Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1889-04-19
WASHINGTON NEWS.


vision in the pstens office, has bsen notified
by the commissioner Of patents that II ten-
dered, his resignation Wepld be accepted
Mr.. Burke, however, declines 20 resign, and
declares his intention to allow the commits
sioner to dismiss him If he 80 desires. Mr.
Burke is Grand Army man and was at one
time the commander of the department Of
the Potomac G.. A. r.
The secretary of the treasury has affir med
the decision Of the collector Of customs at
Boston in assessing duty at the rate of 100
per cent ad valorem on certain match boxes
imported by Henry W. Goodwin Dec. "a and
Feb. %, which were classified as coverings
designed for uss other wise than In the bona
fide transportations Of goods to the United
States. The secretary has also affirmed the
collectors decision in assessing DUTY at the
rate Of 20 per cent? valorem on certain mas
turtium seeds imported b. Breck g. Sons
Feb IL last.
The postmaster general has appointed the
following-named fourth class postmasters:
W. H Rich, Berwick Me. Elmer Spotford,
Green's Landing, Me Eben Hale North
Blue Hill, Me; AS. Grindle, North Brooks
VILE Me; w. II. Freeman Pretty Marsh,
Ne; A. c. Dodge Sedgwick, Ne W. Fl.
Notify, Woodford's, Ne; George W Hunt
South Sudbury, Mass; John 4. Murphy,
brighton, Ne; 04W ". P. = Scott CO. oTS Worth
Deer Isle, Ne c. F. Brown North
Monmouth, Me-; G. E. Crowell North Vas
salboro, Me-; H. D. Ball. South Hancock,
Me; Fl. B. Moody South Montville, Me-;
w. H, Jennings, Wayne, Me-; W. L. Bing-
ham, Whitneyyille, Ne. G. F. Gray, Central
Village, Mass.
Commissioner of Pensions Tanner issued
an order holding that whenever a pensioner
is disabled in a hand or foot in degree etI-
titling him to $24 per month, under the act
of March 3, 18S such pensioner shall, by
reason of that fact, be entitled to the rate Of
$50 per month under the act of August 4
1886" This order will favorably affect the
pensions of some 900 or 800 disabled veterans
of the late war.
The clerical force in the Office of the Sec
ond assistant postmaster general have begun
the opening Of bids under the miscellaneous
advertisement of Feb. l, 1889, inviting pro-
posals for carrying the U. S. mails on about
800 star and steamboat routes In the several
states and territories. About 25 900 bids have
been rec lived for this service,
Lieut.. Parker, of the navy, occompan,
led the Samosn commission, which sailed
from New York on Saturday, In the capacity
of secretary. He has been attached to the
Adams for three years and it is expected
that his knowledge of Samoan affairs ac-
quire during the stay of the Adams at Apia,
will be a help to the commission. LIEUT..
buckingham, now naval attache at the u
S. legation at London, but lately attached TO
the Berlin mission in similar capacity, will
join the commission at Berlin and act in the
capacity of secretary.
Cotton exports during March past aggre-
gated 542, 59l bales valued at S26, 0S9, ,621,
against 1923 800 bales, valued at $15 636, 465,
in March, 1888. For the seven months end
ing March 81, 1889, cotton exports aggre-
gated in value S107, 431, 046, against $182,-
1Ol, sos for the corresponding seven months
Of the preceding year.
Secretary Noble in letter to the attorney
general has requested that the U. s. attorney
for Montana be directed to euspond all action
either civil or criminal, against the Missoula
Mercantile Co, formerly the Montana I'm
prOyement Co., and the Northern Pacific R.
K. for timber trespass on the public lands in
Montana until the same can be in
vestigated with q view to their dis
missal as recommended by the U. S. di-
trict attorney. The amount of lumber in
volved is over 40 000 600 feet besides q large
ar:Ount Of cord wood and ties. This action
Is taken, it is understood, upon information
that it would be extremely difficult, if not
altogether impossible for the government at
this late day to secure sufficient evidencs to
maintain these suits.
The United States consul general at Rio
Janeiro has reported to the secretary of
sta that yellow fever is prevalent there TO
an alarming extent Charles M. Leslie, an
American citizen, died at Rio March of the
fever Of the 1919 deaths reported on March
Z, 24 were caused by yellow fever 13 by ty-
phus fever, 9 by other fevers and 33 by ao-
uSso perniciosO, new disease, supposed to
be caused by emanations from the sewers,
which have not been properly cleansed.
The secretary of state is informed that
Ecuador will be represented at the confer
ence of American states to meet at Washing
ton on the 4th of October next
Gen. Malone, Senator Jones Of Nevada,
and others have brought suit in the U. s.
circuit court at Raleigh, N. c., against w.
H. Canady, sergeant-at-arms Of the senate,
ex-Congressman Russell of North Carolina
and q. r. Brick, former postmaster at Will
mington in connection with the operations
of the Wilmington Creosote and Lumber Co.
General Hazen denies the published state
ment that he has decided to change the color
of the two-cent postage stamps from green
back to tasteful terra co ia. He says that
he has not considered the subject, and has
not even an impression regarding the pro-
priety of the change 1t would involve
changing the colors of several other stamp
to avert similarity of appearance in different
denominations.
Assistant Secretary Bussey has rendered
an important pension decision in the case of
Nancy Brooks, mother of l. D. Brooks, late
private, Co. H, Tnirty-sixth Ohio Volun-
toers The testimony in the case shows that
while the soldier and number of his com.
rades were bathing in Wheeling Greek, near
West Virginia, July 5, 1865, the soldier got
beyond his depth and was drowned. The ap-
plication was rejected upon the ground that
the death of the soldier had no direct con-
nection with his military duty. Assistant
Secre ary Bussey says II am of the opinion
) that the soldier was not out of the line Of
duty simply by reason of his bathing in the
creek under such circumstances" The for
mer decision is therefore reversed.
Surgeon General Hamilton of the Marine
hospital bureau has received report from
the keeper Of the quarantine station at Cape
: Charles, Va, in which he says the schooner
Lucy Luce of Norfolk, and the schooner H.
Bosnian, came ashore on the island on the
9TH inst at 3 a. m. in the gale Of last week.
All hands were saved and are now on the
island,
The commandant at tho Norfolk navy
, yard has reported to the secretary of the
navy that the Pensacola, which was sunk in
the late storm, was again placed in dry dock
yesterday. The ship was not strained and
the damage to her will not exceed $50.
The superintendent of the railway mall
service has issued an order establishing q
daily exchange Of inner sacks between Bos.
, ton and New Haven, to become operative on
the 22d inst, sacks to leave Boston at 1876
p. m. and New Haven at l. 10 q. M, via the
Boston, Springfield and New York railway
postofiice.
In the case of Steve Russell, convicted in
the United States district court Arkansas,
for murder, and sentenced to be hanged on
April 10, the president has commuted the
sentence to imprisonment for life
secretafy Blaine ,s aaq Assistans Secretary sryy
the inspection of the pF6Ndent Many
changes are expected before tbs end of the
month There were never SO fhaly applica-