fraser testified that the Deputy Collector
and Colonel Houghton divided the money received from
the Government. J. Kearney Smith Deputy Collector
vas sworn He wa, shown the payrolls OF 1879 and
a. ked the question whether IL true, Is stated on
these rolls that persons TO whom II Ia stated money
had been paid had been sworn before him as 10 the
amount paid 10 them, and he answered that what ne
had certified 70 the rolls was not true The payr0s
came witness with the names OF the persons VINO
were not In the service written on them by Colonel
Houghton and he (witness made up the amounts and
soiuetmcs the them by the direction oI
Colonel Houghton None Of the persons, however
whose were thus entered had taken the ahdI-
Wits certified To having been taken On nYe paytOls
shown the witness there thirty forged names
and three genuine The defence viii open Tomorrow
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GENERAL POLITICAL NEWS.
DELAWARE REPUBLICAN.
SUSSEX COUNTY REDEEMED AFTER TWENTY-FIVE
YEARS
IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE rRrpusEJ

IBY TELEGRAPH TO TIE TRIBUNE.
WILMINGTON, Del, Oct 4-My latest advices
are that we have carried majority of the Return
ing Board In Sussex County for the first time in
twenty-five years. and we have carried Newcastle
and Kent Counties BY small majorities on the popu-
lar vote. RICHARD HARRINGTON.
Chairman Republican State Central Committee
THE DEMOCRATS CLAIMING ONLY SMALL MA
JoRITY.
WILMINGTON, Del, Oct 4.-Nearly complete
returns from the election yesterday show that the State
has given Democratic majority OF 145 the Inspect
ors ticket and Republican majority of 126 on the AS
SCISSORS ticket Newcastle County Is Democratic by 81
on the Inspectors and the Assessors Kent County
IL Republican by II the Inspectors and 800 the
Asse'sors Sussex County Is Democratic by 10s the
Inspectors and 90 the Assessors The Democrats
elect IL out Of 80 Inspectors IN Newcastle out of
In kent out Of 13 in Sussex, thus controlling the
yassing boards in all three counties.
Lufes-Further returns show the Democratic majority
in the state the Inspectors ticket TO be 2S5 and the
Republican majority the Assessors ticket 113 In
Newcastle County the Democrats have "a majority of
ticket.
Nidni5ht-Complete returns from Newcastle County
to The lOrniig NciCs give a Republican majority OF 80
on The vote Tor Assessors and Democratic majority Of
80 on the vote for Inspectors The returns from the
other two counties have not been verified and fer the
precise vOe IN the state Ia known but the Demo-
cratic majority IS not likely to exceed 100.
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WAR OF RATES PREDICTED.

MINNEAPOLIS, Mimi, Oct. A consultation
was held in this city to-day between s. Merrill, of the
Chicago. Milwaukee and st. Paul Railway Company;
President Porter Of the Chicago ST. Paul. Minneapolis
and Omaha Railway COmpany; aud President Cable, Of
the Rock Island and Peoria Company in regard 20 the
question Of continuing the pool FOR the delivery ut Nil
wauaee and Chicago OF -four from this point and points
north The needing resulted in disagreement and the
breaking OF the pool Messrs Porter and Cable both Civ
ing notice that their companies would withdraw. The
officials are recent but stated that the other companies
charged The Chicago Milwaukee and ST. Paul with vo-
lating compact by shipping whet 70 mills IN the
southern part Of the Sate ald thence reshpping II in
-four outside OF the pool arrangemcnts The breach "a
said he beyond repair, and al Immediate war OF rates
n nIndicfen
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TELEGRAPHIC NOTES.
HEAVY FROST IN NEw.HAMPsHrRE.

HEAVY FROST IN NEW.HAMPsHIRE.
PORTSMOUTH, ~ H., Oct There very
heavy frost about here this morning.
NEW SHIP FOR THE OCEAN STEAMSHIP COMPANY.
CHESTER Penn, Oct Al he new iron steamship
her place on the line the steamship Company.
RECEIPTS AND TAXES OF AN EXPRESS COMPANY
,,ona Express Company for year 1882
$4,000 81.
LAWN TENNIS AT TRINITY COLLEGE
Hartford, Conn. Oct. 4-lhe he nrst place IN the
won BY Clarence NJ Knrtz, Of Reading Penn There were
sixteen entries. -
ALBANY, oct 4.-ihe action for the removal of
Fd%a Newcomb as receiver Of the Atlantic Mutual Life
Sos az a on r O'''
RUMoRED CUSTOM HOUSE SEIZURE
roSion Custom House officers visited dry goods houses in St
stephen a. b. as G %G 20 se 5s Seavy
tity Of goods Proninon' "e~0S N' iep''''" w HoA'
MEDICAL OFFICERS IN CONVENTION,
atom NJ The Assocaon edicdl Officers Of American Ins
tutions tor and Feeble minded Persons began today
At ns s coanty lot
THE NEwHAVEN CUSTOM HOUSE.
Npw-tIAyIsN Oct. 4-C0lleetOr Beers says that he
caused criminal prosecution to be eSoght against
RehGond Arms94s & ro % a Sd on rs .;Tie Ator
ny wick who bring the prosecution be
pERBLIcT SCHOONER OFF SEA GIRr.
SEA (IRT y. j., Oct. A derelct twO-nasted
G sST ses rEo s sS head
she Is Jennie Annie Fisher OF NeWfork Her main
sa IL reefs Tho wreck Is directly In The path
OF coastwise vessels.
NEWPORT BOARD OF WATER WORKS.
NEWPORT K l., Oct. 4.-GeOrge II. Norman was
elected president Mayor Franklin secretary, and O. b.
Weaver OF the Newport Board
OF Water this afternoon. The directors are William
ahefied IeuenantIovernOT lay, Mayor Franklin, T. NJ.
seabury W. n. sherman and Postmaster Coggeshal.
PRODUCTION Or AMERICAN STEEL
PHILADELPHIA, Oct. AT noon to-day the Penn
svIvana held ts annual meeting In this
city report read showing in net tons the quantity
OF ia this country IN the past ten
The report increase In production Of steel
100 77s9l2 tons IN ten years reads ike liable
The however, Trustworthy. They undoubtedly
record metaluTgcal achievement accom-
plshAl by any country
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RAILROAD INTELLIGENCE.
THE LOUISVILLE AND NASHVILLE

THE LOUISVILLE AND NASHVILLE.
THE ANNUAL MEETING OF Observation-Disclosures
OF THE ANNUAL REpoRT-CHASGEs IN THE
BOARD OF DIRECTORS.
LOUISVILLE, Oct AT the annual meeting
the stockholders OF the Louisville and Nashville Rail-
road President Baldwin submitted his annual report
which forth that the number of Lilies Of road oper
ated by the company is 3,233 the bonded debt
amounts TO s5s. 117.77s. and the capital stock to
S5 1885, 513 tho mileage OF road on which this ndeo
edness rests is 71s the gross earnings for the past
year were: Freight Ss,050.339 O4 passengers
3,OO7 AGA "a mails and express Sj27023 6S mls-
cellaneous 1902 917 09 total Si1,9s7,744 55 opeft
ing expenses, ST. 429,370 3j net earnings, S9'ooe'
S74 20; net from traffic per mile, s2,s2l so ratio OF
expenses G1 81 against the year previous
81 90 per cent; realized from investments S266 442 80;
total income 1924 SIG 50 interest rental, taxes
ETC., s4O30, ,90s 7s deficit Georgia Railway lease
$4,000 dividend paid. February 10, at per cent
$543. 900; net surplus for the year. s135,oO7 a.
expected that the extension OF the branch to the
Tennessee State line win be completed and open Tor
traffic In the month OF December The road Will be
opened 20 Williamsburg at the crossing of the Cunber-
land River forty ght miles from Livingston, about
the middle OF October. The length o. the extens ion
when completed. will be sixtytwo miles. The president
says The company has made large expenditures
the roads for eaupnent and for advances 70 depend
companies. The bonds marketed dld not PROVIDE III
therefore incurred additional hoatn debt In order that
there should be delay in improving the property Id
increasing It's earning capacity"
President Baldwin estimates that 1t VIII require
So 600 600 additional expenditure in the next slh
months to complete improvements for which the COM
pany L. already under contract and including tue con
pleng the Knoxville branch and other CONSTRUCTIONS
resolution aioi ted Increasing the capital 10
$4,000 OCQ the increase amounting TO something less
than S12. 100000.
The following directors were elected C. C. Baldv in
George C. Clark c. H. Clark, F. ID. CAREY, ". Evans
l.. II. Grcen John l.. Green j. :. Rogers, George A.
Wrslt tu.rfOD James II Woodward. VI.
W. G. Hall and W. :. Williams.
The chief f. e o. the election Is the retirement from
the board of H. Victor comb formerly president OF
the company. -Four OF the directors are new 70 the
management; T. :. Rogers, John VI. Brookman, W. T.
Hall and W. s Williams. The number OF directors was
increased from eleven 10 thirteen and the two othef
vacancies the places OF Nj Newcomb and OF Cen
erai Alexander.
subsequently meeting of the directory was held, and
Mr. Baldwin was reelected president and Mr. Smith first
Vica-nresinnnI
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MISCELLANEOUS NOTES.

BINGHAmToN, n. T., Oct. 4.-There was a
full attendance at the Republican County Convention
to-day. william B. EdT ards was nominated fer County
Judge and Charles L. Topper for County Clerk
WORCESTER Mass, Oct. 4-In the Republican County
Couveution to-day Harvey B. Wilder was renominated
for Register OF Deeds and Edward Brown for County
Treasurer George A. Duel was nominated for County
Commissioner. defeating :. D. Hall
BUFFALO. " Y, Oct 4--The With Judicial Repub-
can Convention continued its session to-day and failed
to make a choice OF candidate the 109th ballot The
ballot stood: Wadsworth g. Brundage 8, Childs 8,
BOwles 5 Rude y Williams 3. The convention adOurneu
until II at Batavia
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FOREIGN NOTES.
LONDON. Wednesday

LONDON, Weuntsday, OCT. q, 1867
Sir Maurice Fitzgerald married to-day to Miss
LILY Bischonsheim.
A Paris dispatch says that NJ. Arthur Meyer, OF the
GouIots and NJ CASTOR Dreyfus fought u duel with
swords. NJ. Meyer wounded In the cheek and hand
A Rsaters correspondent Ut Rome the report OF
u. Pans Figaro that the Pope had been shot at
wholly without foundation
The Gear, Is act OF clemency. has cOInmuted the
sente.os Of death Of Nagomy and Jewseje polite a
eIninsls TO bard la bcr the mines for indefinite
Period
The Madagascar Mission have arrived IN Marseies.
They will visit England, Germany ana the United
tsstes-
Lord Cranhrook, Lord O'Hagan, the Bishop OF Dur
ham, Edwin Booth, the Earl Of Clarendon and Sir Rob
srt k2he President of the Royal Irish Academy, nave
t.Eec the Lorgfellow Memorial Committee
Al Saeeng Of b,-metAllsts held ia this city. II was
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GUITEAU US POISONED BOUQUET

CHICAGO, Oct. 4.-GeOrge Scoville says in
regard to the poisoned bouquet given to Guieau before
his execution that the morning of that day John w.
Guteau Mrs scove and Miss Cheyailler drove TO the
jail On the way they stopped at the florists where the
flowers for funeral had been ordered. While wait
ing Mrs scoville ordered tie bouquet. II handed
TO Joup Guitean who unwrapped the parcel as they
drove along and showed he flowers 10 the ladies' then
wrapping il up again At the ill he gave 1t 20 the
warden who took II 10 Guiteau's cell AS matte. Of
fact Mrs Scoyie never had the bouquet in her hand.
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THE CAMPAIGN IN BROOKLYN.

The Republican canvass in Brooklyn this year
will be under the management OF the AdmirIstra-
ton men. At the meeting of the Executive Com
mittee of the General Committee held at late hour
ON Tuesday night the Campaign Committee Of nine
members was appointed. Albert Daggett
E. ii. Hobbs aud other Anti-Administrs-
ton leaders refused positions iu the
committee, and the following members We're ap.
pointed: p. W. Ostrander, William Dc Lacy, II.
j. Dady John A. Nichols, William IL. Leaycraft. J.
L. Jensen w. ;. Piadwell. Oscar Frisbie aud r. y,
Lang. SIX of these were supporters OF Mr.. folgef
before the state Convention met Messrs. Nichols
and Leaycraft were Cornell men. President Pack
ard Secretary Giiluly and Treasurer Arnott Of the
members OF the Campaign Committee. Two of the
three last named members of the committee do NOE
support the Foiger ticket notwithstanding their
official pOsltIOns.
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THE PHOENIX PARK MURDERERS KNIVES

DUBLIN, Oct. 4.--Ihe weapons used Dy the
urerers of Lord Frederick Cavendish and Under Sec
retary Burke found concealed in the raftcrs Of
stable in the OF house belonging to nan who
was recently Sentenced TO penal seryude for intimi-
dating Mrs Kenny, the widow Of the man murdered in
sevIleplace because he suspected Of having given
,porrnation concerning murders 1t is alleged that
Kepnv was the driver of the in which the assassns
rode on the night of the murder The weapons found
were four knives nine inches long, with blades three
quarters OF an inch wide They are nearly new, and
very sharp and are evidently dissectng knives There
were discOlorauOns them Which, on chemical anay
zatioD proved 10 have been made by human blood lt
js hoped that the murderers viii yet be captured
MeanWhe authorities Observe the strctest secrecy