New-York tribune., 1895-10-26
WASHINGTON NEWS NOTES.
PRINCE CANTAcUzENE SAILS FOR HOME
TO-DAY.
FREE DELIVERY cEp,

TARY MORTON ON THE ATLANTA EXPosI
TIoN-APPoINTMENTs BY THE PREsI-
DENT-AN OCEAN FREIGHT WAR.
Washington Oct 25-Prince Cantacuzene. who has
represented the Russian Government at Washington
for three years. left here to-day for New-fork lie
Will sail the French steamer tomorrow Tor
Havre On his arrival in France he will proceed at
20 ST. Petersburg. where he will remain until
spring Mr.. De Kotzebue. the present Russian Min
lister at Stuttgart. will succeed him I'm December.
Mr.. De Kotzebue has not yet received his new des-
ignation. and Prince Cantacuzene. for that reason.
is still Russian Minister to the United States Prince
Cantacuzene left the city so quietly this morning
that not even his intimate friends mad any Know owl
edge of his intentions. He explained to friend sew
NAL farewels AID for that reason desired 10 leave
the city as quietly as possible and announce ms
tacuzene Will exchange places with Mr.. De Kotze;
bue He VII not howeyer go to StuttgaTs %nb,1 bn
was popular among her IN srng
the coming 1t is to give his personal aten,
ton to this matter that Prince Cantacuzene Will
spend the next six months In St. petersburg
A. W. Machen superintendent OF the free-deliv-
cry service OF the Postofce Department Will leave
here for Chicago tomorrow morning to hear EVIL
dence in the of the letter-carriers charged
violating
will have ample opportunity TO prove ms lnhocence,
on his return Mr.. Machen Will go 10 New ork 10
ee 2Sk ns pssars sf eSF' Ss ST
the Annexed District in Westchester County
The Bureau OF Navigation. Treasury Department.
issued to-day the signal code and list OF seagong
vessels to American owners. This year for the first
time every American deep-sea vessel VIII be sup
piled The annual list of merchant vessels VIII De
Issued 10 houses about the end Of the month
Secretary Morton Is enthusiastic over the At
lanta Exposition. which an educational institu-
ton. he says. is incomparaby superior to the chi
cago Worlds Fal He says that President Gill
man. OF Johns Hopkins University. who sat next
to him drner in Atlanta. told him he had
visited all the great expostions, and none OF them
equalled Atlanta educationally. The members OF
the the evident prosperity Of the Southern country
through which their train passed, and the rapid
ton mills were in process Of erection along the line
existed year ago The Presidents reception I,oSn,
thousand people. extremely cordial. And
every granger in the crowd" said the Secretary.
bens halse3 we've on sS got W lots Of esRicen cotton
want honest money for It.
]. j. Crowley. supervising special Treasury agent.
has submitted his report Of the result OF the work
of special agents in the last to the Secre-
tary of the Treasury In table which accom-
panes the report is shown that the receipts from
customs last year exceeded those OF the preceding
fiscal year by S2l.55sCo while the cost OF collect
ing the revenue was reduced Special attention Is
ported merchandise and the difficulties encountered
vision Of the collection Of the revenue are set forth
The President to-day appointed Yancey Lewis. OF
the Indian Territory Judge OF the United States
Court for the Central District OF the Indian Terri
tory. and John Walters assistant engineer in
the revenue cutter service.
The Postofhce Department to-day issued an order
forbiddng the OF the mails to Traube & Preuz-
lau and Henry Traube. Of New-York City, for con-
ductng a lottery for the distribution OF money.
similar order was issued against Kahn Co. and
New-York.
Consul Charles Seymour writes to the Depart
ment OF State from Canton China, that two large
British steamers have left that port with a gen
era line Of Chinese and japanese products for
New-York. The vessels will go by the Suez Canal
low rate Of So ton Of forty cubic feet. A. this
rate the products of Eastern Asia can be delivered
is required for conveying freight across any
OF the large States and for about one-fourth the
iantic port to Asia by overland railroad to Ameri-
ports on the PaSc rsi ns by th M ss1ma
not only American and other sailing vessels
new suner oeaan 1rG sh Ws erPousy AFFECT ali
The great steamship Interests between Chs ana
transcontinental trade.
The argument in the case Of the United States
against the State OF Texas was ended in the Su-
preme Court to-day. Attorney General Crane OF
Texas. finished his address begun yesterday, and
was followed by eX-Attorney General A. H. Gar
land who closed for the defendant. General Edgar
Allan, of Richmond. the last speaker.
The late ex-senator Charles H. Van Wyck. Of
Nebraska will be buried at Milford. Penn, the
home of Mrs. Van Wyck. where three OF their
children buried. The funeral VIII be on Satur-
1ay Mr.
ford when he stricken.