Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1883-03-30
WAITS FROM WASHINGTON.
A Batch of Interesting Gossip Told in
Short Paragraphs.

EhoEt A3FdSFapnSs
WASHINGTON, March 29.-The Post
Office Department to-day put upon the
black list of fraudulent concerns the fol-
lowing: VIM. ClentO & Co., and the Comet
Publishing Company, of Bloomington,
H.; the Western Card Company, of Nor
NAL, H.; the Union Novelty Company.
of Mt. Pulaski, ILL.,; the Star Publishing
Company, Of Atlanta, ILL.,; the Agents
Guide and Guide Publishing Company. of
Lincoln, Ill. All ofthese alleged firms and
companies are fictitious and are the success
sors of the fraudulent combination which
transacted business under the name of c.
{. Williams & Co, ,at Springfield, ILL.,, until
| it was black listed by the Post Office De-
partment. The fraud which they were
practicing consisted in the advertisement
and the sale of what purpOrted to be a
new American watch. but which was in
reality only worthless tin sun dial. Post
masters have been directed to discontinue
delivery to the above address Of money or
ders or registered packages.
GENERAL DIAz' TRIP.
The United States steamship Dispatch
left the Washington navy yard about II
O'Clock to-day for Mount Vernon, having
on board eX-President Diaz and party.
SenOr Romero, Mexican Minister, Secre-
taries Frelinghuysen and Chandler, AS
sistant Secretaries Davis and Adee,
and Chief Clerk Brown of the State
Department, General Sherman,
Mr.. Foster, eX-Minister to Mexico, and
his two daughters, Senator Morgan and
his two daughters. and many others. This
evening General DiaZ and his party were
entertained at dinner at the Mexican
Legation. They will leave Washington
for New York about 10 o'clock tomorrow
morning. From New York the party goes
to Boston for two days, and after visit to
Albany, will return to Galveston. Texas.
where a steamer will be taken for Vera
Cruz.
REDEEAIING THE BONDS.
1t is learned at the Treasury Depart
ment that, although the circular in re-
gard to the prepayment of the bonds en-
braced in the 120th call provides only for
the payment of bonds to the amount of
$5,000,O00, on Wednesday next, bonds
which may be offered III excess of that
amount will be accepted, provided the
department has,a it now expects to have,
surplus funds which may be used for that
purpose. AS interest on these bonds is
allowed only to the date of redemption,
the government would save on interest
charges in proportion to the amount of
bonds redeemed.
THE NEW TARIFF. =
The Acting Secretary of the Trea-
sury has decided that the rate of
duty as between the old and the new
tariff is to be fixed by the date of the ar
rival of the importing vessel at the eXte-
riOr port of entry, and that goods import
ed before the new act takes effect and
shipped to Western ports under the i'm
mediate transportation act, will be duti-
able under the present tariff, unless they
remain in public store or a bonded ware
house when the act goes into operation.
NO INTERNATIONAL POLICE.
A story has been set afioat that CORES
pondence has passed between this gov
ernment and the Government of Great
Britain with regard to a system of inter-
national police, or to a reciprocal watch
to be kept in each country upon
criminals or enemies of the other There
is the best authority for saying that no
such correspondence has passed.
AQUEsTION OF JURISDICTION.
Several claims against the Geneva
award have recently been filed in the Court
of CLAIMS. The parties interested choose
to ignore the regular Alabama Claims
Court. There is some question as to the
jurisdiction of the Court of Claims over
such cases, which can only be settled by
decision of the court itself.