The clarion. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1883-1888, 1885-03-11
WASHINGTON.

1uc decrease OF the pubic utof during
the month of February was s., 3o4, 975-
The proposed canal treaty between the
Uuited States and Nicaragua has unani-
mously passed the Nicaraguan Senate.
President Arthurs last official act was
the signing of the bill regulating appeals
from the Territorial Supreme Courts"
-, The river and harbor appropriation bill is
the only one of the series which failed in
congress, the senate tabling il by 3S 10 %.
Seventeen steel guns, rffied and breech-
loading. are being constructed at the Wash
mgton navy yard. Experiments made with
some of them lead TO the belief that the
best English or German ordnance will be
surpassed.
Both Houses of the Forty eighth Con-
greSs adjourned sine die at noon Wednes-
day. The Senate was reorganized as the
Senate of the Forty-ninth Congress. ltwas
called g order in extra session by Mr.. Hen
bricks 3ld adjourned until Thursday.
An examination made by experts under
the direction OF the Military Committee of
the House at Washington has revealed
discrepancy IN the accounts of the Nation
al Soldiers Homes during the { me that
Gen. Il. +. Butler was President and Treas
urer of S21I, 023.
A court-martial has been ordered to try
Medical-Director Philip s. Wales on charges
preferred by Secretary Chandler of neglect
of duty in the administration of the offices
of Surgeon-General of the Navy and Chief
of the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery.
1t Is alleged that through his careleSSness
voucher frauds on the bureau were made
possible.
Albert d. Gihon, son of Medical Director
Gihon of the navy, was severely cowhided
on the street in Washington by Young
clerk in the War Department named GreS-
ham. The trouble Is said to have sprung
from the misbehaYior of young Gihon at
theatre party at which both he and Gres-
ham were guests. The latter was arrested
for assault, together with two friends who
were present-as witnesses of the affray.
The bill for the retirement of Gen. Grant
was on "Wednesday forenoon passed by the
House and sent TO the Senate for enroll
ment. When Senator Edmunds affixed his
signature, 1t being about noon, the assistant
doorkeeper turned back the hands of the
clock. Only few minutes We're consumed
by President Arthur in nominating u. 5.
Grant to be general on the retired list and
the Senate confirmed the nomination amid
an outburst of applause.
At a meeting of the House Expenditures
Committee at the Department of Justice i'm
Washington Representative Springer's re-
port of the result of the Investigation of the
conduct of United States Marshal Lot
Wright at the Ohio October election was
agreed to by party vote of to 4. The re-
port was to the effect that Democratic yot-
ers had been intimidatsd at the polls. A
minority report was rendered condemning
the action of the committee and declaring
that no evidence had been presented during
the investigation which in any manner
warranted the conclusions embodied in the
report.
Russia continues to deal with communi-
cations from the British Foreign Office with
exasperating slowness. Lord Granville's
message sent last Monday conveying the
expression of England's determination to
protect the rights of the Afghans has not
yet elected reply. In the meantime the
British public is in state of feYerish anx-
iety. Complaints are made that neither the
army nor the navy is adequately prepared
for such crisis as is threatened.
1t is estimated that sc, 900 people assem-
bled at Z o'clock Wednesday evening in the
public reservations and streets surrounding
the Washington Monument to witness the
display of fireworks given under the aus
pices of the inaugural committee. The dis
play commenced promptly at the appointed
hour and proved the most brilliant and i'm
posing ever witnessed in this city. The
displays of rockets and other devices were
Unexpectedly magnificent, the illumination
of the Washington Monument. White
House, and Capitol with colored lights was
novel and beautiful, and the set pieces rep
resenting portraits of Cleveland and Hem
bricks, national coats of arms. and patriotic
legends etc, were the most elaborate and
striking ever attempted here. The display
was thoroughly effective throughout and
was enthusiastically received by the vast
crowds