Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-09-17

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CATION and was the height of
the Arctic summer. The ship
wrecked crew would have had to
went for the Yantic, as events proved only
| eleven days, and if the latter ship had not
+, been obliged to search for Lieut.. CARING
ton and his men she might have remained
two or three weeks longer at the mouth of
Smiths sound and have given Lieut.. Gree
| ley that much more time to reach it, if he
was on his way in boats.
| After the receipt to-day of kilograms
from Lieut.. Darlington and Commander
Wilde the secretary of war had consulta-
ton with the acting chief signal officer,
and it was finally decided that sending out
another expedition this fall was impracti-
cable and would put more lives in immi-
nent danger.
THE NEW LETTER STAMPS.
The postofice department to-day began
the distribution of the new two-cent
stamps, and the requisition upon the con-
tractors was the largest in the number of
pieces and value ever issued in one day.
The order was for 3,787,9S3 postage
stamps, 1881, $50 stamped envelopes, most
of these being of the two-cent denomina-
ton, and 1888, 700 postal cards. The ag-
gregate value of the articles ordered is
$950,O00.
Secretary Teller resumed his duties to-
day.
LATEST LOTTERY DODGE.
West Steever of this city, council for
Judge Robertson, of Louisiana, to-day
fled with John Jay Knox, comptroller of
the currency, a formal complaint setting
forth an alleged violation of law ty New
Orleans National bank in substituting its
name for that of the manager of the lottery
company in advertisements which have
appeared in various journals throughout
the country. Steever says it is the inten
ton of his client to test the question.
whethet or not national bank can law
fully go into the lottery business.
PENSACOLA NAVY YARD.
Commodore English received the fol.
lowing telegram from Pensacola on the
18th inst: ISSUED to the destitute about
1850 rations, which I considered was all
could do under orders of the department.
l am reliably informed that deposit of
S 1000 is now in bank in Pensacola sub
tiect to check of the reserve relief commit
9 ee and last night Informed the treasurer
tt ereof. thought had done all 1 could
at present under my orders. No new
asses and no deaf his among the naval
orce
THE TREASURY.
Condition of the treasury to-day. Gold
coin and bullion $7O4, 521 1924; silver dol
lars and bullion $11s,927 1887; fractional
silver coin $27,497,772; United States
notes $54,172,592. Total $405, l19, 035.
Certificates outstanding gold $55, O97 $50;
silver CSC, 1861; currency $12,125,OO0.
CALIFORNIA LAND DECISION.
In the case of Records War ct al. vs..
the state of California. involving the title
to lands claimed to be within the limits of
the Los Angeles Mexican grant the secrs-
tary of the interior has decided that appii-
cants to purchase under the seventh Sec
ton Of the act of 1866, have no valid
claim under such act, the lands being in
no ssnss the claimed limits of the grant.
OLYMPIA LAND RECORDS.
A large number of government records
were lost in the fire by which the Olympia,
Washington Territory, land Office was
|
of records belonging to the surveyor gen
erals Office and large number of plats
we're consumed. The original papers or
certified copies, however, are among the
archives of the general land Office and
copies will be made to supply the Olympia
Office The commissioner general of the
land Office expresses the opinion that this
work will require the employment of a
I l.
| LOTTERY LETTERS STOPPED.
On the 18th of November, 1879, Post
master General Key issued an order pro
hibiting the postmasters at New York city
and Now Orleans from paying money or
ders and delivering registered letters to the
manager of the New Orleans Lottery com
pany upon a written finding that he ''wss
engaged in conducting a scheme or device
| for obtaining money throug h the mails by
means of false and fraudulent representa-
TONS" To-day Postmaster General Ores
| ham issued another order extending and
confirming that of Postmaster General
Key and making it apply to all postoffices
| in the United States.
| THE PENSACOLA PILOTS.
| The surgeon general of the marine hos
pital service has received an affidavit,
sworn to by fifteen pilots of Pensacola
bar, residing on the naval reservation in
Warrington and Wolsey, adjoining the
Pensacola navy yard, denying the pub
lished charges that yellow fever had been
introduced in the Pensacola navy yard
through their negligence. They say they
did not board vessels with the yellow
fever on board, they didn't order any YES
sells to the quarantine station at Ship
Island, and they have not done anything
by which yellow fever might have been
introduced to the naval reservation.
| TREASURY AND LAND.
Bonds redeemed to date under the 121st
call $16,772,850 as the appropriation for
transportation of fractional silver coin
will be exhausted by the LIST of October
Express charges on such coin forwarded
from the treasury on and after that date
will not be paid by the government but
must be borne by the consignees.
A melton for a rehearing filed by the
attorney general of the state of
California in the case of the survey of the
Pueblo & San Francisco, was received IL
the interior departm ent to-day.
PATENT OFFICE REPORTS.
The commissioner of patents has sub
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