The Hickman courier., 1873-07-12
News of the Week.
EAST

Since the abolition of the franking privi-
less, on the LIST inst, there has been marked
decrease in the amount of mail matter passing
through the New York post-ofice- The post
master says the reform has caused falling
OF Of 1900 free newspaper exchanges du-
ring the week.
The Evening Telegram says the law un-
der which Roserzweig, the abortionist, orcn-
ded, with its penalty of seven years impe Don
ment, was legislated out of existence by the
passage Of new law, making malpractice, at
tended with fatal results, punishable with
death Rosenzweig has lain for months in
the tombs awaiting a new trial, but has not
been reindicted, and it is believed cannot be.
Stokes, Simmons. and King win. il is supposed,
escape the death penalty through new law
requiring proof OF deliberate attempt to kill,
for conviction of murder in the first degree
The Springfield Republican says Vice
President Wilson has passed into that stage
of health which Chase so long occupied, a
paralytic invalid to whom life is Of most un-
certain duration. The nature of his disease
may not utterly destroy his usefulness as a
man and public servant, but it viii undoubt-
edly limit his ambition and activity.
Secretary Belknsp has approved the loca-
ton of bridge across the Mississippi river at
Lacrosse, Wis, as determined by the govern
ment engineer. The South Minnesota rail-
road viii accordingly erect bridge at that
poiat. The secretary addressed letter to
Alexander. Mitchell, president of the Milwaukee
and St. Paul railroad company, declining the
appointment Of new board of exaafners ON
the question OF location, as requested by the
railroad company
Gen o. o. Howard had the handling OF
some 800 coo. coo of the Freedmen's Bureau,
and. as security for honest dealing he was
s-Ersfr~-T f r.vr 70 aIs bona r.,- ESQ, GOO Ii~
assz<seiako
bonds of $40, 900 each. The unpleasant fact
is reported from Washington that none of
these bonds can be found on record They are
not II the first comptroIler's Office, where they
should be they have been looked for in the
war department, where they ought NO to be,
aud are not there. The question is did Gen
Howard ignore the law. and neglect to file the
bonds, or were they fled, and then quietly
stolen back? The probabilities are that,
whatever may be done by the department of
justice, the secretary of war viii order a court
OF inquiry or cours-martisl in Howsrds
case.
"A Washington special says 6 second expe-
dition TO the arctic regions promises 70 prove
perhaps IS signal a failure as the first, and
from some cause the Jzniata Commander
Braine. is hardly Under way, when Commander
Greer, who is to have charge of the Tigress,
writes TO Commodore Ammen, Il viii be in
Annapolis Thursday, and hope you viii have
instructions there for me to the effect that
when 1 fall in with Brsine he shall not, with
out my consent interfere with the personel
OF my vessel. care nothing for newspaper
articles, but thus far the public mind seems
to center on Braine, entirely emitting the Ii
gress and its officers. Now don't care to
have other men steal my thunder If I find
the Polaris before Brains comes home, wish
to ha { full charge of her, and power to de-
tail such officers as 1 deem ft to assist "a
bringing her home hope under Provi-
dence, to have a safe and prosperous voyage.
1t Is ascertained that for the present fis-
cal year. the salaries Of senators, representa-
tives and delegates would amount to "a, ,02O, 600
against 81, 100 600 during the past year; and
the treasury VIII have disbursed 50, OBS, $50 in
salaries to congressman before ever the ses-
sion begins, next December. The new pay
S625 per month, Is cent to members every
month, and hone Of It has been returned as
yet =.
A sharp thief presented forged order on
Gov. Henry d. Cooke. to the Bank Note
Engraving Company. at Washington, for all
certificates of indebtedness of the District of
Columbia which were finished. Under this
order about $4,000 in certificates were de-
livered. and thus far no trace OF the thief has
been discovered.