New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-02-18
WASHINGTON NOTES.
wAsHIxGTox, Saturday, Feb. II, 1888

WASHINGTON, SdluTuuy HoO' - iop"'
crCprr.py FoLGER's misunderstanding folger
had another chill to-day. An Improvement u.s. however
noticeable in his condition His complaint II no" lePie
scented to be SIMPLE FEVER anu aSue
THE FIrz JOHN PORTER Casa friend OF General
Fitz John Porter in an interview that is thougni
that the speech OF General Bragg OF hG i arr
prove servceabe. as 10 is regarded as the pest ieGa "
gument and exposure OF errors yet maze.
TUEJURY BRIBERY CAsE.-In the Criminal Court TO-
day. upon motion of Special Counsel Wells II was oderSa
that Dickson Fall Payne, FOCte ana Shaw lnuctGu loI
attempting cOTruptly influence tue hrsI 5tal houc
Jury be arraigned plead upon saturday FEBRUARY %
DIsrRIcT APPROPRIATION BILL.-The District of Co
umbia Appropriation bill. which was reported 10 me
alton OF So 100000, reduction OF $4,000 having psen
made by Senate Committee In the TOTALS oi inc VII d"
II passed the House
DEATH OF DAVID HARoLD's MoTHER.-Mrs. George
Harold the mother Of David Harold, who was hanged
ON the 5th OF Juy 1863 for participation IN tc asHss
nation Of president Lincoln Is dead. The immediate
cause her death was apopeXy she had pcen ah u'h
LID ever since tue death OF her son.
FRAUDULENT AssoCTATIoNs.-Thc Postmaster-uehefai
to-day issued order forbddng the delivery OF MONEY
uleni concerns: Dime Distribution Company, Indian
apolis Ind; Normal Mutual Marriage Association ~
field KY Ward Co., No J3 EXchange-pldce, New-l OfK
aud ii. b. Smytne & Co., No Wall-st, New-HoFK'
NEW BANKS AND CHARTER ExTESsIos.-The Controller
Of the Currency has authorized the following banks o
begin business: Tue Valley National Bank, OF Des
Moines iowa capital S150,000; aud the Hot sprinSs
National Bauk of Hot Springs. Ark, capital 100000
The cnrpOra e existence OF the First National Bank OF
Jersey CITY " j.. has been extended 10 February H.
1908.
IusIGR ALTON sTATIsTIcs-The Chief OF the Bureau OF
statistics reports that during the month OF January
there arrived in the customs districts or baltimore pos
ton Detroit Huron, Minnesota. New Orleans W.
York PassalnaquOddy, Philadelphia and san francisco
lG3O7 passengers, Of whom l2,9iO were Immigrants.
The total number Of immigrants arrived IN the above
named customs districts during the seven months ended
January 81 IA compared win tne same ptTlOd OF tue
previous year, was: 1888, 2s3il9; lss2, 3l6s46
BONDS REDEEMED AND EXCHASGED-Up to the close
OF business to-day United states called bonds hal been
redeemed al the Treasury olOws: Under the l3th
cal, SII I3l 200; the 1lit1, $l4,S3sSOO; the i2th
gl5, &c., 400: tne ll6th, T3,O3J,6OO; tie lllth'
ST. J34, 500; the 1lsth Sl3,32S,9OO; tue llJth,
Si312340O. The total exchanges OF three qua "Ee nan
per cent bonds into pes cents TO Gate hmOut 10
S2g6, 67O.25O, OF which SJ,225,9OO were exchanged
since February /. There are nearly SiOOoOooO throe
and Oue-half per cents outstanding subject To call
MEssRs TowSsHESD AND HAsKBLL.-The star this
evening publishes the spondence between Repre-
sentatives Town-hend Of Illinois, and Haskell OF Kan
sas h,equent To their dispute tue House ON the l3tn
Mr. Toynsuend mas made a brief statement giving his
reasons for making the correspondence public IN zoe
course OF whcn he SAYS: notwithstanding my dis
ella er in the House, Mr. Haskell and SOM OF hI- party
friends insist that charged hlm with cnrrup"h or 70
use mis- frontier pnraseuOgy win being scouhhrSl
and have informed him mat am WILING u leave nun
where hi, own construction Of my language has placed
him II he IL to answer such serious mpu-
taton with words certainly do not feel justified 10
taking further notice OF bun.