The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1885-06-09
Capital Chips.

WASHINGTON, June 8.-General Rose
Grams, recently appointed Register of
the Treasury, assumed the duties of his
Office this morning. ftrqft.
Secretary Whitney received a tele-
gram this. morning announcing the
death of Commander Lewis Clark, COM
manding the. United States steamer
Alliuncc, at Fey West yesterday. The
AIlia'lce was at once ordered TO proceed
to New York, with the remains of the
commander There were no particulars
OF his death gwen. ~
An examination of Washington
monument this morning confirms the
report that the capstan has been
shattered by lightning The break
made by lightning is on the northeast
corner of the capstan, and four frag-
ments fell to the ground where thew
were found to-day nearly forty feet
from the base of the monument.
WASHINGTON. June 8.-Edward P.
Wheeler and Frederick Whitridge, of
New York counsel of the National Civil
Service League, have written to the
Postmaster-General, requesting the re-
moyal OF certain pastmasters in differ
ent parts of the country for violations
of sections IL and IL of the civil service
These sections forbid the solicitation law.
of political subscriptions i'll Federal OIL
ces. The letter is accompanied by ath-
dayits, supporting the allegations, which
will be investigated.
Since the publication of the opinion of
Acknowledgement Garland to the effect
that the Indians could not legally di--
charge the duties of postmasters, quite
number of letters have been received
at the Postoffice Department from
Indian postmasters. written in excellent
style, and showing that the writer's
were men of good business ability.
rendering their designations. Another
phase of the question has been pre-
sented by communications TO the
department. in behalf of white men who
married Indian wives and were adopted
into different tribes of the Indian
Territory. They state that they
have become members of the tribes and
assisted in the councils, and wish to
know if they are affected by the
Attorney Generals decision. The legal
aspect in their case is now under ex-
animation by the department.
The Surgeon-General of the Marine
Hospital Service, has notified the health
officer at Baltimore, and the officer in
charge of the quarantine station at
Cape st. Charles. that the ship Jupiter
left Valencia, Spain, where cholera is
epidemic, April Is, bound for Baltimore.
The Secretary of State received note
from the British Minister at Washing
ton, expressing the thanks of the Can
adian government for the courtesy
shown by the Treasury Department, in
sending inspecting officers, at the re-
quest of the steamboat owners, to Can
adian ports. to avoid the hindrances
and delay which would occur if the in
spectiens were to take place in the
United States, and saying that there is
no objection to American inspectors
visiting Canadian ports for the purpose
of making such inspections.
The Secretary of the Treasury has
been iasormed that Aufdemonte, the de-
faulting officer at the Sub-Ireasury at
New Orleans, has fed to Mexico, where
he is interested in some mines.
The Secretary of State has received a
dispatch from the Consul-General at
London, saying that there is no foun-
dation for the rumor of an outbreak of
cholera in England.