The Portland daily press., 1884-11-19
WASHINGTON.
The Eureau Of E.abor s,a,;s,;c,

WARRINGTON, Nov. 18--Presideur Arthur
has turDed bis mind toward organizing the
bureau OF labor statistics, which Congress at
us asst session directed him to set IN motion,
by appninting a chief. He determined upon
John jarrett hut finding that Jarrett, as q
Blame man, has spoken contemDtieusy of
him, he refused him the place. Yesterday he
directed Secretary Teller in whoae depart
ment the bureau will fall, to recommend some
one for its head Mr. Teller fiads it An en-
barrassipg thing to do. for While he hiss pleatv
Of applications from cranks, no ons who salts
h=s the requirement. has presented himself for
the place. Mr.. Arthur will try TO pick cut
man before Congress meets
Tiae Swain Geurt Martial.
The Seaim court inarfial snet this raorning
with Il members, the number to which the
original detail has bean reduced BY Challenges
The session began with formal reading BY
the judge advocate Of thu charges and speciti-
cations upon W 0ich Gen. Swain is to be tiled
There are two charges OF which the first il,
Conduct unbecomiug an officsr and gentle
man." and second, Neglect of duty"
The first witness examined was Mr.. Parker
an employe at Bateman's banking house. He
Certified 10 the due bill and testified reati 70
10 advances on his Eay accounts ade by Bate
man 4 Co. TO Col. Morrow who brought q let-
ler from Gen. Swain.
The couussl for the accused then entered a
demurrer to the FIRST charge.
Arguments were heard upon ths demurrer
aftsr which the court room was cleared white
the court considered the demurrer 1t was
opened nloment before the hour set for daily
adjournment and Gem Schofisld moved that
the motion ia demurrer reansia nader con-
sldsration and it Was undecided. Adjourned
till to omorrow.
The Rnilway a2ail Service.
Col. w. B. Thompson, general superinten-
dant OF the railway mail service, has submit
ted TO The Postmaster General his anpnal re-
port On J0ns 30th there were lii, ,1G0 miles
OF railroad upen which mails were carried
the number Of railway post office liues ia
oneratlon weS S45; annual miles cf service was
Js.640,099; increase in number of pieces of
meil matter handled during the year was $685.
l44 20 pieces; nDmber of errors in distribution
oi mS1l was 167 223 aud in the total dlstrlbu-
tton OF 66l 900 pieces, or one error to each
3SI2 pieces n:sndled Recommendation is
made that the Postmaster General be author-
izsd opay 10 the widows or minor children OF
all clerks killed in the service sum equal to
one years salary. The plumber OF clerks in
the service .Inae so was 1868; aggregate annual
II.
Naval Changes
Commodore e. Y. McConlsy has been order
ed to ths com mand of the nave yard at League
lIandi Pa. Nov. 20th and Capt Henry Erber
to duty IS captain cf the Portsmouth, N H.,
navy yard the 29th inst. The folowine Off
Gers have been detached aud placed on waiting
orders: Commander Coffin from command Of
toe Atert; Lieut.. Commander Merry from The
TAlIsprosa; Lieut.. Emery from the Bear and
Chiet Engigeers Melville and Love from the
Thesis ard Bear ressectiVely.
increasing Mail service.
Postmaster General Hatton has issned an
order providing thai whenever t shall bsconre
neesssafy 10 increase the speed of a mail on
any psst-Fents service it shall be rs-advertised,
provided that the contractor, with the CONSENT
Of his snseties, nhall have the optioa Of cor
timing the service upon he ex pedited runniug
time withou aaditionsI compensation therefor.
General Kzazen's Report.
General Hazen chief signal officer, has ssnt
to the Seccet tsrYr of War the following as a
note to the chapter OF Arctic work in his al
nual report:
Al no time aftef reaching Sabine could Iieuten-
aus ireei!'s party hare crossed Smiths sound TO
Littieton Island. At Cary sand directly in Lieu
tenant Garsgton's path, lu0 mites south of Cape
Sabine. there we're 1900 rations in Ngres cache in
good condition, which had been inspected by six
days pr yiously. This made it unnecessary to take
from Cape Sabine of Lieutenant Gree VS. store
more than four days raiions for his own party
This vOui have left for Lieutenant Hreely At Cupe
Sabine 1900 rations and placed his safety bey end
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