Essex County herald. [volume] (Guildhall, Vt.) 1873-1964, 1889-05-17
WASHINGTON NEWS.

Orders have been received by Commander
Charles H. Rockwell, commanding the sloop-
of-war Yantic, at New York, to make ready
to go to sea with that vessel to remove float
ing wrecks from the regular tracks of vessels
along the coast. She will take on board a
supply of torpedoes and batteries, and then
go along the coast to destroy derelicts and
other Instructions to navigation lying in the
track of ocean steamships and coasting YES
sels The instructions are to avoid destroy
ing such floating wrecks as may be saved,
and, If advisable, not to disturb some of the
stranded obstruction within a marine league
of the coast. One Of the most dangerous of
these floating wrecks is the barque Vincenzo
Perrott- which was last seen off the coast Of
Florida. The photographic bureau will fur
nish the Yantic with numerous charts show
ing the positions of several derelicts that
have been passed.
The interstate commerce commission have
decided the case of VIM. II. Heard (colored),
against the Georgia railway company.
Heard complained that he was compelled to
ride from Augusta to Atlanta in second
class, dirty, smoking and passenger compart-
ment car, although he was travelling on a
first class ticket. Commissioner Bragg, who
prepared the opinion of the commission,
holds that the railroad company had violated
the law in not providing cars for the white
and colored passengers equal in comforts,
accommodation and equipment. An order
was issued directing the Georgia company to
at once furnish their colored passengers with
cars of equal comfort to those furnished
white passengers
Fourth class postmasters were appointed
May 10 as follows: G.. A. Dickinson, Had
dam, Ct; H. c. Brewer, Freeport, Me-; ].
II. Littlefield Ogunquit Me-; David Wal
Newman West Falmouth, Me-; J. II. Leigh
ton, West Pembroke Me-; B. NJ Kimball,
Milton N. H; J. S. Adams, Union, N. H.;
ID. H. Bennett Bridgeport VT; Jerome T.
Flint, Derby Line Vt; A NJ. Rublee, East
Berkshire, Vt; Stephen Grout, East Dorset,
Vt; E. A. Beach, Essex Junction Vt; D.
K. Simonds, Manchester, Vt; NJ NJ. Parker,
Woolcott, vt.
Another suit growing out of the now
famous controversy over the Strong awards
has been entered. A bill in equity has been
filed against General Butler and Samuel
Strong for an injunction. They set out
claim on the $2S, 600 award to Strong prior
in time and equity to "Butler's ASSIGNMENT" "
and state that they will suffer great and
| trreparable injury if General Butler should
In any manner succeed in obtaining the
S2S, 600 award. The injunction to + strain
the withdrawal of the $2S, 600 award from
the treasurer of the United States is asked,
and temporary order was issued and served
on the general.
The progress of cotton planting in May is
reported by the department of agriculture.
| On the first of the month 81 per cent. of the
proposed area was planted. The percentages
are: North Carolina, "a; South Carolina, SO;
| Georgia, 81; Florida, 81; Alabama, 81; Miss
issippi 8S; Louisiana, &c., Texas, 80; Arkan-
| sas SO; Tennessee, "a; general average 81
In many counties dry weather has prevented
termination, and replanting became neces-
sary. Recent temperature has been too low
| for the best growth and condition of the
plants Rainfall in the third week of April
was in excess, remedying previous deficien-
cies, but has since been below normal through
a large part of the cotton territory, the de-
| ficiency being relieved locally and partially
! by well distributed showers.
The regulations issued by the treasury de-
partment for the collection of duties on
merchandise arriving by parcels-pos5 from
! Jamaica, Barbados and bahamas have been
| extended to similar merchandise arriving by
| parcels-pOst from the British colony of the
| Laeward Islands on account of a recent pos
tai convention concluded with that o'ony.
| The convention goes into force on June l,
and will continue until terminated by mutu-
al agreement, or annulled upon six months
notice by the postoffice department of either
country.
The department of state authorizes the
most positive contradiction of the story that
Minister Enander has declined the Danish
mission because he had learned that his ap-
| polntment was not acceptable to the Danish
| government. The department has not up to
| the present received official information of
Minister Enan ler's resignation.
The secretary of the treasury has appoint.
ed G. w. Flowers of Maine to be chief of the
copying division of the sups vising archi-
tects office vice Robert j. Walker, reduced.
The appointment of Speaker Matthews of
| Illinois to be first comptroller of the treasury
| is thought to prevent the appointment of the
| long-sutfering, ex-Representative Thomas Of
II inois as second comp p!roller.
| General Butler has been searching the files
! of the navy department for the log book of
the Harriet Lane which should contain the
original letter of Gideon Welles, secretary of
| the navy as to the operations around New
| Orleans. Gen. Butler says that this original
letter has disappeared from the files of the
department and cannot be found.
1t appears that the crosshead of the main
engine of the steel cruiser Atlanta was par
TALLY fractured during her trial trip
two years ago, which will account for her
| loss of speed i'll actual service. She will re-
| pair at New York at once.
Gen. W. S. Harney the Oldest officer of
the United States army, died recently at Or
lando, Fla. Gen. Harvey was retired some
five years ago. He was a noted Indian fight
er. He was born in Louisiana in 1900 In
the battle of Cerro Gordo, 1S47, he dis
tinguished himself and won the rank of
brevet brigadier general. He became briga-
dier general in 1853 and was retired Aug. l,
1863 He was breveted major general in
1865 for long and faithful service.
AS n result of the visit of Postoffice Inspec-
tors Darby and Spangler to Boston, Post
master Corse will be allowed some additional
clerks in the mailing and city delivery divi-
sions The exact number has not yet beea
decided upon, and the department is now in
correspondence with General Corse to find
out how many will be required. These clerks
will be appointed at a salary to commence
with of 5000 year. 1t is probable that the
addi ional force may not go on duty until
the commencement of the next fiscal year,
July l. as the appropriation is rather low at
the present time, but the postmaster general
is in hopes of being able TO arrange it 50
that the new men will be Immediately avail
able
Colored men have been complaining that
their race has not been recognized in the ap-
pointments at Washington. The colored men
will have no cause to complain If they are pa
tient. Rev. James M. Townsend of Richmond,
Ind, appointed by the president to be recorder
of the general land office, is a colored man. He
was a member of the 54th Massachusetts, reg
iment, is an ex-member of tue Indiana legis-
islature, is the missionary secretary of the A.
NJ E. church, and was prominently men,
toned in connection with the office of re-
corder of deeds of this district, 1t is expected
also that ex-congressman ]. R. Lynch of
Mississippi, one of the whit2st and most elo-
quent of his race, will be appointed to an
important bureau Office in the treasury.
1t is stated that John Jarrett of Pittsburg,
Pa, has been selected for appointment as
| consul at Sheffield to succeed Beniamin Fol-
som, Cousin Benz The office is worth
from $4,000 to SIC, 900 per annum.
The secretary of the treasury has informed
the COLLECTOR of customs at Barnstable Mass