The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-07-22
WASHINGTON NEWS.
Gnthered About the Executive ana
Consular offices ana the
Departments.

Departments.
Washington, July 2l.-Thomas j.
Hickman, of Louisiana. and Emmett
Sibcls, of Alabama, have been ap-
pointed special agents for the land
office. Ii. o. Billings, of Alton,
Illinois, has been appointed chief Of
the presumption division of the land
office TO succeed Henry IIoWes, re-
moved, and John McMurray of Brook
Vile, Pennsylvania, has been ap,
pointed chief of the land aud railroad
division of the secre ary's office, to
succeed Iebulon Il. Sturgis of lndi-
ana, removed.
PosTMAsTERs, WHERE is YOUR CASH.
Washington, July 81 The law Of
| ficer of the postofiice department has
given an opinion TO the effect that u
| postmaster, who uses, or converts TO
his own use, the postal funds In his
own Office, although not required to
deposit them until the end of the cur
rent month or quarter, Is guilty of
embezZlement. II has been supposed
| by many postmasters that under Sec.
| l249 OF the postal laws aud regulations,
| Revised Statutes Sec. 1858, there was
no embezzlement by postmaster UNI
ill he had wilfu'ly neglected 10 make
his deposits as required by the regu-
lations. But the opinion holds that
under the provisions of the postal
laws, Revised Statutes, 3Si6,l post
masters are forbidden TO loan, use, de-
post in an unauthorized bouk, or eN-
| change for other funds, any public
money collected by them. II post
| ma altar ioaa ma IN silch pnnnay xyrn,tut,tl-
| ~, converts il to his own use,
the act of July 3rd, 1879, provides that
"auy officer of the United States, or
any assistant, who shall embczzle or
convert public funds TO his own use
shall be punished by fine and imprls-
onment.n Under this act any post
master who uses postal funds intend
ing TO make them good when the
time for dcpositing comes around, is
liable to prosecution and punish
mcnt.
DIED AT HIS DESK.
| Washington, July 81. - Henry
Kranskopf, of Indiana, clerk for the
last twenty years In the second audi.
tors Office, was stricken with paraly
sis and died at his desk to-day. IL,
was attacked last Saturday but hal
sufficiently improved, as he thought
to resume his duties. lie was SO gear
of age.
YELLOW FEVER AND CHOLERA.
| Washington, July 2l-The Marin
Hospital bureau il informed tina
yellow fever exists as an epidemic a
Batai, Brazil, ard that cholera ha
made its appearance near Cadii
spain at the port of entry, Putr
Rael.
A MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEARANCE.
Washington, July 2l.-A packag
containing five certificates of transfe
each of the determination of $1,000
q sent from office OF the register of Il
treasury last night to that of Il
comptroller of the currency, was /
n advertently left in the office OF Il
= deputy comptroller upon the top
4 the safe. The package was found
N the charwoman and carried TO d
m lieutenant OF the watch. Il
a deputy comptroller was SC
p for and went to
"a treasury at once. Upon examinati
Ie OF the packages, or'y four of the C,
a tiicates were found enclosed and
a search was instituted, which result
ot Mt the expiration of b
m. an hour III finding
r. missing certificate among the Wa
paper and much crumplet up.
certificates have something of the
pearsnce of government bonds an'
\, The theories advanced one is
n1 someone undertook to steal II
ieu finding il worthless, or that he
gu she was likely to be searched be
, ,i leaving the building, hastily three
ns away. Some Inconvenience W.
,,"u have resulted by the loss of the
per but tho government would
VI lost nothing of value nor would III
saln sumed thief have been ga
L. The comptroller will investigate
~! matter thoroughly as possible.
lev THE BIG CouRr-MAKTIAL.
Washington, July 2l.-The 81
use court-martial re-conyened this M
ing. The demurrer of the aecu