The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1877-04-06
CURRENT NEWS.


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Missouri, Prof. Cyrus Thomas. State En-
tomolosist Of Illinois, and DR.. A. s. Pack
ard, OF the -ArseyicGn Naturalist, Massa-
chusstts. have been sppcintnd United
States Entomolozist Commission. 70 in
quire into the habits and character Of the
grxsshoppers and other destru cfive insects
which have created for several years 50
much rzv>ge in the Agricultural districts Of
the West The Commission will have il
headquarters Il Warrington in Professor
Hayden's Office, and their Western once,
In which the larger part OF the in
door work il 10 be done, At st. Louis.
Professor Riley will occupy himself more
particularly with the whole country east Of
the mountains and south Of the forty eighth
parallel, also the west half Of Iowa and the
whole Of British America Professor Thorn
- takes Minnesota, Nebraska. South Da-
kots and East Wyoming; while Professor
Packard will make Montana, West Wyom-
ing and the Pacific slope his special field.
The natural history, remedies, preventive
measures. the meteorological and geogrsph-
fcal bearing Of the subject, etc., will also be
divided and allotted to facilitate the work Of
the Commission.
A deiegxfion Of colcred men called upon
the President, on the 21st, and thanked
him for having appointed Mr. Douglass a.
Marshal CT the District The President, in
reply, said that in making appointments
under his administration no discrimination
should be made on account OF color, and
should any public officer having positions
20 bestow make any such discrimination, he
would consider il . sufficient cause for his
removal. In conclusion, he referred to his
policy q reconciliation and expressed his
confidence in its success.
Washington dispatches OF the 21st state I
that, - the result Of numerous Cabinet
conferences, = decision has been reached TO |!
send commission Of prominent men to I
Louisiana, before taking final action in the I
Affairs Of that state.
II has been decided By the President and
Cabinet that An extra session Of Congress
shall be called for about June4 4.
The Cabinet, or the I'D, came to the
in the South Carolina case, not
70 remove the troops It present. but allow
hem TO remain under the orders hereto
lore issued By ex-President Grant to mzir-
'zin the status quo. The same conclusion
Eas reached - 20 Louisianx, till such time
y Commission TO investigate the situation
= that State shall have been decided upon.
The special Legislative committee sp-
pointed % investigate the late Asntabula
submitted their report on the ed,
accompanied BY vzsts amount Of testimony.
which wxs ordered printed. The commit I
80, sftsr going into details showing the
mperfecticns in the bridge, re-
'ort the following - their
onclusions: I. There were from 50 to
% lives lost BY the failure Of the bridge.
! The bridge went down under IN ordinary
pad, By reason Of defects in its original
obstruction. .. The defects In the original
obstruction Of the bridge could have been J
discovered u any time after its erection BY 9
careful analytical inspection, such a the .
Importance ofthe structure demanded, and :
nus the sacrifice Of life and property pre- \
erted. .
T. B. Wsshburnc, United States Minister !
{ Paris, wxs called upon At Washington. on ?
be I'd, By committee Of Germans, who
resented him with resolutions thanking .
IN for services to their eoantrymen dur
,g the Franco German war.
When the Senate adjourned there was 4 !.
lumber Of nominations left unconfrmed. i
Articularly those Of Democrats for Mar
al and District-Attomey OF Tennessee
I'd Postmaster II Petersburg, Va. they 4
Asing been objected to BY Republicans. II
ne President has decided to resppoinf these
en, and they viii hold over Il least until Z
e extra session. when, II they are not Y
'nnrmed- Others persons viii be appointed.
The Pennsylvania Legislature, on the 8
q, duly elected ,. Donald Cameron y
nited States Senator a. successor To his y
ther, Simon Cameron, resigned a
The South Carolina question was again q
1der consideration in the Cabinet on the =
u, the result being that the President :.
- advised 70 request the presence Of both - -
.mptcn and Chamberlain 1t Washington :,
A early day. Accordingly, the Presi- ~
'nt caused bis secretary, Mr.. Rodgers, to -
ldress the two gentlemen . letter, inviting m
IN 70 come, In order that, through ! per-
nal Interview, he might arrive Il lust :.
Inclusion - 70 the affairs or the State. In ~
e Of inability or indspo@ition 20 accede Z.
the summons, the President requested. ~
his letter, such written communications -
the two claimants tothe Goyerrorship Of :.
'uth Carolina might see 1T 10 forward. =
Minister Z. B. washburne has requested, -
Ter assrvice Of years a. envoy to France. y
Re relieved, ard his request has been y
anted BY the President. He will serve. a.
viewer, until his successor shall have been ~
pointed. ~
The following letter has been addressed -
Secretary schurz 10 ali the heads Of =,
rsaus In the Interior Department: m
DEPARTMENT or INTERIOR.
WASHINGTON, ID. c., March %.
srE: ] desire you to report to me in writ
q g early day - possible ON the fol- I'll