Milford chronicle., 1883-01-19

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Shipping bill with Tie section providing
for drawbacks, free ships and free ma
terials stricken out.
The Senate Post Office Committee
will report favorably on the Postal NotC
bill passed by the House during the lasl
session.
The Senate Military Committee has
ordered reported favorably bill to in
crease the efficiency of the army.
The House adopted the free ship
and free material amendments to the com
mittee's substitute for the drawback sec
ton of the Shipping bill. The amend
ment provides for drawback not to OK
ceed in any one year the tonnage tax
collected in such year for free ships and
free registry, and for the introduction
free Of duty of mat rials for shipbmlding.
The substitute as thus amended has not
been acted on by the House.
The President has approved the act
to reimburse the States of Oregon and
California for moneys paid by those
States in the suppression of Indian hos
tilities during the Modoc war in the
years 1S72-73.
General Longstreet has written
letter to General Grant explaining his
own position and defending the action of
Fitz John Porter at the second Bull Run
Returns from eighty-nine of the
principal post-fiioces in the United States
show an increase in business of 10.4 per
cent. for the six months ended December
81, 1882, over the corresponding period
of 1881. The increase at New York
was little less than 6.3 per cent.
The House Committee on Commerce
have decided to proceed to the formation
of River and Harbor bill.
The Presidential Succession bill was
amended in the Senate, and then passed.
The amendment repeals section 146 of
the Revised Statutes which provides that
the President Of the Senate and Speaker
of the House shall fill the vacancy, which
motion was adopted. The repeal of this
statute has the effect Of leaving Congress |
at full liberty to act in the matter
Mr. Miller, of New York, introduced |
a bill in the Senate authorizing the Sec
retary of War to erect a monument tn /
the late General Warren.
Representative Robinson. Of New
York, introduced a bill in the House pro
viding that the postage upon all first
class mail matter shall be one cent per
half ounce instead of three cents, as at
present, and reducing other matter in
FOREIGN ITEMS.
Great Britain withdraws from the
Egyptian control. 1t is expected that
the Khedive will abolish the control.
Italy has demanded redress from
Turkey for an affront to a consul.
Through economy Russia hopes to
get along without deficit.
"A boat has been found off the hal-
Dor Of Cette containing the dead bodies
IF four persons.
The British ship Pride of the Ocean
S believed to have been lost
A verdict of "found drowned mas ',
)een rendered in the ease of one of Tn
'ictims of the City of Brussels disaster.
Captain Edwards has been presented
With a silver vase ON behalf Of the United {
,tates. for the rescue of the crew of the r
hip Isaac Webb.
A parcel containing dynamite was =
,osted in Limerick.
The crops in ireland last year fell of
q value over S25, 200, 900 as compared
With 1881.
Mr.. Tuke's committee has begun to j
ssist emigration from the distressed dis y
ticts of Ireland. q
Heavy sentences have been passed I.
| ireland in the case of persons shooting :.
it h intent to murder.
The floods on the Danube have Il
uddenly inundated the town OF Raah. p
he inhabitants were awakened by alarm fC
ellis and fled to the III her parts Of the II
own, but many lives were lost. They II
nally 30 ndoncd the town. -
The British ship British Empire. .,
aptain Rickers. from Shields. bound
II Bombay, has been burned at sea.
en- persons are known to have been
we'd, but two boats, containing the
Lptaiu, mate and fourteen hands. are n
issing "
The Liverpool Post SAYS that one Of or
e boats Of the steamer City of Brussels
RS about to return to the scene of the ia
saster in response to some cries for al
slstance, but was prevented by a pas r
niger drawing a revolver and threat al
ling to shoot the first man attempting az
turn back, and that the passenger ex- ~
aimed that he acted thus because he ~
ared the boat would be sucked under cn
7 the sinking of the steamer. sp
Germany will avoid everything likely 1t
excite French public opinion. tr
The body of John Howard Payne is lo
its way from Tunis to America. an
Neither the passengers nor the crew pr
the steamer City of Brussels were able
save anything. The passengers have
avn up memorial thanking the Off
RS Of the vessel for their courage and -.
omptitude. The steamer will prove a gu
al loss. She had cargo Of cotton 81
q grain, and the loss is fully 81, 500. 900
vessel and cargo Oh