Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1885-11-28

have been On the eve of the fall election in
New York, when ruling in their favor
would have arrayed the entire brewing in
terest against the treasury department and
directly or indirectly against the candidates
supported by the administration. When
political ends are no longer involved the
southern rice e-growers hope to get the pro-
lection they claim they are entitled to. In
reply to tile question, "What would the
brewers do if congress should make granu-
lated rice pay cents pOund?" the attor-
ney for the brewers replied: "They would
not import rice at all, nor use the product of
the south. but would substitute corn"
The secretary of the interior and Assistant
Secretary jerks heard argument i'm the case
of the Northern Pacific Railway Company
VS.. Guilford & Millet, on appeal from the
decision of the commissioner of the land of.
flee. The matter at issue is OF great interest
to railroad managers, as II involves the right
of withdrawal on the part of the govern
ment of lands for indemnity purposes. The
The commissioner decided that such with
drawals were illegal and revoked the order
Withdrawing the lands included in the in
demnity grant to the Northern Pacific, and
from that decision the railroad company ap-
pealed to the secretary.
The seventeenth annual list of merchant
vessels of the United States, as prepared by
the commissioner of navigation, shows as
follows as compared with the list of the pre-
60 aI Of
1894, $3.50; 1885, 25,513; decrease, LII YES
sells. Sailing vessels, 1884, 1I.59S; 1855, H..
167; decrease, S31. Steam vessels, 1884, g.
Ill; 1885, 5,705; decrease, 405. Unrigged
vessels, 1884, 2,921; 1885, 2,640; decrease. 2S1.
1t is stated that the decrease in the number
of vessels is more apparent than real, as is
evidenced by the fact that there were many
vessels on the list of 1884 which had been
lost or sold to foreign traders; that they
were retained on the list by failure on the
partOf their owners or masters to report
their loss or sale. 1t is estimated that the
real decrease in the number of vessels owned
in the United States during the past year
was about 200.
In compliance with instructions from the
secretary of state, United States Consul
Patton. at Osaka and Heago, japan, reports
to the department that the days when teas
were adulterated by the use of various
plants similar in form and appearance have
passed. No such methods are resortcd to
| now. The character and quality of teas ex-
ported to the United States during the pres
ent season have been much superior to those
Of any former season, and prices have cor
respondingly advanced. The improvement
Mr.. Patton says, is due in large measure to
the efforts of the central government of ia
pan, which realized the fact that IL the tea
| trade was to be established as one of the
leading industries of the country, and be-
come remunerative to the producer and
dealer, all attempts to palm of adultera ted
teas must be discontinued and positively
| forbidden. Hence official notification was
promulgated through the department of ag-
riculture and commerce to the several pro-
vincial governors and by them communi-
Gated to the people prescribing regulations
| for the establishment of the guilds, with
view of correcting all abuses and prescrib-
ing a course for the future government of
the trade.
SpeculatiOns as to the purport of the presi-
dents message are freely indulged in,
though the message is not yet even in men,
orandum form, and it is not complete until
the proof has been revised and corrected,
and this is usually done the Saturday or
Sunday before the meeting of congress. To
get possession of an advance copy of mes.
sage used to call in requisition the ingenuity
and financial resources of the newspaper
correspondents. In recent years, however,
the precautions to avoid the premature pub
lication of the message have been such as to
absolutely prevent anyone getting hold OF
it. Extraordinary care is taken from the
moment the first line of copy goes to the
government printing Office, and every steI
of the mechanical work is zealously watched
Even every sheet Of paper issued for the jot
is counted and must be returned, the spoiled
sheets with the rest. Formerly the first i'm
pressions were simply crunpled and thrown
into waste basket like any other job. Now
the waste sheets are carefully preserved
and returned, the foreman of printing
having them cut into little bits. In the case
of the message the matter is set, proofs are
taken and corrected under the persona
supervision of the public printer and hi
foreman, Mr.. Brian, the galleys are locked
in the safe and the revised proof usually
taken under seal to the White House by Mr.
Brian or his chief in person. The presi
dents secretary brings the proof back OF
Sunday preceding the meeting of congress
and the requisite copies, say dozen, ar
struck off under his eye, the waste destroyed
and the galleys again locked up in the saf'
until after the message has been read t
congress-.