Morning journal and courier., 1883-01-16
] News by Telegraph
 FROM ALL QUARTERS. AMERICAN IRONCLADS. Report of the Naval Ad-
 visory Board. THE CIRCUS FIRE IN RUSSIA. Terrible Scenesin the Burn
 ing Building. IN THE RUINS AT MILWAUKEE. A Number of Additional
 Bodies Recovered.
N THE RUINS AT MILWAUKEE.
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.

The New mOnitOrs-Report of the Naval
 Board The Expense of Building the
 VesseIs-Other Matters.
 WASHINGTON, Jan. 15.-The supplemental report of the naval advisory board was laid before the House today. It goes into details regarding the completion of the Puritan, the largest of the unfinished monitors The re- port states that the weight of this vessel will be 29 per cent. of the total displacement or about 100 tons lighter than the original esti- mates This surplus weight it is proposed to utilize by increasing the thickness of the outside armor in consequence of the i'm provements made in breech- loading guns. A change of the turret from spindle to base rollers is proposed. With two or three other minor changes the original plan is approved. The estimated cost for completing the Puri- $687, 79s.24 already expended would make the total cost of the vessel $2, 356, ,524. 24. comparison is made between the British Conqueror and the French t'Tonere'' and the Puritan creditable to the American ironclad. The following estimate is presented as the probable cost of completing the other large ironclads Amphitrite, $1, ,294, 220; Terror, $1, ,294 ,220; Monadnock, $1, ASA, 439.
 The lighthouse board has issued notice to mariners that on and after June l, 1883, the light displayed at Portland headlight sta tion, Portland harbor, Me-, will be of the fourth order with focal plane eight feet above the sea level.
 The Postmaster General to-day issued an order prohibiting some fifteen marriage and natal insurance associations from receiving money orders and registered letters through the mail on the ground that they are con ducting~business of an illegal and fraudulent character. These with others heretofore de- clared frauds make in all 40 concerns that have been recently placed upon the black list of the department. It is thought at the department that the marriage insurance busi- ness is now thoroughly broken up all over the country.
 Clinton B. Williams, boy fifteen years of age, who twice has deserted from the regular army, is serving out six years sentence. The judge advocate general thinks the pun ishment excessive on account of Williams youth, and will recommend @ modification of the sentence.
 The commission to negotiate commercial treaty between the United States and Mexico held it's first session at the State department to- day. General Grant and Mir. Prescott represented the United States, and MT. Ro- nero, the Mexican minister, and Mir. Cane dos represented Mexico.
 The smallpox inspectors of the western in- spection districts have reported to the na- tional board of health their operations up to December 15, the date upon which the ser vice was suspended owing to scarcity of funds. The total number of emigrants in spected in the above named district from June to December 1st were 115,o57, the number vaccinated q, SIS. Of this number 3127 emigrants were found to have had smallpox and 55. 732 had been vaccinated be- fore sailing. The greatest number of vacci- nations were made at the depot of the Mich igan Central railroad-7, ,350-and the small est number at St. Louis-562.
 Red Cloud had an interview with Secretary Teller this afternoon. It lasted over two hours and was held in the Secretary's private room. All reporters were excluded. There were present Red Cloud, his interpreter, h. dian Commissioner Price,, Dr. Bland and 8 stenographer. It is understood that Red Cloud again repeated his request for $1O, 900 for ponies taken by General Crook, $5, 900 in cash and $5, COG in supplies. He also com plained that under the treaty of 1868 he was to receive certain number of COWS which were, he claims, never delivered. He ex- pressed himself as dissatifed with the agent but made no specific charges. MT. Price stated that money had been appropriated to reimburse Red Cloud for the ponies taken and thought it had been paid him, and let ter of inquiry was sent to the treasury to as- certain whether it had been or not. Red Cloud will not leave here for several days.
 The grand jury today took up the case of William Dickson, late foreman of the Star route jury, charged with attempting to in- f1uence his fellow jurors and examined Me- Nelly, Cox, Doniphan, Olcott, McLain and Murray of the jury and several other wit. nesses.