The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-11-01
WASHINGTON.
News Gathered About the Capital
City,

City,
WASHINGTON, Oct. 27.-Condition
of the treasury to-day: Gold coin and
bullion, $208, 74I $40; silver dollars and
bullion, 1920, 1864; fractional silver
coin, $26,678,675; United States notes,
$53, 1873 1856; total, $409, 300,414; certifi-
Gates outstanding, gold, S52,019,089;
silver, $85, O61 ,271; currency, $12, 259,-
600.
The Encouragement has rendered
an opinion in regard to the effect of
the clause in then tariff law, which
provides that there shall be no allow
ance for breakage, leakage or damage
BON wines, liquors, cordials and distilled
spirits The Encouragement holds
that the proviSo does not require an
assessment duty upon greater guam
tity than is actually imported as
shown by the returns of the proper
officer.
Upon the report of the commits
sioner of pensions, the secretary of
the interior to-day suspended from
Belva A. Lockwood and E. ii. Gilston
s. 10. who are pension attorneys in
this city. Mrs. Lockwood is accused
of receiving illegal fees and with
holding pension money, and Gilston
q Co. of filing fraudulent pension
claims. The former has addressed a
letter to Chief Justice Coleridge, ask
ing him to use his influence to pave
the way for the admission of women
to the bar in England, and Lord Cole
ridge in reply has promised to make
known parts of her communication in
his own country.
The president has issued his procla-
nation designating Thursday, No
vember 29, as day of national thanks
giving.
The Star Publishes an interview
with United States District Attorney
Corkhill, in regard to the investiga-
tion now making by that officer in
to fraudulent operations of pension
attorneys. The district attorneys
have been engaged in fraudulent
practices and he has received hun
dreds of letters since the publication
of INSTRUMENTATION to Secretary Tel
Ter, containing specific complaints of
attempted frauds on the part of firms
in the pension business in this city.
He estimates that soldiers and their
relatives have been defrauded out of
millions of dollars through fraudu-
lent practices of these attorneys and
expressed his intention of bringing
the matter before the grand jury.
Col. Corkhill renews his request that
all soldiers or others having copies of
descriptive circulars from agents in
this city, or any knowledge of any
fraudulent transactions on their part
will mail him full information upon
the subject, in order that he may
bring the guilty parties to Justice.
The president has issued the follow
ing thanksgiving proclamation:
"By the president of the United States
of America, a proclamation:
"In furtherance of the custom Of
this people at the closing of each yeal
to engage, upon a day set apart fol
that purpose, in special festival Of
praise to the Giver of all good; j
Chester A. Arthur, president of thu
United States, do hereby designate
Thursday, the goth day of Noyembel
next, as q day of national thanksgiv
ing. The year which is drawing to al
end has been replete with evideHc
of divine goodness, prevalence o
health, fullness of harvest, stability o
peace and order, growth of fraterna
feeling, spread of intelligence ant
learning, continual enjoyment of civi
and religious liberty. ALI these ant
countless other blessings are cause TO
reverent rejoicing. l do. therefore
recommend that on the day above ap
pointed people rest from their accus
toned labors, and meeting in thei
several places of worship expires
their devout gratitude to God that II
hath dealt so bountifully with thi
nation. and pray that His grace an
favor abide with it forever.
(Signed) CHESTER A. ARTHUR,
President.
BY FREp'K. FRELINeHuYsEN,
Secretary of State.