Daily globe., 1883-08-12
WASHINGTON
The Government Organ in Financial
Straits-A Stem Winder Wanted for the
New Corvette CannOn-The Report of the
Light House Board.
Especial Telegram to the Globe. |


WASHINGTON, Aug. 11.-An Iowa woman
takes the cake this time. She was informed
in the usual way that certain mail matter
addressed to her was held here for INSULT
cient postage. She replied on a postal
card to-day: "When pumpkins are ripe I
will send you one that has more brains
than ever had the man who made this
ruling on paper postage"
A BANKRUPT CONCERN.
According to reports which fill the am
blent air, the struggle to maintain an Or
gan in the interest of the administration
has not met with success in this city. Scme
months ago mortgage was executed to j.
W. Thompson g. George W. B. Viii ie,
bankers in this city, being the rarity of
the second part; and the National
Republican newspaper the patty of the
first part. This mortgage was for the
loan of $37 900, and covered lien on all
the material in the job and composing
rooms of the aforesaid organ. The mort
gage has now been foreclosed by reason of
default in its terms. The loan of $37, 900
reported was divided into thirty seven notes
of $1,000 each, with interest at per cent.
a year. A few of the notes were paid and
others allowed to default. hence the fore
closure. The mortgage covers all there is
of value in the paper, save its good will
and the press upon which the paper is
printed. The press, it is said, is the per-
sonal property of Secretary Chandler, he
having paid for it out of his own funds.
Under the present management the
Republican has been a good news
paper in its collection and presentation of
current events. The trouble seems to be
that the people of this city cannot be edu-
Gated up to the point of sustaining forty
eight column newspaper.
WANT wINDER.
The ordnance bureau of the navy de-
partment is engaged in experimenting to
find steel wire suitable for the purpose
of winding the wire round six inch guns
which are to be made for the armam ent
of the proposed steel cruiser Chicago.
One of these guns which has recently been
tested proves to be powerful engine of
war, and to possess wonderful penetrating
force. Lieut.. Very, of the advisory board,
the designer of the wire-wound and strap
hoop guns, is sanguine of the success of
the former. He says he is willing to load
one of these guus to the muzzle and wedge
in the shot and fire it himself. The
cruisers Boston and Atlanta will
be equipped with fifteen of the strap-hoop
guns which are now IN course of construc-
tion.
LIGHTHOUSE REPORT.
WASHINGTON, D. c., Aug. 1.-THE light
house board have received a report of
engineering operations in the Eleventh
lighthouse district for the fiscal year ended
June 80, 1888. These districts include all
orders to navigation on the northern and
northwestern lakes above Grassy island
light station, the district embracing Lakes
st. Clair, Huron, Michigan and Superior,
and the straits connecting them. A state
ment is given of the condition of the
stations in this district together with a
detailed statement of repairs and alter
ations made the past year and such as are
proposed the present year. The report in
describing the condition of the lighthouse
at Chicago says the substructure of the
crib work surrounding the site is badly
decayed and will need repairs soon, but it
is thought to defer these repairs until
som definite permanent system for light
ing the harbor is decided upon.