Bismarck weekly tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1884-1943, 1885-09-04
WASHINGTON,
Several States and Territories After the
Census Rebate.

several states and Territories After the
Census Rebate.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 1.-At the last ses-
sion Of congress a provision was made for
the payment by the United States of one
half of the cost Of taking census in such
states and territories as might take de-
cennial census, upon condition that the re-
turns be filed with the secretary of the in
terror, on or before September 1. Returns
from New Mexico, just been received
are as follows: Population in 1885, 1S1 1856;
in 1880, 1856; farms in 1885, 10,291; in 1880,
5,05S; manufacturing establishments in
1885, 2S9; in 1880, la. The returns from
eight counties in Florida have also been
received and the complete returns are ex-
pected shortly. Up to date the depart
ment has received returns from Colorado,
Dakota, Nebraska, New Mexico and Flor
ida 1t is known that several other states
and territories made census, but those
whose returns failed to reach the depart
ment before o'clock today will not be ell
titled to the reserve rebate provided by the
appropriation bill.
THE NEW POSTAL CARDS.
An installment of 100000 of postal cards
from the new contractor, arrived at the city
post office today. The new cards differ
considerably from the old cards in appear
ance The size is exactly the same. The
design is printed in light brown color, and
instead of the head of the goodness of lib
erty in the vignette in the corner, appears
| fina nf booI T,,
stead of the monogram ~. ST. the new
card has on it the words Omitted States, y
printed at length. On the address side of
the old card were printed the words "Noth-
but the address can be placed on this side.'
This expression has always been criticised
little as not being true, as persons could
write anything they chose on that side
though the card might not be received at the
the post Office The expression bas been
changed on the new card, SO as to read as
follows: "Nothing but address to be on
this side"
| TURNING THE RARCALS OUT"
Acting Postmaster General Stevenson
today removed seventy eight republican
postmasters and appointed 100 democrats,
among them We're the following Lake
Benton, Mnn., j. l.. Cass, vice Morse, re-
moved; washington, Dak., G. Ferguson, vice
Blake, removed. Of the 1892 presidential
postmasters in the United States, changes
have been made in 4S7 cases since the ad-
| jOurnment of the senate. The list of NOM
nations for these offices is now being made
out at the postoffice department to receive
Sir of,Ir Of tho oY,I hat tro,
mitted to the senate upon the beginning of
the next session.
DROWNED.
| John T. Morgan, Jr., son of Senator MOI
gan of Alabama, and Mrs. Della Stello,
were up the river tonight in a canoe, and
when near the chain bridge, were caught
in squall, the canoe overturned and both
were drowned.
SEARCH THAT CLERK.
During the temporary absence of a clerk
in Bahman & Cos bank, on street. this
afternoon, a sneak thief stole $1,135 from
the till Of the cashiers desk.
Comprehensive Report of the Cholera Ep-
idemic in Marseilles.
WASHINGTON, Sept 3.-The secretary Of
state has received detailed report of Con-
sui Mason in regard to the ravages of chol-
era in Marseilles. He comments upon the
false policy of the authorities in endeavor-
ing to suppress the truth as to the exist
ence of the disease, and speaks of the SEN
sation caused by the rude awakening Oh
the 18th ult., when the community was
shocked by the announcement that an epi-
demic prevailed. Then the city real
lied it was in the first stages of
an endemic of real Asiatic cholera.
The most rude and elementary principles
of sanitation are unknown in Marseilles.
The cutters of the streets flow with the
vilest filth, with which the canals and sew
ers are also reeking On the eaitern side
of the old fort is one building which con-
tains 700 inhabitants, whose eXcretions are
thrown into recess under the stairway.
Behind the maire is school for young
girls, poisoned by exhalations from the
vaults of the neghboring closets, and aired
only by windows opening upon a dark closet
court, which is a veritable' sink. From
the 1st to the 18th of August there were
I'll deaths, o an average OF thirty-eight
per day. The disease has also appeared
seriously in the suburbs of the city. The
than last year to sailors of vessels in port
and has been particularly so with seamen
from England and Scandinavia. The
disease manifests it's characteristic prefer
ence for the dissipated, insane and unclean.
The present situation and the record of
the port secondary epidemics indicate that
the scOurge has perhaps reached its maxi
mum fatality, and will gradually subside to
a finish in October.
CAPITAL NOTES.
Inspector Henderson, of the postoffice de-
partment, has just returned from North
Carolina, where he succeeded in causing the
arrest of two mail robbers, George Engle
and JethrO Armand, who, though mere
lads, had by the neatness and dexterity of
their operations, baffied the skill of the in
spectors for long time.
A general advertisement will be issued
on the 18th by the postmaster general, call
ing for proposals for rendering steamboat
mail service in all parts of the United
States.
George Washinpton Childs saws Cen