The Austin weekly statesman. (Austin, Tex.) 1883-1898, 1885-06-04

| WASHINGTON, May 25.-Prof. Riley says Il
| Seventeen-year locustS, whose visit he has pr
dictedi are harmless to the growth of crOI
nd 40 mo ry except 70 Wgs oe STsst baI an
| been planted on land, which has been cleare
during the last ten years. The trees al
liable to suffer t somewhat; tn,1 n1
trees will protect them. The ordinary locus
| which is so destructive to growing crops, h;
jaws which cuts, while The Seventeen-yes
only leak through which he sucks his nOu
| iSiEient:
Max#eII's Custodians.
WASHINGTON, May 3.-1He President ha
desir mated either Frank r. O'Negl, or Jane
| Tracy, of st. Louis, or both, to take the Gus
| todY OF Maxwell, the supposed murderer o
freller, upon their arrival in New Zealand. Il
| Ile eXtradltlon papers, which arrived IL
| washington to day, the gentlemen were named
| by the Governor of Missouri for the purpose
Exports and Imports.
| WASHINGTON, May 25.-The excess of value
OF eXOurtS over imports of merchandise was as
follows during the four months ending April
30: 90, ,6lS. In the ten months ending April
80, $l62, ,096 351.
Suppress1ng the Outrages.
WASHINGTON. May 25.--Zachariah Mont
gomery; OF California, was to-day formally ap-
pointed Assistant. Attorney General for the In
A Telegram in regard to the. recent Indian
outbreai, of which the following is copy was
to-day sent to the commanding Generals OF the
DlylS1 ms of the Pacific and of the MlsSottrls
use every eXertion possible and call for all
Cholera in Calcutta.
WAsHIN6roN, May 26,-The Marine Hospi-
tai Bureau is informed that during the two
weeks ending April 80, there Were 1s8 deaths
from Cholera in Calcutta.
The President to-day issued an executive Or
der closing all government departments on the
31th of May.
About appointments.
WASHINGTON, May 26.-It is understcO
that the President has IT rtconSidered his deter
mlnatlon to give the Chinese mission to Gals
tornia, because of possible embarrassment on
-tate towards the Chinese. Friends of Col
Derby, prominent lawyer of Evansvil e, Ind
are urging HIM for the position. Mr.. Rufus
States Minister to Norway and Sweden, arrived
in Washington to-day. He will sail for his
new post of duty the latter part OF this week.
Dr. John Z: Thompson, of New York, recently
his instructions, Jeff Washington to-day. He ex-
poets 10 sail June 9th, DIR. Thompson has been
instructed to investigate tho-e+sos.f Won Blak-
den, imprisoned by the Haytien Government,
and to report to the Department of State.
The Cabinet meeting to-day was attended by
al members except secretary Manning, who
is In New York on private business. The SeS-
sion was devoted TO tie co0Sid- ration OF a
proposition looking to the continuance of the
Worlds Cotton ExpOSitl n at New Orleans
beyond the 3Ist instant, and allowing
the q Jvernment exhibits 10 remain, In case a
continuance is decided upon. A general desire
was expressed to aid the Exposition o the
full extent Of the law AS embodied in the aci
of incorporation and the various measures in
support OF the Exposition, but 1t is said that
majority of the members of the Cabinet were
1.-THE opinion that the President had no Legal
power to authorize an eXtentiOn beyond the
date already fixed upon,
Roach and his DolDhins,
WASHINGTON, May 26.- Secretary Whitne
has ecelyeI the following letter from Mr.. John
Roach:
''Your letter of the End inst, relating to the
trial trips of the Dolphip, is duly received
Although consider (and it appears very plain
under the terms OF the contracD that my liabll-
me were complied with On the termination of
the trial, March 10th. still am very wiling,
as have preS iOu.ly stated to you, to do all in
my power 10 satisfy you as to tue efficiency Of
the snip. so Tar am responsible under my
contract. For this purpose The trial will be
on Long Island Sonnd and will be mace Oh the
18TH INST. as you desire and the other at as ear
ly date theI eafter as practicable"
Various Items.
WASHINGTON, May 2G.-1he Postmaster
General to-day said tnat the poStmasters at
jamestown, New York, and Vincennes, Indi-
ana, were suspended upon proofs of extreme
partisan participation In tie business of cleo
tions. The postmaster at Mafengo, Iowa, was
suspended, because he had moved OUT of the
State and was reported to have offered his re-
SjguatlOn for price.
The PresidenT will probably visit New York
on the 3Jth inst, and participate in the loca
observance OF Decoration Day.
About 81 GOO, 200 was paid out OF the Unitel
States Treasury to day for pensions, making
the total amount paid out on that account dur
Ing the plesent moi tn about SIC, ,OOO,O0O.
Secretary Bayard will leave Washington
next week for the est, to deliver an oration
on thomas Jefferson al tho State University
OF Missouri. '-3
The failure of the Bureau of Engraving and
Printing to secure the contract Tor printing
The postage stamps for the Postoffice Depart
menJ will result in a further reduction of the
force employed at the bureau, on the 30th inst.
the Bureau from Capt Burr to Mr.. Graves
Will take place on the 1St prOX. 1t is stated as
a singular fact that there were more Demo
Gratis than publicanS employed in the Bureau
under the last administration.
POstmasters Appointed.
WASHINGTON, May 25.-The Postmaster
General yesterday made about 100 appoint
SJOod that many of the appointments were
made to fill vacancies caused by removal o.
Virginia poStmaSterS.
Sanitary Inspection.
| WASHINGTON, May 25.-In view OF the al
| leg ed prevalence Of Yellow Fever in the North
ern Mexican States, The Secretary of the Treas
| ury has been requested to appoint three SAM
| tlry inspectors on the border line of ArisOna
He will probably reply with the request.
fOstmasters Appointed.
| WASH lNGToN, May 28.-The President 4
day appointed David Quackenbush poStma5te
| aJ Mt. Vernon, New York, vice Andrew bridgt
| man, Susptnde The suspended pos maSte
was, on two different occasions, during th
past year, shown to have used public fund
IOr private purposes, once to the amour
by his friends anu again he was deficient in h
money order funds to the amount of SAG Whlc
was made good by his Suretl2S. 1t was ais
found that mis- books were not properly KEEP
Although arrested by an Inspector, he was su
SequenIly allowed to take his office in Jar
ary, which he has held up to this in
Mr.. Steiner, at Oak Park, Illinois, TT;ce 4.
| Phelps commission eXpira6
Andrew Boarders, at sparta, Illinois, vice
| d. Watson, comm. .SsiOn expired.
Enrich Mcleod, at Palmyra, Mo-, vice p
Lane, commission expired.
: WASHINGTON. May A.-Ihe President ye
terday made the following appointment
among others: Ex-senator Edward u. Rose,
New WMeXico, TO b. Governor of the Territory
New Mexico; EX Senator Thomas W. Tfpto
of Nebraska, to be Receiver of Public None.
at Bloomington, Neb.; w. q. RUSSELL of Lou
: lana, TO be Receiver OF Pubic Moneys
NatchitOches, La.
Eligibility ofIndians.
= WASHINGTON, May 25.-There are abo
/ seYenty-fiye pOsJoffices in the Indian TerritOr
and some of then have been and are still
charge of Indian pOstmaSterS. The questi'
1 of eligibility Of an Indian to hold such Off
/, having srissn,. Postmaster General Villas ]