Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-06-25
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a ulspatch OF the Iftn avs Secr""al
Sherman has examined the legislative
appropriation bill, as pas'0d 10y the sen.
ate in its amended f"'m, ana says ina
no difficult, in constituting 1t was expe-
rienced, nor Is any difficulty in carrying
out its provisions anticipated.
Os the 17.h the president appointed
as paymas.ers in the regular army W.
F. Creary, of Michigan, the recently
"hounced" postmaster Of the senate;
George f. Robinson, the man who saved
the life of Secretary Seward when Payne
endeavored to assassinate him; and
Geo. w. Baird, OF Connecticut, now
captain in the Fifth infantry.
A WASHINGTON dispatch of the 18th
says the report of the death ofthe Hon.
John NJ. Langston, our minister to
Hayti, of yellow fever, was received
here by his friends to-day. 1t causes
general sorrow. Much regret is ex-
pressed that he continued at his post
long after the disease became prevalent
at Port au Prince.
THE subcommittee Of the senate ju-
dietary committee to which was refer
red the question, IN connection with
McCrary's nomination as circuit judge,
whether the president could anticipate
a vacancy, reported on the 18th that
the vacancy can be anticipated. The
nomination will now go to the senate
for action on its merits.
THE house election committee has
reported, says a dispatch Of the 11th,
on the Iowa contested election cases.
IL members held that the October cleo
ton was legal and the present incum-
bents entitled to their seats. Chairman
Springer takes the ground that neither
the October nor November election was
legal. and Representative Clark holds
the November election was the only
legal one.
Advices Of the 10Th state that Gen.
Miles has been instructed by Gen. Sher-
man, at the request of Gen. Terry, to
prepare for the field. Miles will organ
ize a streng column and move north,
across the Missouri river, TO the coun-
try Immediately south Of the boundary
line, attack, arrest or drive back the
hostile Sioux, supposed to be hunting
buffalo on American soil and killing an
occasional white man. This move will
be a matter Of international interest, in
asmuch as the Indians are British sub
jects and are held at Washington t be
British invaders.
a WAsHISGToN dispatch of the 10th
inst. says a petition signed by 10000
Mormons asking the pardon OF Reynold
has been filed with the United States
attorney general; also alfidavits
from several members Of the grand
Jury that indicted Reynolds, stating that
he could not have been convicted had
he not himself supplied the testimony.
L. is understood that the cabinet arrived
at the conclusion that Reynolds
should not be pardoned. Mr.. Cannon
is continuing his efforts to secure ex-
%ecutive c~lemency, and intlmates that,
if it be not granted, the Latter-Day
Saints may be expected 10 resort to
forcible resistance.
A WASHINGTON telegram of the 10th
says a number of prominent officers of
the army general staff will Don be re-
tired. Adjt.-Gen. Townsend, who has
seen forty-two years of service, will
probably be succeeded by Richard
C.. Drum. Inspector-General Marcy,
WIN idS NttI IoitS-INt ltalS VI z
vice, VIII probably be succeeded by
Col, Sackett. Quartermaster-general
Meigs, who has seen forty-tnree years
OF service; Surgeon-General Barnes,
who has seen th%irty-nine years Of
service; Paymaster-General Alvord
who has seen forty-slx years OF service;
and General Wheeler, Of the engineer
corps, who has seen forty-eight years Of
service, will also be placed on the re-
tired list.
THE senate subcommittee on cleo
tons, on the 10th decided to postpone
all further consideration OF the Florida
case, that of Bisbee against Hull, until
next session. Col. John w. Clampitt.
of Chicago, has been employed by Mr.,
Bisbee to represent him a. attorney.
Mr.. Ciampitt bases his case upon the
decision Of the supreme court of Flor
ida which cave Bisbee 30 majority.
La the face of this decision the gov
ernor gave the certificate to Hull. Mr..
Clampitt will quote the democratic
claim in the electoral commission,
which was that according TO the decis-
ion Of the supreme court the vote N
the state of Florida should have been
given to the democratic electors. 1t
was insisted then that the state Of Flor
ida had given the Tilden electors a ma
jority. The case was reopened on the
request of Hull. in order that he might
have a chance to take additional testi-
mony.
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