The National tribune., 1884-07-17
REVIEW OF THE WEEK.
Crimes, Casualties, Personal, Political.
Financial and Industrial.

late passage of the Legislative. Executive and
judicial appropriation bill The bill became
law on July Z. and as Congress had extended
the appropriation Of last year 10 cover only FIVE
DAYS of uhe present fiscal year, no appropriations
are available for July q. and IL Is said that no
salaries can be paid for that day TO any en-
ployee Of the Government
The Postmaster-C General expresses his inten-
ton of carrying out the Law giving letter-car-
riers Is DAYS vacation. DE thinks the de-
6ciency in the appropriation can be supplied
from the 81, 000.000 allowed the Department for
general expenses.
The defalcatious Of Col J. o. p. Burnside,
late the siisbursng officer of the Post-0tice De-
partment it is now found foot up to SS0000
or about $4,000 more than what was first
stated.
Senior Antonio Flores the new Minister from
Ecuador to the United States, was presented 70
the President by the Secretary of State De
has twice before represented his country at
Washington.
Congress has provided for the appointment
Of $50 special pension examiners for service III
the field with q salary OF Sl,0V0 year About
120 in addition TO those already examined wlh
be needed to ill these positions and eKanlina-
tioRs will be held practicable by the
Civil Service Commission at several principal
places throughout the country 70 meet the con-
Fenience OF applicants. The examinations will
necessarily embrace some knowledge of law.
especially the rules Of evidence and some
knowledge Ct anatomy and physiology.
Mr.. Henry :. Neal, of Ohio. the new Solicitor
of the Treasury, has formally entered on the
discharge Of his duties. One of his first
acts was TO direct that suits be instituted in
about so cases which have been pending in the
Office since the death of Judge Rayner.
Hon H. F. French Assistant Secretary Of
the Treasury has sailed for Liverpool He is
accompanied by his family and expects to re-
main in EngisBd about two months. The trip
is for rest and recreation
Eight hundred and eighty-three pages of the
descriptive catalogue of Government publica-
tions. in preparation by Maj. Ben Perley Poore
under the direction of the Committee on Public
Printing, are already In type When COM
pleted the work viii be q book of 1.209 pages,
with 300 pages more of index The catalogue
is arranged chrouologieally and the index al
alphabetically. Sixry-three thousand aud sixty
six documents are referred 10, comprising every
publication by the Executive Departments, the
smithsonian Institution. and by scientific ex-
petitions since the origin OF the Government
Under each title enumerated the accom-
panying documents and the subjects treated
where the title itself is not fully descriptive.
The catalogue also states where copy OF each
document may be found. stating the name Of
the library and title Of the volume Fifteen
men were kept at work IN the preparation
Of material for the catalogue ali of last year.
Copies viii be supplied to public libraries aud
20 CoBgrcSsmen, and edition viii probably
be printed for private sale at cost
The Secretary of the Treasury made advance
payment Of 1888. 333. 33A to Mr.. Edmund Rich
srdson. President of the Worlds Expos tion at
New Orleans, being one-third Of the 100000
appropriated by Congress as q loan TO The ex-
position.
Among the changes in House committees
announced prior to the adjournment of Con-
gress was that of Representative A. A. Parker,
OF the 18th New York Congressional District 20
the Committee on Judiciary ia place Of Mr.
Browne, resigned. THIS il q handsome compli-
ment 70 Mr. Parkers ability snd honorable
service.
Mrs. Holabird, wife of Quarter1nater- General
|. i. Holsbird, died in this city on the 9th inst
Philip Hamilton. the youngest son of Cen
Alexander Hamilton. VINO was killed Ia duel
with Aaron Burr, died at Polghkeepsie, N. Y,
on the Sbh inst. aged g.
Capt. r. vs.. Miller, of the Pension Bureau,
died on the 10th inst he was admitted TO the
bar in Milwaukee in 1850, bat Immediately
after the attack on Fort Sumter, in 1851, he
gave up his profession unlike Gov. GeveIand1
10 enlist private in the I'd Wis., in which
he participated in the first battle Of Bull Run
de afterwards served for somewhat more than a
year IN the Adj Utanf-Generas Office nj the head
quarters OF Gen. Pope and the headquarters of
khe First Division, First Army Corps Suisse
cuently he served for year and half as a
volunteer aid on the staff of Gen. Cutter Of
the Second Brig, First Div. First Army Corps
beginning May. 1863. In this capacity he par
ticipated IN the battle OF Gettysburg where he
won high Communications from hls Operior and
associate officers by conspicuous gsllantry. He
served 10 the close OF the war. and WAS pronot-
ed 70 the position OF Assistant Adiutant-Gen-
eral, with the rank of Captain, In recognition
Of his merit0rions services
Paul MorphE. the famous chess player, died
In New Orleans the 10th inst.
Mrs. Col. Hooker whose gallant husband is
talked Of for Congress In the Braftieboro Vt.
district. is prominent member Of the Wom-
ans Relief Corps-
POLITICAL
Mr. Blaine attended the commencement of
Bowdoin College, on the 10th inst, and al the
Alumni dinner related the following anecdote.
hesaid: " don't believe it is right 10 decide
Oh d bent for boys education when he is is OF
IL years old. We have reached an exalted
point 10 skill IN manufactures IL lie an age
when End the napkin before me on the Ia Die
made Of the material RI the car wheel
on which rode down from Augusta this morn
ing"
Nominations 70 Congress: 9Th Indiana Dis
trlct James Z. johnson. Republican.
cleveland" says Henry Cabot Lodge. will
prove about the weakest candidate al the polls
Of any OF the gentleman bAiloted for" With
out saying whether Cleveiand's nnmerous
vetoes were right wrong Mr. Lodge was Of
opinion that they would have an immediate
eject against the New York Governor Mr..
Lodge thought that Cleveiandis nomination
would greatly aid the Republican ticket IN the
Sixth District. He was Of the opinion tia,
there was no doubt Of Biaine's election
The National Executive Committee of tbs
Prohibition Home Protection party meet al
Pitrsburg on the I'd inst. 70 make fin al arrange
nenfs for the con ention, which commences the
25d Delegates already arriving and il il
expected over 800 delegates Will De present
Secretary Sprague says that in the event of the
Success O. their party Mics Francis Willard
VIII have the choice Of Cabinet position.
The independent Republicans win hold ,
conference in New York on the 22d inst
Gen. Butler says he bas nor yet made up hi,
mind whether he viii support Cleveland and
Hendricks or not.
cRIzEs AND CASUALTIES
FIRE at Toledo on the 9th inst DESTROYED
20.000.090 feet Of lumber The losses are a
follows: Mitchell g. Rowland. $4,000, insur
HDce @25--.- Nelson Holland & Co. $4,000
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