The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1883-08-24
WASHINGTON.

The order consolidating the internal rev.
enue districts, so far as 1t affects the fol-
lowing named districts, went into effect
Monday: The Second and Fourth Iowa
and Nevada, Montana.
The Jacarela Apaches started on the Goth
inst. for the Mescalro Agency, New Mexico,
q distance of 400 miles. The transfer or
these Indians was provided for by the last
Congress.
The State Department at Washington
was draped in mourning Monday out of res
pect to the memory Of the late Judge Black.
The various consul officers will have their
flags at half-mast for thirty days.
1t is understood that Lieuten Colonel
llges and Lieutenant Roberts II be dis
missed for duplicating pay % cunts. A
strong pressure will be brought TO bear
on the president for pardon for Major
WATSON.
The Acting Secretary of the Interior has
issued an order disbarring from practice
before the Interior Department jenkins A
Fitzgerald, pension agent, of this city, he
having failed to disprOve the charges of
fraudulent practices preferred against him.
General Augur has ordered paymasters in
the department Of Texas to report every
case where officers accounts have been
transferred In violation OF army regula-
tions, and post traders are prohibited from
handling pay accounts not entirely due.
General G. z. Stone estimates the cost of
the Florida ship canal, l31 y miles in length,
and sufficiently wide to allow of the pas
sage or two Sea-g0ing steamers OF the first
class, at $40, OO1. 900. The saving of distance
between New York and New Orleans will
be 500 miles.
A mechanic IN the treasury department
at Washington recently found bills aggre-
eating $40, 600 under q punch, but 1t Is claim
ed that they had been cancelled. A young
woman sorting paper in the basement Sat
II to the proper officer Another discovered
S25 worth of good revenue stamps in waste
paper.
Mr.. Ii. Willard, President of the Northern
Pacific Railroad, has filed an application
for the appointment of commissioners to
examine seventy-five miles of completed
Ian tunnel, and terminating at q point on
the right bank of Hellgate River, three
miles west Of McCartey's toll bridge, Mon
tana. This practically completes the
Northern Pacific Railroad.
J. B. Gardner, wealthy citizen of Bos-
ton, recently deceased, provided by his will
that large sum of money in bonds and
other securities, aggregating in value $685.
600, should be turned over to the United
States treasury to be used In helping to pay
the national debt. The request has been
received at the, treasury department, and
was placed to the credit of the patriotic
donations.
Pleuro-pneumonia has broken out among
the cattle in Salem, Conn. Two whole
herds have been attacked by the disease.
Both were quarantined by order of the state
commissioners, who appreciates the import
ance Of preventing the spread of the maiary.
Having full authority, he will doubtless
prevent its further extension. The treasury
department feels no apprehension as to the
spread OF the disease beyond It's present
locality.
the tobacco division of the Internal Reven-
ne Bureau, the average quantity of Leaf
used during the past year In the United
States in making a thousand cigars 10
twenty-three pounds. This Is shown by
the aggregate reports TO the bureau. The