Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-05-10

yelt "a 10 the time when We expects to as
sumc the duties oi his Office.
The bond offerings to-day aggregated
S25S9.45 All IN, 500 accepted At los for
A. and lg9 Ton 4s.
TINE GRANTED.
Secretary Tracy has extended for four
months and four DAYS the time allowed the
Union Iron Works az san Francisco in
which 10 complete Cruiser No. Che san
Francisco. Th'. il one Of the large 1000
ton cruisers which was contracted for Octo-
Der -, lsS1. M % cost Of Sl,42S0oO, and was
10 ne completed October 9th next. More
than four tcnths Of the work upon the YES
eel has been done, and The extension II
granted upon the ground that the Depart
mcnt had DELAYED the delivery OF The work
iug plans. An extension OF one wear was
sought bv Tie contractors upon the plea that
The sub-c0ntTaciors who were 10 supply the
steel had been Iemi.s In delivering It, but
the department was obliged 10 deny this ap-
phcsli0n for the reason that 1t was not re-
sp0usible for the delay.
CONGRESSIONAL CONTESTED ELECTIONS.
MIR. Mobcy, clerk Of the House Committee
on Elections OF the Fiucth Congress is dill
gently at work arranging, printing, ana
docEcfiug the papers received IN The COM
Rehabilitation cases which Will claim The al
tcution ~ the committee during the FIFTY
first Congress.
Thesr papers, together with tire exhibits
IN sixteen csscs which have already been
testified 10 the Clerk Of the House, are very
volumuous, requiring no less than 800 pack
ages 10 contsin them. OF the sixteen cases
ou hle all bot three come from the southern
states.
Indiana furnishes one. that Of Posey
against Parratt, from the First district;
Connecticut prosonts one, that OF Seymour
against Mics. from the Fourth district, and
Maryland adds her quota 10 The caseoi hudd
against Compton, from The Fifth District
Virginia and Mississippi report as finished
three cases.
Nirginis. those Of WsddilI against Wise IN
the Third; Langston against Nenable IN the
Fourth, md Bowen against buchanan Ia
the Smith districts. and 10 Mississippi those
Of Chalmers against Morgan In the Second;
iiill against CafchIng- IN the Third, aud
kcrischan seaiasis Hooker in The Filth
district
A DESTROYING MISSION.
The United states steamer Yantc, now
at New \ orb, has been ordered TO proceed
10 sea with q supply OF t0rpedocs for the
purpose ~ destroying derelcts aud ob'truc'
ton. OFT tie Atlantic coast in the track OF
ocean steamers and coasting vessels. She
will 10 prepared with pilot charts OF the
photographic Office showing The DRIFTS Of
these wrecks. The Yantic will sail rea-
sona0le distance south Of Cape Hattcras, aud
rum as may De most convenient 10 Hampton
Roads. New York. or Newport Her III
strucuous are 70 avoid destroying wrecks
that can possibly be saved.
REGARDING THEIR HEALTH.
The Navy Department Is taking measures
% guard a. far As possible the health OF the
officers and crews Of the vessels attached 70
the North Atlantic squadron 10 the West In
dies. Win This 10 view The OSsipee,
which recently arrived at Key West, has
been ordered 10 Hampton Roads.
one of the chips now in New York har-
Dor will proceed 10 Cape Haytien TO take
bor f,Io.e' and on arriving there the Galcua