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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-08-25
ARMY ORDERS.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 24.-First Lieutenant
Lyds. Mccormick, 9TH Cavalry now on leave OF abb
nce Marietta Ohio has been ordered 70 proceed to
Jefferson Barracks, No. and report In person TO the
Superintendent Of the Mounted Recruiting Service for
temporary duty The following changes In the stations
and duties Of officers of the Medical Department and
assignments to duty OF acting assistant surgeons have
been ordered: Bennett A Clements, relieved from duty
VIII the Army Medical Examining Board. NcwYork
CITY; James p Kinball, relieved from duty In the
DEPARTMENT Of the Platte and TO proceed to New-York
CITY for duty as a member OF the Medical Examining
bosrt; Guy l. Ede, proceed from New-Yofk City to
sa Antonio for assignment to duty In the Department
9iexas; William ID. Crosby, 10 proceed from chicago
Prescott ARR, for assignment 10 duty in the De
pzrment Of Arizona; william Stephenson, TO proceed
nsa Portland Me-. 10 Omaha. Neb for assignment to
eay In the Department Of the Platte First Lieutenant
SEael r Jones, 4th Artillery has been detailed "a
Foessor Of military science and tactics al Cornell
'@ege, Mount Vernon, Iowa. Second Lieutenant Jobn
a lockwood, 18th Infantry, now at Columbus, ONO,
@ been ordered to report the commanding officer at
tonmbos Barracks for temporary duty. PayInaster
nsnfy Reese. now on sick leave, has been relieved
hon diy N the Department OF the Mseoufl, ana, al
A.oNl request viii await further orders
general courmartial has been appointed 70 meet AT
ront, New.fork HarD0r, on August -, l0r tne
n,suW such prisoners as may be brought before IT,
ss lor the court: Captains Ernest II. Rutncr, John
SSAaery and Joseph II. Willard; First Lieutenants
S1se l. Lisk, James g. Warren and Edward Burr :
- ~ Leutenants Oscar T. Crosby, Graham d. FITCH
Fst D. spencer al OF the Corps Oh Englneers
a. lieutenant Harry r. Hodges. Corps OF Engineers,
se ssye OF absence granted First Lieutenant John
-Esoh "sos'ef' 22l Infantry, has been extended one
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-08-25
DULL CHICAGO MARKET.
DECLINE IN THE PRICE OF WHEAT, PORK AND LARD
IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUSE.l

DECLINE IN THE PRICE OF WHEAT, PORK AND LARD.
IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUSE.l
CHICAGO, Aug. "a" How is business Z" said
Graham, partner of Lindblom.
"lhere isn't any bGsiness-not half the concerns IN
the street are making their expenses" was the reply
Speculation was as dull to-day ever. Norman b.
Ream who just returned, sold upwards OF half mill
ion bushels oil wheat and with the other side
OF the market buying large a scale prices decued
The receipts of wheat were again moderate, but
OF corn and oats liberal. 1t reported that
125OOO bushels of wheat had been shipped, bat
only $4,000 bushels of corn. 1t Is
believed that shipments Of wheat tomorrow viii be
light only few charters beng reported. August wheat
closed at 81 Ole. and September at 81 Ola; August
corn at 81, aud September at sos cents.
Provisions were weak because of the condition OF
things the stock yards $4,000 hogs were received
With those left from yesterday this many more
than were wanted. Live hogs declined 20 cents per
hundred big receipts partly accounted for by
the fact that when few days 1t looked "a there
was to be q squeeze in lard for September. Fowler
BROTHERS and some OF the other packers who were
short" sent in the country for hogs The receipts
Will pretty certainly be less again. after the auima
Gently bought for the especial purpose OF filling short
Seuember have arrived. Pork dropped today 12i3
5 cents per barrel aud lard 507l2 ceDts per hundred
hounds For day when lard was booming up, the
receipts OF IL from Outsi re points were large. They
have fallen of. The shipments, which fell low. have
sIarIed up again August pork closed $ll 81 Ia sep
ember al pTcc; September lard at - 80 aud
DC IOber at the same price.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-08-25
THE RECORD OF DISASTERS TO STEAMERS.
MORE LIVES LOST IN 1888 THAN IN 1882

WASHINGTON, Aug. 24.-The Supervising
General of Steam Vessels reports That during
s fiscal year ended June 80 1885, the total number OF
,,isents resulting in loss OF lie 81 or less than
IN 1880 OF these IL from explosions, from IRE,
=, from collisions and from snags, wrecks aud sluS-
v The total number OF lives lost by accidents from
,.ous causes during year 2S4 or 70 more than
4. 1880 OF these 60 were due 10 explosions or the
occidental escape of 81 to collisions 40 TO 1res
"a wrecks 80 to accidental drowning, and to other
u.es The main in the loss of life occurred In
,ents caused by collisions As lives being lost in ex-
ss Of 1882 The next greatest increase was oy snip
x,k the loss being A than in the previous year.
Tos increase by explosions Is. The loss OF life by
tss accidental drowning and other causes was
during the previous year. o,..,
nv the collision Of steamers Sciota ana john LOas
aeh occurred on Ohio River, near MingO Junction,
a. Inv and resulted in the loss OF % hVes sad re-
Se,,G in connection with the loss o. lie on the suota
4 he fact that notwithstanding the sinking OF mat
v, very few lives need necessarily have been ost, as
tbs saloon deck Of the steamer, where most OF inc pa
,epZers were was only submerged TO Geptn pIooaDy
so eIceeiing 2ls feet while the hurricaae geck was
op four TO i've above the waters edge Ihe great
s incurred must therefore be attributed TO fright ana
paac natural 10 accidents and causing passengers
70 throw themselves overheard.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-08-25
COTTON mAagErs-BY TELEGRAPH.

,.,,nof AuR H-l23D L. m.-Cott0n easy MID
an Cn,ands Oro4na 0s a. oAet iuO" ossos
AM ekDor6 receipts iS-op
halss Including 8. 90 bales AinecAD 20
- tssa-, aO SepOowper and OCTOBER aehFery o's<a-
tso do October November oehVerv "-sll.' ~
Sysiser and delivery o'Ss1d' 40
ar 1enyery 53s<d. January and February uelVoIy,
6SSe4C.. 40. feoiu"i' NV ~
A. ,.o,,on-Gales of ths week 47,O0O
nerican 33uJO bales specu2tofs look ZvOO eI
1oftsrs took 5S0U forwarded from snps sau ~, no,
,nsrfcsn II 600 total oJlOOO AmenAn oi@oVV
ann ~ Of COTTON afOat. 125. 0OU American ZOOvo ,,
awgarooI. Aug 2s.-2OJ D. n-Coiton-Ans s~is' !" sio
dav included 1870 bales Ametcah' NJ.
GALVESTON Aug 24.-cotton STEADY MiddnnG g1sei
IoH ModIIng e,rec GOOD ortnars oelsc' nst reoope.
- h.e. rrosz 20 exports u Greh brit@h
$3.50 10 France pAlsk U t1s Coahnenb. - oAioA
W IT, ,,naaus. Gale. co1st@b- - )hes sAsh
~, ssIs., stocE 1880 Daiea NJ. .o,..
ivosI1yNst receipts, o.j23 oaes: gross osIo paies
.xnras 10 Great Britain - bales; 10 lhe cOh'hon'
ehpoi sae.. ooastwise $3.50 bases sales 2IoS bales
Nn~uzfxASs Aug. A.-Oouon dull amannx etc.i
90 Mlddllne 1s,ec.i toJi IrliGy oeo. .r
~ maize gross. i7J ,ses; exDorts eoss1"iso 80
es,eat srIaiD 1877 saes zoo Daies ass e'o
~. al baies sIocE. 49.S4s ot.es 1870 o o,o ,ales.
ms ~ REGENTS $50 bales; gross ZSJZ Dal1sj
exports 10 Britain S1.L sas asts,se eSS3 bales
~, ya ~. in anne, - balos. sales. 2,ifo oaios
s.v.xy.. An1 "a Cotton quieti Middlinr g~,e,
- utdaiinz 40; GOOD ordinary oS- not .oo'pS,.
80 - rsies. sross 1913 Daes: exports coast"inn'
49, "a fseofIi,ruL Dales: 10 Great briin 90
Dale, sa.es I25 DaIoss LAST evening" - 'A'0' ~ 49,
baleA no na,e.. oros.. I 240 bales
s1pOIts to Great Britain. ,sisa 32l balss:
bales: TO the Continent, - Dales' 0Oa7'"i'0 ''-
sses. Az bales
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-08-25
WASHINGTON NOTES.

iwAsHNGroS, Friday, Aug. "a. 1889.
b. ~, BULL TO ATTEND FAIg.-Sitting Bull and
oc ~ Indians have been granted permission 10 at
vac 'air al Des Mcines, Iowa.
r., VI NouSrEaPgnRRs.-fhe Treasury Depart
oeen Informed OF the arrest at Sheridan Mich
Csyie On ,Sligie, Thomas Patterson aid james A.
W Charge OF counterieiting.
4 M. '~tioSs On TIMBER LAsDs-The Commissioner
lers ~ herai Land Office states that while recent
e<a bora preoatons timber lands along the Cana
been exaggerated, he Ia convinced tnat
81 xresS ga great scale planned. or the TIM
4< s.oen large percentage has beeh seized py
<zas is , and criminal proceedings VIII be begun
hs..r.-s Skw'JERsEY LIFgSAvNG STATIoss.-All the
n1lAhsSs staaons Gu thu coast OF New-Jersey. Al
pa, Vii Win force OF 40 Keepers and 2Sl pauol-
YEA usiil vpene1 on september and Will remain
ssiisp has lay l, 1884 AtDeal Beach handsome new
kt snd ech erected the site OF the Old IL IS
etkol NJ Soamodious building In the architectural
"ss cetlases In the vicinity. The new sIar
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-08-25
VLOSISs PRIOEs ~ BJSrJT SrJChS
BOSTON Friday. Aug. -, 1888
CLOSING Prices or PHiLADELPHIA ST0CkS
p.,oct,t by Jo4t T. DAgi5 CO. II WE.E.
FRIDAY. Aug. 2i-P. n.

, fo,,erish and uncertain tone characterized tic
stock market to-day, which was MAIDS up priEci-
,ollv Of dealings between the room trader, and
re.rltcd in little change IN the actual holders
If etocka The opening was steady TO firm with the
Norfhern Pacifcs a special feature; the common
stocs Of which opened Mt 402 against
AOla-lass evenings hgure5-and rose 10
Al. the preferred stock opened mp
Ia at 76Lo and rose to 1854. Oregon and Trans
continental opened up "A at G34 aud rose 10 o4-2'
The transactions III the three stocks amounted 10
"a 600 shares and the final changes are An g dechne
for Northern Pacific preferred ana 3 advance ior
Northern Pacific common and Oregon ana Trans
continental Memphis and Charleston was notice.
ally active and advanced from 30i2 10 1'~ 10 on
the uuconlirncd reports that controlling interest
IN the stock had been purchased byrepEe'ehla''eS
of the East Tennessee Virginia aud Georgia hallloa
From the meagre Information that Is ootalheple IL
!. not impossible that the report made for stock
obbjug purposes. In the general market the iiuciu-
aiious hardly exceeded per cent. aud tho day was
md. nm by spasms ofstrength. periods of weakness
ard snclls of intense duness. Lake Shore
At times attracted attention and its price
ranged from lO501O5L down to 1884 ana
closed Mt 1O43s Central aud Hudson was
dull Init its price dropped from l16is to llo4~
11na,. although it evidently was sustained Tor
es.ct upon other aud kindred shares. Delaware
Ieckavauna g. Western again declincd--from l22"s
1z122lo-to 12Il9 and closed at ~. western
Union after selling az 77l4a 7Gs4 closed NJ 1913
Louisville g. Nashville stock was active between
44s. and 437s@44I2, and Central Of New-Jersey'
after selling up per cent to s22. ended at ~ In
other than the stocks named the final changes gem
erallv were lea Il per cent, and were about evenly
divided between the gains and losses IL was nor II
day of quidaton ont of trading, and at the Close
after a late rally prices again we're tending do"n-
ward. ,,
Considerable business was done IN uoVerninoh'
bonds; and at full figures. 1he market was ''io"s
at the anne xed quotations:
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State bonds were entirely neglected ana tns
quotations for the most part were only nominal vi
CIV bank stocks Common sold at l5o and Con-
tiDental at III. H.
There was moderate amount OF business dono
in railway bonds aud some further reooverles III
the prices of those which recently were inc ho''
depressed but aside from the speculative issues
the business was small and insignificant. ETC
second consols rose from 81 to 0294; Rome "atoi
town aud Ogdensburs frsts were oil . 10 Vi =
Missouri. Kansas and Texas consols were 4 owol
at 1864. and the second, at 53i2 were = n'sn'l
than the last previous sale; Central OF Ne"-'ei''S
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-08-25
ton is the gift Of Mrs Knspp, wealthy summer r.
dent Of Ucal Beach.
THE COURTS.
ouARRELLING OVER PROFITS.

Alexander G.. Cattell began recently an action
In the Supreme Court against John w. Bgelow to COM
pei an accounting and division of profits alleged to
have been made by the defendant under certain con-
tracts made with the United States Navy Department
during administration Secretary Robson, and In
which the father of the plaintiff IA said to have been
interested 1t is alleged the father Of Mr. Caten
entitled to oneourth Of the profits arising from the
contracts Of Mr.. Blgelow with the Navy Department,
and that Mr. Bgow has neglected and refused to make
any accounting in the matter Mr.. Catteu estimates
that the share of the profits to which he is entitled VIII
TO about $4,000 1t is alleged on the part OF
the defence that Mr.. Cattel, ST., was never
entitled to any specific share In the
profits of the contracts, but to receive only
such amount Mr.. Bgelow In his discretion should
think right to give him. and that Mr. Bigelow had set
tied with him giving him all that he tir. Bigelow)
thought he was under any obligation to give him. A
motion TO make the complaint definite and certain
respect of dates and other circumstances connected
with the contracts and relations of the parties to
them and for bill OF particulars argued yesterday
before Justice Potter The motion offered
on various technical grounds. 1t was also charged
that the motion made in good faith the de-
PENDANT knew all about the matters In regard 10 wncn
rant OF them Justice Potter denied the motion to make
the complaint definite and certain aud preserved his
decision on the motion for DILL OF particulars.
suit for substantially the same relief was begun oy
the father of Mr. Catte in the United States Circuit
Court but dismissed, though not as asserted by the
plaintiff III the present suit on the merits Among tho
Mr. Bigelow in which is set out part OF the testimony
OF the elder Cate given in the suit in the United states
contracts not buy speculate in store prop
ery but simply 10 keep watch OF the wants OF the Navy
otherwise and to all his personal influence TO secure
contracts for supplying these wants.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-08-25
A HANDICAPPED TELEGRAPH COMPANY
From Tie BOSTON Transcript

From Tie EOsfOn Transcript
Newt RI the schemes Tor dOIbetrac steel
rolrod from Alaska Patagonia advocated uuuer tie
name OF tho Three Americas RAILWAY ana IOF "a mar
gauge double-track transconuGenta east aud west
no,,yettnS line from NewYurg san Francisco which
has sone indefinite connection win western marriage
nro,notion bureau the amusing asrances recently
put before the punc IRON the Postal Telegraph
Company. Here is company Organized by some 20
ga 900 600 II has IL two years developed single line
of telegraph wire from Network to CHICAGO LOO
iiie mn has in the time developed capital OF
snr 900 900 of which s9 600 900 reported ued%
a bonded indebtedness Of SlOOOOo0o' OF when @lOoo-
600 had been issued yOus I" TN: recent zeal In the
departure Just announced areprcentatve OF ne NeVaa
mining compAules, WAicA nave Sss a. 800,
ments and returned auOut i've ndhuIeu upt
the odest capital Of S9J00JO0O0 IS elected president
OF company wnich is 20 6anzs kinss
whose pockets jingle witI more giIlons IMAM he mines
tney managed paid la diviGends-inen VINO repre-
ssny bogus capitalization OF thousand milons-coming
10 the OF the dear pubic 10 ASSIST IL IA queezng
Irfy or forty millions Of water Gus oi nodeSt eighty
millions OF capitalization Is enough TO spht tie slices ol
Jack Falstan. ,,o,,.,1 IT,, ,t,,,a,s
The Posta people might DC Justified III mo Issue OF
si9 600 900 Of capital upon Int Dasls % thOisand
mics OF brass wireat the rate OF $1,000 per e or
ei"hty times the capitalization per mLe o "e OF the
westerns Union Telegraph COMPANY. Onio's tne " et
s wafer ouLWaieged 80 To lit must Des1r ltsei and
get Win tue PSs 2e9 6 ~ s,ng 10 nil
ons1 for the existing e'gay millions OF STOCK II VIZ
alone was decide this refarAsoe i"En
"nois AGAINST California FlOOds-the result might DC
doubtful But If other eeAoAts are 10 come 'L %"
Postal is seriously handicApled IT. Ia, IL, AN ~ r o
I,s wire il Of steel carrying NOT less tnah o3o
ds az conner per mile" No wonder that its posts
are TO be large and closely set Next ~ order VIII De an
Elevated RAJ road b. carry Tie WIRE But di ay OF the
sl nrone ever figure the eject or tItlr coppe-"lIe
scheue upon the copper market suppose ticy are 20
bujld-thcy say they Will MAKE eiegfapn pGst "'r m
ver, CIT aua toWn-a hundred thousand mics o. "Fr,
winch viii be less oDe-tnrd the western Ohohs
ires an less than the number OF mics OF ialo'u
T,s country Ths would call for 50,OOOOOO pounds OF
conper--lucte "copper" Of course OF w1icl ohy ao,ut
SoipSSi, 90 ire uro,luccd aunuay. How many
H1nssnd miles wire the Nonnectcut IactOy Oh I.iS
comuspy could ~ ten years We WI NOT caicusto,
~ win such a customer ~ the InarAeJ iOr natNe
Gamer rhe price ought TO speedily advance anu II our
Calculation has Iuscarrled, Calumet heci anu Tvs
- 1lnerlur associates OagAt TO DC good llVcsihonIs
In abort upon this basis Bossons copper sIoeAs osn
10 be superior investments 10 Caliorh'@"
and 1etcoppered telegraph stOcA
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-08-25
r.TIoNAL CAPITAL TOPICS.
TIE DUTY ON CHARCOAL IRON.
,rr PROTEST AGAINST Mr. ShrScHs RECENT DE-
tnN CIsION.
,r1EsKArH TO THE rRIBusE.l

'i CIsI0N.
nv TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBusE.l
,,,,ycroN. Aug. pa letter was re-
:, the Treasury Department to-day from the
eeNo' Horsenail Company. OF Appleton WIS.,
C aa~f in strong terms against sucn a
proes', Of the tariff law as shall preclude
rvege of entry at the rate OF $22 per ton OF
nom iron irrespective of shape or size THIS leu
Gil .sa erst one brought out by acting secretary
e' -. latter of the 18th INST 10 Sec
tfeh0" s.,o,t of the Iron and Steel Asso-
re'n! Tn that letter the acting Secretary
eiaou nonarment was inclined TO hold that the con-
ss rov,so of paragraph 14s, regulating the duty
iron applied only to the kinds OF iron men.
Oh gun - tne paragraph, and not TO round IRON In
pcne' rods or to iron-riyet screw. nan.
cons wire rods in coils or loops, when manufactured
apo ,s Of charcoal. Mr. James, the CHIEF OF the
~ Dusion of the Secretary's ONCE caIeu
ensv ,o.dsy with evident satisfaction, TO the iact
neN' ~ tho last number Of The Iron Age IN
'n' - Litter TO Mr. swank is published with some III
"n'. l.s-, comments no effort is made to contro
uo.' ,ns position taken by the acting secre'
.e r, annears probable that the Department
.od that II an importer declares that the wire roo
49,, IN nv him is t. quote the letter. lntenaen ior
~ the mauufdcture OF rlVets screws nis
OF r,rs n must be admitted upon pay y.
je..s ~ of cent per pound instead OF ~ oos
ouy Once admitted the iron may % Souso' 10
80 ~ fnr any purpose 10 which IL can DC appneu'
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-08-25
KuRoPEAN MARKETS

MvEnroo s.sas.n ID "a d. a 10 Ss.sra ,r
RlD 40 va PORK PRIME asss nsr,ca, a,l 47ja iac
n.noe oigTes 3uJL rr5vi.oas- ssw Mxsi Wei
Am ssa. Al 0Nsl .l.i e 81 ytl.ss
1854 10, tIr Sattsr tJr rksrA
~ oI.Se. All SIJoL foc nness ~ D0'
in 1Spes Aus SORTS raso.an5 SsSJ 10
Liuseed 800 20. 80 csf Asiisi eescSs'ah fis
osa pee ~ a4-wcoI's Lard closed ~ ~ nas, -
S xIlo. Petroisad fine M sesrS
lisies :, mo yt-Wicox's Llr1 COIL a. -
,,ann,nas per ITO lDs PeIroieum. mArSs " ei0
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-08-25
NAVAL INTELLIGENCE.

WASHINGTON, Aug. 24.-The Navy Depart
- w, shortly advertise for sealed proposals for fur
-As compound armor plates for the turret armor OF
a0ai'ora The bids Will be opened on October o. The
~oaoaan win sail from Washington about the LIST
fenoer for New York, where she will receive new
Asntensnts A. Ross and /. IL. Stevens, Enslgns
D.. Neynoids and ii. c. Wakenshaw and Past Assistant
sAAs'er John 7. Addicks have been ordered TO the
z Sononah September l. Past Assistant Surgeon j.
He Eau mas been detached from duty In the Museum
"a september h ~
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-08-25
NO VACATION FOR LETTER-CARRIERs.

WASHINGTON. Aug. 24.-ln letter to POST
master CoDger of this city, Acting P0stmasielIeners
BATON says that the appropriations for the Tree
Syery service are insufficient for current and ordinary
md reasonable demands upon 1t for additional carriers
I'd promotions Of carriers and incidental expenses, the
application for leave OF absence for carriers must be de-
ned at least till Congress provides in the appropriation
. sam sufficient TO meet the expenses OF granting
vacation TO soarge body OF When this is done, the
Department will DE pleased grant the carriers tue
tsefved and greatly needed relieL
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-08-25
DECLINING 70 AWARD A CONTRACT.

Justice Potter yesterday, in the Supreme
Court Chambers, made decision IN which he refuses to
grant q writ of mandamus compelling the Executive
Committee of the Committee for the Erection of the
Statue of Liberty on Bedoes Island to allow Michael Fay
the JOB of putting up the permanent standing,
place of that monument OF art. No mandamus cOud
Issue against the committee in any event, ana II man
danus could issue against the committee there was no
ground in the present This was the snost
Of the Judges determination.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-08-25
MAIL MATTER FOR A HORSE THIEF
,asr,,,srpp NOT PERMITTED TO DISCLOSE HIS
nv TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNE.l

ADDRESS.
nv TELEGRAPH TO THE TRIBUNEl
WASHINGTON, Aug. "a. A certain post
master has written to the Post once department. US
w., horse thief whose mail is accumulating In this
se .ha write TO me to forward it to him at another
ocs will be justified in disclosing his address" Judge
Treemap Assistant Attorney General for the Depart
aen IA of the opinion that in such case as this
posmaster must respect the confidential relations be-
himself as an official and the patrons of his office,
d oast refuse 10 disclose private Information re-
setved by him In his official capacity.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-08-25
REPORT TO THE HILL COMMITTEE.
WORK IN THE CHICAGO CUSTOM HOUSE NOT Ac-
CoRDING TO CONTRACT.

WORK N THE CHICAGU OUpIUu fIVOoI1 WI Nc
CoRDING To CONTRACT.
lBY TELEGRAPH To THE rRIBUSE.l
WASHINGTON, Aug. 24.-The report received
hyhe Hin Investigating Committee from the two Chicago
.perts shows that heating apparatus andappances
NJ the Custom House that city differ from OF are In
bror 10 the requirements Of the specifications IN the
contract under which they were furnished Ihe report
,orroborates the testimony before the committee that
~, failed TO do the work according to con-
,rsct in certain important particulars. copy OF the
,nort will he furnished to the contractors. and they
ri be Afforded an opportunity to make an explanation
and rebul the 1t contains IL 10 ohuetstoOu
,sar the report ia extremely unsatisfactory TO the
;rsnds of Mr. HILL VINO appear to think that 1t is not
fa,sa and I'M martial.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-08-25

"Did ever tell you about Pinch, the shoe
obdT ~ asked Fogg "Noi Well, he Cot shut into
iIte dark loset his shop-sprins lock you Know
,rashsd in-pred open the door; but alas poor man
was dead ." CRED nti-uoze niS. %, ta TO
S Ss5 /, WITH MIN" the fellows felt NE noong Fog
bni as he ia srapping felo" they swi ksp1 s a h
get, welt one Oh tnese uAIS' A~'' $500 - - -
LII II II
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Music AT HOME: The EGoIsM OF GENUS t:11
rtnc1t Volln at Dell mewh0 IS dat lddle paid old
chemaeusn VIZ ~ vie yisKers and buce-ncz looking
-, 90 h,ecbusl 4" uosess-lts my Unce Robertson. PIn
,,t,yed "a sav he Is quite deafv Eminent Nloilhst-
aAch am 70 zorry him lie viii not pe spe 10 near
me play &c yittle H-lPuncA.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-08-25

Bullion valued at $4,000 was received IN this
city Yesterday from the mines.