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call for slo,ooo,o0o 8 per cent. bonds.
The report that the Indians ON Tongue
river, in Montana, were starving, 10 contra.
dicted by Commissioner Atkins.
Judge Cooley, who has been appointed one
Of the Interstate commerce commissioners
will accept. He 10 to be president Of the
commission.
It is said that W. w. Stewart, Of Dies
Moines, Ia, will be appointed collector Of In
ternal revenue for the Second district Of Iowa,
vice W. G. Thompson, deceased.
The acting secretary Of the treasury hes re-
ceived q report from the committee Of experts
which has just closed the examination Of the
aub.treasury at Chicago, showing that It's
affairs are in . good condition, with the sin
gle exception that about 500 counterfeit
money WIS found in its cash.
DIR. 1T. Sewers, one Of the most prominent
physicians 10 Washington, In an interview
declared that there IL danger that President
Cleveland will not live through his term IN.
less there 10 . change IN his mode Of living.
DR.. Sewers, six months before Mr.. Manning's
illness, made the same prediction with regard
to the secretary, and advised . friend to warn
him OF his danger.
Commander 8. II. Davis, Of the United
States training ship Saratoga, reports to the
navy department, under date Of Port Of
Spain, Trinidad, March 2, that while at the
San Fernando anchorage, on the cath ult., an
accident occurred by the swamping of . small
boat by which paymaster's clerk, Albert Tay.
Tor Cowie; j. Oates, apothecary, H.H.Hesse,
armcrer, and VIM. Foster, coxswain, lost
their lives.
Col. switsler, chief Of the bureau Of statis-
tics Of the trearury department, has decided
to gather, compile and publish statistics
showing the commerce Of the Mississippi and
Ohio rivers, and Of the bridges which eros.
them. In this work It Il proposed to give
not only a complete historical review of the
volume and characteristics Of the commerce
Of the rivers in the past, but q statement OF
their influence upon the development of the
country through which they now; the change.
in their commerce ~ . result Of the Inaugural.
ton Of our great railway system; their infu'
ence in keeping down the rates Of freights on
railroads, etc. It lie the intention to bring
this information as far as practicable down
to Jan. 1, 1887. To collect, formulate and
report this information three experts have
been appointed, whose services will be paid
for out Of the treasury. 1t 10 hoped to have
the report completed and published by the
meeting of congress in December next.
During the past week $4,000 have been
shipped to the assistant treasurer ct New
York and eGO0, 600 to the assistant treasurer
at Chicago to meet whatever demands may be
made for notes of small denominations. Most
of the shipments were in t2v, $40 and IS all.
yer certificates and United States notee. The
treasury is also issuing 81 and e silver Ger.
t~iicates at the rate Of $4,000 . day. 1t IL
said at the department that the present de.
mand for small notes is apparently fictitious,
and is probably due to a desire ON the part Of
certain timid bankers to secure them in large
amounts for use in event of possible strin.
gency Of the money market.
The president has appointed Oscar g
Strauss, Of New York, to be envoy extraor
binary aud minister pleniyotentiary of til.
United States to Turkey. Strauss is a mem
Der Of a well.known mercantile firm in New
York City. He was chairman Of the New
York Business Mems Cleveland aud Hen,
bricks organization in the last presidential
campaign. The fact that Mr.. Strauss is o.
Hebrew extraction creates the impression III
some quarters that bis appointment may de
velop opposition similar to that encountered
by Minister Kelley at Vienna, the Turkish
prejudice against Hebrews having found ex
preston in many peculiar discrimination
against that race at Constantinoplc.