Hillsboro recorder., 1888-01-26
HILIsBoRo n G. THURSDAY, JANUARY s6 1885

doah county, Va; Thomas w. Prather,
at Mt. Avery, N. c., and Francis J. Dur.
ham, in Phelps county, Mo.
Members of the 41st Kentucky regi.
ment, which, it is said, never was muster.
ed out Of the United States service, have
appointed a committee to prosecute their
claims for an honorable discharge, with
pay for the time they have been legally
bound to the Government.
Acting Commissioner Stockslager is-
ned an order Of restoration to settlement
{ lands within the indemnity limits Of
che following named railroads: Ala
oama & Florida, Selma, Rome & Dalton,
Che South g. North Alabama, the Florida,
Atlantic & Gulf Central, the Pensacola &
Georgia, and the Florida s. Alabama.
About 10, 900 acres are involved. 4
One Of the first acts Of the President
was to attach his signature to the COM
missions Of Justice Lamar, Secretary Villas
and Postmaster General Dickinson, each
of whom called at the White House dur
ing the day and received his commission.
Messrs. Villas and Dickinson subsequently
took the oath of office and were duly in.
stalled in time to attend the cabinet
meeting that day.
The annual convention OF the American
Shipping and Industrial League began.
with about seventy delegates present,
representing boards Of trade and other
organizations in various parts Of the
country. More delegates are expected to
arrive. Gen. Wheeler, OF Ala
bama, presided and opened the proceed.
ings with speech, reviewing the work
of the League and congratulating its
members on the encouraging outlook.
The National Board OF Trade, in ses-
sion, many Of its delegates being also
delegates to the shipping league conyen-
tion, adopted the following: Resolved,
That we favor the Improvement Of our
nayigabie rivers and harbors, by appro.
priations for the removal of Instructions
therein, or surveys thereof, with a view
10 define the Jurisdiction Of the United
States over them, so that provision may
be made by law to prevent distractions
therein
President Cleveland sent to Congress
the reports Of the Pacific railroad CON-
mission, accompanying them with a
special message ON the subject. The re-
ports, he says, exhibit such schemes con-
nected with the construction and man
agement of the subsidized roads TO defeat
any chance for the governments reim-
bursement, that any plan Of settlement
should be predicsted upon the substantial
interest ofthe government, rather than
any forbearance or generosity deserved by
the companies.
Mr.. 0'Donnell, of Michigan, has pre-.
pared for introduction in the House, o
bill providing that after July /, drop let.
ters, where the system Of free delivery is
established, shall I've fixed at the rate OF
one cent per ounce or fraction thereof.
He states that there are fs9 free delivery
offices in the country. employing 5,3i0
carriers. Cost Of this service last year was
A,61s, ,692; the revenue derived from
postage on local matter in 1887, was &c.
69i, 253, the local mails paying for the
service and leaving an excess Of s2,072,-
SCI.
The National Tobacco Association Of
the United States met in convention re-
Gently. There were about thirty
members Of the association present from
different parts Of the country. After q
brief, formal discussion the following was
adopted: Resolved, That the National
Tobacco Association, having met in con-
ference, and finding that the views Of
Congress and the probable action on the
tobacco tax question arc undeyeloped
and uncertain, therefore, we believe il
advisable that the conference at the pres
ent time take no action thereon An
executive committee consisting Of twenty
five members was appointed; also, sub
committee Of thirteen. This sub-com-
mittee was instructed TO give careful at
tention 70 any proposed legislation by
Congress relating 70 the tax on tobacco
pnd to the regulations governing the
same.