The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1884-11-07
WASHINGTON.


Count Lewenhaunt, Swedish minister,
called on the president In company with
the acting secretary OF state and presented
his letters OF recall. The usual formalitics
were exchanged. Count Lewenhaupt has
been appointed minister to France, and the
Swedish minister to France has been ac-
credited to the United States.
The friends of Schuyler Crosby, Governor
or Montana, are urging his appointment as
frst assistant postmaster general. Crosby
was ali earnest supporter OF Arthur at the
Chicago convention. 1t is generally be-
iieved about the department, however, that
MIR. Walker, of Indiana, the chief clerk of
the department, will be promoted to the va
ccancy. The appontment will soon lnve to
be made, as the ten days limit of the tenn
porary appointment has about expired.
Exports from seven Atlantic ports last
week: Flour, 2S0, coo barrels; wheat, l,o05,-
600 bushels; corn, 1S0, 600 bushels; oats, co.
600 bushels rye, $50, 900 bushels pork, 3, 200
barrels; lard, $500, 900 pounds; bacon,3 49,
600 pounds. Visible supply of grain in the
United States and Canada OH the 25th in
stant: Wheat, "a, l67,907 bushels; corn, s.
GIG, I'D bushels; oats, 8, S35, 800 bushels; rye,
6A, l6 bushels; barley, ,652, S04 bushels.
Lieutenant George NJ. Stoney, command
ing the surveying ship "Ounalaska, . re-
ports to the navy department his arrival at
San Francisco. All on board are said to be
well. Lieutenant St0ney succeeded in eX-
u.
discovered year ago in the northeastern
part OF Alaska. The river is not yet named.
On account OF the scarcity of time the
lieutenant did not reach the headwaterS OF
the river.
Acting secretary Coon has recently de-
cided That clerks who have habit of de-
Ginning to pay their ordinary bills shall not
be retained in the department. The treas
ury is not to be turned into collection
agency, but heads of divisions have been
instructed in cases where clerks have be-
come known among tradesmen as beats and
persistently refuse to pay their ordinary OBJ
legations that 1t Is to be regarded as sign
OF dishonesty, and that they are unfit for
government pace.
In his annual report the governor of Ida
! no says that the funded debt of the terrific
ny has been practically wiped out. The
should entitle the territory, in the govern
! Or's opinion, to be admitted into the Union
as state. The value Of the assessed prop
erty in the territory increased fifty per cent
over last year, and is now placed at SO, $780,
0OO. The export Of minerals FOR the last
fiscal year was S1,000,00,
The postmaster general has referred one
/ of the star route controversies to the court
.of claims for settlement. w. NJ. Griffith,
large mail contractor of Arkansas, de-
mands pay for two quarters amounting 10
$4,000. The department. however, claims
that the contractor has already been over
| paid, for fraudulent expedition, upward of
| SEQ, OC0. The issues are much the same as
those involved in all the star route cases,
| and the whole matter will now be passed
| upon by the court of claims under provS-
ions of the revised statutes.
Superintendent Crawford of the foreign
mails bureau has made n strong denial of the
! charges made recently before the South
American commission by Loring Blodgett
of Philadelphia to the effect that mails adj
dressed to South America had frequently
been thrown into the sea from English mail
steamers. Crawford says very small part
| of the South American mail Is sent from
| this country via England, and that the Eli
| glish government is bound to, and does,
carry our mails as carefully as their own
| under convention.
At this season of the year large amounts
| of gold are deposited in the treasury in eX-
change for silver certificates and silver coin
which are wanted to move the cotton crop.
! This year the deposits of gold have not been
up to the average, Thus far the demands
| for exchange have been confined to New
Orleans and the southwest. Usually large
| demands are received from st. Louis, but
| none have been received this month, al
though orders from that point are expected
| at the treasury. The failure to receive Or
| ders for exchange from st. Louis would in
dictate that the cotton crop was not being
handled through that city as heretofore.
The second auditor of the treasury has
| completed his annual report for the fiscal
| year ending June 30, 1854. 1t shows the az
gregate number of unadjusted accounts and
| claims OH hand July /, 1888, was Al, 92S, of
which So IL were for arrears of pay and
bounty. To these were added during the
| year -, $40 new claims, OF which II, 9l9were
for arrears of pay and bounty, and "a, Sos Of
these old and new claims were disposed of
| during the year, leaving AZ, 6S1, unadjusted
June 80 last. Tie recommendation ismade
| that congress erect statute of limitations
which will bar all claims growing out of the
| late war not presented within one or two
| years thereafter.
| Judge Gresham has resigned the treasury
portfolio. At W O'Clock Tuesday the presi-
dent accepted the resignation and appoint
ed Hugh McCnlloch. of New York, to sue
| coed him. The resignation of Secretary
Gresham was rendered in order that he
might be appointed to fill the vacancy which
| Oh The United States circuit court bench
| will b. made by the resignation of Judge
| DrummOn !. 1t Is eXpccte that Hugh Nc
CullOch will imne lately assume control of
the department.. Judge Drummond's resig-
| nation has been accepted, to take effect as
| soon as Judge Gresham shall have qualified
as his successor. The eX-secretary will not
| qualify for SOME days.
Secretary Gresham Is inveS iyating the
charges made by j. j. Barker, formerly
clerk in the Office of the first controller of
| the treasury, who has written n letter TO the
president asserting his ability to prove that
great frauds have been committed in that
Office III the allowance Of claims and ac-
counts. The secret ~ gave hearing to
First Controller Lawrence and Barker. and
as Il result of the statements of Judge Law
renee, the secretary gave o d.rS for full
investigation OF Barker's legged connection
with the fraudulent claim, which passed
through his hands, but which was stopped
by another clerk in the same Office The
question to be determined in this branch of
the investigation is whether Barker had
any knowledge OF the fraudulent character
Of this claim.
REPORT OF THE INDIAN BUREAU.
The commissioner of Indian affairs, in
his annual report, says the progress of the
Indians towards civilization is most encour-
aging, and that it is far to presume that in
the near future they will no longer be q
burden, but u help to the government. He
states that the Indians appropriation is too
small, and urges the necessity of passing
an appropriation bill early in the session.
Congress is urged to pass stringent law
prohibiting the sale of arms and ammuni-
ton to the Indians, and to enforce the law
prohibiting the sale of liquor to them.
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