The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1884-07-11

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be announced without delay.
The ways and means committee has
agreed fayorably to report the resolution
providing for the appointment OF commit
tee OF five members to investigate the re.
company and the United States, the object
being to, learn whether the company has
complied and Is now complying with its
contract with the government.
Nearly complete returns to the treasury
department. for the fiscal year which closed
Monday show that the receipts for customs
were Sl94, l7S 631, for internal revenue $l2l :
2l9 4S0, and from miscellaneous sources $27,-
346,9S The reduction when compared
with the preceding twelve months Is over
$40 o00, GOO. The public debt was diminish
ed Sl00,0O0,000.
The opponents OF the appropriation of
$50, 600 for the Nicaragua concession are
renewing their activity as the bill Is taken
under consideration In conference. They
now allege that the $3.50, 900 In point of
fact is corruption fund designed In indi-
rect ways TO secure renewal of cOnceS-
sions which have lapsed from the Nicara-
qua government. Friends of the appropri-
alton say very emphatically that ali of its
opponents are interested either in rival
canal schemes or in a new railway cOnces-
sion across Guatemala, and that the gov
ernment can now secure for $3.50, 900 some
deavOring to secure without success.
Owing to misunderstanding of the oper-
atlons OF the newspaper law the postmaster
general has found 1t necessary to issue the
following additional circular:
The act approved June 9, 1884, provides
that the rate OF postage on newspapers and
periodical publications of the second class,
when sent by others than publishers and
newS-agents, shall be one cent for each
Tour ounces, or fractional part thereof, and
shall be fully prepaid by postage stamp af-
fixed to such matter. This act in nowise
agents. All persons not of these classes
are entitled to send through the mails,
without regard to place of mailing, destina-
tiOn, or distance, newspapers and periodical
publications OF the second class, weighing
not more than four ounces, by affixing there
to one-cent postage stamp.
Secretary Frelnghuysen received the
following telegram Thursday from Frank ii.
Mason, United States consul at Marseilles,
with regard to the recent outbreak of
cholera at Toulon:
THE cholera at Toulon was kept a secret
until yesterday. On the 14th there was one
death, 10Th one, Goth two, 2lst three, 22d
thirteen, 23d five, and yesterday twelve
The cases are of mild character. There
has been only one death at the navy hos
pital. The deaths are equally divided be-
tween civilians and military, and are chiefly
among the aged or young. The question
whether it is Asiatic or sporadic is still UNI
decided, but the former Is probable. There
are hopes of checking the epidemic by sani-
tary precautions. The condition at Mar
seilleSis excellent, and the death rate below
the average"
Tho river and harbor bill, as reported to
the senate is greater by 81 ,333, 900 than the
house bill. The following new items were
added:
For improving the harbor of Brazos San
tiago, Tex, S25, 0S9; Pentwater Mich, $l5,-
0J0; Grand Maras, Mimi, $4,000; Coos
bay, Oregon, S25, 900: Cumberland river
above Nashville, $4,000; Cedar river, Mich
igan, $4,000; mouth of the Columbia river,
Oregon and Washington territory, $780,
mouth of the Coqulle river, Oregon. $4,000;
Lake City, MIMI, $4,000; continuing con-
struction of dry dock for the Des Moines
rapids canal on the Mississippi river $780,
600; falls of st. Anthony, $4,000.
The principal increases over the house bill
are:
Buffalo, from $4,000 to 500, 900; Sabine
pass and Blue Buck bar, Texas, from $780,
600 to 100000; mouth of the Muskingum,
Ohio, from $4,000 to $4,000; Detroit river
from 100000 TO $200,0O0.
The principal reductions are:
Big Sandy river, West Virginia and Ken
lucky, from $50, 600 to 800, 900; Great Kan
ava river. West Virginia, from $500, 600 to
S175,0 MonOngahela river, West Virginia,
from $3.50 to $4,000; falls of the Ohio
river, from $500, 900 to $4,000.
A section is added providing for a Missouri
river commission.