Weekly Chillicothe crisis., 1883-05-10
MISCELLANEOUS.

The government recently purchased forty
acres Of land adjoining the present site of the
military depot, at San Antonio, and will soon
begin the expenditure Of s2OO,OO0 In erecting
a handsome twelve company post and bcauti-
flying the grounds for drill and parade, and
furnishing it with all the requisites for com
fort and convenience as well as ornament.
This with the elegant depot, fine officers
quarters and beautiful park, which have been
so greatly admired by all visitors will make
Uncle Sans possessions there perhaps the
most complete i9 the south.
The Dcs MOiLGs saloons are still closed with
no prospect Of opening. The proprlctors have
asked the council TO grant them the privilege
Of selling whisky, in which case they would
take out licenses. This would be in violation
Of the state law and was not considered by the
council. The saloons have entered into a
compact not to take out licenses, hoping to
tighten the council by the loss of revenue,
but the mayor and council are firm. The
probabilities are that limited number OF
saloon will pay the $1,000 license and
open up.
Advccs from San Carlos state that two
chihuahua Apaches arrived there Friday and
report that little Charley McComas, son Of
Judge McCOmas, killed by Indians a short
time ago, is still alive in the care OF Chief
Bovita, and that he will be brought in alive II
the Indian camp is not surprised, and that the
Indians expect to use him in negotiating for
peace. They further state that Loco's band
is broken up, and wish to surrender, but that
Ju, the most desperate of the chiefs in Mexico,
will resist to the last.
There was great activity in the tobacco
market at Petersburg, Va, Tuesday. Two
special trains Of twenty-five cars each, left
there for Norfolk with 4,OOO,0OO pounds of
tobacco consigned to parties in the New En-
gland states. A large quantity was also ship.
ped from there to points in the different
southern states. Several hundred thousand
pounds were shipped from City Point to New
York. The aggregate sales of the tobacco
and cigar stamps were S33Sl2.
The cgarmakcrs at Milwaukee, Wis, are at
peace with themselves and the manufacturers,
and hold their places. The small shops have
granted the advance of 81. In these places
the men make the entire cigar, hence they had
the manufacturers at a disadvantage, but in
the large factories girls prepare the filling,
and the men simply roll on the leaf, and new
hands are easily taught, There was no in
crease at these places.
Advlccs from New Mexico report further
Indian depredations. Muchacha, Mescalero
Apache, with a number of Victorio's old band,
attacked a train a day or two 20 near White
Springs. Three companies of cavalry are in
pursuit Another smaller band raided n
ranch at Almo Springs, and Col. Forsythe has
sent two companies Of cavalry after them.
Governor Cleveland has signed the bill
which provides that boards Of supervisors of
counties in New York shall provide for the
burial of deceased soldiers, sailors ormarines,
and shall also provide an appropriate head
stone. This act will prevent the burial, in
future, of any soldiers in pauper graves.
One hundred thousand dollars was paid by
Jones ~ Co. into the San Francisco custom.
house Wednesday, in duties on shipment of
opium. This is the largest amount paid for a
year past. They say they expec. to make
larger one next month, expecting heavy ship
ments ofoplum and duties being raised.
President Dillon claims that, instead OF the
Union Pacific Railroad company being III
debted to the United States 60 o,ernment sl,-
6is A1l, The rnYernmnnL nMns the rornnnnu