Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-05-14
A BEACON FLICKERING.
The Action of the Sea Endangering
Light House.

WASHINGTON, May 12.-The Lighthouse
Board is informed that the beach in front
of the lighthouse on sand Island, Mobile
Bay, Alabama, is rapidly wearing away,
and that the safety of the lighthouse is
threatened. Steps will be taken to pro-
tect the lighthouse, and if found necessary
it will be removed to place of more Sc
curity.
The resignation of Lieut.. Col. Suido IL
ges, to take effect Immediately, in aceor-
dance with the intimatiOn of the Secre-
tary OF War telegraphed him on Monday
last, was received by Gen. Terry at st.
Paul to-day and has been forwarded to the
war Department.
Attorney General Brewster has rendered
an opinion to the effect that the title to
the Arlington estate is good, and that the
amount appropriated by Congress to
satisfy the judgment in favor of the heirs
OF General Lee may be paid to them, pro-
vided $4,000 be impounded until the
question of taxes to that amount now
standing on the assessment rolls against
the estate be settled.
The receipts of the Post Office Depart
ment for the first half of the current fiscal
year amount to So, ,033, ,979, the expenses
to 500, ga, ,445, and the surplus to $1,3S9,-
534
The National Board of Health has in
formed the local authorities at Memphis
that after June / next they will have to
bear part of the expenses of the Quaran-
tine stations on the Mississippi river be-
tween New Orleans and Memphis.
A new counterfeit s. gold coin has made
Its appearance. 1t puports to be coin
of the United States struck at New Or
leans in 1S43. 1t is heavily plated and is
1917 grains light.
The Acting Commissioner of Internal
Revenue has decided that the dies, rolls and
plates used by the government in the pro-
d1ctiOn of proprietary revenue stamps
in all cases where it is practicable to ef-
fectually cancel the stamp engraved
thereon and leave them available for
printing wrappers or labels, may be re-
turned upon application to the original
owners. All costs incurred in such can
collation. must be borne by the original
owners of the dies, rolls and plates.
At the annual assay of coins of the
United States, held by the Assay Commits
siOners in February last, it was found that
some gold coins issued from the New Or
leans mint in January, 1882, were 7-100
of 900 below the limit-a greater devia-
tiOn from the legal standard than is al
lowed by law. Mr.. SnOwden, Superin-
tendent of the Philadelphia mint, was de-
tailed to go to New Orleans to investigate
the matter. His report, which has Just
been submitted to the Secretary of the
Treasury, places the responsibility for the
deficiency on the assayer of the New Or
leans mint.
The Lighthouse Board gives notice
that on or about June II whistling buoy,
painted black, will be moored outside of
the Chincoteague and Turner's shoals, on
the coast of Virginia, in fathoms of
water, Assoteague lighthouse bearing
north by west half west, distant 81 miles.
1t is surmounted by a whistle operated
by the motion of the sea, and giving blasts
at short intervals. On the same date the
black first class can buoy, known as the
Eastern Turner's Lump buoy, will be re-
moved.
The Bureau of Statistics of the Treasu-
ry Department reports during the month
Of April that there arrived in the customs
districts of Baltimore, Boston, Detroit, |
Huron, Minnesota, New Orleans, New !
Ork, PassamaquOddy, Philadelphia and |
san Francisco, 7S,475 immigrants. The |
arrivals of immigrants in the same dis |
.ricts during the corresponding month |
asst year numbered 104, ,274, a decrease of |
%, ,799. The arrivals in these districts for |
he ten months ending April 80, were 417,- |
i89. For the same period last year they |
we're 544,601, decrease of 126 ,912 for this |
7ear.