The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1883-04-27

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During the month Of March 80, $50 immi..
grants arrived in the United States, against
,i,G}i In March. 1859.
The Hon. Benjamin Yutterworth, of
Ohio. has been detailed by the Attorney
General to prose ute the South Carolina
election cases, in place OF the Hon. klchard
Crowley, resigned.
The Indian Office has received infOrma-
ton from the War Department that the
United States and Mexican authorities are
working in concert in the pursuit of the In
dams along the Mexican border. Indian
Agent Wilcox reports all quiet at the San
Carlos agency.
Captain Eads claims to have enlisted the
cooperation of syndicate of American ana
European capitalists for the prosecution OF
his pr jet for ship railway across the
lSthmtlS of Tchuantepec. Surveys are
in progress, and the captain processes the
utmost confidence in the success OF MS
scheme.
The supreme court of Mississippi has de-
cided that, the secretary Of The state having
declared Manning elected to congress from
the Second district, the court hls no juris-
1icti0n of the suit Of Chalm'rS FIR writ OF
mandamuS, and that the question as 10
whether Manning or Chalmers was legally
elected must be decided by congress.
Complaint is made that cuttings of grape
vines imported from China are infected with
phylloXcra, and the treasury department
las been requested to order the seizure of
such importat Ons. that American vine-
growers may not be exposed To the danger
of loss by the destruction of their vine
yards.
An Iowa mau has written to the Post
Office authorit es that he is anxious to fur
nish n mailsack that cannot hc opened, pro-
vided he can he rewarded. The authorities
will Hpplinn this nrnl11-itinp. y Dllpnt has
Just been obtained for ooub'e.hottomcd
mailbag which is Identical with q bag
which was used by the department in car
rying mails across the isthmus as early as
1851.
Charles y. Hewitt. secretary of the Min
nesota state board of health has telegraph
cd Secretary Teller that tine Indians in
northern Minnesota are exposed ~ small.
box, and are wearing infected clothing and
wandering around the country. Indian
Commissioner Price replied that the agent
had been authorized to purchase clothing
for these Indians and that physician was
| on the spot.
During the first nine months of the cur
| rent fiscal year the internal revenue receipts
| have amounted to SlJS. s., Us, an Increase
! of + .,5jl, 39S over the corresponding period
| OF the last fiscal year From the lSt to the
| 18th of April, 1882, the receipts aggregated
| S4,6lo, 824 and from the LIST to the 18th of
April, 1881, 81, in2 4O7, decrease of s44s,:
| 5l1, making an actual increase for 1883 OF
| SO, 1p,SSl.
Commissioner MacFarland of the Gener-
| al Land-Office, has received information OF
| fraudulent land entries In Michigan. They
! are reported to be quite extensive, and are
| located principally In the Marquette dis
| trict An Investigation will be made by the
| department through one OF its special
| agents The Commissioner believes that the
| only way to check these fraudulent entries
Is to repeal the Presumption law and extend
| the time for the communication Of home
steads. He will, however, do all In his
power with the money appropriated at the
last session of congress.
MURDEROUs INDIANS.
| Commissioner Price Saturday directed the
agent at Swan Siletz Indian Agency, Ore
| gOn to refuse to release the Indians now
| held for the murder committed on the res
ervation and to file complaint against them
before magistrate.
THE TOBACCO REBATE.
The following is a paragraph from the
| proposed regulations now under considera
| ton By the commissioner of internal reven-
ne In regard to the payment OF rebate Il
manufacturers of tobacco, etc:
Tobacco, snuff, cigars, ETC., will be re
garded as held by a manufactures, where
| they are goods of his own production, In
| his possession, either in his factory or I'm 9
warehouse, or other place where they are
| held by him in storage. only as provided II
section 3, 1856 United States Revised Stat
utes. On goods so held rebate may be pait
in stamps, and payment will not be made
In stamps on any other goods.