The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-10-30
WASHINGTON.
Retiren,en. of Rear admiral Crosby.

| WASHINGTON, Oct. 29.-Secretary Chandler
today received cable message from Rear Ad
| miral Crosby, commanding the Asiatic station
| dated at Shanghai asking to be placed upon
| the retired list Immediately, under the forty
| year service law. The request will be granted
| and he will be at once relieved from his pre-.
| sent command and retired. This retirement
together with that of Rear Admiral FitZ
| which occurred few days ago. will give Com
| modore Rhued who retires On the 31staof Ooto.
Der, an opportunity to be promoted Rears Ad-
/ mral.
| Rear Admiral Crosby was placed upon the
retired list of the navy today and relieved of
| command of the Asiatic station Commodore
| John Lee Davis now on duty with the light
| house board has been selected BY Secretary
Chandler to succeed Admiral Crosby in COM
mand of that station.
Tobacco Rebate Claims.
Total number of tobacco rebate claims fled
is At OO0, the aggregate sum asked being So, 500
| 600. The value of the claims disallowed has
| been about 100000. Congress will have to
make an appropriation before any of the ad-
| Indicated claims can be paid. The depart
| ment has not yet decided whether it will rec
ommend that the claims shall be paid through
| the respective Internal Revenue Collectors or
| from Washington.
The Revenue Department is advised of a
very extensive practice among tobacco dealers
of putting inferior brands into boxes labeled
with some noted Cuban marks. Collectors
have been notified that all such cigars are liza
BILE to confiscation.
Obvious Attempts at Fraud.
The District Attorney has received letter
containing circulars sent out by claim agents
in this city offering to send the five volumes
of the list of pensioners for $1,000 c. o. D. 1t
is impossible for any private parties to furnish
these reports, as none have been printed ex-
cept the small number of copies which have
been furnished the Department.
The KiIbourae Suit.
The suit of Halett Kilbourne against John
G.. Thompson, ex-Sergeant-at-Arms of the
House OF Representatives, was called for trial
today, in the Circnit Court, before Judge Co x
Mr. Kilbourne lays claim to $3.50, 900 damages
against Mr.. Thompson for false imprisonment
in 1876.
WASHINGTON, Oct. 29.--Kilbourn was sum-
moned as witness before the "Real estate
pooP' investigating committee of the house but
declined to testify in relation to the business of
the firm of Kilbourn & Lolita, or produce books
and papers of the firm He was arrested by a
resolution of the House by the sergeant-at-
arms and being brought before the the Bar of
the House again refused to submit the books
and papers and was thereupon committed to the
district Jail where he remained 45 days or un.
til alter the adjournment OF Congress, when
he regained his liberty through writ of ha-
beas corpus. Kilbourn entered suit against
Thompson, the sergeant-at-arms for $4,000
and was in April, 1882. awarded 100000 by
IL
by Judge Macarthur and the case now comes to
trial under an amended bill claiming $4,000
damages. This morning the case was taken
up. Mr.. Kilbourn was present with counsel
Senator Voorhees,, Enoch Totten, Gen. w. L.
Jeffries and Charle- A. Eldridge. John G.
Thompson, defendant was also in the court
room, With counsel Jera Wilson. District At
torney Corkhill and Assistant District Attor-
ney Coyle. Some legal questions growing out
of the pleas of defendant to the amended hill
Ta fafr
disposed cf and the court adjourned till to.mor.
row.
The Post Office Department.
The total receipts from the postal service
during the fiscal year ended June 80, 1888,
we're $45, sos 692 The expenditures W ere
$42,816.700. The surplus revenue during the
year was ~ ,69l 1892. The Third Assistant Post
master General expresses the belief that the
surplus revenue would have been greater by
at least one million dollars if the receipts had
not been affected during the last quarter of the
year by the approaching reduction in postage
rates, while the expenditures were greatly in
creased by the act that began to operate on
March last providing for a readiustment of
postmasters' salaries on the basis of the reduc-
ed postage that did not go into effect until
eight months thereafter.
Statistics of Exports and Imports.
The monthly statement of the bureau of
statistics shows that exports exceeded imports
during the month of September by SO, 1917, ,O52
and for the year ending September 80, 1888, by
$ll7 ,326 909. Total values OF imports of mer-
chandise for the twelve months ended Septem-
Der 30. 1883, were $685., ,960.036 and during the
twelve months ended September so, 1882
$749, 704 6a8, a decrease of $54 4,744 662
Total values of exports of merchandise for the
twelve months ended September 80, 1883,
$Sl2 2S6, ,945, and during the corresponding pe-
riod of the previous year $737 SOC, ,206, an in
crease of $74, ,636, ,739.
More Pension Attorneys Suspemded
A. B. Webb of this city has been suspended
from practice as pension attorney for making
false representation as to the rights of claim
ants under the pension laws.
Death of a Former Assistant Secretary of
the Navy.
Secretary Chandler has received a telegram
announcing the death of Mr.. G. v Fox at
New York this morning Mr.. Fox was Assist
ant Secretary Of the Navy under Secretary
Welles and acted in that capacity until 1866
when he was sent abroad in the Miantonomah
to convey the congratulations of the American
people to the Gar of Russia for his escape
from death. Appropriate action will be taken
by the Secretary of the Navy in honor of his
memory, and the Navy Department will prob
ably be closed on the day of the funeral.
The New Time.
Secretary Teller referred to tho directors of
the United States geological survey proposi-
ton from the Secretary of the Navy looking to
duoptluH ny lilo Auk0ElCf department OF the
10Th meridian time as the local time of Wash
ingtop. Director Powell has returned the
letter with his endorsement, wherein he saws.
The plan will be of great value in the col
lection sand comparison of scientific observa-
tioDs that depend upon time. From the
standpoint of scientific research, therefore il is
greatly to be desired. The local change in
Washington will be advantageous to all husi-
ness hen and 10 all who travel by rail-" Upon
this endorsement Secretary Teller informed
the Secretary of the Navy he would be glad to
adopt the new time which is understood to ba
eight minutes and eight seconds faster than
the present local time, and the change will 90
into effect November 18th next.
Changes in Naval Officers.
A circular will be issued by the light horse
board November 1st announcing the appoint-
ment of four new Inspectors. Among them is
one for the first district Commander A S.
Crowninshield, @. S. N, custom house, Port
land, Me.
The retirement of Commodore A, G. Rhind
on the 3lst with rank of rear admiral W i'll pro-
mote Commodore Thomas Patterson to be rear
admiral from November 1st
Appeals i'm Patent Gases.
The rules governing appeals in patent cases
before the interior department have been
amended as follows:
"Appeals from decisions of the Commis, ioner of
Patents upon interlocutory motions or orders Will
not be considered by the Secretary of the Interior
before final determination of proceedings in the
course of which they are made"
Objections to decision on such motions or orders
may be noted in the record and will be considered
by the secretary il appeal is taken from such final
determinations