Weekly expositor. (Brockway Centre, Mich.) 1882-1894, 1883-04-19
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Senator VanWyck has been urging
the interior department to order the immediate
sale of the 0toe Indian lands In Kansas an,
Nebraska, notwithstanding the house of rep
resentatives neglected to pass the senate bill
The bill providing for the local self
government of Ireland was rejectedin common
by vote of 23l to IS.
The Warsaw chief of police has order
ed all places of business closed during the oc
casion OF the coronation of the czar.
The hitro-glycerine seized at Londor
last week at the time of the arrest of Norman
and his fellows was exploded at Woolwich
tearing up the ground for several yards around
which was deemed necessary 10 complete thu
sale. The appraisers have finished their task
and value the lands at from "a to $40 per acre
Secretary Teller is satisfied that he can protect
all interests, aud the sale will be made about
May l.,
The United States supreme court has
rendered an important decision in the case o.
the Cook county National bank OF Chicago
against the United States. The principal
question in controversy was whether, the bank
being insolvent, the claim Of the United States
for money deposited for the postmaster
of Chicago is a preferred claim or not.
This court holds that the provisions OF
the national banking act, section 1926, re-
vised statutes, have the effect of withdrawing
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of insolvent persons out OF whose estates the
| demands OF the United States are to be paid In
| preference to claims OF other creditors The
claims Of the United States, therefore, against
an insolvent national bank are not entitled TO
priority OF payment out Of its assets.
The following general order has been
issued from the postofilce department, thereby
annulling the order issued January 12, 1888:
Section 37l, postal laws and regulations of 1879,
| is amended so as to read as follows: Postal
cards and prepaid letters TO be forwarded If re-
quested. Prepaid letters shall be forwarded
| from one postofiice to another at the request
| OF the party addressed without additional
charge for postage. All letters upon which
one full rate of postage has been prepaid, and
| all postal cards shall be forwarded from the
Office to which they are addressed TO any other
Office at the request OF the person addressed
| or OF the party whose card may be upon the
envelope, or whose name may be signed to the
postal card, without additional charge for post
age. Such forwarding must be continued I'M
I'll the party addressed is reached.
FRANK HATTON,
Acting Postmaster General.
Considerable excitement was occa-
stoned I'm Washington the other day by the re-
port that Capt Howgate, the ex-signal officer,
who escaped from custody nearly year ago,
had been seen on the streets of that city.
1t has been decided to grant the re-
quest of the Hawaiian government TO have its
silver coined at the United States minis. This
arrangement will be entered into at once, and
the mint at San Francisco has been selected as
the place Of coinage. The denominations to be
coined are, one dollar, half-dollar, quarter-dol-
lar, and eighth-dollar.
The first case under the Bowman act,
passed at the last session OF Congress, has been
filed in the court of claims having been referred
10 this court by the secretary OF war. This
was claim for $4,000, made by Mai-Gen
John Pope, U. s. A, for the difference In pay
between Brigadier-General and Major-General
while he was on duty by assignment OF the
President, according to his brevet rank, from
April /, 1867, to October IS 1882
Minister West has laid before Secre-
tary Frelinghuysen communication from the
British Government to the effect that English
agents or detectives have been sent to this
country TO watch the movements of Irish agita-
tors and to discover, If possible, whatever ship
ments of explosive materials may be made from
American ports for England. Secretary FIRE.
linghuysen has assured Mr.. West that this
communication would be brought TO the atten-
ton OF the President and the Cabinet on Ar
thurs return from Florida.
President Arthur has received me-
mortal from the President and Board of Direc-
tors Of the National Labor Party, asking that
an extra session of Congress be called as early
labor and capital. The petition reminds the
executive that almost year has elapsed since
resolution was adopted authorizing an in
vest1gation into this question, and that no re-
port has ever been received from the committee
to whom il was referred. The petition closes
with these words: 1t appears TO your memoir
ialists an absurdity for commission OF grave
senators to go around the country on junket-
ing feast at public expense, to gather cumula-
tive testimony In support OF evident facts pa
Ill a. 4-sn
feelings of workmen, who are the agrieved
parties. They request the President, therefore,
II he feels hampered by the conflicting opinions
of his privy councillors, to call together the rep
resentatives OF the people, elected last fall, and
submit TO their adjudication this problem of
remedial legislation in the interests Of the OPP
pressed wage workmen.
Judge Gresham has been sworn in as
postmaster-general.
Judge Lilley has brought suit against
ex Senator Dorsey for 81 600 damages alleged
TO have been sustained by him when Dorsey
made the assault upon him some time ago.
The committee appointed to examine
the condition Of the treasury of the United
States expect to finish the count Of all cash on
hand In about eight days. The count of subsi-
diary silver coin has closed. There remains 10
be counted 81, 600 In standard silver dol
lars and 81, 900 in legal tender notes. The
counts of all disbursng officers. No discrep-
ancies have thus far been discovered in either
money or accounts.
The largest order for printing blank
forms ever given to the public printer is that
of the commissioner Of internal revenue for
blanks and labels required to carry into effect
the provisions OF the law relative to the rebate
$4,000, 900 labels and $50, 900 blanks for the use
of manufacturers and dealers. There is great
demand for these blanks, one st. Louis manu-
facturcr alone having sent for 600 labels.
The demand is being met as rapidly as circum-
stances will permit
Walsh, the Irish suspect, who was
arrested In Paris, Is now in New York. He
says he came TO this country TO put himself
out of the power of the wretch Carey.
Six cars of freight train on the
Grand Trunk were precipitated over an embank-
ment near st. George Ont, and were all mash
ed to atoms. The loss is heavy.
Commissioner Raum is preparing reg
ulations for the guidance Of Collectors Of In
ternal Revenue In regard to the withdrawal,
transportation and storage of matches without
the payment of stamp tax after May Is, in ac
cordance with the provisions OF the new Inter-
nal Revenue act.
The new designs for the two-cent
postage stamps have been received and sub
mitted to the postmaster general The three
cent stamps In stock after the two cent law
goes into effect may be used for packages Of
third and fourth class mail matter requiring
three cent postage, and also for Canadian mail
matter.
Professor Baird, of the United States
Fish Commission, has just completed the semi
annual distribution of young carp for stocking
ponds in various parts of the Union, and in
several foreign countries. About 0,000
Young carp have been sent out from Washing