Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1883-09-25
Old Postage Stamns.
OHU EOStdSe StHnpS.
ALL RECEIVED IN PAYMRNr OF POSTAGE KxCEPr THE
ISsUES OF 1Sd7 AND 1881

ALL hECHlFED IN PAYARNT OF POSTAGE EXCEPT THE
ISSUES OF 1S47 AND 1851
An inquiry was made at the Post ONCE depart.
ment to-day by a gentleman who had a lot Of
stamps OF the issue Of 1881 as to what disposition
could be made OF them. The stamps were very
much stained and in some cases torn, and looked
very much as II they had been laid away among
some old papers. He was told the stamps could
not pe leaeemed as the government did not hold
did for the fractional silver currency The stamps
however, would be received In the payment OF
as good stamps Their appearance. ia was was
thought, Indicated that they had been already
The official who had given this Information said
afterwards 10 STAR reporter that all the issues
OF stamps by the government were received now
issues or ls47 and 1851. When the war broke ont
large quantities Of these stamps were In the hands
OF southern postmasters. and were never returned
masters remained unsettled to this day. In order
TO prevent the ante-bellum pOStmasterS from uttl-
izing the stamps. a law was passed prohibiting
their acceptance.
RAvAGEs OF CHoLERA-The State department
has received report from G. h. Heap, o. s. con-
sui general at Constantnople, enclosing copies of
communications from Dr.. H. B. Matteosian, the
.; delegate to the International Sanitary Coun-
GU, reiauve 70 the progress OF cholera In Egypt.
s1d the taken to prevent its
which 1t was previously intended to place around
Belrout, Tor IL was found impossible to execute it.
the 9Th to the 18th Of August, show that in Alex
ahdrla tnere were 136 deaths from cholera; in
snd IL ohes ed agn1 81
totai OF 1699 In nifty days there were %, 473
deaths For the four days, from the 18th to the
, .1Gn OF august, there were se4 deaths In Egypt
ARMY ORDERS leave Of Captain Samuel T.
Hamilton, second cavalry,is extended fve months.
Tn foIro
neved from duty at the school of application for
infantry and cavalry, Fort Leavenworth, Kansas,
Is granted Second Lieutenant Carter P. Johnson,
10th cavalry.
The MISSION OF THE ALLIANcE.-Commander
Reed, commanding the Alliance, reports to the
Navy department under date OF Halifax. N. g..
September 18th. that the mission of that vessel
as regards Communication with American fisher.
men In the gulf Of st. Lawrence has not been a
success Only four OF them were round, and none
privileges Of native iisne fhe Alliance us is
bound for New York, and is expected to reac
there by October 18th.
LAYcocK's CHALLENGES TO HANIAN. Edward
day to meet j. G. Plat, OF that city. Who 'i has
brought challenge from E. L Laycock, OF sgd
ney A Us Laycock invites Hanlan 70 Aus
for expenses. Hanlan's terms win be cabled to
A AUST to-night Hanlan win accept the chal-
5000 be put up. and that eSO0 be allowed him for
expenses II want to establish my right as cham
pion OF America to certainty before going to
Australia" said Hanlan to a reporter OF the New
YORK Stsn, "and will put up 5000 against - 600
miles Or I win bet 5000 even that can row
three miles faster than any man alive. never
was in better health"
DEATH or I" THE DAUPHM or FRANCE John
L Williams, OF Edgerton, wisconsin. is dead He
was known as the Dauphin OF France" being q
son Of the Rev. Ebenezer Williams, who died az
Green Bay some years ago, and who was said to be
the American newspapers once raised the cues
ton. "Have we Bourbon among us?" John I.
Williams sold q farm at Winneconne twelve wears
ago for $4,000, with which he went 20 Texas and
Invested in wild lands, losing heavily. OF late he