Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1885-10-03
Capitol Cuttings
What is franspirins at the
Fountain Head of the Fed
eral Government.

No information has Uccu le'clNcu at th0
navy department concerning the reported
cholera OH the United states ship Ossipee, at
Nagasaki, Japan.
A calculation made at The treasury shows
that the standard silver dollar is now worth
only so cents, and the value is still depreciat-
ing.
Within twenty-eight days sixty pOst-oftices
have been burned or robbed by burglars.
The average loss in each case was less than
500, which falls upon the government.
Commissioner Miller of the internal reve-
nue. bureau says there is no real cause for
the delay in appointing new collector for
st. Louis, except the failure of the senators
and representatives to agree.
The secretary of state has received a tele'
gram from COunsel-General Wood at Rome
reporting that there have been four deaths
from cholera at a place nine miles from
Naples, and five at Trevis, about fifty miles
north of Naples,
The comptroller of currency c0ntradicts
the statement that the depressed condition
of business has seriously affected the OF,
ganization of new banks. One hundred
and ninety-one new national banks were
chartered last year, and 1S4 charters have
been issued thus far this year.
The treasury department is informed thai
a party of armed Cubans have left the island
of Cuba for the Florida Keys, and it is sup
posed that their object is to organize fill
clustering expedition to overthrow the Gu
ban government. Instructions have been Is
sued for the revenue cutters to look out fo
the party and prevent their landing.
The Critic says: Representative Glove
| of Missouri said that he proposed to stan'
bv the civil service law; that 1t was one
the issues which secured Democratic success
and if it was proposed to abandon it now tn
marty might as well surrender the control
The government for the next twenty-tv
years.
John Pope Hodnetts committee called O
the president and presented him with cop
of theresolutions passed ut the meeting las
evening antagonistic to civil service rules
Mr.. Townsend, in presenting the resolution
informed the president of their charactel
The president in reply to the commute
said that he was always glad to hear froi
the people, and that the resolutions shoul
be read by him. The committee were we
pleased with their reception.
The president will not commence work O
his message to congress for six weeks ye
All reports to the contrary are without toul
dation. The reports of the cabinet oihcer
which will be the basis of his report, wi
not be submitted to him, even in outlln
until that time. Secretary Manning repo
will hardly be ready before the middle
November. Secretary Lamar's report w
; also be late in its preparation. He VIII II
begin on it until the last week in October.
Mai. Jones, private secretaryof the
sistant secretary of the interior. is prepa
!. ing report OH the manner OF disposlng
a the contested 10 per cent. reserved1rom &C
tractors who did work on the Hot Sprln
/ improyemept works. There are numu
S of claims AGAINST the contractors, when
: to be satisfied out of the 10 per cent. reser'
/ The lawyers for the contractors are conte
0 ing these claims. Maj. Jonas report W
S endeayor to furnish basis for final ad
. dication of the claims in contest.
!. The commission appointed under the
u of March 8, 1885, to examine the claims ma
d ! by certain licensed pOst-traders in Minnes'
for goods taken by the Sioux Indians at
massacre of 1862, have just made their rep
to the secretary of the interior. The clai
aggregated S143,OO0, for the payment
:. which congress appropriated S42,115.
y report awaits the consideration of Secret
10 Lamar.
10 The bows who are to have places on
=, force of official messengers of the Washi
n ton post.ofice will have to go through
70 of I-service examination. Thirty-i
70 were selected from the applicants who
m examined by Postmaster Conger, and I
s. will be examined by the superintendent
ne the city delivery as TO their knowledge
"a streets and localities in the city and a
of their fitness for the service. The fnal
ut ection of messengers will be based upon
" result of this examination. IL is thot
d. that nearly il not all of them will be appt
er. ed to begin with, and after the serVlc
ISL started the number will be adjusted 10
he the requirements of the service.