The National tribune. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1877-1917, 1889-11-07
THE NATIONAL TRIBUNE WASHINGTON o. THURSDAY NOVEMBER T. 1882

lowed to land by the Collector of the Port of
New York.-James Il. Field, who was the
escort of Miss Josephine Robinson, of Whining
| ton, Del, when the latter was killed by falling
from her horse, still lies in stupor produced by
the shock on discovering the nature of the acct
deut-The reports of the Captains of the
Cleopatra and Crystal Wave. which were sunk
by collision below tho Delaware Lightship,
were made to the United States Steamboat In
spectors Each Captain blames the other
GENERAL.
Secretary Proctor will renew the recommended
tion of his predecessors in his forthcoming an
nual report that Congress provide for the up
pointment of an Assistant Secretary of War
The 1900 Indians on Wind River Reservation,
| Wyoming, are in state of want owing to the
insufliciency of rati0ns and many deaths from
starvation are expected through the Winter
1t is said that William II. Leeds, of Phila-
delpha is in the field for Sergeant at Arms of
the House of Representatives. President
Green, of the Western Union Telegraph Co, says
the new schedule of rates made by Postmaster
General Wansmaker will compel his concern to
do Government business Mt u greater loss than
before, and expects the POstmaster-Genera to
change his figures. Tho reduction of the
public debt during October amounted to 80, l0i,-
s5372. The amount of cash in tho Treasury is
1922, 067, 1875 76.-The contract for the third of
the 20OO-ton cruisers has been awarded to
Harrison Loring, of Boston, at 1914, 000.--
Tho Secretary of the Navy has accepted the
cruiser Charleston, with penalty of S33, 900 for
lack of horse power and $4,000 for delay in
completion.- -Tho report of Gen. o. o. How
ard commanding tho Department of the At
lantic, recommends the adoption of a high ex-
plosve for sea- coast defense, and more stringent
rules against assertions from the Army
Gen. Raum has established Pension Court Of
Review, with himself as q member.-Civil
Service Commissioner Roosevelt denies that
any attempt is to be made to bring the
Census Office under civil service rules
Ihe United States man Of war Galena went
aground on Romer Shoal while entering New
York Harbor, but was hanled into deep water
by the Government tug Catal pa.---A decision
has been reached in the Silver Bow County,
Mont, contest case, tho court ordering the re-
turns from the Tunnel Precinct TO be counted
--Postmaster-G General Wanamaker has issued
notices to the different telegraph companies
fixing the rates for Government business dur
ing the current fiscal year.-Tho Americas
excursion party visited the tomb of Abraham
Lincoln and his old homo in Springfield, ILL.,
The Civil Service Comm ssOn in reply TO qucs-
tions, says the law does not a bridge the rights
OF officials to vote aud express their opinions,
and does not prohibit contribution for politi-
cal purposes--A preliminary skirmsh took
place in the Court of Queens Bench i'm the
libel suit which Mrs. John w. Mickey has
brought against the Manchester Examiner. The
paper alleged she was q washerwOman when
the Bonanza King married her.--Roports TO
the State Department from United States rep
resontatives ut Colombia, st. Thomas. Jamaica
and Samoa declare that our trade relations with
these sections would be greatly increased by ad-
ditiobal shipping facilities. England and Ger
many, under present conditions, securing the
bulk of the foreign COMMUNICATION. Raum
issued instructions to heads Of Division In the
Pension Office that all claims for large sums Of
money, after they have been prepared for spec
ial adjudication, are to be brought to him for
bis personal consideration Investigations
made ut San Francisco have disclosed the fiict
that there is a falling off in the revenue from
opium duties amounting to over 100000, aud
1t Is thought gang Of smugglers are ut work.