The Portland daily press., 1885-11-05
WASHINGTON.
The President congratuIates Gov.
MIL

WASHINGTON, Nov. 4.-The President re-
turned to Washington from Buffalo, where
he went to vote, at 1880 this morning. He
came through direct in the special car in
o'clock and was met at the station by Col
Lamont. The President expressed himself
as being much gratifed with the result of the
election in New York, and Immediately upon
his arrival at the White House sent con-
graduating telegram to Gov. Hill.
The President today received large num-
ber of kilograms from prominent democratic
politicians in all parts of the country, but
principally in New York, congratulating him
on the result of the election in New York, as
an unmistakable endorsement of his party.
Surgeon General Murray's Report.
The surgeon general in his annual report
to the secretary OF war for the year ended
hospital supplies issued during the fiscal
year was 171,205. He submits estimates for
the fiscal year ending June 80, 1887, amount
ing to $250,000. In addition to the ordinary
requirements Of the service. General Muir
ray says, provisions should be made for emer-
gencies and in view of strong possibility
if not probability of an invasion of this coun-
try by cholera before the close of the ensuing
fiscal year. 1t is earnestly desired that Con-
gress make provision by adequate appropria-
tions to enable this department to adopt ev-
cry means within its promise to prevent so
far as possible spread of this disease in the
army. The general health of the army has
been good.
Work of the Steamboat Inspection
Service.
The supervising inspector general of steam
vessels has reported the work of the steam
boat inspection service for the year ending
June 80, as follows: In the domestic ser
100, 1861 officers licensed, 25,235; receipts
were Ill, ,46S; and expenditures, 250,291. To-
tai number of lives lost by accidents from
various causes during the year was 1873,
against 271 in 1884. Of the number of lives
lost in 1885, AZ were passengers and Sc officers
or persons employed on the steamers. The
tag af fs gs f the
admitted that travel by steamboat is the SAT-
est of all known means of passenger convey
ance. In the foreign service 225 steamers
were inspected at the expense of 1864
Since the close of the year the number of en-
ployes in this service has been so reduced
that saving of 80 per cent in salaries has
been effected.
Professor Powell's Report.
The sixth annual report of Professor ]. w.
Powell, director of the geological survey, has
been given out for publication. Professor
Powell says that during the year fair pro.
gress was made in the topographic survey of
the United States. An area of 57,50S square
miles were surveyed and maps thereof made
ready for the engineer. The average cost of
the work was about So per square mile. The
amount appropriated for the survey for the
year was $4SS,040, of which $444, 1896 was ex-
pended
Customs Decisions by the Treasury
Department.
The following is synopsis of sundry de-
cisions rendered by the Treasury Depart
ment in customs cases during the past week:
Glass spectacle lenses with rough, unfnish-
ed edges are exempt from duty under the
provision in the free list, I. l. New, 665, for
"Brazil pebbles for spectacles, and pebbles
for Spectacles rough" in accordance with the
decision in the case of Young v. Spaulding,
which, by the advice of the Attorney Gener-
al, was acquiesced in by the department,
Certain wool and rubber waterproof cloaks
are held to kbe dutiable at the rate of 40
per cent ad valorem and 45 cents per pound.
Certain dress shields, manufactured partly
of silk and partly of rubber, silk chief value,
are held to be dutiable at the rate of 90 per
cent ad valorem; certain cotton chenille por-
tiers and table covers, ready and fit for use,
are held to be dutiable at the rate of 80 per
cent ad valorem; certain rattan cloth and
furniture beaters, fully complete and ready
for use, are held to be dutiable at the rate of
IS per cent ad valorem.
Minor Matters.
Capt. W. P. McCann, United States navy,
was today appointed president of the naval
advisory board, and ordered to duty lmme-
diatelY