The Brookhaven leader. [volume] (Brookhaven, Miss.) 1883-1891, 1886-09-16
FROM THE CAPITAL.

WASlIINGTON, sept. ll.-lI SeCIHS ~
be an accepted fact that the President
has about made up his mind to appoint
some person to the Austrian mission.
Colonel A. ii. Belo, editor of the Gal
weston Nelcs, Is being strongly urged,
md 1t Is said by his friends that Mr..
7lcveland is kindly disposed towards him.
Colonel Belo Is now in the AdirOndacks,
md has spent two or three days with the
President. 1t Is not believed By those
best informed that Secretary Bayard will
consent to send any one to Austria, but
others are confident that the President is
about to take the matter in his own
hands and appoint some one who will be
unobiectionable. lii urged that the Pres
ident has lost confidence in Secretary
Bayard's judgment since the Aus
Government refused to accept Mr. Kelly
as Minister, which as we'll has resulted
in the recalling of Baron Slaffer, then the
Austrian Minister to this country.
Friendly diplomatic relations have not
prevailed, and Baron Shaffcr has not been
succeeded by any representative OF that
government. Secretary Bayard VIII OPP
pose appointing any one, upon the
grounds that it will be construct into
concession upon the part of this Govern
mcnt to send a minister after Mr.. Keily'S
rejection. The Austrian Government, it
is understood, has no objection to re-
Ccying any one the President may name.
WAsHINGToN, Sept. LITTLE army OF
claimants who annually march into
, Washington while Congress is in session
viii have at least one new recruit next
winter. \. y. Wilson, who was recently
removed from the pOstmaStership of
Savannah, Ga, because he was an Offcn-
siye partisan, denies the authority OF the
President to remove him, and announces
his intention to take his case into the
Court Of Claims. He bases ais claim on
the Constitution oi the United States, and
intends 10 sue the government for salary
which VIII not be due until the latter
part of January, 1859, the date Of the cX-
piration of his commission had he been
permitted to remain undisturhe1 in Of
fee. He states that he is now making
ARRANGEMENTS to contest the question in
the Court of Claims, but fears that the
Judges may decide against him because il
has been the custom so long to remove
officials at the discretion of the PrcSl-
dent.
WAsHINGToN, Sept. t.11.-About month
ago Secretary Whitney issued an order
abolishing the Bureau Of Construction
and Repair, and the Department of Yards
and docks. The construction bureau
have already made preparations to com
ply with this order, but the acting Secre-
tary of the Navy is Commodore ilar-
monv. He is Chief of the Bureau Of
Yards and Docks. Taking advantage of
his present authority and to prevent the
possibility of being removed from this
"Sinccure," he issued yesterday an order
TO prevent any movements respecting the
removal of his bureau. He forwarded a
letter to Secretary Whitney, stating that
the bureau was absolutely necessary for
the sole purpose of keeping himself in
Office. 1t is expected that Secretary
Whitney will require Il strict compliance
with his order.
WASHINGTON, Sept. l1.-ComptroIle OF
the Currency Trenholm has declared
dividend in favor of the creditors of the
City National Bank OF L1WrenCe1urg,
Ind. This bank went into voluntary
LIQUIDATION August l3, 1883, and on
March II, 1884, was declared msolycnt and
placed in the hands of receiver. BY
decree Of the Circuit Court of the United
States for the district OF Indiana the
date of insolvency was fixed at August
10, 1888. The bank, while in process of
liquidation by its officers. paid num-
Der of its creditors from twenty-five to
one hundred per cent on their claims.
The present dividend, amounting to S2l,
Geo, is to cqualize and level up the pay
mcnts to scyenty-tive per cent of the
claims as they existed at the date of in.
solvency fixed by the court.
WASHINGTON, Sept 1l.-A pretty little
row was disposed of yesterday morning
by Acting Attorney General jerks.
Comptroller Durham several days ago
ordered Land Commissioner Sparks to
audit certain accounts. Sparks replied
in effect that hc would do ii when he got
ready. Durham then intimated that lie
would make him do it. Both Sparks and
Durham are stubborn and pugHaCiouS,
and it looked for time az though the
record of the Kilkenny cats would be
wiped from the PAGES of history. Judge
jerks, however was called upon to set
tie tie difficulty, aud he decides that the
Secretary Of the Interior alone can COM
pel the Land Commissioner TO audit his
accounts.
WASHINGTON, Sept. ll.-The Sccre-
tary of State, Notwithstanding the release
of Cutting, will, it is said, insist upon the
ahrowation OF article lS6 of the Mexican
penal code, which confers upon Mexican
courts jurisdiction under certain circum-
stances over foreigners for offenses COM
mitted outside of Mexican territory; or
ut least Mr.. Bayard will insist upon the
renuuciation by Mexico Of the right to
subject American citizens TO that code on
the ground that American courts have
exclusive criminal jurisdiction over Of
ienses committed within the territory of
the United States by American citizens.
WAsHINGTON, Sept. ll.-The Comp
troller OF the Currency yesterday fined
five National banks $500 for delinquency
in responding to his calls for monthly re-
ports. These banks, the Comptroller
says, will be fined 500 each for every
day that they are delinquent in respond
ing TO this and future calls. The banks
fined have been in default on three differ
ent calls, and the Comptroller has deter
mined 10 make an example OF themby Ell.
forcing the law. lie made the order i'm
posing the fine at this time because il is
| of special Importance that the National
| bank reports shall be sent in promptly in
| response to the next call, as the Scptem-
| ber reports are the ones that he will use
| in making up his annual report to Con-
| gress.
on for the North Pole.
| WINNIPEG, Man, Sept. ll.-Colonel