Democratic Sentinel, Volume 7, Number 36, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 5 October 1883 — WASHINGTON. [ARTICLE]

WASHINGTON.

Value of exports of breadstuff's for August, 1883. $18,816,129; same month 1882. $28,951,320; eight months, ended Aug. 31, 1883, $114,237,045; same time 1882, sllO,275,898. Gen. Sherman has decided to relinquish the command of the army to Gen. Sheridan Nov. 1. He will be placed on the retired list Feb. 8. The announcement is made from Washington that Gen. Pope will probably be assigned to the command of the Military Division of the Missouri The cadets who have recently been dismissed from the Naval Academy for hazing all belong to families of influence. Their friends will make very earnest appeals to Secretary Chandler to reinstate the young men. A good deal of influence, both personal and political, has been brought to bear. Secretary Chandler has in every instance refused to reinstate dismissed hazers. He says that the young men were guilty, and that they had a full and fair investigation. He intends to break up the practice of hazing at Annapolis, if it is possible to do so. The Postofflce Department has learned that figures on the postal notes have been altered by filling a hole through a small figure with a bit of paper punched from a higher figure, and removing the written words with acids The Hon. James G. Blaine has leased his new and magnificent residence in Washington to Mr. L Z. Leiter, of Chicago, for a term of years. The following statement, showing the gross revenues of the Postofflce Department for the last two fiscal years, has been prepared by the Sixth Auditor: Gross revenues for the year ended June 30, 1883.....544,827,473 Year ended June 30, 1882 41,265,317 Increase for 1883 3,562,156 Stamps sold in 1883 42,923,561 In 1882 39,533,317 Increase for 1883 3,390,241 Stamps sold for the quarter ended June 30, 1883. 10,582,212 For the quarter ended June 30, 1882... 9,889,612 Increase for 1883 692,600