The Londonderry sifter. (South Londonderry, Vt.) 1883-19??, 1889-05-09
WASHINGTON NEWS.

a number Of years been a citizen of Ohio and
Indiana From the latter state he was APP
pointed fifth auditor of the treasury, but was
removed from this position Upon The. advent
of the, Cleveland administration, He then
settled In Buffalo, N Y, and engaged In the
practice Of law. During the recent cam
paign he assisted in attending to the CORE
spondence of Mr. Harrison, and was fire.
quently spoken Of in connection with the office
OF private secretary to the president
A decision has been rendered in the case
OF James Dunn, late Of Company b. Massa-
chusetts Volunteers for an increase of pen
sion Claimant was pensioned in 1884 at "a
per month for gunshot wound of the back.
Since that time he has filed numerous appli-
cations for an increase, all Of which was re-
Jected on the ground that the claimant was
then receiving the full amount OF pension to
which he was entitled under the law for the
disability resulting from the gurshot wound
OF the back. The assistant secretary directs
that new and full investigation be made;
aud that in case the former decision is ad-
hered to the matter be returned to him for
final action.
Fourth-class postmasters were appointed
on May 8, as follows: Samuel H. Phillips,
South Woodstock, CT; Jesse Barber, Abbott
Vii age, Me- I; j. c. Campbell, Atkinson, Me- |,
E. r. Wingate, Steep Falls, Me-; +. p Files
Sangerville, Me-; Harry Butterfield, Lincoln
Centre, Me-; c. Z. johnson, Topsfeld, Me-;
Fred II. Hawkes. Windham CentrS, Me-; @.
G. Burdette, Conway, Mass; Edward Pease,
Huntington, Mass; r, s. Kendall, We b
Minister Mass; L. b. James Williamsburg,
Mass. F. L. Russell, Mechanicsville VT;
D. L. Nichols, Roxbury, Vt.
Secretary Tracy contemplates ordering
the old ship Constitution from Portsmouth,
N H., to the Washington navy yard. Con-
siderable opposition to the proposed transfer
nfth a 1et,t, In vNctt
One of the arguments used for the purpose
of influencing Secretary Tracy is that the
removal of the vessel will involve an expen-
diture of $4,000. Friends of the proposed
transfer say that the o lection to 1t on the
groun of expense is a mere blind, and that
the opposition to the removal of the historic
al man-of-war comes from the Portsmouth
and other New Hampshire people, who re-
gard the presence of the venerable relic as
source Of p ofitabe returns as well as OF pa
triotic emotion. There will probably be no
money available for the purpose until July.
Captain Bonnet, chief of the revenue ma
rine service, has had conference with the
navy officials with reference to the harbor OF
refuge at Point B lrrow The navy people
express dies re to heartily cooperate
with the treasury officials and a dispatch
was sent to Captain HeaIy Of the Bear, who
is at San Francis o, to begin at on g con-
tracing for the supplies. The appropriation
is not available until the beginning of the
fiscal year, July 1, but it is understood that
the merchants of San Francisco are willing
to deliver Goods contingent on payment after
hat date The house to be used at Point
Barrow will be constructed at San Francisco
and carried out in sections ready TO be inn
mediately put up.
Lieutenant Owen E. Lasher has been or
dered to the Kearsarge Assistant Paymaster
II. r. Sullivan to do duty under the general
storekeeper at the Washington navy yard;
Past Assistant Engineer James A. Chas-
mer to examination for promotion; Com;
mander E. G. Merriman has been detached
from the Boston navy yard and granted
three months sick leave. Lieutenant F. H.
Sherman AMI Ensigns Alfred H. Hall and c.
P. Eaton, from the Kearsarge and placed on
waiting orders. Ensign John H. Bell from
the Mare Island navy yard, 18th inst, and
ordered to the Iroquois.
Massachusetts, pens ons have been granted
as follows: Original, Nelson Thomas Louis
Fitzgerald, g. s. Brewster, E. p Burleigh,
J. W. Crowley, Peter Connors; increase, NJ.
Ramsdell, Thomas Demon, Asa Peabody, E.
F. Wiley, Harvey Packard, w. d. Cole,
Thomas Moriarty, Marshall Pepper, Albert
Morse; reissue, Michael Nugent, Susan,
mother of Rufus Sheldon, Celia, widow of
w. Connolly, Gardner, father of W. G.
Bourne, minors of Charles Seely, Carrie,
widow of Eben Gordon, Susan, mother Of
Frank Houghton.
The president made the following appoint
ments on May 8: To be q. S. attorneys, 8.
w. Hawkins of Tennessee, for the western
district of Tennessee; John Ruhm Of Ten
nessee for the middle district of Tennessee;
DR.. Alva Alexander of New York, for the
nothern district of New York. To be U. s.
marshals, j. B. Hill of North Carolina, for /
the eastern district of North Carolina; G.. B.
Harrison of Tennessee, for the middle dis
nesses, for the western district of Tennessee
Assistant Secretary Tichenor has made
ruling that the ''emigrant fund.- cannot be
properly used for the support of deportation
of emigrants who are in good health at the
time Of their arrival an are permitted to
proceed to their destination, but who subse-
quently become public charges by reason of
sickness. TIL ruling was m de in the case
of Enoch Morgan, an English emigrant who
arrived in this country in 1888 and went to
Scranton and remained there till he became
sick, when he wes sent to Philadelphia for
the purpose of returning to England. The
Philadelphia emigrant commissioners re-
quested authority to spend $40 OF the emf
grant fund to pay his passage home. The
department however, held that it was not a
case for such action.
Earnings of the Manhattan Elevated rail-
WY for the three centennial holidays were:
Monday, s3s,2l0; Tuesday s4l, 1855; Wsdnes-
day, s37, $40.
The secretary Of the treasury has affirmed
the decision Of the collector Of customs at
Boston in assessing duty at the rate Of 10 per
cent. ad valorem on certain beans imported
by Fowle, Hipbard & Co, June 4, NAV 81
and June Is las , and by Mcpherson Bros
on Oct. 16, Nov. %, Dec. and Jan. 20 last
~.
ors decision in assessing duty at the rate of
IS cents per pound and 40 per cent. ad val
orem on lawn tennis suiting imported by
Shepard, Norwell & Co. MAJ CHI 30 last
The sen ence of the general court martial
in the case of Major GU. Lydecker corps OF
eng ineers, who was tried on charges arising
out of the aqueduct tunnel frauds in WASH
ington is made public. He is to forfeit to
the United States 800 per month of his pay
for nine months, and to be reprim nded in
orders
Assistant Secretary Busy has granted a
pension t, Felix ONeil late of the U. s. ma
rne corps steamer Rhode Is and, for total
blindness. The ca-e was rejected BY the PEN
sion office. The assistant secretary finds upon
an error of fac.
A statement prepared at the treasury de
partment shows that there has been net
increase Of 81, 76S 6S3 in the circulation since
April !, and that there has been net in
crease Of 81, 903, 034 in the mon and bullion
in the treasury during the same period The
principal increase In the circulation was in
gold and silver certificates and United States
notes, and the principal increase in the treas
ury holdings was in gold coin, standard sill
yer dollars and national bank hotes.
The president and secretary of the int |
rior have called upon q. S. officials in Okla
homa, charged the report of the inspec-
tors of the interior department with corrupt |
practices in connection with public lands in |
that ter tory, for an explanation or state |
ment they may desire to make relative there |
tt. The report of the inspectors will not be |
made public at present.
Messrs. Cramp & Sons have informed the
bureau of construction and repair, under
date of the LIST. inst, that they propose to
put steam on the engines of cruiser No. 3, |
the Baltimore, on the 9th inst, and go on a |
preliminary tripon the 18th of Jone. From
information received from San Francisco. IL
is expected that the new cruiser Charleston
will go on her trial trip at once
THE REASON FOR NUMEROUS HOSPITALS.
Numerous and well-equipped hospitals ars
among the highly creditable opponents Of
modern Christian benevolence. They are at