Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1877-09-19
WASHINGTON.
ARMY ESTIMATES.

Associated press dispatches from
| Washington of the 18th inst, states that
the estimates for the support Of the army
for the present fiscal year have been
prepared by the war department ans
sent to the treasury department, which
will transmit them to congress at the
extra session. These are the only est
mates to be sent In
THE EXTRA SESSION
The question with regard to the presi-
dent sending the usual annual message
and reports Of the executive depart
m6nts to the extra session was not long
ago considered in the scabinet, when it
was agreed that the message and accom-
panying documents should relate only
to the business for which congress is to
to be especially convened and not to
general subjects Of legislation. lis
thought, therefore, that the message
will be brief
THE PHILADELPHIA CUSTOM HOUSE.
The commission appointed to inves-
tigate the affairs of the Philadelphia
| custom house say that on the whole the
condition Of the service at the present
time is reasonably satisfactory; that it is
conducted to the general appreciation
Of the business community; that cor
ruption is apparently unknown, and
that the irregularities which have pre-
vailed have sprung from a loose con
struction of law and erroneous views of
duty; that the force, as to character and
capacity, is of very fair average: that
the work, with few exceptions, is eff
GENTLY done; that the service, in all
branches, has been greatly improved
within the last year, and that the ten
dency and tone of its conduct at present
is generally healthful and in the right
direction.
PROBABLY SCALPED
The following dispatch was received
in reply to one from Prof Hayden, in
curing about the safety of Bechler's di-
vision of his survey:
FIT. HALE, Idaho, Sept. 5.-Bechler
left here on July p, for the Teton coun-
try, intending to be gone several weeks.
We expect him by the 9th inst, but
have heard nothing of him since he
left. CAMBRIDGE,
Captain Commanding.
Fears have been entertained for the
safety of this party, as it has not yet
been heard from.
THE VESSEL EDWARD LEE
Associated press dispatches of the
10th inst, say that the case of the YES
sci Edward Lee, supposed to have been
fired upon by a Spanish war vessel near
the southern coast of Cuba, has been
ment Of state The inquiry thus far has
not shown any foundation for the allie
cations in the case of the Edward Lee;
I'but, if satisfactory evidence can be fur
nished that any Spanish war vessel has
committed any violation of internation-
al law, the matter will be considered In
! the same friendly manner as ane cases
Of the Ellen Rizpah and Rising Sun by
the Spanish government, which has al
ready assured the department of state
of its earnest disposition not only to
render satisfaction, but to preserve the
| amicable relations now existing between
the two governments.
VESSEL INSPECTION.
The Treasury Department has decid-
| ed, that in cases where steamers desire
to change the business for which they
were originally inspected during the
year for which such inspection was.
made, the reinspection and examina-
ton made necessary by such change
shall be done free of expense to the
owner Of any such vessel.
THE IRRECoNCILABLEs.
Several numerously-signed memorials
will be presented to Congress next
month, proposing amendments to the
Constitution abohshing the Presidency.
An Executive Council, Council Of State,
Or Cabinet is to be substituted therefor,
composed Of seven Secretaries, without
any superior officer, all to have equal
authorlty,-that is, simply to strike out
the President and authorize the Secre-
taries to have the execution of the laws
and the general supervision Of the Gov
eminent Four Of the Council are to
be elected by the House and three by
the Senate, from members of their re-
spective Houses, for two years, one or
all to be removed at any time by the
/ House electing them, and all to have
Col. Nick SMITH, Mrs Grundv,"
tells a little story about Col Nick Smith,
son-in-law of Horace Greeley His first
wife, Miss Lou Pope, of Louisville, KY,
was IN sympathy with the rebellion, and
he was an officer III the federal army
while he was doing his counting during
the first year of the war Mrs Pope
would never allow him to visit her in his
| uniform, and not long after their marri-
age, or about the time it occurred, he
resigned from the army. When he
married Miss Greeley he adopted her
faith, the Roman Catholic, and not long
since he named his infant boy Horace
Greeley, dropping the name ofSmith SO
far as the child is concerned. So 1t
may be said" says Mrs Grundy, that
he gave up his country for his first wife,
his religion for his second, and his name
for biS child y