The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-06-17

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the Union Pacific ailway Company and the
United States, the Secretary of the Interior,
after discussing the difficulties surrounding
the attempt to ascertain the exact earnings
Of the aided portion OF the Kansas Pacific,
"Upon the whole, considering the ascertain
ment Of the sctuRl earnings up to the close
of the period fixed in this suit 80 practically
beyoI reach under existiD CIRCUMSTANCES
/ am inclined to recommend that the mile.
sge basis be accepted for the purpose Of
reaching a final judicial determination OF
the rate, but without the understanding that
fer sll subsequent adjustments the Govern
meDt will insist upon thesctual earnings Of
the 393, 10 16 miles. and will require suca &C..
count to be rendered as will show the earn
iDgs month by month ss ths same has been
accrued or shall hereafter accrue"
The naval board appointed 10 examine ths
D0lphil viii N few days make formal
rel port 10 the Secretary Of the Navy OF the
result of the trial trip at sea o. that vessel on
on Thursday last. The Secretary will then
decide whsther any further test OF toe vessel
is necessary before she is accepted.
Assistant Secretary FsiTc5ild to-day saTe
8 hearing to persons interested in the dq;y
On broken rice under the new tariff. Under
tbs present rule Of the Treasury Dspartme lt
the class of rice in dispute 10 dntisbis 20
fpeI cent. cd val0Tem rs an unenumeratsd
article, and large quantities OF 1t are i'm
ported for the use Of brewers and Others.
The rice growers assert that this railing is uu-
fair to home industries, and argue that the
imdorted article should be assessed At this
rate OF two and a half cents per pound as an
article Of food. A decision win be rendered
in q few days.
The Comptroller of the Currency to day
appointed Benjamin ]. & Clark and S. Fl.
Taylor TO be National Bank Examiners aud
has assigned the former to duty in New YORK
and the latter to duty in Indiana.
The Secretary of the treasury has ap-
pointed o. J. Harvey, Of Pennsylvania, and
OF Division in the Third Auditor Office ID
fi1 vacancies caused by remO7als-
The Vice Consul ct Copenhagen hSs in.
formed tie State Department tnat he has
Just received from Greenland locked maui
pouch aud several ieose letters for the Greely
relief expedition. lie will forward them to
Washington.
received st the State Department from United
States Consul Haughawaints at Naples, in
IegSld to the imE OrtatiOn OF old rags. 81 feel
that such impOrtations are not free from
darSer, and especially so when that mer-
chan0ise can be traced cgmiBg from Naples
even IN dire city. In this city (Saples) rags
are stored jest IN those quarters of the city
where the cholera Vas most severe last year
General CarmaD. late Chief Clerk Of the
Department of Agriculture, made al &rEu-
meBt before 'he First Comptroller of the
Treasury to-day, in support OF the accounts
of that department for the purchase OF sesd.
he contended that the action Of the Con-
missioner in purchasing seed from the ex.
peTimental fund was proper and legitim ate
snd was In accordance with the practice Of
the department. Similar accounts had al
WAYS been allowed by the Accounting Office
and General Csrman thersiore contsndea
that the expenditures in dispute we're clear
ly supported by pTecsdeuls. The Firss
Comptroller will make his decision in few
days.
Judge McCue, Solicitor OF sbe Treasury
has given an opinion TO Secrsssry Manning
that shs6ines or herrngs cNght in Cann-
disn waters by American fishermen in
boats Of less than five tons burden can bs ad.
mitted to The United States free of duty. 4
question as to whether those fish were duti.
sble al der the general laws of the country
arose from the fact that she Washington re-
cipfocsl treaty of 1871 will expire on the 1st
prox.
August II. Kuhlemier, who was to day
appointed Collector of Internal Revenue for
the Fourth District of Iowa, is a prominent
business man OF Burlington, and was in
dorsed for the position by the Democratic
Congressional delegation.
The weather here the past two days bss
been 10 degrees above Tire average tenn mDera-
tufe for the middle OF Jure for many years.
The Thermometer yesterday and to-day
rt ached SO cegrees in the shade.
The charges of psculation, gross favorit-
ism, etc, made sgsirkt the managers OF toe
Government Insane Asylum have bsen ex-
amined by the Board OF Visitors and pro-
nOuuced uDfoun0ed.
The summing up for the prosecution fer
the Wales court-martisl began to-day. There
is a report that one or two other NavA.
Bureaus are to be investigated.
The letter carriers of this city to nigh
presented Hon. S. S. Cox, United Stats=
Minister TO Turkey, with an elegant, gold
headed cane in apDreciotion of the efforts OF
that gentleman while in Conggess to secure
legislalson in their behalf.
In speaking of The appointments OF Pfesi-
dental Pos'mesters TO day Postmaster Gea-
eTal Villas said in addition TO the removing
for offensive partissnship, there were as
many more cases in which, after consider A.
ton, IL had been decided not TO remove ihs
PostmssteTs. In these cases, although evil
dence of offensive partissDship had been pre-.
sented, 1t was regarded as insult
cient, tAe President not being ds-
posed to seizs the opportunity for re
moval. As showing the spirit OF fairness
and delicscy that had animated the Pfesi-
dent in dealing with the Presidential post
masters, the Postmaster General said there
were eighteen such Presidential appoint.
ments made by President Arthur in the last
days OF bis term, in cases where vacancies
had occurred, and which had besn confirm 81
by the Senate, bat no commissions had been
issued. In all these oSses as matter OF legal
right President Cleveland could have made
the appointment because the act OF appoint
ment bad not been com pleted by the issJ-
ances of commissions, but be thought it only
fair that he should give the commissions in
completion OF the sct OF appointments and
it had been done in all cases bat one, aud ia
that there had been resignation by the
appolntee before the commission was Issued.
General SiuTgis, ex-SapsrintsndeDt OF the
Soldiers Home, will leave Washington to-
morrow to join his regiment in the West.
Colonel DENLY, the new Minister to China,
received his instructions to-day from 6ecre.
tsry Bsyard, and will leave for the Pacific
Coast tomorrow, via New York.
A ASALOONKEEPER IN LUCK,