Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-01-03

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afterwards. AT daybreak on the l1th,
Stinert and Anderson We're alone, no
boats nor bodies in sight, nothing but
the floating cargo. The two men saved
were rescued at five in the evening by
n schooner bound to jamaica.
WASHINGTON.
ADMIRAL HoFr died in Washington
on Chritmas
i. u. PIERCE, Of Boston, has been ap-
pointed assistant treasurer Of the United
4 States.
TIE committee investigating Chinese
Minister Stewards official acts will be
ready to report February 1st.
Ir is reported that strong effort will
be made to secure Il reduction of mon
ey-ordcr fees during the present session
Oi congress.
HE house appropriations committee
expect to have all appropriation bills
passed and sent to the senate by Fcbru-
ary goth ut the farthest.
THE BRAZILIAN ministerial Washington
has been advised by his government to
secure and forward to the smallpox
districts of Brazil all the good vaccine
matter possible.
LEWIS f. PAYNE, Of Virginia, who
was recently republican candidate for
congress against Hunter in the Alexan-
drla Va. district, has been appointed
district attorney for the territory Of
Wyoming.
THERE have been distributed during
the year from the department of agri-
culture over 10000 tea plants, and rs
many more will be distributed during
the coming year. Commissioner Leduc
! is cont, cnt oi success.
ACTING Acknowledgement Phillips de
cided Dec. 2Slh that the Teller invcsti-
cation committee has right to use the
SO, GOO appropriated for investigation
by the senate.
The suit against the govern
ment brought by the heirs Of
stephen A. Douglas, for certain
cotton captured By the U. S. govern
mert in Mississippi, during the war and
sold rs bandoncd property, was set
tied finally in the court of claims
by a judgment in favor Of claimant.
~ Allb-NOhMAllT vi Nlii ObOil VIII
mittce, consisting Of Potter himself,
Cox, ofOhio,and Stengcr, leave Washing
ton Dec. 30th for New Orleans To finish
the investigation of election returns in
that state. AS that committees APP
preparation is exhausted the remainder
of the investigation will be carried on ut
personal expense.
The congressional commission on the
transfer of the Indian bureau will be
ready to report about the middle OF
January. There will be majority and
minority reports, the former recon-
mcnding that the bureau remain where
il is. The majority report will set forth
III detail numerous reasons for the
transfer, most of which have already
been urged by advocates of that policy.
1t will hold that the army can control
the Indians much more effectively than
the interior department, and that the
change will give employment to many
army officers now idle.
LIEUT.. GREEN, United States army,
who was detailed 10y the war depart
ncnt 70 accompany the Russian army
during the recent Russo-rurkish war,
has petitioned congress for permission
to receive the following decorations
from the emperor of Russia: The
decoration Of st. Anne, third class, for
bravery ut the battles Of Shipka, Auv.
"A, and Of pievna. Sept. IL, 1877; the
decoration Of ST. Vladimir, fourth class,
for bravery in the passage Of the Bal
kans, Dec. 25-3l, 1877. and III the battle
Of Philippopolis, Jan Is, 1873; and the
decoration Of the Cnmlaign Medal for
serving with the Russian army III the
campaign of 1877 and 1873.
FROM returns Of gross receipts from
sales of stamps, etc. ,of post offices in the
principal cities, MS kept at the post
office department, it is found that Chi
cago leads every city except New York
and Philadelphia The returns for the
last fiscal year are rs follows, emitting
cents:
Baltimore $B, as Indianapolis s 1o5, 32i
Boston ........ N46. Slu louisville. ms 239
Brooklyn . .. SAG. M New York II. ,, s6d. 400
Chicago ...., j, 81, sSl Eputshurg ,. 23, ml
1nrinn tl,a....t ll',6nF ht adelphia. NN,ssl
Cleveland ,..... La, i31l san Francisco ina, i5i
Detroit l5S, sol Il Louis iba, So
TnEREis in course of preparation by
persons near the war department y
paper which will review in detail the
army bill the purpose Of which will be
u show that the bill should DO materi-
ally amended before passing. Special
attention viii ~ paid t. VIA, are called
tile constitutional features II the bin,
and ii VIII be maintained that these
provisions. which, partly openly and
partly covertly, practically strip the sec
rotary of war of all lowers and make
him subordinate to the general of the
army, are III contravention both Of the
letter and surit Of the constitution, and
tend q place the civil entirely under
the control az the military power.
SAYS dispatch II Zee. SOth, Edward
Ninlmo, chiefof the bureau III statistics,
has prepared statement compiled