The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1885-01-16

at st. Petersburg as the star of the Imper-
ial Opera House. She refuses to return TO
Paris, where, she says, she was insu ted
because she was disabled by an attack OF
vertigo while singing in the Barber" The
Paris manager threatens All action for
breach OF contract.
In audi ing the accounts of soldiers
homes, and in order to credit them with the
fines ami fOrfeitures arising from assertions
from the army, the Second Auditor Ul the
Treasury has just completed n revision of
the records OF DIES rti0ns from the regular
army since 1914, showing thai in the seven
ty years e,apSing sine TINT dato 100. 0C0 de-
SertiOns have been recorded. The number
of deserti0ni fl IN the regula: army since
the war OF 1>l2 is thus shown 20 have beea
twice as gre t us It's lar seSt pace establish
ment and four times rs large ai its present
strength.
Regulations enforcing the recent decision
OF the AttOrney-Gtneral ia reference to the
relief of the whisky men were issued BIZ the
Commissioner Of Internal Revenue at
Was ingt0n Tuesday. with the approval of
the Secretary of the Treasury. The most
important anendm mt 10 the existing regu-
lati0ns consists in striking Ous the words
thirty days" in the expectation bonds and
subst tut ny such time, not to exceed seven
months, as may be reasonably require for
expectation. Collectors are also required to
list and report monthly all spirits which
three years.
No agreement has been reached by the
conference committee appointed Ia recon-
clio the difference between the two Houses
of Congress concerning the ElectoralCount
bill, and 1t is not expected that any salts
factory conclusion will be arrived at. Rep
resentative Eaton n member of the confer
ence committee says That he will never
consent TO the bill which was approved by
the Senate. 1t makes the Senate the arbii-
er OF every disputed point, Mr.. Eaton de-
clareS, and If it should become q law the re-
suit of the recent Presidential election
could be annuled by the Upper House.
Representative Collins introduced mo-
ton in the House to suspend the rules and
adopt the resolution making the Senate
bill to establish a uniform system of bank
rnptcy laws special order for Jan. 20. Mr..
Henderson, of Iowa, thought that the pass
age of the Lowell bill might save the coun-
try from disaster. Petitions in support of
the bill were presented from the business
men of Sc. Louis, New York, and Balt-
more. Mr.. Willis opposed the measure,
saying that its passage would create 5000
new Offices AMI would open the door to
fraud. Mr.. Collins defended the bill
against the attack of MIR. Willis. His mo-
ton to suspend the rules and appoint day
Tor its consideration waS, however, lost.
The Treasury Depar ment is In posses
sion OF information from various sources
concerning devices of Chicago firms to vio-
late tn prohibition laws in Iowa and else
where by the shipment OF liquors prepared
Ill packages resembling merchandise OF
v,rious kinds and concealing the fact that
the contents are alcoholic. The Internal
Revenue Bureau, to which such infOrma-
ton Is referred, has instructed Illinois
agents to strictly enforce the law against
such deceptions but decline to furnish infor-
nation TO the press as to the source of In
formation or the firms implicated. 1t is as
certained THAI the traffic is extensive and
includes many regions in which there 10
pr0hibitCry legislation.
THE SIOUX RESERVATION.
Messrs. w. j. Baxter and f. l.. Campbell
hav, submitted their report to the Secre-
tary of the Interior upon the REIMBURSEMENT
OF claims OF settlers upon the lands of the
late Sioux Indian Reservation in Dakota.
The agents repOr5 the work to have been
very fully and satisfactorily accomplished
by the cooperation OF the settlers, and sub
NIT the result in q list of f0S entries and a
recommendation that new certificates b is
sued TO conform to the true descriptions,
with recital fully connecting them with
the original, so as to carry into the patent
such reference thereto as will preserve the
Integrity OF the entry and OF all transfers
to tit Q based thereon and Of liens and in
cumbrances created by the respective gran
tees.
THE PUBLIC DEBT.
The debt statement shows an increase of
the pubic obligations during December of
SG41, 1884. The decrease since June 80, 1884,
Is S3l ,501, SG4. This slight increase follow
Ing upon like showing for the month of
November, attracts general attention.
Many explanations are offered by public
men, who assume that there is something
serious In the situation, and that 1t indi-
Gates the general depression now existing
throughout tho country. An examination
of the receipts and expenditures of the
Government = pOmparpI with the porraS-
pondtng period last year shows that this
view Is greatly exaggerated. The decrease
in the public debt In December year agO
was less than S2,000,000 and the cxpendi-
crease is $500, 900, but expenditrres are S22,-
OO0OO0. This increase in expenditures Is
accounted for mainly by the carrying over
from November of SS,000,OC0 for pensions
which, for the corresponding month last
year, only required S2,s0O0O0. 1t should
not be inferred from this, however, that
there Is any increase In pension payments
for the fiscal year. Thus far they are i'm
fact less by 100000 than for the corres-
ponding half of last year, but they have
been distributed differently through the
quarters. The receipts show a falling off
OF $1,000 COO for the month, and the depres-
sion III business for some months past has
had an effect on the revenues. The total
revenues for the first half of the last fiscal
year were nearly $l;G,O0O,OOO, as against
Sl6l, COO, 600 for the corresponding half of
tho present fiscal year, q decrease of Sl4,-
600, 900, 10000 of which occurred in Gus
toms receipts. Notwithstanding this fall
Ing off in receipts the public debt has been
decreased over $50, 900, 900, and over S43,-
90, GO OF bonds have'been cancelled so far.
which Is making vcry good progress indeed.
THE INAUGURATION.
The inauguration committee desire that
all OrganiZ ttiOn5 int nj ne to visit Wash
ington OH the 4tli of March should commnn-
lcatc TO tic Committee the number OF per-
sons included ~ the orga Iization, their in
tended stopplng-p .aceand other particulars
80 that positions In I'll line of the process
sion may be reserved for them, and other
necessary arrangements made. The Al
bany Jackson corps, numbering seventy
men, and band of twenty-five musicians,
have signified their intention TO attend the
Inauguration, aud have applied for places