The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1883-09-28
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:, 1t is believed that Secretary Folger will
this week call in 81 % 900 in bonds.
James +. Gardner, of Colorado, has been
appointed agent at the Ouray, Utah, Indian
Agency.
The United steamer Dispatch, now at
New York, has been placed nj the disposal
or the Corean Embassy by direction OF the
secretary OF the navy.
Judge Aleck Gray, ex-parlon clerk in the
department OF justice, Is dying. He was
an intimate friend of the late Matt Carpen-
ter, and was prominent in Iowa politics for
years.
Collector Tarbel, of Pensacola, has asked
Secretaries Folger and Chandler for assist
ance in supplying the necessities of the
poor on the naval reservation while yellow
fever prevails. The former secretary re-
piled that there was no fund at his disposal
with which to purchase rations, and the
latter promised to do all that could be law
fully done.
The patent commissioner has decided
that an application for patent will not be
regarded as abandoned for the reason that
1t has been involved for many years in an
interference In which no action has been
taken. He also decides that an inventor
cannot include in q second patent matter
which was described in former patent
granted to himself.
ItHSlOn SOIlinlSSlOuer Duuley says Ills
estimate for the next year will be consider
ably less than the present year. OF the
$40, 1000, 900 appropriated for pensions for the
last fiscal year s3,900,0j0 still remain in
the treasury. He said there would be net
reduction of about $50 in the clerical force
efficiency of the force, which, with this re-
duction, could do all the necessary work.
The Massachusetts, commissioners of EN-.
igration report 5000 emgrants landed at
Boston from August 3, 1882 to June so, 1888.
OF this number seventeen were lunatics,
idiots, or persons unable to take care OF
themselves. The commissioners say the
worst class of paupers they are called upon
to provide for come through Canada, and
additional legislation is asked for to pre-
vent such influx.
The secretary of the navy on Monday tel
egEaphed instructions to the commanding
officer of the Powhattan to keep that vessel
at st. Johns. n. f., until further orders.
The object of the secretaryin so doing is to
make use of some of the officers and crew
of the Powhattan in manning vessels to be
sent to the relief of the Greedy party in
case IL Is decided to send out such an eXpe-
dition this fall.
Mr.. Burchard, director of the mint, has
Just returned from trip to the far West.
While absent he collected information as
to the production of precious metals dur
liz Lilt wear lOT Ills IGDOTI.
From his observations and the information
he received, he thinks there will be a
slight decline in the yield of gold and an
increase in silver over last years produc-
ton.
Upon the assembling of congress Lieu
tenant Lucien Young of the United States
navy, will petition to be intrusted with the
command of an expedition to start in the
spring for the relief of the Greedy exploring
Marty in fha arctic rapiOnS PlapS ara bs-
irg perfected by Lieutenant Young with
this end in view, and he expresses the
opinion that the navy should be afforded an
opportunity to supervise an arctic expedi-
ton, and not leave such matter to the
army. Lieutenant Young Is one of the
survivors of the Inflated Huron, which
went down off Cape Hatteras in 1877, and
he has the reputation of being brave and
efficient officer.
TOBACCO.
It is found by reports just received from
the tObacc0-grOwing districts that the to-
bacco crop in the New England States,
New York, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin
has greatly suffered from the recent frosts.
A gentleman who has examined this cor
respondence says that in the absence of
positive data IL Is safe to assume that by
hail and frost nearly so, 600 cases of the seed
leaf crop of 1888 have already been rendered
useless for cigar-manufacturing purposes.
w Hdb itidy NO SdInClCu lhOiu luO ucNtSldtcu
fields East and West will make but little
figure in the market reports. 1t will be
used for something, but it will not count
in the stock of future available seed-leaf
tobacco. At the best not three-fourths of
the crop. in the States mentioned will be
harvested, a circumstance that must affect
present supplies, including all growths and
kinds.
THE PLAGUE AT GUAYsIAs.
A dispatch from Guaymas, Mexico, says,
1t is now clearly established that the dis.
ease raging here Is yellow fever, and all
who can are fleeing from the city. The
medical corps Is being reinforced as rapidly
as possible. Twelve members of q lately
arrived opera troupe have died. Eighteen
deaths were reported Monday, but many
Others were not reported. The streets are
almost deserted, the only sounds heard be-
ing the rumbling of the death-carts. The
board of health have issued orders that
dead bodies be Immediately removed ana
buried. A party of twelve Americans, who
fed from Guaymas arrived at San Francis
leaving the city by hundreds, and there
was hardly. house but contained some
victim of the fever. The authorities had
given over the work Of burying the dead to
a pack of hired Indians, who went from
house house to to house carrying off the bodies OF
The bodies were buried so rapidly that
mistakes occurred, and many were put I'M
der the ground while still living. This Is
mainly due to the disease, which ut IA
vorable turning-point leaves the person In
comatose state, mistaken by the Indian
undertakers for death. The whole city is
panic-stricken. Merchants have closed
their stores and nailed the doors, and the
restaurants are all closed. There Is no as
sistance obtainable.
Heavy rains fell Monday night at Quay
mas, Mexico, clearing the atmosphere. A
merchant of that city, now In San Francisco,
says the violence Of the fever was due to
the want of rain, and that the physicians
terrified the people by calling the disease
yellow fever. Eight deaths occurred Tues
day, and orders have been given to keep
bodies in the dead-h0use for three hours
before interment.
NO RELIEF FOR GREEDY THIS FALL.
When the loss of the Proteus was first
reported, consultations were held between
Secretary Lincoln, the acting secretary of
the navy, and the signal service officers
relative to the possibility of relief expe-
dition this fall. 1t was decided, as has been
set forth In these dispatches, in the mega
tive. When Secretary Chandler returned
he was quite enthusiastic at the idea Of
such an exploit, which plenty of volunteers
stood ready to undertake, and as result