The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1874-07-31
CURRENT NEW :.
WARRINGTON.


The District Commission have issued an
order suspending all work under contract Of
the late Board Of Public Works. except those
pertaining 10 sewers, and the same shall not
be resumed except upon the approval Of the
Commissioners. and by written order Of the
engineers. II was also ordered that the ex-
animation Of all the work on sewers and
other public Improvements be made At once
by the Engineer OF the Board Of Commission
err. to determine the point OF work which l.
10 be done under the Commission.
John l.. R0uth. Second Assistant Postma>-
ter-General. has been authorized 10 act a.
Postmaster-General until the arrival from
Russia Of Mr.. Jewell. the newly appointed
head OF the department. Mr.. y. II. Mari !
appointed First Assistant.
The Secretary Of the National Grange re-
ports the whole number Of oranges on the
first Of June al nearly twenty thousand. or
these. Iowa had the largest number. 1891;
while Missouri had .a29; Kansas. .3ss3; Hi
nois. 1.4sl: Kentucky. 1,l0l. The Cotton
and Gulfsistes alone had 4.Oe5 oranges, while
the Territories had l>0. There are oranges
now in every state in the Union, and about
thirty oranges IN Canada.
There j. understood TO be a serious disa-
greement between Secretary Bristow and
Treasurer Spinner. growing out Of differ
ence Of opinion a 20 who shall select the APP
pointees in the Tressurer's office. Mr.. Spin
ner is reported a. saying that unless he could
choose his own subordinates he would tender
his resignation. while Mr.. Bristow asserts his
right. a. the head Of the Treasury Depart
ment. 20 designate all appointments that may
be made in the department
In connection with the application Of Gen.
Sheridan for effective operations against the
Indians. Kiowas. Comanches and Cheyennes.
the Secretary Of War has instructed the Gen
eral Of the Army as follows:
July -Respectfully returned 10 the General
Of the Army. In accordance with suggestions
and recommendations received to-day from the
Acting Secretary OF the Interior and Commis-
sioner OF Indian Affairs, the guilty will be pur-
sued and pgnished wherever found, and reserya-
ton lines should be no barrier 70 such opera
tons. Care should be taken not 10 strike innO-
cent and friendly Indians who are near the
agency. and whs have taken no part IN recent TO-
rays Measures should be immediately taken 10
keep friendly Indians from Others. and peImls
sion b. offered to others who are friendly, and
have not had an opportunity 20 join them, % come
In Taen all who psrsist in hoSfilties should be
pursued and punished The secretary OF the In
terror will be immediately informed Of these in
structiOns, and q copy OF the letter Of the >ecre
tAry OF the Interior OF July l., inclOsing the con-
munication from the Commissioner OF Indian Az
fairs of the same date. received to-day, will be
sent rs soon a. copied, % you tor transmission 10
Gen. Sheridan.
A M BxLKSsr. Secretary Of War.
Returns to the Department Of Agriculture.
on the 10th, give the following information
regarding the corn crop:
An increase in the corn area Of fully two mil
lion acres i apparent or SIX per cent. above the
breadth OF last year The percentage Of increase
II largest In the south. The Increase In acres u
generally good Ia the West, but elsewhere varia-
bic. Only Massachusetts,. OF the Eastern states,
reports a. average condition. Only Pennsylya-
mia. OF the Middle states, and Maryland. south
Carolina, Georgia, florldz asd Texas, OF the
southern states, report the same. Minnesota Is
an exception IN the Western states, reporting ~,
and California and Oregon fail e. give u iull ave-
rage. The percentages of the condition Of the
Massachusetts,. III ridA, Michigan and Kansas,
l0.; Mary land and lows, l04; Illinois, l05; Tex
Ne. lei; Indiana and Nebraska. loo. The States
averaging l01 are Pennsylvania, Georgia, Wis
consin and Missouri
In response to the application Of the Lieu
tenant-Governor Of Mississippi for troops to
aid in preserving order on election day. the
Secretary Of War ordered two companies
from Jackson to yicksburg. The Mayor and
Postmaster Of Vick-burg. however, protest
ed against sending any troops TO that city, As
Il would only increase the excitement, while
there wa no danger Of all outbreak, and the
order was subsequently ceuntermanded until
the matter could be investigated.