The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1884-08-01
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the bureau OF medicine and surgery.
A special treasury agent reports that
rags from the cholera districts Of Egypt and
| Turkey are being brought into the United
States through Canada ports.
Aaron Bradshaw California Geo. Ewing,
Pennsylvania, and Harrison l.. Bruce, All
nOis, have peen appointed members of the
board OF pension appeals created by the last
congress.
A formal opinion that the fumes of petro-
leum have no injurious effects has been
rendered by Surgeon General Hamilton, on
case presented by the American consul at
Malta.
President Arthur has called upon General
Longstreet to resign the Marshalship for
the northern district of Georgia, on charge
of inefficiency. 1t is believed that his sue.
cessOr will be John Z. Bryant.
The composition of the subcommittee of
| the house military committee which was
directed by the house to visit and investi-
gate the management of the various sOl
diers' homes during recess, has been an
nounced by the chairman, Gen. Rosecrans,
and is as follows: Slocum, tIurray, Steel,
and CutcheOn. The subcommittee will
meet in Dayton, Aug. ], and after conclud-
ing its labOrs there, will proceed to Mil
waukee.
Congress at its last session passed law
permitting the fee paid pension attorneys
ton of the Commissioner of Pensions. Ow-
ing to the pension attorneys abusing this
privilege by sending out circulars misstatng
the law, Colonel Dudley and the Secretary
OF the Interior have agreed upon form of
contract between the attorney and claimant
be used In all cases.
An understanding between the postOfflce
department of the United States and the
Canadian postal department has been
reached whereby printed matter, litho-
graphs, chromOs, ETC., sent by United States
Canada and which have heretofore been
excluded from the mails for the dominion
because of their dutiable character, may
hereafter be admitted subject to the regula-
tiOns and liability to customs that the laws
OF Canada may impose.
Indian Commissioner Price has received a
letter from Mr.. George Yoalan, Cheyenne
M. T., that puts different phase upon the
troubles of the Cheyennes than that tele-
graphed hence'several weeks ago. He states
that the stories of Indians killing cattle be-
longing to herders are all false, and origi-
nate with the stOckmen themselves, who
desire to force the Indians Off their lands
that they may settle upon and appropriate
them. He further states that these herders
have fenced in large areas of public do
main, preventing through transit and keep
ing out actual settlers.
Az nleetinB Oh inc CABINET IL was dc
clded TO take vigorous measures TO prevent
the introduction of cholera into the United
States. The state and treasury departments
will act together in enforcing the regua-
lions which are to be prepared. An order
will be issued prohibiting the Importation
of rags from all infected countries for
ninety days, or longer, IL necessary. 1t was
also decided that vessels of the revenue
marine service should establish q Gordon
along the coast to prevent the landing of all
vessels from foreign. ports which do not
possess clear bills of health.
There were LOG promotions i'm the patent
Office Monday preparatory to a large in
crease OF the present clerical force. The
rooms formerly occupied by a part of the
Census Bureau have been leased by the In
terror department. and will be occupied the
LIST of next month by the Indian Bureau
The twelve or fifteen rooms in the Interior
Department thus vacated will be placed at
the disposal of the commissioner of patents
to accommodate his increased clerical force
The commissioner believes that the Office
will soon be able to dispose of the accumu-
lated patent business, and to keep up here
after the current business of the office.
Three new divisions will be created, the
character of which Is not yet determined. A
board of experts is now making an investi-
CATION with view to aScertaining how far
the business of the different bureaus Is in
arrears, and to recommend such corrective
measures as In their Judgment will facili-
tate the public business.
The surgeon general of the marine hos
pital service has telegraphed the health
authorities at New Orleans that the secre-
tary of the treasury has directed vessels of
the revenue marine. service to patrol the
coast of the United States, including the
gulf coast as q precautionary measure
against cholera. Quarantine will probably
be established against Canada and also
against Mexico. in which latter place there
10 a ri al nrli1 nf
epidemic fund.-" of which there is an un-
expended balance of about S7S,00O will be
utilized by the authorities for these pur-
poses. The administration has determined
to make every possible effort to prevent the
Introduction OF cOntagion.
VICTORIA TO CHESTER.
The President has received the fol-
lowing cable message from Queen Victoria:
LONDON, JULY 23.-T0 THE PRESIDENT
OF THE UNITED STATES, WAsHINGToN, ID
G.: The Queen heartily congratulates the
President and the people of the United
States on the rescue of Lieutenant Greedy
and the gallant survivors of the arctic expe-
have been received of the sufferers"
The President replied as follows:
To THE QUEEN OF GREAT BRITAIN AND
IRELAND, WINDSOR CASTLE: The Presi-
dent, for himself and for the people
Of the United States, sincerely thanks
congratulations upon the rescue of Lieuten-
ant Greedy and the survivors of his party,
and Is happy to say that favorable reports
are received as to their health. The Presi-
dent takes this occasion to express anew his
high appreciation, and that of the people of
the United States, for the timely gift of the
Alert, which generous act added spirit and
encouragement to the expedition.
A HIGH COMPLIMENT TO GREEDY.
"A London dispatch says: Sir George
Mares, the distinguished arctic explorer,
says this tribute to Greelys success: IT
want to felicitate Lieutenant Greedy ON his
safety and success in making the longest
stride yet made toward a knowledge of the
arctic mysteries. My thoughts have been
with MIR. Greedy from the time he started,
and now that we have got some account OF
his experience, L see that he has shown