Weekly commercial herald. (Vicksburg, Miss.) 1884-18??, 1885-11-06
AsHlNCTo

WASHINGTON, oct. 20-kear Admiral J g. 7.
De kerofft, died at his residence In tnis cry To-
day.
The president to-day appointed William A.
Mahonry, collector OF customs for the district
OF Feruandina, Fla; George A hess0u, surveyor
Of customs at the port OF Memphis; Walter Gou,
dard. collector OF customs Tor the ulstflct VI
Fairfield, Conn.
all the buildings of the executive departments
be placed at half-mOst until the funeral OIL Seh'
Mcclellan.
The report of Mr.. EickhOH, nth auditor Of the
treasury, for the fiscal year, ending june ~,
shows that the total expenses OF he diplomatic
service were $40 2l0, total expenses OF c0hsliaI
SerYl e $50, lS4. amount OF ices receiver S,SI
SIS and expense of cOnshlaLes IN excess OF lees
received was S7S,s38. there was q deficiency III
receipts Of fees compared with 1874 OF SllI,5oI'
due principally to the abolition OF lees LOT ~.
vices OF American vessels. The audltOf say tnS
eutire period covered by the report was uluer
the administration OF his predecessor, Judge l:
$. Alexander. who says he left the affairs OF the
Office in an excellent condition.
The annual report Of the chief signal OIlcer Is
made public by the secretary OF war VO-udJ:
fhe report says thai the curse OF Instruction dI
Fort Meyers has been improved ana enlaTReu
and now provides for the full education o. Cne
officers and men Of the signal corps IN duties re-
qulred OF them in time Of war. lhe report "a
presses regret at he fact that it mas Pc II lnnpo1,
siDle to drill the men IN handling heid Telegraph
trains, owing TO "a lack OF horses. desire u eA-
pressed that pT~ oyisiuns be made for Il supply OF
horses so that the corps hmAy De put Ill d S ~
dition to handle field trains in time OF war. dhe
report states that 1t Is proposed to erect Two SID
lions about fifteen miles apart. TO pc Nseu I0rIne
purpose of per Getting the men in the art oI Wis,
ual military signals. The work OF the Signal
office during the past year Is fully reviewed anu
a number OF suggestions made AS 10 future llh-
prOyements.
The president sent the following telegram OF
coincidence to Mrs: Mcclellan to-day 100.
WASHINGTON. Ocl. ~. 1850
To Mrs. Geo. B. Mcclellan, Orange. Nd.
am shocked by the news OF your husDahdS
death, and while | know how futile are AL
human efforts to console, | must assure you Oh
my deep sympathy in your great griel any *
press to you To my own sense OF anlcVloh dC IAe
'' VI !" IS Signed GROVER CLEVELAND.
The commissioner OL Internal revenue na5
prepared IL new series OF regulations III IeB@Iu
10 the expectation Of spirits III bond, by when ~
Is provided that spirits distilled in tile United
States, which were exported In gOou EtWll, anu
which can be identified, will, when re-lmp0rted
be- subject to a duty OF ninety cents pei PROOF OF
wine gallon Oh the quantity actually cOhIalneH
in each package. When they cannot be identl-
fled the duty will be the same as Oh lOrelehl
spirits, but If it should be 1onlld
that the expectation in any case laG
not been made ia good faith the tax OF
90 cents per proof or wlne gallon will BIZ assessed
on the total quantity withdrawn under Cne eX,
port bond from the distilling warehouse. All
cases OF DOUBT aS'tO good faith VIII DC relerreu
to the secretary Of the treasury.
Taxps NAV, ya s'"e Stoned Yesterday by two
i,asto,d u ~ on% rpnbbed Of an the regis
t tn,sG m nail This is the same stage
t Etu was hs ted and robbrd A few weeks agu by
ou9v VIZ ~ vi oIJ TN hos 49,
w. Ii, DAVIS, oil Chicago, has been dlsDarred
Tr0rl practice a, an attorney before tine interior
ueP SIaI ,H upV an cases
s"trrrn e . ~ 81 = " ~ cinios to,dav concluded he hear
an9 : miC oa ~ tSi tba Sher9kre Nation against
Xxx tIS ~ 3Ir wy Is 90 ,t ol and snT adinHrned mil Monday
INC ohaCeu HCSte9 @d daT yjOunnnted FredericE II
inI P,e 81 : HIM, No. : ~ pppiinister resident and
winston, VI aiit NV = ~
co ,ESa G 'hi e 70 atii SG TO-DAY WAS shorter than
s nnG o1 pnitEo , ster' Gsnerai ViisS was the only
aosemtee os thh n0 o,dRhiIipnt nIISnars was the only
nepoIvI o VI c"nsidered The death Of Gen
< Ri Lii, NJ ,vss faeIinglv alluded ia Nv the preSi-
M SnN{ ma wSsieessil ny ~ sn cahine " w 'no pi0'
wv w en-, GU mcTnS Net So"Secretarv eManninp
!, daoIjsi0r o-Gsv w ich II is exnected viii
na%ue IL a Innn StandiHg d,tfarence hdtween the
%r"ducars and imnorters of rice. It IS in effect
iihst me vice ininnrted bv fine Fowler company,
of SeH Vnrk ner steamShIn ELIZA, June 20! shall
y accented ~ assimilatedp rice h0ir, dutiable
at % Ter cent adj yalOrrm. This standard Is
t"lpn aS the result of N cOmurOmise between
tne ric% a. SroW re and the brewers.
!" Ensirn ,0aorraT Eorlke ii 4 Navv. charge
do " nfsm of San Korea in = renort to the SCI.
rstsrv ~ STATE Describes tie so STYLED American
FFssrrm,n,y u Nv the KING If korea in 1883
n nor tSe refmrn ~ the Korean embassy from
Ike limited states. The farm il in A thrifty and
louriahing condition. It Was planted with seeds
ra.pnIedt ia tine embassy nv fine American com
missioner Of Agriculture last wear. The entire
cron Vas ali9Sed to coto seed, After a very
Successful season, large Quantities of ali
the varieties Of seeds were thus ob5ain-
ed which we're distributed to more. than
three hundred Localities. accompanied by di-
rections for nlanLing and use. Tie farming Of
these seeds this wear has been very SUI