The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-11-14

dent to-day appointed George Click Pen
sion Agent at Topeka, Kansas.
The Postmaster General to-day ap.
pointed the following fourth-class post
F. Perkins; Buelah, Elizabeth A. Sherw oOd.
Arizona-Camp Huachuca, Phillip F. Gro
vat.
CONCEALED CHINESE.
The Collector of Customs at San Fran.
cisco informs the Treasury Department
that number of Chinese laborers who
landed in New York in June last in transit
to San Francisco, where they were to take
the steamer for China, have not been heard
from since their arrival in New York, and
the supposition is that they are concealed
in the country, and have no intention OF
leaving. 1t is said at the Treasury Depart
ment that there are no available means
which can be used to trace them,
NAVAL CHANGES.
The President to-day made the following
appointments in the navy. John j. Bar
ker, Lieutenant Commander; Melton K.
Schenck. Lieutenant; William H. Schultz
Lieutenant; Waldemar D. Rose, Lieuten-
ant in the Junior Grade.
The President also appointed Frederick
P. Mansfield, of Texas, Secretary OF the
Legation at Japan.
JAPANESE POSTAL COMMISSION.
The Japanese Postal Commission, &C.
companied by the Japanese Minister called
at the Postotfice Department to-day.
Postmaster General Villas being absent, the
distinguished visitors were received by First
Assistant Postmaster General Stevens, who
explained to them the American postal
system and escorted them through the va
rious offices of the department. The Com
mission will leave for the West via New
York in few days.
MONEY ORDERS.
The annual report OF Supintendent Mac
Donald of the Money Order Bureau, says
the gross amount of fees received by post
masters from the public for the issue OF
domestic money orders was 1923, $50.
These figures exhibit Il decrease in the
amounts Of orders issued and paid and
received. This slight falling off, says the
Superintendent, may be attributed in part
to general stagnation in business during
the past year. and perhaps in a small
measure to the increased use OF postal notes.
The increas on the amount OF postal busi-
ness was LAX per cent. The Superintendent
recommends reduction OF fees on foreign
orders from one and one-haf per cent. to
one per cent.
CIVIL SERVICE RULES.
The Civil Service Commissioners have to-
day directed the board of examiners at
New York to certify to the collector in the
case of examinations for weighers, the
whole number at once of those found
eligible for Appointment-some thirty per-
sons-placing the disabled soldiers first in
the order OF their grades.
PUBLIC REpRIMAND.
The coIi rt-na -1:ssf at Eort Meyer, m
tried eighteen signal service men on
OF characterization, found all guil'9 z
sentenced them to he publicly reprinn = 81
by the Chief Signal Officer. it is said s =
the court was satisfied the offense was 2 Il
mitted in ignorance OF military law.
General Hazen this afternoon is
sued the following order approving
the sentence: 'The publication of which
is considered sufficient reprimand Tor the
men whose intelligence cannot fail to at all
times prompt the wish to do right" In
the order General Hazen also says: This
seems proper occasion to reiterate the
instruction of the Chief Signal Officer in
1882 upon the adoption of measures to
secure higher classes OF men for enlistment
in the signal corps.
OUR MERCHANT VESSELS.
The seventeenth annual list of merchant
vessels of the United States is prepared
by the Commissioner Of Navigation. 1t
shows as follows, compared with The list OF
the previous fiscal year: Total number OF
vessels in 1884, 26,63O; in 1885, rs, 5,513;
decrease, LII.
WANTS REOPENING.
General Raum has written the following
letter to the Second Comptroller, who re-
Gently disallowed an item OF $500 in the
Generals accounts: II see it stated in a
morning paper that you rendered decis
ion to the effect that am held indebted to
the United States for an amount alleged to
have been overpaid me as a brigadier gen.
eral of the United States volunteers, and
that the decision is based upon the suppo.
sition that was absent from my command
without leave..during portion or all OF the
month of March, 1865. l beg to say that
was performing service as commander OF
the Second Brigade, Third Division OF the
Fifteenth Artillery, under General Sherman
When came north l reported to Hon. D.
NJ. Stanton, Secretary of War, and
pointed out that l would be able tc
return to the said command within
the time limited in my leave Of absence. Az
General Sherman was then on the South
Carolina campaign, the Secretary OF Wal
directed that l should wait at my home
for orders, and that he would promptly
give ME new assignment as Brigadier Gen
eral. This new instruction was verba
one, but was acted upon by Inc in perfect
confidence of its validity. As soon as
received orders reported to General Han
cock at Winches ster, Va, and was immedi
ately assigned command. It never entered
| my mind that I was in the least derelict II
NV dutv or that 7 was absenting mySel
from service without authority. l lee
great pride in the honorable record OF ser
vice made by me during the war, and | an
unwilling to lie under the imputation o
| misconduct. I respectfully request re
! opening OF your decision"
THE TELEPHONE CASE.
Before the Secretary OF the Interior the
telephone case was again opened and tn
Bell attorneys continued their argument.
Newman on Grant.
| BALTIMORE, November 12.-Rev. DR.. Joh1