The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1883-09-20
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WASHINGTON,
News Gathered About the Capital
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News Gathered About the Capital
City.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 15.-The Orean
embassy arrived from Chicago this
They were met at the sta
ton by John Davis, first assistant sec
rotary of state, and Lieut.. Mason and
Ensign Faulk, of the navy. The latter
two, who were designated by the preSi-
dent to extend courtesies, were in full |
dress naval uniform. The embassa-
doris were at once driven to the Ar
lington Hotel, where quarters were |
provided for them in house adjoin- |
ing the hotel The whole house, con-
tanning nine rooms. has been
assigned them. Nothing has
yet been determined as to
their future movements, but they
will remain here few days and
then will go to New York, and, proba-
bly,, to Boston, returning here when
the president is in the city.
The report of the commissioners OF
immigration of the state OF New
York shows that 363,374 immigrants
landed at the port of New York from
August 3, 1882, to June 30, 1883, in
C1uSlNes 1llc 1dlRSSU AulllOO1 Au1OSA
in any one month, 1888, was in May,
1883, and the smallest, SS43, in Janu-
airy, the same year.
The duty imposed on the board of
returning pauperS and persons unable
to take care of themselves, to ports
where they came from, has been care
fully exercised and a large number
of undesirable persons have been sent
back.
Commodore English, acting secreta-
ry of the navy, received the following
dispatch from st. John, n. F.:
To charter another foreign ship and
foreign crew for the duty of going
north at this late season, would SIM
ply invite fresh disaster. The Protus
was handled very unskillfully and the
crew behaved shamefully at the
wreck. The ship must be American
manned and differed by the navy and
| thoroughly equipped. Unless win
ter quarters can be reached north of
Cape Athol, the attempt would be
useless. This cannot be done. Nc
Mile bay will be impossible by Octo-
Der 1, at the latest. The ship cannot
winter at Upper Navik and cannot
sledge from there.
[Signed.] 2. F. WIENEs,
Commanding United States Quaran-
| tine.
The following dispatch from Lieut..
Office to-day:
"ST. JOHNS, N. F., Sept. 15.-Signal
officer of the United States: Stores
were not left at Littleton Island, be-
cause it was not in my programme to
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lish depot at or near Cape Prescott
and northWard, as recommended by
Lieut.. Greer, and to reconstruct
and fill gapsIcaused by ruptures or
failure to get above Cape Sabine. (See
Greeley's letter,) Beede reports and
my instructions. Five hundred and
fifty-five rations were left at the Up
per navigation, at Yantis, for my
party. Part of these met me ia point
forty miles north of Tessusack. All
have sincereturned to they ants. The
ultimate result of any undertaking to
go north at this time is extremely
. proDlematic, with the chances against
its success, owing to the dark nights
now beginning in those regions, max
ing ice navigation extremely critical
work. There is no safe winter an
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Greenland, between Disco and
Pandora harbor; except perhaps
North Star bay. There is bare
chance of success, If my recommends
lions are approved, and 1 am ready
and anxious to make an effort. NY
plan is to buy suitable sealer, take
crew of volunteers from crews of
the Yantis and Permater, now in this
harbor, and pay them extra compen-
sotion; Lieut.. K. G. Colwell to com.
mand the ship, two ensigns and one
engineer to be taken from those who
! volunteer from the same ships, also to
employ competent ice pilot here
The ship must be under
United States laws and subject to mil
itary discipline. 1 believe nothing
can be done with the foreign civilian
officers and crews. In the event
that not enough seamen volunteer
the remainder are to be enlisted here
The commander will communicate
with the navy department. IT any.
, thing is to be done it must be done al
once.
Signed 2. A. DARLINGTON.
1t appears from the above that il
supplies and instruction were sent
Darlington, he never received them
Lieut.. Darlington has been advised
that the secretary of war will not au
thorize the proposed expedition thi;
fall, but will order it next year.
| The postoffice department began
distributing new 2 cent stamps, and
the requisition on the contractor was
: the largest in number of pieces and
value ever issued in one day. The
order was for 37,879,830 postage
stamps, and 7,131,750 stamped en-
velopes, most of these being of 2 cents
denomination, and 5,983OOO posta
cards. The aggregate value of the
articles ordered was $950,0O0.
Secretary Teller resumed his duties
to-day.
Yves. Steever, of this city, counse
for Judge Robertson, of Louisiana. to
day filed with John j. Knox, comp
troller of currency, a formal ccm
plant, setting forth the alleged viola
ton by the New Orleans national
bank in substituting its name for that
: of the manager of the lottery compa
ny in advertisements which have ap.
peared in various journals throughout
the country. Steever says it is the in
tention of his client to test the ques
ton whether or not the Nationa