New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-02-13
WASHINGTON NOTES.

WASHINGTON, Monday. Feb IL, 1888
The state Department to-day began paying the seventh
annual instalment OF the Mexican Indemnity fuuu'
amounting 10 something over S3OO,OOO.
rDeleyote Porter of the Crock Nation, has Informed
tho commissioner OF Indian Affairs that the troubles
among those Indians have been terminated without
bloOd-hed. . ,,
The controller Of the Currency has authorized the
Peoria Bank ~ Peoria, Ill, 10 DeBlh DusAhosS WIN
tai OF 100000 -,
The acting Secretary Of the Treasury to-day tee-
rr.pAed to the Collector OF Customs at Newfork as o-
Iowa Act OF August 7, 1882 governing inspection OF
foreign passenger steam vessels is yet IN aDeyance'
ani21tion of the officers provided for IN sec
ton Tor carry into effect the provisions oI tho ac'
The Senate judiciary Committee to-day agreed 10 re-
mort for passage bill providing for the purchase OF the
cnt,re Arlington estate total cost Of Sl50oOO Inc
accrued axes axe TO be PAID by General Lee VINO mas
aSrecd TO the terms proposed by the committee.
The Secretary OF the Navy has not decided when OF
rho Navy wards he will close at the end of March DE Is
,bat EMBARRASSED by the fact that a ship Ia being
repaired In each of the yards at Boston, PORTSMOUTH
aud League leland
The issue OF STANDARD silver dollars from tho mints for
the week ended February 10 was $t7lO0O as against
l6l 095 for the corresponding perOi OF last year.
Tbe Uouse Committee on Pensions agreed this morning
to authorize favorable report on the petition OF MIS-
Caroline McDougal for pension of 800 month. one
ia the widow of Rear-Adniral McDOugal VINO deu Ill
San Francisco last August. Admiral McDougal Was IN
command OF the Wyoming at tue battle "f slnOhosaSl
apan July TO- 1868 wnicl resulted IN the payment o.
"A
Nv rectlon Of the President much OF the state OF
California as Is now embraced within the limits OF the
of Arizona has been transferred TO tue Dc
parunent Of California
The Court OF Claims to-day dismissed the case OF JOnn
T. sLipmnn against the Uniled states.
The New-York delegation OF "Growlers visited tue
pubi'c budings ANA otner points Of interest to-day
Tho Department OF state to-day received dispatch
from the United State, Consul Marseies stating that
tb romans Of John Howard Payne have been forwarded
n he I1ntel states by the French steamer Burgundia
and e expected arrive a. the port VI ABOUT
February 10. -,
TbeJeannetts Board Of Inquiry has completed the
preparation Of q report which will be submitted TO the
SECRETARY of the Navy tomorrow for Transmission 10
Congress ItisnOt likely that the Board VIII Dc as
from the consideration OF this subject until the
snrvIvors VINO are now their way TO thls country
have been examined -
Traaaurer Gilhan received letter THIS aiternOoh
from the cashier OF one Of the banks of TINS city III
vhioh ma saysi 81 have seon to-day one OF the new
can't ptckels so perfectly god-washed az 10 deceive
orart nersons and pass easily among them for new -
cold pieces. IL was eXhDiIed" S '"ii"''''' ~ ~
know whence IL CANA
Tho Chief Ordnance Officer OF the Army to-day re-
d IN tina Senate In response to resolution OF in-
-, th., his Department has hand 37,l43 con-
demned and obsolete cast-iron cannon Das ranging In
weight from four to forty-two pounds.
mark Of respect to the memory OF ex Postmaster
General Mar shall Jewell the Post Office Department will
no Drained in mourning for thirty days and closed
Wednesday the day OF the funeral.