Washington News

THK SKAT OF OOTHBNMINT. Washdiotoií, July 27.- W. C. Elam, of Virginia, has been appointed Chlef oí 'the División of Rallroads in the General Land Offloe, rice General C. M. Wilcox, relieved. Washington, July 27.- The Flah Commiaion at Washington haa been advised of the dlscorery of a cod bank en the Paclflo, eight miles off Nestucca, Ore. Washington, July 87.- The Post-Offlee Department has allowed the olaim of WIUlam Tally, a letter-carrier of thls city, fo xtra Urne put in by him over eiyht houra aily. This is important to over 7,000 carriera in the country. The law making elght houra a legal day's work for letter-carriers went into effet May 28, 1888, trat, as addltional carriers were not proTidd for, the spirit of the law was violated, as the carriers were obllge4 to work more than eight hours daüy. Tally was dlsmissed last Ootober and at once filed claim for SM hours' extra work, and ït has been allowed. Hundreds of such claims ara panding before the department and wlll probably also be allowed. Washington, July 89. -The oount of the cash and geouriUeB tn the United Btatas Treasury Incident to the trantfer of the office from Mr. Hyatt to Mr. Huston, th lnoumbent, was completed Saturday afternoon. There Ís ÍTOO.OOO.OOO. A shortage of eig-ht dollars was found in the new Bllver vault, where 85,600,000 silver dollars are stored, and a deficit of 15 in the old sllyer rault containing $45,000,000. Both shortages were iramediately made good by persons responsible for t.e safe keeping of the money. It is beliered that this money was lost during the recent floodlng of the vault Washington, July 30.- Tha preliminary report of Commissioner of Internal Revenue MaBon for the year ended July 38 shows that the total collections were 130,895,432, and the coat of collection f4,185,000, or a fraction less than a 2 per cent, the same as in 1888. The receipts were diyided as follows: From Bpirits, t74,313,306, an increase of ,uw,lWJ over tne previous fiscal year; tobacco, #31,860,860, an increase of $1,204,429; fermented liquors, #23,723,835, an increada of Í399,17; oleomargarine, 1894,348, an increase of 30,108; banks and bankers, #6,214, an Increase of #2,011; miscellaneoujs, ♦91,088, a decrease of #74,248. Taxwaspaid on 3,844,76,6.50 cigars, 1,862,726,100 cigar. ettee and 82,667,785 pounds of olemargarine. Among collection by States were these: Alabama, =92,762; Arkansas, #120,719; California, #2.097,013; Colorado, #264,116) Florida, #424,082; Georgia, #436,119; Illinois #31,007,419; Indiana, Í5, 788,236; lowa, 892,676; Kansas, Í183.433; Kentucky, #16,910,814; Louisiana, #632,009; Michiean, $l'. 962,897; Minnesota, #1,877,796; Missouri, 17,730,608; Montana, f162 642; Nebraska, 2,248,624; New Mexico #59,062; New York, 5,648.675; Ohlo, #11,566, T26; Oregron, ,#226,534; Pennsylranla, #8,520,796; Tennessee, #l,066,3aö; Texas #228,117; West Virginia, 782,663; Wisconsin, #3,098,495. Washtnoton, July 30. -President Harrison will loave Deer Park for Bar Harbor August 6, and leave on nis return August 15. Washington, July 30.- Major Alexander Sharp, paymaster in the United States army, has been placed on the retired list.