Daily globe., 1883-07-11
WASHINGTON.

men smuggled into this country thronob
British Columbia. The fact has been
reported to the president, who will order
their departure.
THE LOTTERY CASES,
The postmaster general has gone to New
York, and will not return until the latter
part of the week. 1t is not probable anv
further action will be taken in the lottery
matter until his return. 1t is likely the
postmaster generals reply to the query
whether his decision applies to the agency
in this city will take the form of general
order TO all postmasters throughout the
country, forbidding them to deliyer regis
tered letters or cash money orders directed
to accredited agents of MA. Dauphin. The
representatives of the com pany intend to
test the legality of such an order should it
be issued.
YELLOW FEVER.
The surgeon general o: the marine hos
pltal service to-day received a telegram
from DR.. Jos. Jones, president of the board
of health of New Orleans, as follows: The
Swedish bark Bernia arrived nine days out
from Vera Cruz at Mississippi quarantine
station, with three cases of yellow fever,
The bark was not bound for New Orleans,
but in distress. The surgeon general is
also informed the steamship City of Mex
lco left Havana on the 7th for New York,
with supposed cases of yellow fever on
| board.
COMMITTED TO THE ASYLUM.
Capt. John ?. Walker, OF the Third cay
airy, recently adjudged insane at Jefferson
barracks, Mo-, has been brought here and
committed to the government insane
asylum for treatment
PRESIDENTIAL APPOINTMENTS.
| The president has appointed John II.
Livingston United States marshal to South
Carolina, vice Absalom Blythe, resigned
and the following postmasters: Miss Fran
ces L. Stewart, YpsiIanti, Mich; L. J..
Gandz, York, Neb.; John o. Frink, TAYLOR,
Texas.
POSTAL EARNINGS.
During the third quarter Of the fsca
year the receipts of the postoffice depart
ment were $11,912376, expenditures $1O,-
793. 3.499; surplus $1,119,S77. For the nine
mouths of the fiscal year ended March 81,
1888, the receipts were $33 3,946, 1856: expen-
ditures, $31, ,436,914; surplus, $2,5O9,442
NEW BANK AUTHORIZED.
The comptroller of the currency has an
thorized the Anoka National bank. of Ano-
ka, Mich, to begin business With capital
of 100000.
ASKED FOR RETENTION.
delegation from Erie, Pa, headed by
ex Representative Watson, called on the
president to-day and asked the retention
| of Barr as collector of custom at that port.
LOTTERY DECISION.
telegram was received at the post
Office department to-day from the post
master at Memphis. Tenn, reporting num-
| bers OF money orders and registered mail
packages being received there for the
Louisiana Lottery company, and asking
If the recent decision of the postmaster
general was intended to apply to all agents
of the company. Chief Clerk Walker in
reply teiegraphed that the decision ap-
| piled only to the agents in New OrIeans
and New York.
BOUNCE ON crock AND RYE"
Commissioner Evans has instructed
Collector Harvey to make demand upon
the manufacturers of Rock and Rye for
the payment of special taxes as rectifers
| and liquor dealers from the 1st instant.
and to require all persons in his district
who sell that compound TO pay special
taxes as liquor dealers.
HURRY THEM IN.
The commissioner of internal revenue
has issued circular modifying and SUP
plementing circular No. 129 as follows:
In view of the fact that there was no spe-
| chic cappIopriotian made by congress at the
last session to meet the expense of cancel
latlon and return after REDEMPTION of
| stamps imprinted on checks or drafts. it
becomes necessary to inform the public
that such drafts, checks and stamps will
not be received for cancellation and return
for redemption after the 31st of July. All
stamps imprinted upon drafts, checks, etc
received for REDEEM ption after that date, if
redeemed, will be destroyed with drafts or
checks.
PENSION FUNDS,
The treasury department yesterday and
to day issued warrants for the payment of
$14 100000 on account of army and navy
pensions for the fiscal year ending June
80, 1884
THE COURT OF CLAIMS.
red to the court of claims the case of Ben
jamin ?. Runkle, against the United States
claim for pay as q retired army officer.
The case OF Florine A. Austen, admins
tratrix of the estate of Stanley S. Austen
against the United States has also been
filed in court of claims, under q special
act of congress. This is claim for 1867
800, for oottonts seized during thcirebellion
PENSION OFFICE CRoOKEDNEss.
A clerk in the examiners divisions Of
the pension bureau namedJ. J. Alley. and
a pension agent named j. c. Wellmett.
were to-day arrested on the charge Of hav-
ing violated the revised statutes in the
furtherance of scheme to defraud pen
sioners of the United States. The officials |
in the pension bureau say they have evil |
dence of conspiracy between clerks of the |
pension Office and Wei NETT by which ap-
plicents for pensions have been defrauded |
On representations of ability the conspira-
tors push along their claims rnd secure |
them pensions in advance of the regular |
proceedings of the Office. During the |
latter part of June of this year they |
became aware of the existance of ssuch a |