Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1872-09-05
General News Summary.
Washington News.

A WASHINGTON telegram Of the nth says
the President and Cabinet had finally declined
the invitation to visit Chattanooga.
Washington dispatch Of the 10Th says:
"There Is information from Geneva which
warrants the assertion that, since the exclu
sion of the claims Tor indirect damages, the
business before the Tribunal Of Arbitration
has been favorable to this Government, and
that several awards for direct damages have
already been agreed upon, the indications
being that, upon the conclusion of the adju
dication, gross sum will be awarded TO the
United States, thereby avoiding reference
of the subject to a Board OF Commission
ers"
The following postmasters have been re-
Gently appointed In Mis6ouri-Petcr H.
Jaquitt, Pilot Knob; Daniel r. Frazier, Van
Buren,; Sylvanus J. Robinson, McCurg;
Fred W. Lcightncr, Pittsvillr; Ewell Else
rick, Montcylle John s, Dillon, Burdctte;
Thompson F Anderson, ToIono; WIN. SAGA.
man, Frccdland, j. w Saughton, Sue City;
Charles Hecker, soan's Point, In Oio--
james G. Tobias, New Lebanon; r. Kcr.
shaw, Colon; Charles Forbes Columbia,
The Kentucky War Claims have finally
passed the Third Auditors ONCE, and the
amount to be paid the State Is fixed at S235,
25S,72, the sum originally demanded
The new postal card, "a agreed upon by
the Postohlce Department, will he Of light
amber color, five inches by three and one.
eighth in size, and will weigh about one and
fourth drachms. Directions for using are
printed on one side
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Secretary Of War, asked to be paid the value
of two hundred mules seized by the Union
troops at Helena, Ark, in 1862 the Attorney
General, to whom the matter was referred,
has given his opinion that the claim is not
good, the property having been seized in a
State which attempted to withdraw from
the Union, and belonging to party not
loyal to the Government.
The acting Commissioner Of Internal
Revenue has decided that the tax on brokers'
and bankers sales OF gold, silver bullion
and coin, prJlnissory notes, stocks, bonds,
and other securities, Is repealed on and
after October /, 1872.
The Treasury Depart has issued its
instructions to Customs officers relative to
the Chicago Relief act The following are
SpUN % tt' IuabtIlAl0 VI I1til NI3th tiIN d'h
will be allowed If imported mud used in the
erection OF building, in the burnt district
within one year from April 3, lsi3: Brick,
stone, window glass, paints, liusccd OIL
hinges, locks bolts screws, and other OF.
binary building hardware and materials;
also iron grders, head pipe, etc., which are
imported in the condition In which they are
used. ktw materials, such as pig lead and
iron, II imported and manufactured in Chi
cago into the heavy articles above men.
toned, will also be entitled TO the benefit Of
the act, but where said raw material is
manufactured into the smaller articles,
such as bolts, locks, hinges, etc, drlwbuck
will not be allowed. All returns Of duties
will be made hy the Department through the
Collector ut Chicago to parties who shall have
paid the same at that port; but merchandise
withdrawn for consumption at any other
port, though it may he used in the burnt dis.
trict, will not be entitled to the benefit Of
the act