Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1883-07-05

NATIONAL CAPITAL.

NATIONAL CAPITAL.
Washington is agitated by PROPOSE
ton 10 open the national museum, Smithsonian
institute, congressional library, etc., to Sunday
visitors.
The President has issued an executive
order promulgating the changes and CONSOLE
dati6ns I'm the internal revenue districts. The
number of districts Is reduced from 1913 to SO.
BY this reduction Michigan gets two districts,
with Offices ut Grand Rapids and Detroit.
Several Washington papers have had
an advertisement headed" Civil Service Examin
alton robbed of its terrors," inserted by some
teachers" who will fit an applicant so that he
may be competent to hold any position in the
government employ. The poor fellows who
apply are being feeced at every turn by one
devise or another.
Thomas j. Brady has given bail in
the sum of $4,000 under each Of the new in
dictments brought against him.
Gen. Crook has been ordered TO re.
port to the secretary Of war for consultation as
to the disposition OF the captured Apaches.
Charles Walker, leading editorial
writer on the Indianapolis, Ind. Times, has
been appointed chief clerk OF the Washington
postofiice.
President Arthur and his cabinet sus-
tain the commissioners of immigration at New
York in their efforts to put stop to the impor-
tation of paupers, sent here by the British au-
thorities
BY the consolidation of internal
revenue districts about $500, 900 will be annu.
ally saved to the government.
The internal revenue receipts for May,
1888, were s346, SlS greater than for the same
month OF 1882.
The sentence of the court martial in
the case of Paymaster WATSON is that he be
dismissed from the army and confined at hard
labor in some prison for Is months.
Arrangements have been completed
between the postoiilce department and the re
public OF Mexico for overland exchange Of
mails between the offices at San Diego, Cal.
the LIST Of July prox. The exc
hange for the present will be semi
monthly, and mails sent from San Diego
should include all correspondence for Fijuani
and Real del Castillo, and that for other des
tinations In lower California may be forwarded
via San Diego, Cal.
A comparative statement of patents is
sued during the first half Of the calendar year
1882 ard 1888 has been prepared, which show
an increase in patents OF 81 per cent, andin de
signs OF 80 per cent.
No tidings yet OF Major Nickerson
the much-married man.
The postoflice department haze receiv
ed information that the Austrian colonies hav
resolved to apply for admission TO the univer
sal postal union. IL their application Is sue
cessful, Bolivia will be the only country wit
an organized postal service not included In tn
union.
The secretary of the interior has de
| cidcd that lands selected under the laws O
| Utah for university purposes are effective AM
valid as 0 location, but refuses to antlcipat
| the power of the future state to endow the con
| templsted university, holding that the question
| is political rather than executive.
| The treasury reserve, which has beer
| steadily increasing for some time past, amount
TO $l42, 4Sl $3.50. IL Is stated that the payment
made in June on account OF pensions did no
amount TO more than 81, $4,000. The quarter
| " interest on the per cent loan, amounting 3
| $3.50, 900 was due July !.
| Daniel b. Parker, recently appointe,
| postmaster Mt Washington, positively decline
| TO serve Congcr's friends are at work, an
| the young mans chances are said 10 be yer
| good-unless some one else Is appointed.
Mr.. Frank b. Conger has at last beef
appointed postmaster at Washington. The az
| pointment was surprise to many oflc
seekers, though his personal friends felt yer
| sanguine he would receive the appointmeI
after Col Parker declined 10 accept. TIL
Washington Office is one Of the hardest office
in the country TO manage, owing to the gres
| amount Of department and COMPRESSION;
work, but 1t is believed that the experience Nj
Conger has had will give him great adyantag
over any other.
Quartermastcr General ingalls, ask
10 be placed upon the retired list of the arm,
lie has been In the service 40 years. His T,
quest will be granted.
| A point of Importance to pensioneI
has just been decided by the acting secretar
Of the interior in the case OF the application
John X. Collett for increase OF pension. I'll
decision CONSTITUTES the law Of June IS, 1874, d
filming total and permanent helplessness
mean permanent injury, requiring regular pc
sonal attendance and aid OF another persol
and as those conditions were found In u
present case, the application was grante'
This is a reversal Of previous decisions OF q
department.
Receipts from postage stamps at I'll
postoflice department for the quarter endiI
March 81, 1888, were 81, 329, III; and for q
quarter ending December 81, 1882, SIC, 975, O6s
an increase Of 1894, 1903. Gross receipts OF the d
partment for the first quarter of 1888, wei
$1l, S1l ,294, and for the fourth quarter OF 1SS
81, 434, 20; increase for the first quarter
1888, S316,5o4. IL Is estimated Mt the postoffi'
department that additional compensation
1000 postofiices affected by the act OF Marc
l, 1888, providing for the adjustment of pos
masters salaries, will amount to 81 ,22l On
for the seven months ending September
1883.
The reduction of the public debt fc
June was $17, 5000 and for the fiscal We!
ending June 30 the reduction amounts
$l37, 225,000.
The government receipt for the fisc.