The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-08-09
WASHINGTON.
LATEST ITEMS REPORTED ROM
THE FEDERAL CAPITAL.

The Ielesr"phic War Ia ihr Department.
Foreign Vessels Recommended To- DE Fu
misated-Ea'ensi,s smuggling on IN.
Florida Coast-fapiiaI Neu. aud Note.
! WASHINGTON. b. c.. August S.-Tb,
Secretary of the Treasury having wit.
ten 10 the Postmaster General that n
suspend the allowance Of certain tele.
graph bills incurred by revenue inter.
nal officers credit fOI which Is cIaimod
IN their accounts. pending the promul
CATION Of the order fixing rates for
Government messages. would work
hardship TO the officers in question.
| The POs'Oliice Departmer has .sup ,cs.
ted that all such Officials transmit ihpir
telegrams to the Treasury Department
collect. " so that the adjustment of
the accounts therefor will rest wholly
with that department.
CHANGE OFNAvAL OFFICERS.
The following orders have been issued
at the Navy Department: Captain J. S.
Sksrret, acknowledgements 7. A.
Lyons. and Lieutenant PendletoB. are
ordered TO examination for promotion.
Lieutenant ID. Peacock is ordered To- the
Portsmouth IL. H. navv-yard: Com
mander $. W. Terry is detached from
duty at the Washington navv-vard
and ordered to continue duty as a
member Of the examining board: Com
mander George W. Pigmau is detached
from the command of the Alliance and
placed IN waiting orders.
INTKUDERs IN THE SIOUX RESERVATION.
Secretary Noble has requested the
Secretary Of War TO take such action a,
no may deem necessary to keep intru-
ders out of that portion Of the Sioux
Indian reservation which these indians
have agreed to surrender 10 the United
States.
POSTMASTER APPOINTED.
j. S. Runkle was 10 day appointed
postmaster at McGuleysvlle. Rocking
ham county.
DlslNFECrING FOREIGN VESSELS.
Surgeon General Hamilton. of the
Marine Hospital service is i'm receipt of
a letter from Dr. Porter of the State
Board Of Health OF Florida. I'm which he /
requests that all foreign vessels seized
by revenue officers when from infected
ports be taken to the Dry T0rtugas and
there thoroughly disinfec.ed and cleaned
before being allowed to enter any GUS
toms port Of the State of Florida. Dr. .
Hamilton has sent the letter To the
Treasury Departmentwith hs approval /
sMUGGLlNG ON THE FLORIDA COAST.
Surgeon-Goneral Hamilton has re-
ceiyed a letter from Sewall G.. Cobb. /
tXMayOr Of Pensacola. Fh.. in which .
he states that great deal of smuggling
Is carried on on the coast of tlat STATE.
and makes some suggestions for the
suppression Of The nefari0us business.
The smuggling is SO extensive. SAYS Mr.
Cobb, that every hour in the day per-
sons engaged i'm it could bo caught f
an effort was only made % do So.
ANOTHER PRIZE FIGHT ON THE r,rIs.
just one year ago to-day the prize
light between Billr Mcmillan. the Bug
ish pugilist. aud Pete Lally. the cham
ion welter-weig of Baltimore. Cd. 2
liace. To day both pugiists met and
ieclded TO have 2nOtner 20 with small
cloves to finish under Queansberry
ules. The men are very evenly
Matched, and those who saw the other
light have no doubt of iis being an cx-
iting struggle. The fight will be for
'urse Of $500 and the wclter- weight
of the United States. II
5 thought the fight wili take place
within six weeks and be decided in
Delaware. Articles viii be- signed and
perfected ON Monday.
THE HORN FLY.
The Agricultural Department has in.
sstlgated new pest that has appeared !
his summer, which worries cattle in
'irginia. Maryland ana New Jersey. .
{ iSa small fly, which settles around
he base Of the horns of cattle. and by
ucking the blood, reduces the yield of
nix one-third 10 one-half The eggs of :
be fly are secfeted ln manure. and
My require twelve days for rroduc-
ON.