The Portland daily press., 1883-04-25
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WASHINGTON.

The Names of the Life Saving Stations.
WASHINGTON, April "a After June LIST,
stations OF the life saving service are to be de-
sgnated by names, instead OF numbers as here
tofore On the Maine coast, the station near
| Carrying Point Cove will be named "Quoddy
Head" off Maehiasport, Gross Island" off
Jonesboro, "Crnmple Island" off Mount De-
sert, Cranberry Isles" on Whitehead Island,
~ hitehead;n Biddeford Pool. "Fietcher's 8
Neck Rye Beach. RYE Beach," On the
Massachusetts coast, at the mouth OF the Mer-
rimac river, "Pium Island;n Annisquam light,
Davis Neck" Soituate, "Fourth Cliff" eight
miles north of Plymouth, "Gurnett's;' seven
miles south OF Plymouth, "Mahomet Point"
Race Point Light. Race Point," l-2 miles
north OF Provineetown, Peaked Hill Bari"
three miles aor:h Highland light, "Highhead -
near light, "Highlands;" 8 IL miles south of
the light, "Parmet river" 2 miles south of
Wellfleet, "Cahoon's Hollow" "a miles
south OF the light. "Nonsett;" Ponchet Island,
"orleans;" New Nantucket, ''Surfside;' and
At Chatham, "Monomy" and Merskeget' by
those names respectively.
A Sharp Transaction at Dix Island
The Boston Journals Washington despatch
say: There is one curious complication in the
charges which have been filed against the Of
flee OF the Supervising Architect. This arises
ont Of the sale OF tools and buildings at Dix's
Island. Mr. Mullett in his charges accuses
Secretary Sherman and Supervising Architect
Hill Of wrongful acts in tho matter. Murch in
his charges accuses Mullett OF the wrong. and
the records Of the office show that the sale was
effected under Muiiett and before Mr.. Hill
came into the office. IIr this respect Mullett
makes the accusation against himself. The
evidence which has been submitted before the
HILL Investigation Committee shows that the
Government lost great deal OF money by the
uaaladminirtrstion OF some body. The build
ings aud tools on Dix Island, which cost the
Government abont $4,000, were permitted TO
be sold for the snu AZ SIAM and ha
ment allowed the sale TO stand, while the same
contractor very soon afterwaFd sold back the
identical buildings and portion OF the tools
TO be used for the cutting OF granite for anoth-
er public buildings for the sum OF $4,000.
This contractor, in short, was able 10 induce
the Government to maze the original invest
ment OF $4,000 at Dix's Island, upon which
he obtained fifteen per cent, under the fifteen
per cent law, 10 purchase back the buildings
aud tools for slf00, and to resell them again to
Commission will enter upon detailed exami-
nation OF the several charges on Wednesday.
Report of the Jeanette Board.
The supplemental report of the Jeanette
court of inquiry has been approved by Secre-
taFy Chandler. The report states that the
court finas no modification necessary In the
conclusions reported Feb II. 1883.
Cabinet Meeting,
The Cabinet meeting to-day was attended by
all the members including the new Postmaster
| General. The session lasted about an hour
and half and was devoted 10 the consider
alton OF foreign affairs and the new civil service
| regulations.
There was also some informal conversation
at the meeting with regard TO Fdence furnish
! ed by newspapers that persons IN the United
States are actively engaged In aiding and
| directing operations OF the dynamite plotters
/ 10 England. This conversation did not grow
/ out of any official correspondence upon the
| subject for no document OF any kind relating
10 il was presented, but there Is reason TO be-
1 heve that Hypothetical question was formed
| aud discussed, aud that members OF the
/ Cabinet generally expressed their yiews as 10
what the policy Of this government should be
IN various suggested contingencies which
might arise out Of the manifest disposition OF
( the Irish leaders 10 use this country as q basis
/ for attacks by means Of dynamite aud nitro
4lycerine npon tbs English government and
| English people.
The Hill Investigation.
Ex-Rspresentative Murch of Maine said to-
1 night that having personal interest in pur-
suing the investigation unless he was allowed
| counsel and fees and the expenses of witnesses
] paid he would take no part In pressing
/ the charges before the treasury committee III
the event OF failure to secure q fair investiga.
tion aud presence of the necessary witnesses be
! proposed 20 lay the charges OF conspiracy to
defraud the government against Hill and
others before thd grand jury OF the district.
International horticultural Exhibition
Postponed.
The Consul General OF the United States al
| ST. Petersburg has reported to the department
Of state that In consequence Of the approach,
ing coronation at Moscow the international
horticultural exhibition which was to take
place next May has been postponed until May
| 1885.
Ex-President Hayes and the Fremont
Postmastership.
The officers Of the post. office department
say there has been communication received
at that department urging the appointment o
| ex-President X. b. Hayes as postmaster a
Fremont Ohio Postmaster Krebe who wa
appointed by Hayes, was recently found to bs
between ~, 900 and 50 900 short in his accounts
but be has made the amount good and still
holds the position Of postmaster at Fremont.
is probable that new appointment will soor
be made.
i Miscellaneous.
The supplemental report of the Jeannettel
court Of inquiry has been approved by Secre
tary Chandler. The report states that the cour
finds no modification necessary In the conclus
ions reported February 18th, 1888.