Milford chronicle., 1885-05-01

The st. Louis mysteryis IS settled; nIen J.
known that the murdered man was -
there is no doubt that bi5 the treasury, appointed
sUas tte.rS,l l-5cSee to make an examination ot the
hooks and assets Of the Office Of the Treasurer
Of the United States incident to the transfer
Of the Office from Mr. A. .. Wyman to Mr.. Z.
Judge Durham, First Comptroller Of the
Treasury, in an opinion on the refunding OF
interest collected on direct taxes, holds that
under the decision Of the Court OF Claims all
interest collected for the period prior to the
expiration Of the sixty days Immediately fol-
lowing the fixing Of the taxes shall be re-
funded
"A delegation Of Georgians invited the
President to visit Atlanta, Ca, during the
commercial convention to be held there IN
May The President agreed to accept the IN
vitation provided his duties would permit his
absence from the capital at that time.
The President made the following appoint
rnents to be collectors OF internal reYenue;-
Samuel B. Cooper, First district OF IeSasi
Frank J. Pratt, Tenth district OF Massachusets.
Roth appointments are made to MI vacancies
caused by the removal Of the incumbents.
The First Comptroller Of the Treasury has
recommended that the divisions in his Office
be reduced from nine to hve, and that the
force be reduced in proportion.
1t IS expected that the number Of en-
plovees in the navy yards will be reduced,
owing TO the small remainder Of the Navy Dc
pariment appropriation for this fiscal year.
James H. Wardell Of New York was desig-
the Interior Department. Mr.. Wardell Will be
assisted by four clerks in the work OF COM
piling the unfinished census reports.
Mr. wyman, United States Treasurer, Ial,taS has
resigned, and Secretary Manning appointed
MI. Conrad N Jordan in his place. Mr.. Jor-
dan yyas for a long time cashier Of the Third
National Bank Of New York city and prom
inent in financial circles.
FOREIGN ITEMS.
-Dispatches from ST. Petersburg state that
4 eario1 rIrnu
ing the raising Of large force OF Iurcoinah
militia by General komaroh.
The British Government has ordered the
immediate construction Of forty gunboals.
These new gunboats are to be according TO the
Admiralty specifications, Of new type Of
naval architecture. They will carry light shen
guns for the purpose Of destroying torpedo
boats and will have a coal stowage capacity
which will render them capable OF steainlhe
1000 miles without recoaling.
The Chinese Viceroy Of the provinces OF
Yunnan and Kurchong has just issued decree
ordering the destruction Of all Catholic con-
vents and the killing OF all Catholic converts
and foreigners AS a result vi tiii5 decree So
eral Of the condemned converts have beer
razed and several hundred Catholic converts
aud foreigners have already been assassinated
From Madrid comes the intelligence that
two cases Of Asiatic cholera have been discoV
cred at Saca near Valencia, and that IN the
same place one death has been already caused
BY the scourge.
jacob betnstell, panhel ol AotiSaeete
has failed His liabilities are placed a
$1,000 600. His assets are small. Bernsteini
Berlin correspondents and customers are
heavy losers.
Natives say the Italians have advanced
from Massowah in the direction Of kassala
The Arabs along The White Nile above hhar
tonm, the natives also report, are desertini
Ri MehdL and The latter IS plundern8 al VII
lagos and towns that are worth robbing.
--latest dispatches from Brussels, LondoI
ether. "a nftnie show that the AuVIO-fuG
dispute Is far from being settled