Morning journal and courier., 1882-11-18
News by Telegraph FROM ALL QUARTERS. RIVERS AND HARB0RS. No Chance For the Jobbers
 This Year. 4 MOVE TO HEAD THEM OFF. Secretary Lincoln to Recommend
 No Appropriation. AN EXTENSIVE ELECTRICAL STORM, Peculiar Effects on the Teie-
 graph Wires.
AN EXTENSIVE ELECTRICAL STORM.
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL,

Rivers and I{arbors-NO Appropriation to
 be Eecornm ended this Winter-secre-
 tary Lincoln Against It-Demoeratic
 Opposition to General Pope-Other Mat
 ters.
 WASHINGTON, Nov 1.-The report that Secretary Lincoln will recommend that no river and harbor appropriation bill bs passed this winter excites considerable adverse com ment. prominent Democratic Senstor says taat this move is no doubt made on account of the rebuke given by the people to the Re publican party and the river and harbor job bers. He, however, belittles the effect of the Secretary's proposed action, saying that the objection to the bill was not on account of the expenditure of so much money this year, but on account of the spending of any money at all on certain of the rivers and har- bors. A Republican member of the Com merce committee thinks that the recommend ation is the result of a conference between Secretary Lincoln and the President, but that there will be enough local pressure to create demand for 8 new bill, the recommends tion to the contrary notwithstanding, and that it is not impossible that the President may have to resort to the veto again. The same member says. however, that there is no danger of the present Congress passing another river and harbor bill over a veto.
 w. H. Prescott, who was with General Grant appointed commissioner to negotiate d new commercial treaty with Mexico, called at the State department to day and had 8 long interview with Secretary Frelinghuysen re- garding the duties of the commission. No
 inc is yet fixed for their departure. It is understood that the Democrats will make fight in the Senate against the con Lsz De- The friends of General Fitz John Porter cuse Pope of instigating the overthrow of Porter, and this with Pope's well known anti Democratic principles will it is thought, combine all the Democrats against him. The value of the exports of breadstufs during October amounted to $15 ,2O5, 1O3, nearly million more than in October of last year The total for the last four months was $84, ,sS1 ,7l9, nearly 8 million and a half more than in the corresponding months of 1881.
 The blank division of the Postofice de partment has so far furnished letter balances, ! markers, etc, to 500 of the $500 fourth ! class postofhces. Owing to the deficiency of the appropriation, 2, 800 of the remaining of s ices cannot be furnished this year. The Postmaster General in his report will recon ! oend the use of uniform cancelling ink ! throughout the country. Each postmaster ! now makes his own selection.
 Thomas R. Focte was arraigned in the po- lice court this morning on 8 charge of at
 tempting to improperly influence the Star route jury. Foote entered plea of not \ guilty, and his counsel waived an examina-
 ton, saying that he preferred to have the
 case go direct to the grand jury. The bail
 was fixed at s2,Ooo, which will be furnished { tomorrow, 8 suspension having been grant ' ed until that time.
 The Cabinet meeting to-day was brief and | unimportant. The contents of the annual re ! ports were again discussed, several Cabinet
 officers detailing what their respective reports ! would show. Neither politics or removals ! were discussed.
 General Pierola of Peru, who is stopping
 here, said to night that his visit to Washing
 ton had not been planned with the idea of
 having interviews with the President or the
 Secretary of State regarding Peruvian affairs
 but that he should not be sorry if an oppor
 tunity offered for such interviews. He hal
 met neither yet and has no appointment with ! them He remains several days.