The National tribune., 1884-08-21
WASHINGTON GOSSIP.
a Tery Dull Week at the National
Capital.
rrrnr. scuwArKA's scHEME.

zion IN order 70 enter into the stock-rafSlng
business with some Scotch capitalists Last
wear he was sent by the Government with an
expedition up the Yukon River, in Northwest
erR Alaska to explore its resources, etc. While.
engaged in this undertaking, in addition TO
bis official duties he took the opportunity TO
do little prospecting on his own account lie
discovered and mapped out the central channel
of the Japan current and noted its effect ON the
temperature Of the Aleutian Islands in its
track These islands have a climate Of about
60 degrees the year round and are admirably
suited for grazing On his return Lieut..
Scbwati.a is reported to have stopped at Port
land and entered into an agreement with Reid.
the cattle man. in regard TO getting hold of
these islands for cattle ranches and a company
has been formed ia Scotland for that purpose.
THE RED CROSS CONGRESS.
Miss Clara Barton. who gained such honora-
bic fame by her hospital labOrs during the war,
has left the city for New York, route to the
international Congress Of the Red Cross, which
meets in Geneva. Switzerland, or the lst prox.
This Congress viii be remarkable from the fact
that it will represent more crowned heads
Christian and pagan-than any convention
ever before assembled for any purpose, and
from the further fact that its aims purely
humane Another feature novel TO Europe,
will be the presence Of this Government in the
person of q woman, President Arthur having
appointed Miss Barton as representatige-in-
NAVY DEPARTMENT FRAUDS.
The Naval Court of Inquiry appointed to in
vestirate the alleged frauds in the Navy De-
partmeHt and which recently adjourned, viii
probably not reassemble before the middle Of
October and as Commodore Jarrett will have
assumed command of the North Atlantic
Squadron IN the meantime, il viii be necessary
to choose another Chairman Of the Court 1t
is alleged that the investigation has established
the fact that frauds involving about 100000
were perpetrated in the Bureau Of Medicine
and Surgery before Surgeon-GeneTal Wales's
tine and were continued under him. Several
merchants Of Washington are said to be i'm
plicated.
TIE BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS
Is at this time without head and the work it
was expected TO do this Summer viii not even
be begun Mr. Jarrett although confirmed by
the Senate as Chief Of the Bureau, has never
received his commission from the President,
and has returned to his old position of General
Agent OF the Tin Plate Manufacturers Associa-
fion at Pittsburg. 1t is reported the President
will soon issue the commission 10 Nr Thos. B.
Connery, formerly editorial manager OF the
New York Herald, and gentleman who is
well posted IN ali matters pertaining to the
labor question.
GgN-coTToN SHELLS.
The Bureau Of Naval Ordnance has been
having some very encouraging experiments
with new kind of shell. Az experimental
b2ttery at Annapolis was used and Is rounds
were fired one day from the service 80-pOund
bTeech-l0sdiDg rife, the shell being filed with
gun-c0tt8n, which has exactly the explosive
power Of dynamite The ordinary service shell
was used and 10 of The rounds were fired with
the service charge Of powder, which gives the
SG-pOund shell an initial velocity Of ,e250 feet
second. The shells were tightly packed with
wet gun-c0tt0n and were fired over the range
without accident.
w0AEN II TEE DEPARTMENTS.
The employment Of women By the Depart
rnents began during the war, at the time when
paper money had 20 be substituted for gold and
silver, and since that time they have steadily
gained fcothold in the Departments. Even
the conservative Department of State has open
ed It's doors to the employment Of women. and
to-day One-tenth Of the force in that Depart
znent belong 10 the gentier sex. Dir. Fish was
The first Secretary Of state who gave employ
lnent 10 a lady, but it was not until Mr Evarts
became Secretary that any number of ladie:
were employed
FREE BRIDGE AT GEORGETOWN
A free bridge at Georgetown is at last assured
The title TO fbe Aequeduct piers having been
made TO the Government on the 1sth inst. Al
the last session OF Congress an act was passed
that unless within 80 DAYS the owners OF tn,
bridge gave the United States title to The
Eamc. bridge would be built at the Thre,
Sisters lrilree large rocks iEtting out Of The
Potomac short distance above the bridget
The GoVerunasst pays Messrs Wells DungaE
d GuigleT, the owners, who retain the righ
SC the canal,) $751; 900.
LEASING INDIAN LANDS TO CATTLE mFx.
A special AGENT win be sent from the India1
Bureau 70 the Indian Territory 10 get th
opinion Of a majority Of the Kiowa Wichiti
and C0Maache Indians relative 20 leasing thei
lands ia the Territory 10 cattle men, as il j
understood By tle Commissioner that the In
cians sre opposed to the leases. 4 delegation
from these tribes las been in the city for sew
cral days and asks Tor farmer. a blacksmith
and physician for the reservation. which vii
be sent them as sooa as the necessary arrange
xRents can be made.
BULLDoZED POSTMASTER.
Tie c0lored postmaster at Bamberg, s. c
has sent 10 the P0st-Oiiice Department state
lnent Of his reasons for recently closing up hi
o1ico and leaving the town He Says that d
The night Of the 10th 10 or IL men came To hi
house, aud, FIXING through the doors and wiz
ooEs told him TO resign At once and sign pc
fiti0n IN favor Of the late pOstm2ster's wife G
he would be killed az once. He accedet
Through fear, TO the proposition, but has sinG
zesBmec his Office.
RELIcs OF TIE oREELY EXPEDITION.
The Acting Secretary Of the Navy has In
gtrueted the Cominandant of the Navy-Yar,
New York, 70 receive from Commander Schle
the relics Of the Greaiy expedition, whic
were recovered when the party was resrue,
and 10 turn them over 20 Lieut.. Buckingham
oT the Navy, by whom they VIII be transferre
70 the Louisville Exposition.
SPECIAL EXAMINERS
About 600 applications are now IN for the L
special exsEainerships to be added to the fort
Of the Pension Office by the recent act of Coz
gEess, 100 Of these applicants being from Penn
6glgaRia. All those applying for the plac
have undergone q civil-serTice examination
the result Of which viii be made known in
few days.
INDECENT SICK.
During the past year the sanitary poll
Office has sent sick iDdigents 70 public hospita
IN the District as follows: Freedmens. ~
Washington Asylum, 263; Providence 10
pital, 23s Columbia Lying-In Hospital, i
ChildFens Hospital. u; St. AIMS Asylum,
Homeopathic Hospital, !; Almshouse, S.
THR PAUPER CARNEY.
The Acting Secretary Of the Treasury h
instructed the Collector OF Customs 10 noti
The agents Of the steamer Furnessa that u
less satisfactory guarantee can be given 70 Il
Commissioners that Carney and his family W
moi become public burdens, they must be 7
turned 10 the country whence they came.
TIE PRESIDENTS MOVEMENTS
The President returned from Lake Mohav
on the 10th AT New Paltz a grand oxafi,