St. Landry democrat. (Opelousas, La.) 1878-1894, 1889-09-21
WASHINGTON NOTES.

by Secretary Tracy as supervisor of tn;
port of New York.
The Secretary of the Interior appointed
Mr.. Albert F. Childs, of Ohio, rs chic
clerk of the census office.
Secretary Noble has returned to Wash
ington from his vacation of three week.
spent at Richfield Springs, N. Y.
Treasurer Huston has signed two war.
rants aggregating $3S, 000,0 They were
drawn to cover expenditures already made
by him.
| The bond offerings were as follows
Registered Is, $450,O00 at $1.29: regis.
tered AS, $250,000 at $1.054. Both offers
were accepted.
Secretary Tracy will invite the members
of the foreign legations in Washington tc
attend the launching of the Philadelphia
at Cramps ship yard
1t is understood that meeting of the
members of the cabinet will be held. The
subject of an extra session of congress
will probably be discussed and decision
reached.
In accordance with the recommendation
of the New York post office commission,
the Postmaster General has made an order
allowing the New York offices an addi-
tional sum of $24, 900 for clerk hire.
The Secretary of the Navy has notified
the president of the Columbia Iron Works.
of Baltimore, to have the gunboat Petrol,
recently tried by an official board, painted
and cleaned ready for the final inspection
This is taken to mean that the vessel is
satisfactory and will be accepted by the
government.
Major Earnest, of the engineer corps
stationed at Galveston, Tex, arrived in
response to a telegraphic summons 1t is
believed his visit is preliminary to his ap-
pointment as superintendent of public
buildings and grounds, vice Colonel John
M. Wilson, recently appointed superin-
academy at West Point.
The Venezuelan claims commission,
which was organized, will adjourn for
several weeks while waiting for the prep
aration of suitable quarters. Mr.. Walker
Blaine, who has had charge of this matter,
has selected building, which, if it can be
put in order in time, will be made the per-
manet quarters of the Venezuelan commits
sion and will also accommodate the inter
national American congress and the ma
rine congress during their sessions.
The President and Mrs. Harrison, accom-
panied by DR.. Scott and Mr.. Halford,
reached the White House and left again
for Philadelphia. There was no regular
cabinet meeting summoned, but within
| his stay at the White House the President
managed to see Secretary Tracy, Attorney
General Miller, Secretary Proctor, the
Postmaster General and Assistant Secre-
tary Bachelor, and thus gather an idea of
business in most of the departments.
Chief Bell, of the secret service, has re-
ceived q telegram dated Cincinnati, from
Agent M. g. Bauer, saying that he had
arrested Geo. W. Williams and j. A..
Clarke, at Alexandria station, KY, for
dealing in and manufacturing counterfeit
silver dollars. A large quantity of coun-
terfeit silver money and material was
found Clarke is train man on the Ken
lucky Central, and he made the counter
feits at the latter's house. Williams is an
old timer.
power by 300, which will subject her
builder to penalty of $50, 900. The
boiler performance in this ship has been
in excess of that of the Yorktown in pro-
portion. The contractors did everything
in their power to meet the requirements of
the contract. The hull was built on the
plans of the Dammakan, English pattern,
which had about twenty four trials before
she was accepted. 1t is believed that the
contractors will 60 to congress for relief
from the penalties on the ground that the
plans for the vessel were defective.
A report received at the bureau of steam
engineering, navy department., from one of
the inspectors of the new crusier Charles
ton, built by the Union Iron Works, San
Francisco, for the government, states that
the horsepower developed by the ship at
her recent official run will probably not be
reported above 67OO by the trial board on
their official report. The vessel worked
beautifully, every part of her machinery
moving in perfect order without the least
heating. She was run six hours instead of
four, as stipulated in the contract, and she
worked better during the last two hours
than she did at first, thus proving her ex-
cellent staying qualities. Her speed dur
ing the six hours averaged about 1844 knots.
If this report be confirmed by the official
report the ship will have failed to make
her contract requirements of 7000-horse
Assistant Secretary of the Interior Bus
sey rendered decision in the case of
Phoebe Mclaughlin on appeal from the
action of the pension bureau which re-
ieeted the claim of her husband for pension
on account of disability alleged to have
been incurred in the service. The soldier
filed his original declaration for pension in
January, 1881, alleging that while en-
gagged in loading ammunition into wagons
1t Jonesboro, Tenn, in August, 1864, he
had his right arm caught and mashed be-
tween the box of ammunition and the wheel |
IF a wagon; that the injury healed and |
resulted in running sore. Mr.. Bussey's |
analysis of the testimony given in the case
lays that the proof of the continuance of |
he soldiers disability from the injured |
lrm subsequent to discharge is ample and
conclusive. He continues: sit is rare
hat fact in pension claim is proven so
He therefore reverses the
.ction of the pension Office aud directs that
certificate be issued to the appellant, al
owing her such amount of pension as may
70 due thereon under the law from the
ate of the discharge of the soldier to the
ate of his death in 1871.
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Mexico's White House.
President Diaz has moved his official