Morning journal and courier., 1883-07-06
News by Telegraph
 FROM ALL QUARTERS. LOTTERY COMPANIES. Efforts To Establish Their
 Legal Status. THE CHOLERA GROWING WORSE. Everybody Fleeing In Ter
 TOT From Egypt. THE ENEMY OF THE CAPITALISTS. Anli-MOnOpfIisfs Confer
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HE ENEMY OF THE CAPITALISTS.
Anti-MOnOpfIisfs Confer
 ring In Lively Style.
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.

1 The LotterfeE-A Move to Secure Them Mail PrfviIeges-NO Yellow Fever Yet In Sight-VarIOus Items of Interest and Importance.
 l WASHINGTON, July 5.-Arguments on the legal status of the lottery companies and their rights to mail privileges was opened this afternoon at the Postofice department before Postmaster General Gresham. MT. W. o. MouIton, of Cincinnati, and General W. W. Belknap appeared as attorneys for the Louis jana company. Mir. Monlton was heard this afternoon, when the hearing was adjourned until Saturday. It is the intention of MT. Gresham to afford an opportunity now for careful presentation of both sides of the question and then to render decision with out regard to the decisions of former post master generals.
 Surgeon General Hamilton of the marine hospital service stated to day that there was not single case of yellow fever in the South except in vessels quarantined at Santa Rosa Island near Pensacola, Fla Danger was ap- prehended, however, from Vera Cruz, Mex ico, and Havana, Cuba, and the officers of the marine hospital service had been caution ed to be on the alert and take prompt action in case the disease should be imported to the United States. The Norwegian ship Ung- donna, which was quarantined yesterday at Pensacola. lost her captain from yellow fever en route from Vera Cruz and he was buried at sea A refuge for infected vessels will be maintained by the marine hospital service at Ship Island near New Orleans.
 Chief Brooks, of the secret service, has re- ceived information of the arrest at Chatta- nooga of three counterfeiters with 217 coun- terfeit silver dollars in their possession. The prisoners names are Dudley R. Hooper, Alex. H. Land and J. W. Atkinson.
 letter received at the Postofice depart ment to-day states that the postoffice at Sal mon Falls, Idaho Territory is vacant on &C., count of the suicide of the postmaster, 0. E. Eggleston, and his assistant, F. E. Eggles- ton. No cause is assigned for the double tragedy. The accounts of the office are said to be correct to date.
 The State department is in receipt of ad- vices from Consul Syle to the effect that the climatic conditions ordinarily existing in the Island of Madeira have this year been en- tirely reversed. In consequence the civil government and council, apprehensive of the failure of crops upon which the people main- Iy rely, have agreed upon and issued decree suspending the collection of import duties, both on grain in bond and that arriving pre- vious to September 30, 1883.
 Secretary Chandler to-day issued an order prohibiting naval officers attached to cruis- ing war vessels from transferring their fami- lies from their susual places of abode to more convenient visiting points. Disobedience of this order will subject the offender to being relieved from duty.
 Hon. Walter Evans, commissioner of in- ternal revenue, who has been visiting friends in New York for the past few days, will re- turn to this city on Saturday morning