New-York tribune., 1885-08-15
WASHINGTON NOTES.
WASHINGTON. Friday, Aug. Ia. 1888.

WASHINGTON. FRIDAY, Aug. Ia, 1000
TIE MASSACHUSETTS CATTLE QUARANTINE STATION
Commissioner Comau and DR. Salmon Chief ofthe Bureau
OF Animal Industry. have gone TO Boston, where tuey
will give further hearing to tho cattle importers IN
regard 10 The location Of the cattle quarantine They
expect to decide whether the qunrants shs remain at
Waltham or be removed 10 another point In Massachu
setts.
Nor SATISFIED BIZ DR. LORING's LETrER.-Frst Con-
troer Durham sara he IL exactly satisfied with Dr.
Lorings explanation OF his accounts as Commissioner OF
agriculture aud that unless he can ofer better reasons
for the expenditures for seed etc. than have yet Deen
submitte he he Conroer. will have to refer tue case
to the Solicitor OF the Treasury Tor the INSTITUTION Vi
legal proceedings.
CoPrRGHr coSYKRBscH AT BERsE.-United
Minister winshsser has been directed to attend
September z, and make report TO the secretary OF
State lie will in way bo bound by the action OF the
conference.
AN ARMY OFFICER As,rSDI,s AGENT AT SAN CAnLos.-It
is I'm contemplation to appoint army officer to perform
the duties of Indian Agent upon the San taros
Widest nj worst with which She Government has to
DEAL and require the constant presenee Oi the m1ry
recommended to the President that Captain T. H. Pierce
be assigned the position The President has not yet
si1nined his purposes IN regard TO the matter
Consul RgCoGsIzED.-Tho Marquis de Chambrun has
been recognized as Consul OF Ecuador In Washing
ton.
TuE OSros.Gox LAND CAsEs.-Counsel in the Ontona.
gon land Michigan toay finished their argu-
before the Secretary of the INTERIOR and were
given fifteen days within which to flc briefs.
NEw-YoRK FEDERAL BUILDINGS IN NEED OF REPAIRS.
Tho Acting SECRETARY OF tho treasury mas IeceFeu
report from tho superintendent OF Pnnhc BnllnBs IN
New-York to the effect that the Custom House, post
ofce aud ApPrasers Onoe are each In great necd oi
immediate and extensive repairs.
SILVER PuRcHAsE.-The Treasury Department to- day
295 600 ounces of SILVER for delivery AT the
Philadelphia Mint for coinage into standard dolais.f
To UsK HIS own DISCRETION CoUSrISG MONEY
II Is understood that tho newly appointed Assistant
Treasurer Mt San francisco has been Instructed Dy
Acting Secretary Farchild to take possession OF me
subreasury there and continue the count OF tue moneys
and securities In such manner as may Dc deemed 10
the best Interests Of the service.
To MAKE YELLOW FEVER ISvEsTIGArIoN.-An
officer the Marine Hospital Service has been ordered
To visit the cities O Tampco aad Bagad MsXlcO near
the Texan frontier. 10 Investigate reports that yeoW
fever prevails In those elites.
To RECOVER OvgRcInRGEs.-T Tho COnsutGeneral al
Paris has informed the Department OF STATE that the
duties public CHARGES paid by certain American eTs
10 the French colonies OF Reunion, Martinique anu 1u
daoupe merchandise entcrd In hose Islands between
1855 and s6s aud that steps have ocen
successfully taken up By an attorney acuhg on uehh
of French exporters smllaTy sItuacd, 10 recover c
ovcrchHrge
CLAIMS DIsALLOwED.-Second Controller Maynard mas
disaowed an Item OF 1916 IN the OF Pay Direc
tor Walach for the purchase Of one years supply OF
stationary FOR the OF ne Navy Yard 81 NOtfoik on
the ground that safeguard prOTdeu by s-itute
aud hy the Navy regulations relating 70 tho purchase OF
supplies In open market IN the event OF public e1egen
cirz appeared 10 have brcn d$rcgaricd IN ths ptrcu
lar transaction. Tito second Controller has aso de-
cided IN ihr OF Pay Inspector John H. Stevensoh on
his claim for longevity pay that ne Is NOT eht'ieu W
any further compensation for past seryices
LIES lyiyG SERVICE MEDAL AwARDED.-The Acting
Secretary OF tha Treasury has awarded silver life
Ing servcr metal 10 Charles III Ber FOR heroic cobtiict
in rescuiur Thumss O'Nei or Newark. y, J., from
drowning AZ AsbuTy Park. last summer