The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1895-08-09

GOSSIP OFTHE CAPrTALIN BRIEF
PARAGRAPHS.
Doings Of the chiefs aud Heads Of the
Various Departments.

Atlanta exposition wac shipped from /
Washington 10 that city Saturday, /
several cars being necessary 30 carry |
the freight IL Is the intention Of |
Secretary Morton that his department !
exhibit shall outshino oil others.
Gold coin 10 the amount OF $780,
600 was withdrawn from the subtreas-
ury at New York, Saturday, to be sent
10 Canada. II was paid in greenbacks
and assay Office checks j. II. III. Mesa
lage, OF the former firm Of Nosalage,
Colgate & Co., states that the gold
shipment contemplated before the dis
solution Of the firm has been Cancelled,
all reports 10 the contrary being enron
eous.
According to reports received by the
marine hospital service, the yellow fe-
yer is making largely increased ravages
among the people Of Cuba The
medical inspector at Havana states that
in the week ended July 25th there we're
seventy new cases in that city and
twenty-threo deaths. From Hiogo
aud Toxic, Japan, comes the report
that in the week ending July 9th there
we're l04 new cases Of cholera with
seventy-nine deaths.
More news Of the distressed negro
colonists from Georgia and Alabama,
who deserted their Mexican III Dorado,
has been received at the state depart
mens in telegram from Jesse w.
Sparks, United States consul at Piedras
Negras. Mr.. Sparks says that forty
six negroes are quarantined at Eagle
Pess by the Texas authorities. They
we're brought across the Rio Grande by
Mr.. Sparks Twenty-Five are i'll with
smallpox at Torren; eight seriously.
No More Seed.
Secretary Mortons antagonism TO
the existence of the seed division Of
the agricultural department reached
its logical conclusion Saturday in an
order abolishing the division, to tsAe
effect October 1st, by which date w.
e. Pagan, chief of the division, by the
same order is directed to have its work
wound up.
The abolishing of the seed division
will throw ont Of employment ten peo-
pie, besides the chief, at present, and
will result in depriving fully $50 more
of occupation during the busy season
the winter months-when it is Gus.
tomary to send out the bulk of the
seeds. The chief has a salary of 80,
900 year. There are two clerks al
81 200 and eight at $40. The extrf
force employed in the winter season
is paid at the rate of $3.50 pei
day. 1t is probable that Mr.. Fagar
will be appointed to another brancl
of the service after his resignation Al
chief the seed division takes effect.
Warnings to be Sent Farmers.
Professor Moore, chief of the wealth
er bureau at the capitol, has ISSUED
new order to officials of the service
impressing upon them the importanc,
of giving special attention to thost
agricultural, commercial and othe
property interests in their localitie
that are to be injuriously affected b,
any unusually severe weather condi
tons, such as cold waves, frosts, heav.
rains or SHOWS, violent wind
storms, ETC., to the end tina
those interests may be protecte,
as far as possible by timely warn
ing of the expected occurrence of tn
conditions mentioned. The order pro
J vides how this information shall b
disseminated and places much of tn
work at the discretion of the locs
official. Warnings are thus to be sen
to railroad official, telegraph comps
MES and every other interest that wi
spread the news of the impendin
changes in the weather sufficient
q severe as to demand the immediate al
tention of the public. The object
to bring the service up to the degre
of efficiency where it shall not onl
predict the weather, but afford SON
l practical results for the commerce.
: and agricultural interests by lettin
' them know Of critical changes in tin
to protect property.
Talked With Bowler.
Senator Caffrey, Representative M.
3 er and Judge Semmes, the latter coul
d sci for the sugar bounty claimants
f Louisiana, had an audience Wedne
i day with Comptroller Bowler, of I'll
treasury department., regarding Il
unpaid sugar bounty for the fsc
y year 1894. The three gentlemen repea
T ed the arguments they had previous
n made, but the comptroller insist,
g that he saw no reason to change Il
position previously taken by him. 1t
Il said that Comptroller Bowler may,
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