The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1883-09-14
WASHINGTON.

The postal money-Order convention be-
tween the United States and the Hawaiian
Islands was signed Wednesday by POstmas-
General Gresham and the Hawaiian Minis
ter. 1t will go into effect January.
The president has appointed James r.
OF Fond du Lac, Wis, and Edwin H. Dixie,
of Woodstock, ILL.,, q commission to inspect
15O miles Of the Atlantic and Pacific rail-
road In Arizona.
Commodore English, acting secretary Of
the navy, has received the following tele-
dated at Pensacola, Wednesday: "All pa
tlents in yard and hospital are GONZALES
cent. No new cases."
A register Of the interior department at
washington has been prepared for the
blue book. There are S,0e1 persons on the
rolls, OF whom 62l are women, and 2o4 ne
ranging from S7so to 81, SEQ, one lady from
illinois drawing S1,GJ0
Mr.. Dezendorf, chairman Of the republic
can state committee Of Virginia, states that
Malone Is organizing colored clubs, giving
members ticket for 20cents for each meet
Ing attended, payable on election day. Mr..
General Gresham that the postofice officials
as well as the revenue collectors arc con-
stantly engaged In the canvass.
The dismissal Of a clerk in the pension
bureau named Bennett, recommended by
Commissioner Dudley confirms the state
ment made some days ago that dishonest
pension agents had confederates in the peh-
sion office, who have been furnishing them
with inside information which enabled
them to carry on their swindling operations
against pension claimants.
The war department has just issued vol
ufne y OF the Official Records of the Rebel
lion" This volume covers the operations
10 Southeastern Virginia, North Carolina,
New Mexico and Arizona during the early
part OF 1882. The work of printing the
rebellion records would seem 10 have only
fairly begun, as it is estimated that at least
one hundred volumes will be required
to contain all the material which will be
printed.
An army officer at Washington says that
doubly married army officer, are known to
many of his friends there, though the war
department has no official information in
regaid to him. He says that Major Nicker-
son IS violating no regulation or the army
IN living In retirement, and that General
sherman has personal letter from him In
which he says he will be ready to stand
trial rs soon as the cOurt-martial appointed
to try him is ready to proceed.
The president has issued proclamation
announcing that the worlds industrial cot
ton centennial exhibition will be onened
-.
New Orleans, and will continue until the
3lst OF May, 1855. The proclamation Is in
accordance with the act passed at the last
session OF congress, which directed that
such proclamation should Issue when the
president was Informed that suitable pro-
vision for buildings. etc.. of the exposition
had been made. United States representa-
tiyes abroad will see that the proclamation
Is duly circulated.
NIcKERsoy DROPPED.
Major Nickerson, the much married Off
Ger, has lost q trick. Heretofore he has
retained his name on the army rolls through
the Offices of friend, who has reported the
war department. When the authorities
looked for him he was not there, but no
proof could be secured that he was not
at the place when the report was made,
hence he could not be dropped as desert
en- nis mons however, the report o Oh tne
so that he can be declared a deserter and
dropped. When Secretary Lincoln returns
IL Is expected that the question of dropping
him win be decided.
THE CoLoRED PEOPLE.
In the interior department, according TO
the recently published register, there are
2o4 colored people on the pay roll. OF this
get 81, 800 year salary. One Is an assistant
chief Of q division In the pension ONCE,
One is principal examiner In the same Of.
flee. A number have 81, 200 and 81, 400
clerkships. The majority, however, are
messengers. The total number of employees
OF all degrees In the interior department Is
1901, so that the 204 colored employees bear
to the whole force Just about the ratio that
the colored population Of the country sus-
tains TO the white.
THE POSTAL NOTES.
A STAR reporter called the attention of
DIR. Mcdonald, superintendent Of the mon
ey order service, TO a news dispatch from
Chicago stating that the new post, notes
are deemed a failure because OF the number
of mistakes made IN. issuing them. The