Marshall County Republican. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1856-1878, 1875-05-13

Balance OF interest PAID by the United
States ..........-.....-.--...... O3ls,4 9o
John T. HEARTILY has resigned his position as
Assistant Treasurer of the United States, and
the President has appointed as his successor
Curtis S. Burnhsm. wealthy Kentuckian ard
I personal friend of Secretary Bristow.
The Supreme Court has decided the Farrag,,t
prize case in favor of the claimants.
! special dispatch to Chicago paper states
that the internal revenue and customs receipts
are dropping off at very discouraging rate !;
that they will fail to pay the current expendi-
ture of the government by several millions of
dollars. From every prospect now, it is more
probable that the revenue will fall off still
further.
Senior Matilda, who represented the Spanish
Republic at Washington. during its existence,
has presented his credentials as Minister
Plenpotentiary and Envoy Extraordinary from
Alfonso King of Spain.
J. G. Hester, special agent under the De-
partment of Justice, and known in connection
with the political arrests in Alabama, has been
dismissed.
Secretary Bristow has commenced cutting
usNn tie WoihllS luACS III QcpdIt.
Sone twenty people, good proportion Of
tim being ladies-have been dismissed from
Gen. Spinner's Office.
HE Postoffice Department is still engaged in
adjusting the salaries of Postmasters under the
law of the last Congress. 1t is discovered that
the appropriation was not large enough for the
purpose, and such of the Postmasters as have
not already made their application for increased
pay will be without it.
The Comptroller of the Currency has called
upon the national banks for report of their
condition on the Is. inst
The Secretary of the Treasuiy, with a view
to retrenchment in his department. has very
properly set ON foot an investigation as to the
propriety of abolishing some Of the many in
terror ports of delivery which are source of
considerable expense to the government with
out compromising revenue.
Political.
A Washington correspondent announces that
Congressman Milton SAVIOR Of Cincinnati. who
has not hitherto been publicly mentioned in
that connection, is known to be a candidate for
the Speakership.
SerSeant-at-Arms Ordway has now in his pos
session the back pay of but two members of the
late House of epresentatives-Kellogg, of
Connecticut, and McKee, of Mississil pi.
Neither of these persons have drawn their pay
or covered it into the Treasury. and it could
at any time be recovered from the government
by the members or their heirs.
The election for city officers in Indianapolis
passed off very quietly and resulted in victory
for the Republicans, giving them the Mayor,
Clerk, Treasurer, Marshal, Assessor and seven
out of thirteen Councilman.
The President has appointed ex-senator d.
D. Pratt of Indiana, Commissioner of In
ternal Revenue, vice Douglass, removed.
Hon. ]. B. McCreary has been nominated for
Governor 10y the Democrats of Kentucky.
1t is announced that ex-senator Pomeroy
Is making arrangements to enter the canvass
for United States Senator from Kansas to sue
coed Mr.. Harvey
1t now turns out that Commissioner Douglass
browning weakness, and the one which led to
his removal, was leniency toward illicit dis
tillers.
Miscellaneous.
An effort is being made at Washington to in
dict editor Dana for hbeling e1-Iov. Shepherd.
but it is not probable that Dana can be broGght
to the capital.
statement of the losses of the insurance
companies by the Oshkosh fire. prepared by
committee appointed to adjust the same, shows
the total to he 1888, 800.
The boiler of the steamer Senator exploded
at Portland, Oregon, last week. killing the
Captain, Purser, and number of the crew.
The Portage bridge on the Erie railroad, said
to be the largest wooden bridge in the world,
was burned last week.