The enterprise. [volume] (Wellington, Ohio) 188?-1899, 1889-04-17
General News Summary.
Interesting Home and Foreign News
WASHINGTON,

WASHINGTON.
The exports " coton from the United
States for March last were 5i2 5gl bales,
valued at Sc, ,0S902l, as against $50, 400 bales
10 March, 1885.
The Comptroller of the Currency has de-
clared sc ond dividend OF twenty per cent
in favor Of the creditors Of the FIRST Ma.
tonal Bank of Livingston Montana, max.
ing in all ninety-fve per cont. on claims
proved, amounting TO S26S23. This bank
failed August %, 1884,
The following appointments were made
by the President on the 18th: Lyman T..
Knapp, Of Middlebury, VT, TO be Governor
Of Alaska; Henry s. White. OF West Vir
ginia, 10 be Marshal for that State; Spencer
Hartwig, OF Covington, Ky, special agent
70 make allotments of lands in ssveralty 10
Indians.
The total value Of tho exports OF beef and
hog products from the United States during
the month of March, 1880, were 81, ,06S;
for the corresponding period last year,
&,S23,85L
Commi sioner Of Patents Mitchell has re-
meved Captain Jerome B. Burke, ch Of OF
tho Gazette division, Patent Oflce, and ap-
pointed j. w. Babson in his place. Mr..
Babscn formerly filled the position 70 which
he has been reappointod. 10 ..
The Second Assistant Postmaster General
on the 12 began the opening of bids for
mrrying the mails on about 1900 star and
steamboat routes In the country. Nearly
5000 bids have been received and large
clerical force is busy opening and schedul.
ing the proposals.
The following special AGENTS in the Gen
eral Land Ofice TO i've tigdte fraudulent
land entries have been amp intod by Secre-
tary Noble: W. N. Morton. OF Texas; John
Yost of Illinois: John :. Slidger, OF Ne.
braska, and Sol. A. Hawk OF West Vir-
ginia
W. II. II. Smith has bean appointed chief
clerk Of the Naval Burcau uf Steam Eugi-
no ring, vice julius J. FeeSs resigned. Mr.
Smith was the immediate predecessor OF
Mr. Feeks and went ont after a service Of
twenty-three years IN the bureau.
Mrs. Febiger, wife Of Admiral Fobiger,
was thrown from her cirrlage ia Washing.
ton. on the 18th and seriously Il not fatally
injured
Hon. John r. Usher, who was Secretary
OF the Interior under President Lincoln,
died at the University Hospital, Philadel-
phia, on the 18th the result OF the removal
Of a tumor from his throat.
The commission appointed 10 select site
for navy ward on the PcciRc coast have
decided U regcrt ~ farorofa place on Puget
Sound, near Seaitla
During the fourteen days Of the presen.
month % 00) letters containing applications
ana papers in reference 10 appointments for
fourth class and Presidential pnstmasters
have beon received in the ilice Of the First
Assistant Postmaster General. There are
also 401 applications on file in the Depart
nent for positons OF post-ofice inspectors,
and 80 applications on fi!e for like petitions
al the Civil Service Commission.
The President male the following appoint
ments on the 18Th; James Il. Stuart, post
once inspector with headquarters at Chi
oago; George M Christian, assistant super.
intendent OF the railway meil service,
ASSIGNED TO duty IN the once Of the First
Assistant Postmaster General; Moses p.
Wyman, OF Custer County. Montana, agent
for the Indians Of the Crow Agency In Mon
lana
When the open hearth cast steel gun was
tested at Annapolis short time since
favorable report was made. Later invest.
CATION, it is claimed, shows flaws, and the
matter has gone before the Secretary for
decision. Naval officers generally are in.
elined 10 believe that cast steel can not be
made equal 70 built w gun.