The Monmouth inquirer., 1889-03-28

That Interests Naval Oficers.
WASHINGTON, March 7.-Representative
| Cox, of New York, called on the president
yesterday ''to talk census for a few minutes,
as he said. s'I drew up the bills providing
for the last census and this one,n said Mr..
| Coz, sand am anxious to see that good
man be placed at the head of affairs. The
work has been simplified considerably. We
have reduced the number of possible philo-
sophie treatises = artistic brochures = for
where there were twenty-seven principal sub
jects in the tenth census, there will only be
seven in the eleventh am simply going to
describe to the president the kind of a super
intendent think we ought to have. There
seems to be plenty of good material willing
to sacrifice itself"
THE CHARGES AGAINST MIR. NEW.
John c. New appeared before the senate
committee on commerce to answer the charges
made against him. Ex-senator Mcdonald,
of Indiana, and E. w. Halford, the presi-
dents private secretary, appeared before the
committee in behalf of Mr.. New. At the
conclusion of the hearing the committee de-
termined unanimously on favorable report
on the nomination of Mr.. New to be consul
general at London.
THE LYDECKER COURT MARTIAL.
Before the Lydecker court martial the cross
examination of Lieut.. Townsend was con-
tinued. The bad work found last summer in
the aqueduct he told Col. Comstock, was of
the same character as that discovered in the
autumn. There was bad work found prior
to the presentation of the charges, and also
prior to the discovery of the bad work in the
New York tunnel In previous case of the
discovery of bad work the inspector, O'Brien,
was not discharged, but was cautioned and
allowed to remain on the work. In other in
stances the inspectors over bad work were
always discharged "O'Brien had the repu-
tation of being one of the best inspectors in
the tunnel,n Lieut.. Townsend said, land
was not sure but that he might be mistaken
in his inspection. Therefore / thought IL
best to give him another trial. The ieuten-
ant stated that the contractors had made fire.
auent offers to repair the tunnel at their own
expense, but they could not be accepted on
account of an act of congress which put a
stop to all work.
THE YORKTOWN.
A good deal of pressure is being brought
to bear by naval officers to secure assign
ments to the new gunboat Yorktown, which
is soon to go into commission. While this is
generally the case upon the completion OF a
new vessel, the Yorktown holds out superior
inducements, because of her fine officers
quarters and generally good qualities. 1t is
the present understanding that she will be
commanded by Commander Chadwick, now
attached to the American legation in London.
CONTRIBUTIONS.
The senate in secret session confirmed the
following nominations: James Tanner, com
missioner of pensions; Jeremiah Sullivan,
collector of customs for Montana and Idaho
David M. Lines, special examiner drugs,
ETC., New Orleans; James w. Wakefield,
collector Of customs, Bath, Me-; Seligman
Brothers, special fiscal agents. navy depart
ment, at London; George w. Mcbride, col
lector of customs for Grand Haven, Mich.
Charles G. Edwards, collector of customs for
Minnesota; Charles M. Bradshaw. collector
of customs, Puget Sound; 2. T. Wal
rond, United States attorney, Indian Terri
tory; T. B Needles, marshal, Indian Terri
tory; j. M. Shackleford, judge, Indian Terri
tory; and the following postmasters: Penn
sylvania-M. B. Higley, Minersville; w. d.
Walter, Stroudsburg; ]. M. Clark, New Cas-
tie; NJ Y. Shay, Watsontown. Ohio-J. K.
johnson, Coshocton; J. r. Crane, James
town. virginia-G. L. Borum, Suffolk.
Texas. G. Witchler, Rockdale. Wiscon-
SING. c. Breed, Chiffon; J. M. Hbbard,
Stoughton; Theodore Burr, Lancaster.
Massachusetts-W. W. Avery, Plymouth;
J. E. Mole, Adams; C. 7. Merriam, Shell
burne Falls. Illinois,. s. Neville, Bloom
ington; w. H. Cullimore, Centralia. Kan
sas-Allen Chadwick Armourdale: J. l.
King, Topeka; E. F. Jones, Helton. Iowa
c. ]. Wonser, Ottumwa.
MR. wANAMAKER's APPOINTMENTS
Postmaster General Wanamaker yesterday
appointed the following division superintend-
ents of the railway mail service First divis-
ion, w. H. Bigelow, Boston, Mass, vice
George E. Darne; second division, r. c.
jackson, New York, vice w. F. Doolittle;
third division, c. w. Vickery, Washington,
D. c., vice Eugene Carrington; fourth di-
vision, L. NJ Terrell, Atlanta, Ga. vice B.
M. Turner; fifth division, George w. Pepper,
Cleveland, O., vice F. B. Dodge With the
exception of Mr.. Pepper, all of the new SUI
perintendents held the positions four years
ago to which they were appointed yesterday,
and were removed soon after Mr.. Cleveland
was elected president. Mr.. Pepper is rail-
way postal clerk running between Chicago
and Cleveland.
sHEATHED OR UNsHEATHED SHIPS.
Naval Constructor Hichborn has written a
paper on "Sheathed or Unsheathed Ships" !"
that is attracting great deal of attention
from navy officers. He advances strong ar
guments against the present method Of con-
structing the bottoms Of steel naval vessels,
and urges upon congress the necessity, if
these ships are to be made lasting and
effective, of sheathing their bottoms with
wood, covered with copper. He calls atten-
tion to some remarkable effects of the action
of salt water upon iron and steel, which de-
tract much from the efficiency of unsheathed
vessels, and through rapid fculing interferes
with their speed. Chief Constructor Wilson
and other naval officers have long argued in
favor of sheathing steel vessels, but have
been overruled by congress on the question of
cost. The subject will undoubtedly come up
for decision when the next appropriation bill
is before congress.
NOTES.
At 5 o'clock ex-Congressman Mahoney was
reported sinking slowly with no hopes Of his
recovery.
The navy department is advised of the ar
rival of the United States steamer Essex at
Madeira.