The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-08-21
WASHINGTON.
VERY DULL TIMES AT THE FED
ERAL CAPITAL.

ERAL CAPITAL.
Preparations for Taking the Census OF
/ lsoO-improvement of the Missouri
Iouth-clas- Postmaster. Appointed
Yesterday.
/ WASHINGTON. ID. c.. August 20.-Mr
Porter. the superintendent Of the CEN
sus, returned last evening from Deer
/ Park. where his family has been spend b.
ing the SUMMER. He finds that the
[ pressure Of applicants for clerical ap-
/ pOintments continues. and saws that he
is unable to make any appointments
because the work of the Office
does not demand any larger
force than is at present employed.
and. besides. he has no room 90 accom-.
modate any more clerks. The new
building at the cOruer Of Third aud O.
streets northwest. which has been
leased for the use OF The census office.
will not be ready fOI occupancy by the
lst Of September. as expected The
present quarters IN the Atlantic build
ing will continued To be occupied until
Superintendent Porter has appointed
Charles T.. TAFT, Of Little Rock. Ark.
~ chiCf Of the division in charge of the
collection of statistics relative 20 ship
building. Mr. Taft is brother-in. law
Of Mr.. Henry Hall, at present the mana
ger of the New York Tribune. who was
in charge of this work 10 the last cen
sus. lie will receive the benefit of the
advice and experience OF Mn Hail in
carrying On his work. Nr. Taft Is q
civil engineer, aud has recently been i'm
the employ Of the geological survey.
engaged IN work in Arkansas.
While Mr.. Porter was north on re-.
cent trip he saw General Walker. the
superintendent Of the last census. and
gave him an outline OF the progress
made in preparing for ,he work of TAX
ing the new census. General walker
expressed lis approval Of the plans
adopted ana thought that the work va,
well in hand.
ARGENTINE REPUBLIC CATTLE SHOW.
The Ar-e1tine Republic. through its
Cha g. d afTaIres at Washington Ernes-
TO 30 ch. had addrt ssed a formal inyt o.
ti0n to the United States GOvernment
TO take pat in the second international
cattle show of the Argentine Aprlcul-
tural Society. 10 be- held az Buen0
Ayres next April, under the auspices of
the National Government. The secTe-
tary Of Agriculture through the SecIe
tary Of the State has replied that any
official participation by the United
States Government must depend upon
the action of Congress.
The show opens April eOth aud closes
Nay If. 1890. The exhibits must all be
in place by April 17th. and the compe
t.tiOn i'm live stock and machinery is
declared to be International.
SECRETARY RUSK And TIE PRESIDENT.
Secretary Rusk left Washington at 3
O'Clock this evening for Deer Park 10
meet the President there and accom-
Tany him on his trip West. From In
dianapOlis The Secretary Of Agriculture
will 20 To- Milwaukee 10 attend the
coming encampmomt. lie Will be abb
sent from Washington until about the
middle OF September.
rOURTH-CLAss POsTMAsTEus.
The following named fourlh-class
p0slmasters were ~ pointed i'm to-day III
North Carolina II. A. Paramuse at
Black Jack. James T. Wood az Jackson
Hill. Mrs A. 5. Layton at McAdens-
vile. f. W. Smith at Ninellnd. W. Il.
Buttingham at Eilsberr.
THE TRIAL TRIP or TIE PErREL.
From sources Of an official character
the Navy Department officials have
been informed that the official trial trip
Of the gun-boat Petrol at Baltimore
may not prove TO be So successful as
was at first supposed.
TEMPORARY INSPECTOR or CUSTOMS
The acting secretary of the Treasury
to-day appointed II. NJ. Moore. of san
Antonio. Texas, Frank NJ. Wicker. of
Key West Fla. aud Samuel W.. Me
Kinley. of Charleston. $. & inspectors
of customs for temporary duty 90 -
per diem.
THE MISSOURI RIVER.
The engineers constituting ;he Mis-
souri, river commission have rfclm-
mended to the Secretary oi War an
appropriation Of $4,000 600 for lho inn
provement of that river and ii, branch
es the coming year.
CAPITAL NOTES.
Superintendent of Census Potter to-
day appointed Sir. Charles J.. Taft. OF
Little Rock. Ark. special agent on
ship-baildlrg.