The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1884-01-10
A WEEKS NEWS.
Cleaned by Telegraph and Mail
WASHINGTON NOTES.

"ASE1ENsHAO-a W.
IT was rumored in Washington that
Judge McCrary, of the United States Su-
p-eme Court, had resigned to accept the
position ofSolicitor Of the Atchison, Topeka
G Santa Fe Railroad.
AT meeting Of the House Committee on
Military Affairs recently, General Slocum
was authorized TO report to the House
favorably the Fitz John Porter bill, which
passed the Senate last Congress.
The total receipts Of internal revenue for
the six months Of the fiscal year ended De-
cember 81, were SCI, 12G POI receipts for
December, $3.50, 7J6. Issue of silver dol
lars for the week ended December %, 297,-
49s, against 1,041, 900 for the Same time last
year.
THE public debt statement for December
showed: Cash in treasury, S875,374.2 200;
debt less cash in treasury, 81, 49S, o41, 723;
decrease during December, 81, 743, 337; de-
crease since June 80, $53, 049, 4S3.
CONGRESSMAN HOLMAN, of the House
Appropriations Committee, said recently
that the committee would probably request
Commissioner Dudley to revise his pension
estimates for the reason that there was no
probability that the amount of money
asked for could be expended during the
next fiscal year.
THE total bullion production Of the Pa
cifc coast for 1888. is placed at Sc, zoo, 900.
Utah produced $SOOO,0JO. Total for the
Territory since the opening of mines by
the Gentiles, S70,00O,OOO.
In late case where duty had been col
lected upon a cossack imported from Cana
da into Maine, the owner, a Catholic priest,
made application to have the amount re-
funded, on the ground that the article was
used for religious purposes. The Depart
ment in reply stated that where a priest
Imports vestments or any regalia or robe
rs his private property he must pay duty,
sven though the articles imported are after
ward used in religious ceremonies; but
where such articles are imported by a
church or society for religious purposes
they will be allowed to come in free.
The Director of the Mint estimates that
between Sj,000,O00 and 100000 trade dol
lars are out, and in the hands of tradesmen
and the people generally, instead of in the
possession of spectators. Tue remainder
of the 100000 originally coined is
thought to have been exported or remelted.
AN important decision was recently rem
dered by the Court of Claims at Washing
ton, in a test case, fixing the status of
litigants under the Bowman bill, passed by
the last Congress. The opinion was care
fully drawn by Judge Richardson, who
decided substantially that no claim under
the Bowman bill can be considered if the
Court had jurisdiction of the same previous
TO the passage Of the Bowman bill, whereof
he ola oil 20 +ol-
within the six years limitation.
The Treasury recently purchased 1850
ounces of silver for the Philadelphia and
New Orleans minis. Coinage at minis in
December, $5,4SO01, of which S., 3j4,17O
were standard dollars.
TIE National Board of Health has infor-
nation, communicated by the State De-
partment, of the continuance Of cholera il
Alexandria.
THE Attorney General has decided that
a postmaster in order to be entitled to
receive the compensation provided by the
revised statutes for issuing and paying
money orders must personally perform the
Dervices required in tho money order bust
hess in his office, in the sense that if the
fork is not physically executed by his
land it must be executed under his imme-
'iate supervision by a clerk employed by
! i'm for that purpose, and who is in no way
Employed by the Post-office Department
Iroper, or paid from the postal fund as dis
!hguished from the money fund.
The town talk in Washington the other
day was the discovery of the alleged for
Eeries and flight of Clarence NJ. Barton,
formerly managing editor of the National
Republican. Mr.. Barton will be remem-
bered as the party who attacked the pri-
vate character of the well known journal
list, A. N. Sateldo, in the columns of the
National Republican, growing out of
Sateldo'S defense of fallen
woman, who had been assaulted by
Jimmy kegan, formerly a reporter
for the New York Herald. This resulted
in personal alteration, in which Sateldo
was Killed in the editorial rooms of the Re
publican office. 1t seems that these for
gerieS had been known to various parties
for some days, but were not made public
Mt an earlier moment, because of sympathy
tor Barton's sick wife and helpless chill
dren. Among the names said to have been
forged are William NJ. Dickson, foreman
of the first star-route jury, and Henry D.
DdIIieI, ueICnant. General Brady'S name
is on some paper, but it is not ascertained
whether forged or not. The amount of
fraudulent paper was unknown.
The Postmaster General has issued an
order changing the rate of postage on a
number of articles heretofore rated third
class or printed matter, paying postage at
the rate of one cent for every two ounces.
Under this order these articles are here
after classified as merchandise, or fourth
class matter, upon which the postage is
one cent per ounce. He rules that labels,
patterns, photographs, letter heads, envel- |
opes and other matter of the same character
are mere articles of merchandise, and will
be rated as fourth-class matter.
THE dwelling of J. V. Garvey, at Duke
Center, Pa, burned recently while the
parents were absent. Four little children,
aged from one to six years, who had been
left in the house, persisted in the flames.
DEPRESSION in trade caused the Copley
Iron Works at Allentown, Pal to shut
down.
THE EAST.
Mr. CHURCH, Cashier and Superiten- |
dent Of John Dwight & Co.'s soda factory, |
IN New York, was assaulted the other day |
he was H. ,lo,a% &Io Saoo,1 L