The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-08-22
WASHINGTON NEWS.

The state department has been notified Of
the appointment of the following delegates
TO the conference of American nations TO be
held in Washington next October; From
Mexico, Gen. Angel Ortiz Monasterio;
Venezuela Mr., Nioanor Boiet fieraza' a
distinguished litterateur and political econo-
mist.
The constructor at work on the cruiser
Boston will put force of mon at work on
the damaged hull as SION as possible. He
thinks 1t will take six weeks to finish the
repairs. When the work is done no says,
the hull will be as strong rs ever.
The board of ordnance and fertilization
has notified the Haskell Multicharge Ord
nance company of New York that 1t has or
dered one eight-inch Haskell multicharge
dynamite gun, payment to be made upon
the delivery OF the flushed gun at Sandy
Hook proving ground, and requests esti-
mates for the test of the gun. This order
has been duly approved by the acting secre-
tary of war, The gun Is expected by the
inventor to throw long shells charged with
dynamite from six to ten miles.
The commissioner Of internal revenue has
issued circular prohibiting the refilling at
distilleries Of casks OF packages previously
used at the same distillery.
The United States consul at Port Louis,
Island of Mauritius, has Informed the state
department of an outbreak of smallpox In
the district of Flace, seventeen miles from
the capital
A special passport such as Is issued to a
distinguished citizen intending to go abroad
has been signed at the state department for
Senator Evarts of New York The senator
will visit Europe in few days to consult
specialists on the continent about his eyes
which have been failing him of late, and his
physician had advised visit to the oculists
Of Paris and London.
A complaint has been filed with the civil
service commission against Postmaster An
keny, at Minneapolis, charging him with
making illegal appointments
The work of decorating the memorial hall
in Mrs. John A. Logan's house on Columbia
Heights has been completed Mrs. Logan is
now having stained glass made for the VIM
dows for the granite mortuary chapel in
Rock Creek cemetery, where the remains Of
Gen. Logan now rest. At the top is the
United States flag and the headquarters flag
of the general.
1t is now proposed that the various foreign
steamships bringing mails to this country, or
taking them hence, shall have clerk on
board, whose duty it shall be during the
voyage to sort the mails according tn rec
ognized schedule, SO that on reaching the
| point of distribution the time and labor
required for the sorting shall not be neces-
STATED. Should the countries in the Postal
| Union agree to such a plan the time re-
| quired for the distribution of the mail mat
| ter will be much shortened. To the mer-
camille community this is expected to be of
| gre 1T advantage, as it will often enable
| merchants to reply to their correspondents
| by earlier mails and facilitate many bust
ness transactions.
There will be a material reduction in the
cost of the new postal cards by the change
of contracts although the cards in the new
| contract will be superior in quality tc
! those in the old one; and besides the pub
| lie will be afforded better facilities for
correspondence and advertising by the al
| dition of two new sizes of cards. Size No.
/ is to measure 1916 by AZ inches; size
No 2 is to be of the same dimensions q,
51s in y of the present card, and size No.
is to measure 80 by SO inches.
| The trouble in the government depart
ments, owing to the suspension of the con-
| tract for carrying government messages
results in making Uncle Sam pay cash at
transient rates for all the messages sent
The postmaster-general, who has authority
to set the price for this work. claims that
one mill per word is fair price This is
denied by the telegraph companies
One pensloner or the government Is In
luck. His name is Richard Whiting, and il
1888 he was granted tension of S24 pei
month, which was subsequently increased t.
$50 per month. Afterwards, through {
mistake made by surgeon, the pension was
reduced to IS per month. The pensioner ap
piled for a reopening of his case, and Assist
ant Secretary Bussey has just decided tina
he is entitled to pension of s72 per montl
and arrears since his discharge which will
amount to 81, 900.
1t is reported that x-Attorney-Genera
Garland has been employed to represent thu
Northern Pacific railroad in Washington a
salary Of $4,000 year.
A movement is on foot for the extension
of patents by the commissioner of patents
Secretary Proctor can countermand orde
in relation to the Charles river bridge a
Boston, but tits not likely he will.