The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1882-11-07
AT HOME AND ABROAD.
Continued From Firs, PAGE
Washington MANS Nniss


ending November 4th, l,O52,9OO standard
silver dollars have been put in circulation
by the United States minis. During he
same period last year but 3GO, 400 circu-
lated. Most all the annual reports Of the
treasury department are ready for the Sec
rotary. Generally speaking, the reports
this year are unimportaht, owing to the
liberal appropriations of congress for the
last fiscal year. The most interesting re-
ports, those of the comptroller of the cur
rency and the United States treasurer, will
not be ready Till later. The order of the
secretary, that no reports will be made
public till after having been carefully consid.
cred by him, will have the effect of delaying
publication, Comptroller Knox saws his
report will be comparatively unimportaut
aud confined chiefly to routine business.
GONE TO VOTE.
Very little business is being done in the
executive departments today, every one
having legal residence outside of the Dis
trict of Columbia where an election occurs
tomorrow having gone home to vote.
THE COLONIZATION TRICK.
1t is rumored that large number of col
ored men from here have been imported
into Virginia to vote against the straight
outs.
WILL FOLLOW SUIT.
Rumors of Postmaster-Gcnrral II0wes
intention to resign are again revived. Per
sons claiming To know say the resignation
of his son Frank, rs chief clerk of the de.
partment is evidence that the old gentle.
man contemplatcs following.
ARMY INTELLIGENCE.
General Sherman has decided in regal d
to the Office OF assistant surgeon. general OF
the army, made vacant by the appointment
of Colonel Coone as surgeon-general that
no officers in the rank below Colonel have
an inchoate right to it, but that senior
surgeon who now holds rank of lieutenant.
colonel is entitled to rank colonel, and that
any of the surgeons of the rank of colonel
may be designated to act as assistant sur
gcOn-generaI.
A MIDDLE IN HAWAII.
Dispatches received by the acting secrc.
tary of the navy this morning from the com
mander of the United States shin Alaska
At Honolulu, report n scriousstate of affairs
there, growing ont of dissatisacti n among
sugar planters. The planters have formed
a protection union and made protests to the
King against the selection of his cabinet
They urge more liberal and progressive
policy than indicated by the kings goy-
ernment. The king, in replying, recog-
ni2cd the right OF all to make suggestions
and said if the grievance were
real their appeal would be considered.
Meantime there has been no change in the
situation and the king has issued proca-
nation that he will be crowned February
II. The report further says the matter will
probably drift along until coronation day
when indications point to disturbance
unless the alleged evil is remed led Com
plants Of the membels of the union appear
IN hn hat hn al ,...Is 81
ment is not sufficiently liberal, and they
urge better opportunity for bringing in
labor and the adoption of Il course looking
to the continuation of the reciprocity
treaty with us, which, it is acknowledged
has added so largely TO the wealth of the
| islands The union is prepared to send a rep
| roSentation to the United States to urge
| the continuation of the treaty when il ok.
| pircs.
YELLOW JACK ON THE BORDER.
From official reports received by the
marine hospital service to-day it is learned
| That there has been % cases of yellow fever
ana no deaths at Brownsville during the
week ending November 18th, making a total
OF 1000 cases and lii deaths since its first
| appearance in that city. A dispatch from
Brownsville dated the 18th says: The mail
| started to-day. All valuable mail has found
exit via Monterey, Mexico; alsfa dispatch
of the same date from Laredo says that
owing to the extreme heat prevailing the
authorities here refuse to permit Pena mail
| from Brownsville to be forwarded even after
lumieation. The thermometer ranges as
high as 02o daily. As soon as change OF
weather occurs the delayed mail will be
lumigated and forwarded. The total
ut Pensacola during the epidemic to date
has been 2,236, while deaths have been
but $50,
ENutATING DELoNG.
The revenue marine service Oft the treasury
department received adviCes this MORNING
| ( ON the commander of the revenue steamer
Corwin. The communication is dated An.
nilaski IL says the Corwin had steamed
within q short distance of Point Barrow. i'm
the Arctic, and found clear water as far ms
! they could sec, The commander ventures
the opinion that If he had been prepared,
and had any object IN making the attempt,
that he could have Ia ken the vessel directly
through to New York.
FULLER DETAILS.
The report of Lieutenant Healy, com
mnnder OF the revenue steamer Corwin. coy
Gring the operations Of the vessel ON her
second northern cruise up to the pm
ultimo, has been received at the treasury
department, having been mailed from
Annnsk. Lieutenant llealy says of tn,
natives of st. Lawrence Bay: "For the ben
eHt of any who may he cast upon' the hos
pitality and kindly feelings of the natives o
the northern shores, | would earnostl,
recommend that some token OF appreciation
be offered them, This will insure the OK
tension of that hospitality and protection
/ which to castaways means lie itself
. with regard to Master Putnam he saws
"We learned from the st Lawrence Island
ers that on the sixth day after the depart
urc OF the Rodgers the body of the unlor
5 tunate Master Putnam was found on Tho
ice between the north and south head
, From the story they tell 1t appears that
few days after the departure an easterl,
, wind sprang up, which freshening into ,
gale brought an ice iloe into the bay and
formed pack, filling the entire extent
, Upon the ice the natives hunted
r seal and during the excursion
saw the body OF Putnam, aud by his side
, revolver, sled and the skeleton of dog.
Early in August the Corwin entered Ia,
Arctic ocean. Al(era days cruise here sh,
spoke u number OF fleets, The CAPTAIN q
the bark George and Susan reported th
loss of u steamer whalcr, North Star, crusbe,
in ice July Sth, and the Corwin relieved hin
: Of one of her wrecked seamen, the re
, mander having sailed Tor Sn,
Francisco by the Thomas pope