The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1884-08-08

shall be discQntinued.a. Strong efforts have
since been niaae tO.haye him Iescind this
! order, but without ayail and he gives notice
that the original order will be enforced.
the day itbeeomes due, aud if notpald the
4 properly viii be distrahesL Ca M
the charges against General Swain,
based upon the Developments of the court
OF mq,ury, have been formulated, and a
copy OF Them Submitted to HIM. 1t is ru-
mOred that the charges also contain one of
embezzlement, growing out of the accounts
lsOf the Garfield Memorial Monument Assoc
clattOn When lie was treasurer. twas as
certamed however that this was not true,
J although the old charges of Irregularities i'm
the accounts have been revived, aud an ef-
fort made to procure evidence.
Lieutenant Frederick Schwatka, Third
Cavalry, OF arctlclfame, has resigned from
the army, and his resignation has been ac-
cepted, TO take effect January, 81, 1886. He
has been granted leave of absence until that
date, with permission to 20 abroad. In his
letter OF resignation he makes no mention
OF the reasons for his resignation, but it is
generally understood that he intends enter
ing upon some special duty under a foreign.
power. g
The claimants under the act of June 8, to
provide Tor tile muster and pay OF, certain
officers and enlisted men, and under the act
Of July 5, TO relieve certain soldiers of the
charge of desertion, should make applica-
ton To the adjutant general for an amend
ment OF their records, and, having secured
this, the second auditor of the treasury can
take cognizance of and act upon their claims
for pay. The INTERPRETATION of claim
agent Is unnecessary. EIf
The total expense of the Greedy relief ex-
petition is estimated by officials OF the navy
department at about 100000. The original
pended S131, 553 was for the purchase and
repair of the steamer Bear Sf71, 165 for the
purchase and repair of the Thetis, $3.50, 900
for supplies, 81, 1000 for bringing the vessels
to New York, So, 900 for instruments to be
used In making observations, $15,1 65 for
repairs made to the Alert. 81 900 for the
transport Loeb Gary, and $4,000 for coal.
1t is believed that in disposing of the YES
sells the government Will secure an amount
about equal to the sum paid for them. A
large quantity or provisions Is suitable for
navy use, and will be turned over to the
service.
THE CIVIL SERVICE.
The President has made the following
special rules for the regulation and improve
ment of the executive civil service: First,
the names OF all persons who have success
fully passed their examination under the
civil service rules previous to June 10, 1884,
may remain on the register as persons eli
Gible for appointment for two years from
The date of their respective registrations,
unless sooner appointed; second, the APP
provided to be filed by the act Of July 2,
1884, except so far as they may be filled by
promotions, must be separately apportiOned
by the appointing power in as near con.
Jan. IL. 1883, as the need of filling them
promptly. and the residence and Qualiiica-
lions OF the applicants will permit.
AFFAIRS IN IRELAND.
Affairs In Ireland have been portentiously
quiet OF late. There in now some fear ON
the part of Chief Secretary Trevelyn and
others of danger of agitation nextfa
cal judiciary. The rulings of the magis-
trates have been generally moderate and
cOnSderate, and the order from the Irish
office has been for them TO lean to the ten
ant rather than to the landlord, so as to pre-
Irish farming lands. 1t is claimed however
that the nlagisterial Judgment is often
warped by local and social influences, SO
that it Is not at all judicial. Some of the
charges imposed are said to be on the rack
rent principle and it is feared that danger
Gus agitation Will break utwhen the wants
OF winter begin to pinch the population.
NERVOUS AMERICANS.
The hOmeward rush of scared European
tourists lraS egun. one steamer alone bring.
in neai three hun ne cabin passengers.
The inc0nl NJ traNe erS look glad to place
foot once more u the / native soil, and
when quest neil admitted that quite mum
Der l$ld cut short Tn il tours on account of
c q ut 4 imit like this" said one of
among the Americans in England, but there
Is constant feeling of anxiety, which for
many Is spelling the pleasure of the trip.
The one absorbing topic where Americans
is cholera. They. scan the, pa
ways bring up the question when planning
O trip in any direction, and constantly can
vaSs the probabilities OF getting In some
place where they will suffer from quaran-
tine regulations. Dozens on board gave up
their trips to the continent, and did not
even run over to Paris-and when an Amer
lean fails to do that he is decidedly her
vous."
IRISH AFFAIRS.
The latest information about the plans of
the Irish nationalist indicates that they are
all at sea on the subject of the Irish-Amer..
at Boston next month. Mr. Parnell, who
had announced his intention of being pres
ent, now says that he is not strong enough
to stand the fatigues of ali ocean voyage,
and an appearance almost immediately af-
forwards, at the Boston. demonstration.
Messrs. Thomas Sexton, NJ. p. for Sligo
county, and William Redmond, M. z. for
Wexford, will therefore be deputed to rep
resent the national party, and will sail for
America on Saturday, Aug. 2. MIR. Sexton
to Australia. and is entrusted with special
from the London leaders of the
party. He will also address meetings of
the local branches of the Irish national
league i'm America on his way from New
York to San Francisco, and will spend sew
eral months I'm Australia, visiting all of the
colonies Mr.. Redmond only goes to Amer
lea to attend the convention, and will re-
turn Immediately to England.
TIE NORTH SEA.
One Of the officers of the Greedy relief |
ship, Loeb Garry says:
while we were all waiting outside on the |
rim of the ice, the officers of the naval fleet |
pndeavored to find an open place by which |
they could pass through to the North Sea.
nm Arctic steam whaler, commanded by |
Capt. Guy. one of the oldest and most sue |
.essful of the numerous whale-catchers, |
came up with us. She took q position about |
two miles from the ice rim, put on all speed, |
and, going ut the rate Of eight or nine knots
per hour, started for the solid ice-pack. The |
blow which followed was thundcrous and |
terrible. The sound of the collision could be |
heard for miles upon miles In the still, |
frozen air. Her bows being rounded like
bow, being made so purposely for the work, |
the first attempt only resulted in cracking |
the ice and running her bow up on the edge |
Of it,a sufficient distance to show her keel |