Omaha daily bee., 1883-04-12
The Pub ic Printer Pressed
With Work by the Change
in the Revenue Laws.
Miners Shattered Memory Re.
fuses to Improve While on
the Witness stand.
The Mobb.d Chtnamoa or Georgia
Enter n lain for DAmase CO.
CAPITOL NOTES.

ury eAptCt 10 HllSu tuo cJunt OF Ill
the asa on hand in about eight days.
The count of subsidiary silver coin
,losed to dsv. There remains to be
counted l SO, 900 standard silver dol.
lars and 80, 200 600 In legal tender
notes. Tn. COMMITTEES are also on.
gagged Ia verifying the acsounts Of the
Office, Including the of oil
disburslng officers. No discrepancies
thus far have been discovered In either
money or accounts.
WORK FOR THE PRINTERS.
The largest order for printing blank
forms ever given the public printer Is
that of the commissioner Of internal
venue for blanks and labels relative
to the rebate on tobacco and cigars.
This order was fer 80, 600. 600 labels
and 750, coo blanks for use of manu-
facturers and dealers. There Ia q great
demand for these blanks, one St.
Louis manufactures alone having sent
for 750 600 labels. The demand Is
being met as rapidly ~ circumstances
will permit.
hOLIDAT.
General New, assistant secretary of
the treasury, issued an order to. day
granting leave of absence on the 16 h
Inst, to colored employees of the treas.
ury who desire to participate In the
emancipation celebration.
SUIT AGAINST DORSEY.
Judge Liuey to-day entered suit
against ex-senator Dorsey for $10,-
600 alleged to have been sustainsd by
him as a result of the assault made
upon him by Dorsey at the house of
the latter.
SOME fIsH BONES.
At a meeting of colored men held
In this city Monday, for the purpote
of endorsing tho course of Black, the
colored messenger recently dismissed
from the navy department, n OF
the speakers made q statement to the
,ffset that Hamilton Fish, when ace.
rotary of the state, inaugurated the
prscscs of employing oolored mesaen-
gers In his department. to perform
personal services ut mis- v residence.
This atAtsment IL dc sS.tby the mes.
sengers Of the state department, who
have prepared u card foe publication,
in which they assert that Fish never
employed q department employe at
his house during the department hours,
and never at any time without paying
literally from bis own pocket for their
services.t
AN INVESTIGATION.
Secretary Folger, 1t Is said, will
soon appoint q com mission to examine
the charges against Supervising Arch.
itect Hill, which were placed In the
seoretary's hands just before he waa
p~rostrated by bis recent illness.
INSTALLATION AMI RECEPTION.
The oath of office was administered
to Judge Gresham to-day, and he
assumed the formal charge Of the
postofioe department. The suite OF
DOM occupied by the postmaster
general were then thrown open and
the employees notified that he vii
ready to receive them. The reception
which followed occupied about three
quarters of an hour.
SURVEY APPROVED.
The commissioner of the general
land eff 70 has rendered o decision sp.
proving the survey of the Ramon
Veoil geant 10 New Mexico, made In
1877 by Deputy Surveyors Sawyer
aud McElroy. Tie grant, according
to the approved survey, contains 81,
30Z acres.
CHINESE CLAIM.
w. Loo Chang q Co., Chinese mer
chants at Wsynesboro, Georgia, have
~petitioned the Chinese minister here,
through their attorney, for redress
from the United States government
for wrongs done them and grievances
committed by o mob at that place.
They claim that the latter clause Of
the twenty fourth article of the treaty
between the United States and China
of 1874 Is applicable to their case,
and they are entitled to damages. In
addition to being treated with vio,
lence and driven out of town, all theil
property was destroyed.
MINERS POOR MEMORY.
Miners cross examination was re,
sumed this morning, but his memory
was no better than yesterday. Wit,
ness denied he had eve held any con,
versation with Jackson (Rerdell'i
father.in-law) wherein he told the
latter, she would see him In tophet be.
fore he would plead guilty" Merricl
asked II he had made the statement
to any one connected with the govern,
msnt. Witness s~neeringly replied
that "the assistant counsel" had ap
preached him and endesvored to ge'
information. Immediately a lively
breeze prevailed. Merriok savagely
asked, "Who do you meal ny aasis
tant counsell"
Answer-R srdell.
Merriok (fercely)-He Is not an az
sistant counsel; he Is one Of your fell
low conspirators, and will DO 81
treated.
The court cautioned witness not Il
use impertinent expressions. After
further unimportsnt testimony witness
was dismissed.
| Contract Clerk Oloott was nsI