Stevens County tribune. (Morris, Minn.) 1877-1880, 1878-12-19
PERSONAL AND ruAIrIoAL.

HEASONAL AMI xOAAx1AO4As
Secretary Sherman is making busy
for resumption on New Years
day.
Rev. James Challen, of Cincinnati, a
leading Disciple clergyman, editor of the
Christian annual, is dead.
Col. B. Hammer has been elected
President and DIR. Ewelti Vice President of the
Swiss Conferation for 1879.
The secretary of the treasury has issued
a circular of instructions concerning the re
sumption of specie payments.
Intelligence has been received that the
family of the Ameer of Afghanistan, have
taken refuge in Russian Turkistan.
A private cable dispatch, states Henry
Wells, of the Wells, Fargo & Co.'s express, is
lying at the point of death at Glasgow.
The Potter committee will con-
tinue Investigations in Louisiana If Congress
will grant money to pay the expenses.
The committee on commerce of the
Senate has deferred till the 10th the consider
alton of the New York custom house nomina-
tions.
Secretary Sherman has appointed VIM.
Fletcher chief of the loan division Of the treas
ury department. E. G. Coon succeeds Fetch
er as assistant chief.
1t is reported that Bismarck will only
grant amnesty to those German ecclesiastics
who specially apply for it and make submis-
sion to the May laws.
At the election for Mayor in Worces-
ter, Mass, Pratt, citizens candidate, receiv-
ed 1915 votes to 1,947 for Dickinson, nomin-
ated by the Butler club.
The total amount recommended by the
pension appropriation bill is S29,6l6,OOO, the
department estimate, and $244, 600 more than
the appropriation of the current year.
Secretary Stickney of the peace COM
mission has been before the Indian transfer
commission in session at Washington, giving
his views in opposition to the transfer.
the President has recognized Richard
Reade consul of her Britannia Majesty for
the States of Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana
Michigan, Illinois, Iowa and Wisconsin, to
reside in Philadelphia.
Secretary Sherman was before the
Ways and Means committee Of the House
Dec. 10, giving his views on financial matters
and also in reference to the funding bill in
troduced by Mr.. Wood.
In the English house of commons
Dec. 10Th the under secretary for India sale
the council of India intended to increase tn
native army 1900 men. They are not send
ing fresh soldiers from England.
At Indianapolis, Ind, William MerricI
has been convicted of the murder of his wife
The jury were out but thirty minutes and re
turned verdict of murder in the first degree
and affixed the penalty of death.
Mahomed Damed Pasha has bcel
summoned to the the place at Constantinople
and appointed Governor of TripQli, n-Barbary
He left for his post Immediately without re
turning home. This is equivalent to Danish
ment.
| A London telegram of Dec. 18th, says
man named Madden was arraigned at tn
Bow street police court, the day before, chara
ed with threatening the life of Queen Victori'
Madden. it appears, is harmless lunatic, an
has been known as such for twenty years.
The Senate committee on finance hav
agreed to report favorably on the nominatio
of Hillhouse to be assistant treasurer at Ne
York city. Gen. Lyon, Of the purchasing con
mlttee of the Indian commissioners, and Ba
clay White, representing the society {
Friends at the Winnebago agency have take
stand against the transfer of the Indian burea
to the war department.
1t can now be stated positively ths
there is at least no present probability Of A
torney General Devens retiring from tn
cabinet. The President and other member
of the cabinet consider it to the advantage
the government that no change shall occur
present, and while Gen. Devens has had offe
ed to him the position of first circuit judg
ship, he will defer his own wishes in regal
thereto and remain in his present office.
The Congressional House committee
on appropriation have agreed to reccommer
an appropriation of $450,0OO for the expens,
} OF the frstmail service. The committees ali
completed the Indian appropriation bill.
appropriated "a, 100000, $57 less than the e,
listing law. Judge Durham was authoriz,
to reported an amendment to the Senate b
providing for the purchase by government
the Freedman'slbank and appropriating f
the purpose $275, 900. The amendment I
duces the sum to S155, 900. The commit
r decided to recommend Inconvenience
, Senate amendments to the military acaden
bill.
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