The Norfolk Virginian. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 186?-189?, 1895-08-18
FROM THE NATIONAL CAPITAL
Notes and Gossip That viii Prove
OF Interest to You.
Changes Made in the Hour OF Taking
Observations. The Foristry Ex-
hibit at the Atlanta Exhibition.
Allowances For Post
office Clerks.
by Southern Assoctatoi Press.

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understand why the Cincinnati hus not
Reached Key West. where she was
ordered to relieve tho Atlanta OF the
duty OF watching for Cuban lihbusters.
She left Newport August 18th, aud had
ample time TO reach her deut,nation by
yesterday. The only explnnatIon OF
the delay that ID suggested ut the de-
partmeEt Is that her captain may have
reported to the commanding officer OF
the North Atlantic SQUADRON, Rear Ad
miral Bunce, who Is en- route TO Bar
Harbor,
Willis Il. Moore, chiof of the
Weather bureau. TO day issued tho
following circular giving notification
of au Important change III tho hour OF
taking observations:
Beginning with September ! 1895.
the hour OF taking observations ut cot
ton region, eugnr and rice stations will
DO n. m.. seventy fifth meridian time
central standnrd), Instead OF & y. III,
seventy fifth meridiun time.
By making this change il will be
possible to lssue tbs cotton region bull
IetiDs ench morning Tor the twenty.
tour hours ending S n. m. within two
hours alter the hour of observation
aud 10 give the minimum temperature
for The current day. At present tho
bulletins are Issued after 50. M and
as II rule, reach the public not enriicr
thnn tho morning OF the following dny
from fourteen 10 sixteen hours after
time of observation, the bulleiin
containing the minimum Temperature
which occurred more than twenty four
hours before posting. The rreut nd
vaningGs that will Iesult from this are
obvious.
In the cotton, sugar aud rice grow
ing regions of the South hundreds ui
millions of dollars are invested. aud the
condition OF tho crop is, at all times, q
feature generally watched by thone ia
terestcu IN these staples. Many iisus
ters To the Investments by drought,
frost, Hoods, vio,eut wind storms mud
suddnn and decided changes IN temper.
eture have created demand for such
Information AS can bo used in deter
mining. ut frequent intervals, the con
ditlOn OF the growing crop.
The forestry exhibit at the Atlanta
Exposition promises to he the most
complete aud Instructive ever made by
tho Government, excelling in excel.
lsnce. tough not in size, the exhibit
Ut Chicago IN 1898. The exhibits are
now being shipped. and the work of
installation will proceed ns rapidly al
they arrive at Atlanta. 1t IL the aim
OF DR.. Is. l.. Fcrnow, Chief Of the
Department Of Forestry, to make the
exhibit typical OF the splendid timber
interests of the Southern States.
1t Is DR.. Fernow's intention to rn-
move the exhibit as far as possible
from commercial aspects, with the In
tention OF presenting nu educational
display. The display Of tho United
States division OF forestry is rounded
ont and made complete by O small but
comprehensive exhibit of the naval
store industry, in which new and old
methods of turpentine orchardIDg are
illustrated.
The Postonice Department to-day
made annual allowances for clerk hire
III the following postoilices. beginning
Aug 10: st. Augustine, Fla: 81. 200;
dreonsviile, S. o.. l,SOO; Baton
Rouge, La, $1,000; Athons. Ga,
81, 500; Charlottesville. Va. 81. 800;
Natchez, Miss, $4,000; Bristol, Tenn,
Sl.S00.
Commodore Selfridge. Naval Con-
structor Bowles and Chief Engineer
Armer, the special board appointed to
examine the hull of tue cruiser Column
bla at the New York Navy yard to de.
termine the extent Of the damages she
sustained by beiag docked at South
ampton, has reported to the Navy De.
partment. "In general" the board says
'the actual damage Is slight, it being
confined to loose and leaky rivets, and
few leaky butts aud seams IN the flat
Keel plates and to dents in the Hat keel
plates and garboards, These dents
occur evidently where the ship rested
on keel blocks at southampton, and
are all located on the outer edges OF
it,"
The report regarding the ventilation
on board OF the Amphltrlte made by
her captain and a board of officers Of
the vessel, has been received by Assist
ant Secretary McAdoo and is being
carefully examined by the different
bureaus Of the Navy Department and
the Board of Construction,
The report shows high temperature
III different parts OF the vessel, especi-
ally IN the boiler and engIus rooms,
and i'll the uperstructure, and the
question of ventilation not only in.
wolves the ventilation OF the vessel but
OF oil OF her class aud requires careful
consideration by the department..