Madison times. (Tallulah, Madison Parish, La.) 1884-1???, 1885-11-28
Capitol Cuttings.
What is Transpiring at the
Fountain Head of the Fed.
eraI Government.

Gen. MacFeely earnestly invites atten-
ton to the importance of providing by law
for the establishment of cooks and bakers
for the army as measure calculated to
preserve the health and promote the COM
fort and efficiency of troops.
The president has selected Col. III. NJ. La
seIle, inspector-generalO of the department of
the Columbia, as one of the officers to repre-
sent the United States at the British military
maneuvres in India in January. The other
officer has not been selected.
Andrew B. McCreary, California mill
iOnaire, has purchased of Col. RObt. G. In
gersoll the elegant residence, No. 1915 X
street, together with the household furni-
ture. The price paid for the house was
S3S 900 and the furniture brought 5000.
The property was subject to deed st
for $1,000
The japanese postal commission, accom-
panied by the japanese minister, called at
the post-Office department. Postmaster
General Villas being absent, the distin-
guished visitors were received by First Az
sistant POstmaster-General Stevenson, who
explained the American system and escorted
them through the various bureaus of the de-
partment.
In his annual report to the secretary of
the interior, Edward Clark, architect of the
capitol, says the outside marble walls of
that building are now receiving their first
thorough cleansing since the construct ion.
The building has been put in thorough re-
pair and ventilation. The senate chamber
has been improved.
Gov. Hauser of Montana has telegraphed
to Secretary Lamar that Father Boldin, a
Catholic missionary, just in from the
Tongue river country, reports that the Indi-
ans in that country are suffering from want
of food. The report is discredited at the de-
2artment, as the agent has reported that tn ?
usual supplies have been issued; but in
quiries will be made and supplies sent if
necessary.
The collector of customs at San Francisco
informs the treasury department that a
number of Chinese laborers, who landed at
New York in June, i'm transit to San Fran
cisco, where they were TO take the
steamer for China, have not been heard
from since their arrival in New York, and
the suppposition is that they are concealed
in the country and have no intention
leaving. 1t is said there are no available
funds which can be used TO trace them.
First Auditor Chenowith has submitted
to the secretary of the treasury report of
the operations of his bureau for the ifs cal
J year ended June so. During the year ther e
,, was audited 6,342 accounts of receipts,
amounting to s., ,0s9. pos, ,2S6; 2,6S2 accounts
of disbursements, amounting to 81, 152, ,49S,
05O, and !, ,139 warehouse and bond accounts,
ammounting to 1868 33S, ,249, not included in
receipts and disbursements, were adjusted.
! Not very long ago an applicant for posi-
ton under the post-office department was
J informed that there was no chance for him
unless the man who was borne on the book;
of the department as holding the place wa:
dead. The applicant wrote back immedi
ately that little matter like that should
not stand in the way, and inquired whether
,, he should send the man on to Washington
, to be killed or kill him there.
Miss Cleveland has returned to Washing
+ ton, after an absence of several months
and was driven Immediately to the White
House, where all the preparations had beer
, made for her coming. 1t has been Learned
that Miss Cleveland has no immediate inten
ton, as has been reported, of writing anoth
er book, though she may do so i'm a year o
so. Miss Cleveland's book on George Elio
: has been remarkably successful in finar
cial way, and her publishers have asked tina
she write another book.
A general order issued by the war depart
= nent few days ago will greatly reduce th'
amount expended annually by the govern
ment for payment of mileage to army off
GERS for travel performed under orders. Th
{ order expressly forbids all officers to issu'
; any orders to themselves or subordinates re
: quiring travel beyond the limit of thei
: command. For many years, it Is claimed
= commanding officers have been issuing +
. themselves orders requiring long journeys
. for which they received mileage. Tn
o journeys were ostensibly on business, bu
5 often in reality, it is said, on pleasure o
y business of a private nature.
e The secretary of the interior has cor
!, firmed the action of the commiss ioner o
4 the land Office in restoring to the publ
8 domain the tract of land in Southern Cal
J; fornia, at the intersection of the Texas Pa
! cific and Southern Pacific railroad grants
e The secretary, in his decision, holds tina
It the Southern Pacific grant includes onl
such lands as were not covered by othe
n railroad grants, and, therefore, could no
It include the tract in question, which forme
!, part of the counterfeited Texas Pacifi
n grant. The case had come up to the seer
h tary on appeal by the Southern Pacific con
,s pany from the commissioners decision.
Is Col. Nat Tyler of Virginia, the latest ca
=. didate for doorkeeper, is said to have wri
g. ten to every Democratic member settiI
,e forth his claims 10 the Office, submitting
plan by which he can provide for all Il
other candidates In case Of his election. I
SAYS in this letter that he has been an acti'
y, Democrat since 1s40, and does not think tn
al ought to be any bar in these days. Some
us Col. Mats enemies have revived story tn
ro he was an applicant for some office und
o. his uncle, the late President Tyler. T
ce president told him to 60 to Alexandria Al
ea get some letters of Endorsement. Nat ]
a turned with sealed letter, which the pre-
be dent opened and read as follows: "Nat Il