The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-09-01
WASHINGTON NEWS.


Latest Reports From the Federal Capital.
WAsnISGrOS. ID g.. August 81 Minister
Sefuges- writes from Caracas, Venezuela,
under date ~ August 10. to inform the state
department that the fever. commonly
known ~ yellow tvef. Is partially cpl
demic There. Two memeers of bis own
fumiiy have had II. and that he would advise
Foreigners nor 10 come there no present. 20
iar uo deaths have occurred Of any Ameri-
can resident there.
wANANAKER AND GRETS TAIN.
The Postmaster G-nerl refuses to affirm
ct deny tile story that he u discussing with
~ sident Nufsln Green. OF the western
Union Telegraph. a plan whereby Telegram
messages will be- delivered by carriers. The
story Is believed tO have some foundation.
however. Mr.. Green was in consultation
with Nr. Wanamlkcr two hours yesterday.
Mr. Mauamaker said Ia a Unite Press re-
porter this morning: Il lave nothing 10 say
about the conversation with Mr.. 6reen.
There is nothing 90 he SAID publicly about a
matter which Is under private discussion
MALONE TO oPEN Up iMMEDIATELY.
General Malone viii open tie Virginia
campaign almost Immediately. beginning in
the southwest. lie Is very anxious Ia meet
Clpfnln Mckinney. Bis rival. IN Joint debate,
and q strong effort VIII be- nSde 10 arrange
series Of joint meetings. when General Ma
hone ind Captain Mckinney viii discuss the
issues of the campaign.
THE DEBT INcRFAsED.
II is estimated that the debt statement 10
DE published Monday viii show an increase
0f :lfupNuO This Increase l. attributed 10
fhf fact that during the month SlS.nOOuO0
have been paid ont on account OF pensions.
OPT f'f AGENTS or THE CENSUS BUREAU.
superintendent Porter to-day announced
the following appointments ofspecial agents
for the Census bureau. James n. BlOdget. OF
Rockford, IT,. special agent to collect statis-
tics OF education throughout the United
States. lr. Charles y. Asnburner aud John
u Jones. special agents 90 collect statistics;
Joseph ID. Weeks. OF plttSburg. special agent
to collect statistics OF petroleum. coke. natu-
raj gas and glass. and James VI. ~Wank. ~
Philadelphia, special agent 20 collect Stats
Tics of iron and steel.
MORE SEIZURES ~ TIE RUSH.
letter received az the Indian office to-
day from Indian Agent Powell, Of Neah
Bav. Washington Territory agency. states
thut sealing schooner belonging 10 two
Maksl. Washing On1cfrifO y ylndians, arrived
there on the DIST inst1nt, and reported that
the schooner, with her crew Oi two white
men and fourteen Indians was oNerhaulrd
and seized I'm Behring sea on July Both by
the revenue cutter hush. The 100 skins
which the schooner had on board were
taken hy Lieutenant lutte and placed on
under command Of white man. was then
ordered To proceed tO Sitka. Instead of
going there the schooner sailed for Neah
Bay but viii prOccc thence 10 Port Town
send and be- handci over TO the United
states Collector Of Customs al mat place.
TIE MURDER OF THF FIRST SOUTHERN HERO
RECALLED.
Private Browncn has presented 70 the M
tiDual Museum the weapons used Ia the
tragedy at the Marshall House in Alexandra
on tue 18th Of MAY. 1861. when Colonel Els
worth went into the Marshall House 10 re-
move % Federal flag. Accompanied by the
chaplain and Private lirowneil be had taken
luWn the dag and WIS returning, when he
was mot on the stairs by Jackson, the pro
yrlctor vino shot him dead.
f'rivafo 3rOwuell. who was just In advance
OF Ellsworth. in tuiu shot Jackson dead ana
pinned him 20 the steps with bayOnet, ~
ter hc was killed. The gun used by ckson
is 90 dOuDlc-lqirclicd iOWliug piece Of Hight
weight. The ramfod is missing. Brownell's
uicrc is an Old-fashlOncd army muskei,
nri. aI with sworl-nnyoucf. with which Jack
SOD wIs thrust through tine body.
GRANTS lfNtL hi, fSG PLACE.
Tine Post tomorrow will publish responses
from the Governors Oi seventeen states ana
territories boz reply t0 % request for nn *.
precision Oi opinion respecting General
Grants final resting place. Eleven or Them;
Governor WOlfley, OF ArizOnm stevenson, OF
Nevada. Iny lOr. Of tennessee. Humphrey,
of Kansas: Mcrfinm. OF Minnesota;
Fleming. of Florida. ~houp. OF
Idaho. Moore. of Washington Territory;
White. of Montana: Iambee, of iowa. un-
rquiVocafly favor the Arlington Cemetery.
capital. as the proper location.
yfRGIaIA WANTS HER MONEY.
The secretary Of the Nount Vernon Ave
1880 Association said to-day that II the pro-
I,cf 10 iuild new Executive mansion
.hou'd hr carfiet oul his association would
rre ,IIM. Congress ihe claim for sl2O,oOO. !
m0u.g borrowed hv General Washington ~
ila state Ol Virginia tn build The original /
mansion. which WIS transferred hy the state
lO ine Mount cruou Avenue Association.
CAPITAL NOIf-.
The launch Of fhe ucw cruiser Philadelphia |
.r1m cramps lafd VIII occur on the sth |