Mower County transcript., 1871-07-13

Cadet Grant, instead Of joining his
regiment, the 4th Cavalry, to which he
has been assigned; goes to Europe on a
six months tour
Cadet Wasson the first man in the
class just graduating from West Point,
goes to Japan to- perform engineering
operations for that Government.
Propositions for the absorption of FIVE
millions Of the $50 loan of 1862 come
from a prominent banking house, and
will, it is thought, be soon consumatcd.
An equal amount Of the new loan is
substituted.
New York city is organizinga French
regiment to be called the Lafayette
Guard. 1t will be ofliccrcd by French
men who s,rvcl in the Union Army
during the rebellion, and will have a
parade September 6.
The women Of Georgia have collect.
cd nearly $1,000 for the proposed mon,,-
mcnt to the late Gen. Robert f. Lee
The whole amount raised for the pur-
pose in the South, thus far, is said to
be not less than $4,000.
The Pacific railroad has devcrtcd the
California trade from Panama, which
is not pleasant diversion for the bam-
boo city, and it shows signs Of speedy
decline. The prospect is that the 18TH
mus will, ere long, be an orphan with
out any Panama.
The miners of Amador county, CAL,
offer to stop the strike and resume work
at the old rates provided the military
arc removed, but the owners OF the mine
refuse to receive them back on any
terms. The troops still remain in pos
session Of the mines, which arc worked
by new gangs.
The commissioner of Indian affairs TO-
day received telegram from the Indian
agent at Fort Laramie, stating that he
had just issued rations tc Red Cloud S
tribe Of Sioux Indians on the north
side of the North Platte river, and that
they seemed to be satisfied, and that if
no mistakes arc made there will be
permanent peace with them.
Randolph Rogers, the sculptor, is ex-
pected to be in Detroit, Michigan, with
in a fortnight, to take charge ofthe con-
struction of the monument erected by
the State to the memory of the soldiers
who fell in battle during the late war.
Rogers has been in Rome, it is said.
some Is years, and has in that time
never paid Il visit to his native country.
II. f. Hawlcy having met with ser
ious accident at Springfield, Mass, his
wife was informed Of the fact and fell
dead on reading the telegram. lie was
sent home the next day just in time to
see his only child, little girl of ten
years. breathe her last, uavlcy himself
is on the verge Of insanity.
The Postmaster General has deter
mined to rcadvertisc the routes awarded
t. the accepted bidders who failed to
comply with their contracts The civil
service commission to-day heard f. B.
Elliott in explanation Of the system OF
examination now pursued in the treas
ury department, and discussed the qucs-
ton as to the distribution Of labor in
the Investigations to be conducted dur
ing the recess Of the commission, which
will be taken from to-day until the II,
Of October next.
The Postmaster General has, in ac-
cordancc with the telcgraphic act Of
1866, fixed the rate Of tclcSraphic COM
muncation between the several depart
mcnts Of the government and their Of
ficcrs and agents, which have priority
over all other business. These new
rates arc exclusively confined to the
public business. One cent per word is
named for each circuit Of 239 miles or
less. All the words ola communication
transmitted are to be counted excepting
the date and place at which the COM
munication is filed. The ratio for the
signal service messages and reports is
two cents per word for each circuit or
distance, irrespective Of the length OF
the same. The rates took effect July
lSt.
CcuvlS>luAEE rLEAsA*r6N decided that tn,
lilcrcnr" in tho premium realized by the
banks in tho exchange Of various classes {"
goyrrnmrnt securities for others, must l..
rtnrn'I a. earning subject to internal re>v
| nil,. tux.