The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1883-07-28
WASHINGTON.
Ingenious Device of the Lottery Mana
gers.

Ingenious Device of tho Lottery Mana
gers.
WASHINGTON, July 27.-The Postmaster
General has stopped the delivery of letters to
Daupin, the Louisiana lottery agent, but the
lottery company has given notice here that all
matter intended for the company may be sent
By mail to the New Orleans National Bank.
1t is believed that in this way the company
has circumvented the Postmaster General, as
there will be nothing on the outside of the
packages to indicate whether the contents are
intended for the bank, in the ordinary course
OF business, or the lottery company, and that,
consequently the Postmaster General cannot
ssizs mail of the banks An effort will be made
to get decision from the United States Su-
preme Court as to the question at issue al the
earliest possible moment.
Murch of Maine.
Representative Murch OF Maine has returned
to the Hill investigation WITH he says, a large
addition to his facts, but without any addition
to his funds. He has brought with him the
affidavits of a number of persons as to alleged
Irregularities. Murch claims that the Treas
ury has money that,could be used for the in
vestigation if it was the desire of the Secretary
to do so.
He hopes that the Secretary may change
his ruling and conclude to authorize the COM
mittee to travel and take testimony. ~ hear
today" he said, that the Secretary has
changed his mind in regard 10 the matter, and
Will dTfdDEt lOF inc committee 10 80. II No
does this, we shall have good deal of oral
testimony. 1t is merely question of time
whensthi5 testimony will be given anyway, for
if this committee does not go to the bottom OF
it another one will, and that one will have the
power 10 call for persons and papers and COM
pei the attendance of witnesses"
You propose to take it before Congress
then, do yon2,
Most assuredy, unless we get verdict
against him from this COURT
lac lta for
tory TO you?"
81 think it has sustained my charges
throughout. OF course we have had difficulty
in getting the documents We desired, aud we
might have been even more successful with
those; but l think my charges are amply sus-
tanned, and unless they are sustained by the
committee, shall carry them to Congress-"
The Repairs to the Pinta
Democratic CoDgressmen say that there will
be a thorough investigation into the repairs
put uEon the steam tug Pinta, wtdsh, notwith-
standing Si50,000 have been expended on her,
has just put back again to Norfolk for repairs
Improvements at the White House.
Advantage is being taken of the absence of
the President to make some important i'm
proyements at the White House. There are
number of sewers and pipes in the building
that have been there unnumbered years. Then
there is an ice house in the area at the north
west corner which appears to have been about
for domestic preservative purposes. The old
gas pipes in the basement through which the
alleged Illuminating vapor can scarcely make
its way for distractions, are to be replaced by
new glazed conductors. A 12-inch leaky clay
pipe sewer in tbs north and west areas is TO be
replaced with an S-inch glazed iron pipe. The
aDtiquated icehouee is to give way to modern
one, with slate floors and the most improved
methods Of refrigeration and ventilation. The
usual annual repairs are being made in the
nnnepryQtOrjqa nnly n aXtnu1p1
vation than usual is contemplated The re-
decoration of the east room ceiling is an un-
known quantity, the modern artist disdaining
to reveal the mysteries OF his design to the
outer world before il is in q more or less COM
pieted condition.
River Front improvements.
The contractors engaged on the improve
ment of the river front have encountered un-
expected difficulties in finding large boulders
and hard sand and clay at the bottom Of the
river. The work of dredging is about one
thirteenth accomplished.
A Remonstrance from the British Gov
ernment.
The Treasury Department has received a
remonstrance from the British authorities
against the return to England of three alleged
rauper emigrants who we're going to friends in
this county who had promised to take OF them,
and which emigrants had shown letters TO that
effect upon their arrival in the United States
The matter will be inquired into.
Precaution Against Epidemics.
Surgeon General Hamilton has notified the
health authorities at New York, Philadelphia,
New Haven, Providence and Boston that sew
ersl vessels from Europe laden with rags pur-
chased in Egypt after cholera appeared there
are en- route to New York and New England
ports. He also notified the health officer at
Newport News, Va, that the British steamer
Andean may be allowed to proceed to the
quarantine station at Baltimore whenever the
authorities at that port direct