Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-09-04

and. $49, ZIG, 672.69, total cash in the treas
| ury as shown BY the treasurer's genera ac
count, $492, 065, S29.75.
WAsHNaroN, Sept. LAT the last ses
sion Of congress provision was made 70
the payment by the United states of one
halt the cost Of taking a census in sucl
states and territories as might take a de
cenniai census, upon condition that the re
turns be fled with the secretary of the in
terror on or before September 1. The re-
turns from New Mexico has just been re
celved and are a. follows: Population II
1885, 131, 1886; in 1880, 1856; farms in
1885, 0,291; in 1880, 5,05S; manufacturing
establishments in 1886, 239; in 1880, la
Returns from eight counties in Florida have
also been received, and the complete re.
turns are expected shortly up to date. The
department has received returns from Colo
RADIO, Dakota, Nebraska, New Mexico and
Florica. 1t is known that several other states
and territories have made censuses, but
those whose returns failed to reach the de-
partment before o'clock to day will not
be entitled to receive the rebate provided by
the appropriation bill.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., Sept LIN COM
pliance with the requirements of the general
order, sending army officers back 10 their
regiments, who have served over three wears
on detached duty, Lieut.. Col. James r.
Gregory, corps of engineers, and Georce
w: Davis, Fourteenth infantry, were to .day
relieved from duty on Lieut. Gen. Sberidan;s
staff and ordered to their posts.
WASHINGTON, Sept Ian installment of
lOO,OO0 postal cards from the new contractor
arrived at the city postoffice to-day. The
new cards differ considerably from the old
cards in appearance. The sence is exactly
the same. The design is printed in light
brown color, and instead of the head of the
GODDESS OF Liberty in the vignette in the
corner, there appears fine engraving of
Jefiersons head. Instead of the
monogram "U. s." the cards have
the words "United States" printed
at length. On the address sido of the old
cards were printed the words "nothinp but
the address can be placed on this Side. y
This expression has always been criticised n
little as not being true, us u person could
write anything he chose on that side, though
the card might not be received at the post
office. The expression has been changed on
the new card SO as to read as follows:
F" Nothing but the address to be written on
this side"
ROWING RED DEVILS.
WASHINGTON, Sept. 2-The Indian bureau
has been informed by Gen. Crook that the
hostile Apaches are now in Mexico about
twenty-five miles south of the boundary
line and are still moving southwark
PETTY PosTMAsrERsHIPs.
The acting postmaster general has ap-
pointed the following fourth-class postmas-
tiers:
Missouri-Milan, Samuel NJ. Grigsby.
kansas-Virgil, Al. Howell; st. George,
j. ID. karr; Coyville, James a. Claban.
Montana-Postofiice not stated, J. j.
Freeman.
Nebraska-Atkinson, w. II. Wheeler;
Eugene Shallenberger; Elk
Greek, j. w. Barnhart.
CHOLERA.
The secretary of state has received tele-
gram from Consul General Wood at Rome,
that there have been four deaths
rom cholera at place nine miles from
Naples and five at Trevis, about fifty miles
,orth of Naples.
FISCAL FACTS.
The total collection of internal revenue
turing the month of July las. were So. 1872
'14; sub-trcssurer held S1,G77 ,444 in stand
lrd dollars and 81, 495 1902 in fractional silver
'oin, which amounts were largely in excess
II the corresponding date last wear. or
S5Sl.2l4 less than tor the same period
# 1884.
TREASURER JORDAN
aid to-day that the policy adopted By the
reasury department to secure a better cir
ulation of silver coin is meeting with graft
wing success