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Show I Capitol Items. Washington, 17. The postal commission, com-mission, with Postmaster General Key, starts south on the i.'4th inst. to complete thoir investigations. The special ageut who soized 40,000 stolen logs in Louisiana, reports that ralta are being towed away evory niht. The matter will be immediately immedi-ately attended to. The attorney general decides that it is lawful lor the secretary of war to ' instruct paymasters to endorse upon! officers' vouchers for pay tho words: "The within account is believed to bo correct and would be paid by me it I had public funds available for the purpose." United States Marshal Smith of Georgia emphatically denies the published pub-lished report that his deoutiea hava wrongfully arrested, imprisoned and insulted men and women and destroyed de-stroyed private properly and inaugurated inaugur-ated a reign of terror in other waya, He has terrorized only distillers and demands an investigation. The next cabinet meeting will consider con-sider the lelegram of Collector Reeves of Lynchburg, which caused a profound pro-found sensation here. Troops may bo sent to the reveDuo department. Tho redemption of national bank notes by the redemption agency last month was nearly $34,500,000. The counterfeits rejected since the organization organi-zation of the agency amount to nearly 14,000, and stolen and other notes rejected to Dearly $27,000; over reported re-ported iu remittances from banks for the Bame period amount to $60,000. Redemptions for the current fiscal year will amount to nearly $235,000,-000 $235,000,-000 an increase of $17,000,000 ovor the preceding year. Cnicago, 17. Inter-Ocean's Washington: Wash-ington: Secretary Chandler has sent his entire personal property to Detroit. De-troit. This is a complete breaking up after twelve years' continuous residence here, and his desire to succeed suc-ceed Christiancy is not, therefore, so great as he has bten credited with baving. There is much talk about the discourtesy dis-courtesy shown the president by tho two Russian grand dukes, who, when attending the reception given by Governor Gov-ernor Morgan, left before the president presi-dent arrived, though the president was mentioned in the invitation cards. The reason given was that the crush was so groat, but this is regarded as a weak excuse, and Governor Morgan was especially chagrined. S. L. Johuaon of Louisiana will be named as minister to Venezuela. |