The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-09-05

REPORTS RECEIVED YESTERDAY
FROM THE FEDERAL CAPITAL.

~ichnrs. ,n Board steamer From Per
nandina. Tlorida-rhe Cruiser Charles-
ton N"f ip to The standard-The
President rasse. Through Washington.
WAsmNGToN. ID. c.. September --
rgeon-General Hamilton. Of the NJ
rine Hospital service, to-day received
: the following telegram from Acting
Assistant Surgeon TheO. SiaIbuck. sta
toned at Fernandina. Fla: The
schooner IaIkhurst. from Mobile. iu
quarantine with four men SICK. Health
officer been aboard two days. Sa, s
they have malaral fever. which yielded
promptly to Quinino. All are free Of
fever now. One died on the passage.
Judge from the captain 8 description
of the symptoms and the appearance Of
the body he died OF coneestiye chill.
Vessel put in here distressed and Will
be kept under strict quarantine until
departure
THE CHARLESTON not Up TO REQUIRE
NENTS.
From a report received to-day by the
Naval Bureau OF Steam Engineering. 10
appears that The new cruiser Charles
ton, built by the Union Iron Works Of
san Francisco, for the Government.
failed 10 come up To- the contract re-
quircmcnts. The repJr. states that the
HORSEPOWER developed by the ship in
her recent official run will probably rot
be reported above G1.rC0 by the trial
by the board M the official report. Dur
ing The run Of SIX hDuIs-tWO mOIe
than required by the contract she
worked IN an excellent manner.
no heating being peTccptib'e i'm the ma
chinery. Daring the extra two hour,
she worked better than during the re-
qulred time. This Is cited as q proof OF
her excellent staying powers. Should
the figures of the official report coincide
with those Of the one received Dy the
Steam Engineering Bureau. the c0ntrac-
tors viii be subjected TO penalty oi
800. 600. ar.tc OF 800 for each horse
power not developed.
THE GUNBOAT PErREL.
The Secretary Of the Navy has noti
fled the president of the Columbia lion
Works, of Baltimore. to have the gun
boat Petrol. recently tried by an official
board. painted and cleaned aud pat in
readiYcss for the liual inspection. This
means that the vessel is satisfactory
and viii be accepted By the govern
mcDt, in all probability.
SANITARY PRECAUTIONS.
The Secretary Of the Navy took active
measures to-day To prevent disease ON
board the rcceiyiug-ship New lllmpshire
by ordering that the officers aud crew
be placed in camp on the Island in
Newport harb0r nile the vessel is be-
ing thoroughly cleaned.
TANNER 10 BIZ INVESTIGATED.
Secretary Noble, accompanied by bis
private secretary. liortou Pope. re-
turned to the city This morning from
Kichfield Springs. 10 is stated with
some degree Of p0sitlyercss ibat lhc |
Secretary viii take mp the Tanner in-
yesticaiiOn in decisive way before the .
end OF the week. tie investigating /
committee having learned enough O. /
variant decisive action.
CJUNTERFETERs ARRESTED.
Chief Bell. of the Secret Service. has /
received a telegram from Agent VI. G.. 7
Bauer. dated Cincinnati. September g. /
1889. saving that be had arrested Geo. /
W. Williams and James II ClaTk at /
Alexander Station. keutu Ky. for deal /
ing IN and manufacturing counterfeit /
silver dollars. 4 large quantity Of /
counterfeit money and material was T
found. Clsik is a trackman ON the /
Konucky Central railroad. and VIII /
liams and Clark made the counlerfeits /
at the latters house. Williams is am
old timer.
fotRTHCLAss r0sTMAsTGEs Af-
POINTED.
The following fOurth-class /
postmasters. among others. were APP /
pointed to-day Virginia Chaunccy /
Speer az Church Road. John *. R)-ser /
at Cuglersyillc: John W. Wheat at /
Fairfield: ". +. Long AZ treenmount: /
Thomas A. S1mers al Ida. ". b. Cum /
mings at Indian Valley. Isaac ". Airey /
at Long Glade; II. H. FOCUS at Nor |
wood: Thoma, T.. Cole at Poplar Mount. /
W. II. Thurman at Rockiish Depot; |
Ruth Logelaco al S1nan =: John \. Hess /
at Stoele's Tavern: }. +. Albert at Van: |
". O. Jones al Variety Mills.
CONFERECNE OF RAILWAY sUPERlNTEN- /
DENTS.
The conference of the railway mail .
division superntendents was continued /
to-day. At thismorning session Postmas-
ter General Wananaker, Assistants .
and Hazen WeIe present. I
Po,tmaster-Gene Wauamaker made |
an address to those present in which he
urged them 90 renewed efforts for the /
of the railway mail service.