The Carbon advocate. [volume] (Lehighton, Pa.) 1872-1924, 1885-09-05
FROM WASHINGT0
From our Regular Correspondent.


WASHINGTON, D. c., Aug. 20, 's5.
The Postoffice Department is dissatis,
fed with the new Postal cards now beins
manufactured at Castlcton, n. Y. Th,
cards are not equal to the samples
particularly in printing, owing to defect.
i've facilities. The daily production i,
also less than it should be to meet the
wants Of the service. By provision
in the contract cards that are defective
but still serviceable, may be accepted by
the department and deductions made
from the contract price,a the discretion
OF the Postmaster General. 1t is prob.
able that the cards now being turned
out will be accepted subject to deduc-
tions, as the stock of cards remaining
on hand under the old contract is about
exhausted. The new contract price is
forty-seven cents per thousand, and the
next lowest bid. which was made bv a
Springfield Mass. firm. is iifty-seyen
cents. The difference in cost to the
Government, should the contract be
turned over TO that firm, would be about
S200, 200 for the contract term.
Senator John +. Miller has invited
Senator Leland Stamford and all the
California Congressman to meet him To-
day for consultation relative to further
legislation suggested by defects in the
Chinese restriction Act. Invitations
have also been extendedtoFederalJ
Sawyer and Hoffman to discuss with
them the Chinese problem This action
has been suggested by Judge Sawyer's
decision last Monday granting remanded
Chinese right of appeal to the Supreme
Court of the United States.
The American consul at Callao, Peru.
has notified the State department that
the several suits against the estate of
Charles, Courtright have been decided
in favor OF the defendant. Charles Court
right was an American merchant in
Callao, who died several years ago
intestate, leaving no clue to his family
connections, except some letters from
New York and Brooklyn from five mar
rled sisters, whose baptismal names only
were given. The estate amounted to
S5O,OOO, and through the efforts of the
postmaster at New York the five sisters
were found. Meanwhile many claims,
supposed to be fictitious were filed
against the estate. These claims have
now been set aside by the court, and the
five sisters come into possession of the
$4,000 left, after deducting the ex-
penses.
The acting Secretary of the Treasury
yesterday appointed twenty female clerks
40 nf .
factured at the mills in PHILADELPHIA for
printing internal revenue stamps, thus
increasing the force engaged in that work
TO torty-tive. 1t is expected to complete
the count by December. The increase of
force was due to the delay caused by the
recent fire at the mills
Mr.. Anthony NJ. Kelly is still United
States minister to Austria He arrived
in New York Wednesday by the steam
ship Rhynland from Antwerp, and was
expected to visit the Secretary of State
at the department yesterday. Mr.. Bay
ard sent his private secretary down to the |
depot to meet him upon the arrival ofl
the limited express from New York, but |
the private secretary missed the traveller |
on the platform and returned to the de- |
partment to report that he had not come. |
This report was given out at. the State
Department, and as Mr.. Kelly was not |
to be found at any Of the hotels last |
night 1T was believed that he had not
arrived. This belief, however, was false. |
MIR. Kelly, on reaching the city at four
. clock. proceeded at once to Secretary |
BaYard's house, on Massachusetts ave
nue., and here the Secretary found him
when he reached home from the depart
nent. He will be entertained at the
Secretarys house during his stay in
The Secretary. when asked
asst night if Mr.. Kelly had presented any
'eport to the department, answered:
mo; Mr. Kelly has no report to make.
lie has not been recalled. He is still
United States Minister to Austria. His
'eturn from Europe is entirely on his
,wn motion. We have not asked him to
'ome back here. The Government, since
making the appointment, has been en-
irely passive in the matter. Mr.. Keilys
position as Uuited States Minister to
Austria remains unaltered."
And the United States Government
emains passive in the matter still ?"
Entirely passive"
And you have not arranged to re-
lace Mr.. Kelly by any other man to
this Government at Vienna ?'
1--WE haven't thought of such a thing.
he matter remains entirely unchanged
ince Mr.. Kelly received his appoint
lent."
Some strange questions reach the De-
artment of Justice. Not the least
urious was the following telegram:
"PARKERsBURG, W. Va.
To the Department of Justice:
Can you Kill man In the Corporation of
Vest Virginia Tor drunkenness ? Answer
uiCk. r. BoOTUBY
he message arrived after office hours,
nd was opened by the elevator con- {
uctor, who happened to be the only :
prspn In tho dapo rtu,apt