The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1884-10-17
WASHINGTON.

At its session in Washington the prime
meridian conference adopted the meridian
of Greenwich. The French delegation did
not vote.
Since Jan. the Union Pacific has sold
4, ,23S, AIS acres of land. obtaining therefor
$3.50, 15S, against 742, 514 acres and $2.774,-
212 for the corresponding period OF last
year.
The director Of the mint estimates that
the amount of gold and silver coin in the
United States Oct. l was SSl5, 600, ,000 an in
crease as compared with Oct. i, 1888, or
$35, 000,0 900. The gold and silver bullion in
the mlnts and assay offices amounts to $685.
000,0
Owing to the decadence of cholera In Erl-
rope, the secretary of the treasury has re-
quested the department of state to dlscon-
tinue the services of the sanitary inspectors
at London and Liverpool The inspectors
in France and Italy will be retained for the
present
The steamer Oceanic has arrived from
Japan and China, bringing intelligence of
terrible typhoon which visited Yokohama
and Toxic on the 18th ult. In the latter
city 5000 houses were wholly or partially
destroyed and twenty people killed. The
innate could be made Of the number The
typhoon was followed by another of great
force on the 18th, but of brief duration.
Minister Morton had conference with
Assistant Secretary McAdee, Of the state
department, concerning matters connected
with the French mission. lie remains in
Washington for the purpose of comforting
with the president, and will not return to
his post until the middle of November, to
remain until the expiration of his term.
He says he knows nothing about the treasu-
nv portfolio, and that il he has been select
ed for 1t he has not been advised of the
fact.
The president on Tuesday appointed
Frank Hatton postmaster general. Mr..
HattOn was summoned to the white house
and received his appointment from the
president. Proceeding to the postoffce de-
partment Mr.. Hatton took the oath of Office
which was administered by James Lawrcn-
son, venerable employe who has perform
ed the same office for twenty-five pOStmas-
ter generals, beginning with Postmaster
General G. B. Wyckliffe, of Kentucky, in
1S41.
The crater of an extinct volcano has been
discovered In the mountains near Orange,
N. j. The genuineness OF the discovery is
asserted upon the authority of State Geolo-
gist Cooke and many other scientific men.
The prevailing geological structure OF that
part of the Blue Ridge range contains many
caves and what are commonly called 'Sink
holes" and If it were not for the corrobora-
tion of Prof. Cooke, who enjoys distin-
guished reputation in his department of
science. the report would not be so readily
believed as 1t Is. The New England Socie-
ty, comprising many of the foremost citi-
Zens OF Orange, Is making arrangements to
obtain possession of the property.
A few days ago party of eighty-slx Chi
namen arrived at San Francisco. Some OF
them who had formerly resided in the
United States were provided with certif-
Gates prescribed by the act of 1882, but none
of them had the certificates required by the
supplementary act of 1884. They were not
permitted to land, as the United States
courts in California have recently decided
that. Chinese can only be allowed to land on
production of the evidences required by
law. The treasury department was appeal
ed to, but the secretary has decided not to
Interfere in the matter, on the ground that
tits matter to be settled by the courts.
The four men suspected of causing the
recent explosions at the parliament build
ing in Quebec all occupied the same room.
Nine. Nolin, the landlady, not understand
ing English, could make nothing out of
their conversation. Two of the men SEEM
ed to have all the linen they had with them
on their persons Ihey were IN the naot q
and also of paying for their beds each
morning. Thursday last the youngest one
of the party left, taking with him o heavy
valise, and did not afterwards return. All
seemed to be well supplied with American
money, which 1t seems they had consldera-
BILE difficulty In getting changed for Cana
dian money to pay their board with. The
guardian Of the Quebec Central depot stated
that he had Friday heard men speaking in
reference to the intended explosion in front
OF the station, and that he at once c0mmu-
nicated what he had heard to the police.
FISHERY INTERESTS.
From Portland the salmon-pack for 1884
Is generally estimated at 62S, $50 cases. The
LIST of last January 1t was thought there was