The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1884-01-04
THE NEWS.
Compiled from Late Dispatches.
From Washington.

PosTMAsTER-GENERAL GRESHAM re-
ceived call from West Stever, a Loufsi-
ana attorney, on the 26th, who asked that
the New Orleans Cotton Exposition, in
dorsed by the last Congress, be placed
upon the list Of frauds and denied the use
Of the mails. Mr.. Stever charges that the
Directors Of the Exposition occupy SINH
lar positions in the Louisiana Lottery,
and devised the scheme of grand cotton
exposition to further the interests of the
lottery, which is now deprived the use of
the mails. Mr.. Gresham said he had no
authority under the law to close the mails
to the Directors Of the Exposition. Mr..
Stever promised to prove that Congress
had been imposed upon in this matter
IT was estimated on the 9th by Prof.
Dodge, Statistician of the Agricultural
Department, that the corn crop would be
1861 ,066, 1856 bushels, the wheat crop AGO.
100000 bushels, and the cotton product
100000 bales.
DURING the first five months Of the pres
ent fiscal year the total internal-revenue
collections were SOL, 279, 438, being S11, 3d.
81 less than the corresponding period
last year. In spirits there was a total
increase in collections Of S2,074,771, and
fermented liquors increase $497,3sS. The
total decrease in the coll ection of taxes
on tobacco was 80, 191, 607, from banks and
bankers S1,O6s, 1892, and miscellaneous taxes
$3,656,23
FoUR-PER-cENT. Government bonds were
on the 9th quoted at $1.25, the highest
point ever reached.
GENERAL A. A. HUMPHREYS died. sud
denly in Washington on the 2Sth. He was
Major-General Of volunteers, and after
ward became a Brigadier in the regular
army, serving as Chief Engineer for
twelve years. He was retired in 1879.
DURING the seven days ended on the 2Sth
the business failures throughouttheU United
States and Canada numbered 2S4, against
813 the previous week. The distribution
was as follows: New England States, 81 !;
Middle, "a; Western, 101; Southern, SO;
Pacific States and Territories, 81; Canada
and the Provinces, a.
AN estimate was made on the 2Sth that
the surplus in the United States Treasury
at the end of the present month would be
Sl42,O00,O00. This amount is about $6,000,-
900 more than the forty per cent. which it
is considered ought to be kept as a reserve
fund.
IT is announced that Representative
Bland, Chairman of the Coinage Commit
tee, does not expect to effect changes in the
'qws at this session of Congress except to
-Ag about the even exchange of stand
ard dollars for trade dollars. Repre-
sentative Buckner disavows any intention
Of hi 1 -
he holds thpt their note franchiseis vicious
and unnecessary.
y STATISTICS published on the 2Sth show
that over one hundred thousand people
\ throughout the world have been killed by
notable accidents and disasters during the
year 1885, Had the minor accidents been
given the number would have been far
greater.
REPORT made by the Navy Yard Com
mission states that such cities as New York,
Boston, Philadelphia, San Francisco, etc.
must be defended at any cost by perma-
nent Notifications.
ADvICEs were received at the State De-
partment on the Goth ult. that American
pork and lard were not even permitted to
pass through Germany in sealed cars.
THE dismissal is announced of party of
French aliens who have for years con-
trolled the modeling-room in the office of
the Supervising Architect of the Treasury.
SEvENTY-sIx fourth-class postmasters
have been raised to the Presidential grade
within the last three months.
THE value of exports over imports for
the twelve months ended November 30,
was $120, 100000.