, 1875-12-26

] I
holders, II but short step.
THE PoSTNASTEE5Hp
:s what troubles most people. ]. B. Shaw is eait
no. 20 be sure OF it, and his nomination by til,
| who know Shaw, Noonan's fancy sketch of hin
az foat1ng blade ia not bad. J. B. ls, in fact
one OK the quietest, most self-eonsained men IN
| milwaukee,, and neyet enters saloon, OF nuare
the interesting bowl that makes the world wa2
round 80 funui}y. To call hum q roysterer and J
| saloon-poiit,cian is absurd.
! For Collector Of Customs, Peter Van VechteI
may now be considered booked, Us quite 3 nun
| oer OF letters have been written BY prominent
persons to Senators Howe and Cameron recon-
mienolng n him for tbe position Mr. Van Vschten
10 an active, hard-worAing Republican was IL
the postal seryice under Lincoln, and ia now a
Deputy-Collector under Mr. George c. Stevens
the incumbent During the Senatorial cam
paign Ar. Van Vechten favored Carpenter.
Nr. Bean, Collector of Internal Revenue,
etate Peter HuKim, dismissed Storekeeper.
whose removal is said to have been brought
about BY Conk]ln, because be would not fall in
WITH Conk}ins views. Coukfin is now indicted
for conspiripg with tho Hing to defraud the Gov
eEnment, and noddis, the Gauger who turned
6tates evidence, could find nothing to say
against Hugin,, but. Oh the contrary, testified
he Was tbs only 6torokeeper be knew OF who
reported Irregularities.
DRAWING NEARER TO TIE NORTH.
Tor years Ne have been slowly nearing the
shores OF Lake Superior. Our roads going north
have gradually approached the single line thrown
out north Of us to meet the t1do OF advancing
civilization. and now the glad news comes that
but 50 miles of forest aud rock hare TO be hown
through before the Wisconsin Central effecta
Junction with the 20 miles built By Ashland. The
Central has reached point 2l miles
beyond Stevens Point. In the direc-
ton of Portage CITY, having laid l66 miles.
at IN average cost OF els GOO per mile. The Ia
h14Rtfnp nd hau
EFubblog WILL go on ali winter, and there ia bat
little doubt but that road will be cleared by
June or July next. It is thought that tbs ralue
Of the timber cut in making this road will be
sufficient or nearly 50, to pay the entire cost Of
labor and superiotendence- As fast as the road
IL built it will be ironed, and the timber brought
to market, and the country thus gradually
opened to settlement will doubtless be quickly
occupied.
FREIGHT CONTRACT.
The Michigan Central Railroad Company am
informed, has 1naae contract with J. B. 4.
hcrn for freight OF several Thousand barrels Of
flour at a nominal rnte OF 90 centa barrel from
Milwaukee to New York, paying rebate Of 10
cents Par barrel from the SAID nominal rate. The
freight from Milwaukee to Chicago is per cent
OF the rate Of Milwaukee to New York. OF cents
Per barrel Taking the rebate 10 cents per bar
rel, and cost OF transporting the -four from bIil-
Waukee to Chicago. ! cents per barrel, and n
cents remain as the rate from Chicago to New
per barrel from Chicago to New York. The above
CONTRACT unless my Information is wholly false,
was made by the Erie l. North Shore Line agent
here on the authority of the General Freight
Agent of the Michigan Central Railroad Com
pany.
Mrs. r. P. Elnfore gave lunch Thursday,
from II T. N. to p. m
]. G. Mckinney. special attorney for tbs Coy
eEnmont III the whisky cases, lett for Chicago
Thursday, for the purpose, it il understood. nf
holding consultation with Government officials
there az to the best merhod OF procedure in pscs-
ecuting the cases in that city.
Van kl1k l. McGeogh commenced packing hogs
Monday, and arc cutting about ], 900 per day.
Plankinton g. Armour are cutting about 1000 =
day: Layton will probably begin work in earnest
on Monday.
have it On good authority, that tho earnings
Of the st. Paul Railroad for 1875 are 100000 |
short OF 1874, q fact which will weigh with those
who arn undecided whether OF no the Potter law |
should not be modified
Jonn II. Dursnd visited Milwaukee this week, |
md waa welcomed By many old friends. He is !
70 give his son Charles W. Durand an interest in |
The firm OF Duraud, Robinson d. Co., wholesale |
xrocefs. John II. Dutaud has been in Europe |
several months, with HRS. Durand and their !
daughter Fanny, who has been there two years. |
s1re. Durand returned With her husband, leaving |
and Mrs. J. H. Lawrence, wife, daughter, aud |
son, are also abroad, and have not decided when |
to return, except that it will be, az matter Of |
>ousse. IN tme for the Centennial.
Hiss Nettie Sloan, daughter OF Attorney Gem
sra1 Sloan: is spending tho winter with her ais
;er, Mrs. Edward Dewey.
Mr.. E: r. Mix and family left for New England
Y Wednesday to speud Christmas aad New Years.
hiss Nettie Hugo accompanied them, and will |
'emaln East for some time.