The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1885-11-02
New York Gets the Lions STARE.

by the Democrats from all SecIlOnS except
New York This is not due to the person Sc
lected, Mr.. Smith, for little is known Of him
here, but to the fact that New York has the
Presidency, the Navy and Treasury p0rtto-
lios, the two Assistant Secretaryshlps OF the
Treasury, the United States Treasurer, the
Solicitor of the Treasury, one of the Comp.
trollers one of the Auditors and number OF
other prominent positions in the Treasury.
Wrecked American Seamen.
Dispatches from Commander j. F. Nc
Glensy, of the Ossipee, from H1ogo, Japan,
report the sanitary condition OF that vessel
as about restored, and he apprehends no fur
ther danger from cholera or infectious dis
eases.
He also reports he has heard from the U.
S. Consul at that port of the arrival of seven
distressed seamen from the wreck Of the
American ship Cashmere from the southern
waters of Japan. Five of the crew remained
on board, preferring taking chances for res
cue on the wreck rather than in an open boat
at sea. The captain and first and second Of
fcers were swept overheard. The Ossipee
will proceed in search of the wreck and en-
deavor to save them on board.
The Standard Silver Dollar.
A statement prepared at the Treasury De-
partment shows that the amount of standard
silver dollars put in circulation during the
month of October, 1885, was $4, 10000, being
an excess of 81, ,250, 900 over the amount put
into circulation during the same month Of
previous years. The statement of fractional
coin sent out during October, 1885, was about
$725,G00
Couldn't Fool the Department.
The Post Office Department reports that
the postmaster at Chico, Cal, was found to
be short in his accounts and was suspended
by an inspector; and man named Bowers,
who had been acting as his assistant, sent on
petitions, upon which he secured the ap-
pointment. The department was informed
Thursday that in the most important petl-
tions the names had been signed for Bower
appointment to the Marysville land office IN
Southern California The. heading mad been
headings asking for Bowers to be appointed
postmaster at Chico. Today the President
suspended Bowers and appointed j. ID:
Sproul, who is the choice of the citizens OF
Chico.
That Telephone Suit.
Proceeding were commenced at the Inte-
rior department. today, to have the United
States begin suit to cancel the Bell patent
The hearing was conducted by Secretary La
mar, commissioner of patents Montgomery
and assistant secretary Jencks. Bell was
represented by Mr.. Storrow of Boston. The
Pan Pan Electric Go. was represented by Casey
Young, r. Y. Morgan of Memphis and 9th
ers. General Bradley represented the WASH
ington Telephone Co., and Humphreys ana
Sheppard represented the Globe Co. Secre-
taIy Lamar Salu Ille quoStion dL ISSUE IL .io
opinion was simply whether he should advise
the attorney general to bring suit to cancel
the Bell patent or set it aside. Hearing OF
arguments was postponed until Monday,
Nov. 9th.
Interchanging Money Orders with
Japan.
The postoffice department has been in
formed that the interchange of money orders
between the United States and Japan, began
on October 1st, and nine orders were drawn
in Japan on the first two days of that month.