Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-11-28
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A Record of Important Events
Domestic and Foreign.
WASHINGTON.

| THE president or the 22nd of Nov.
signed the commission Of Col. John
| Hay as assistant secretary of state.
SAYS Washington telegram Of Nov.
23d: The Treasurer Of the Society Of
the Army of the Cumberland made the
final payment Of $12,Gl2, 10 the SOUP.
tor, Mr.. Ward, for the Thomas statue.
The total amount paid vas $59,54 68.
POSTMASTER GENERAL KEY, says n
dispatch of Nov ODD, has issued orders
forb bidding the delivery Of registered
letters or The payment Of money orders
10 Morris Richmond. at Covington, Ky,
and Murray, France 81 Co, or Sim mons
81 Dickinson, Louisville, Ky.
THE United states auditor of railroad
accounts received com nmnication from
the vlce.presideni Of the Central Pacific,
Nov. 21st, inclosing n check for 5000,
$50, which settles all the accounts Of the
road with the government, up To the 3lst
Of last December. The cash payments
for the year 1879 will not be due till next
February.
THE following announcement says n
dispatch of Nov. Goth, has been made by
Il, T. Devices, chairman of the national
COMMITTEES of the national (greenback)
parry; "The national committee Of the
national party are hereby modified and re-
qucstcd 10 attend meeting of the same
committee, 10 be held here the 9Th Of
January, 1880. A full attendance Is re.
quested.'
THE concluding meeting of the Army
Of the Cumberland was held in Wash
inaton Nov. Goth. Gen. Phil. Sheridan
was reelected president for the ensuing
year, aud Toledo was selected as the
place for The next meeting. Resolutions
were adopted expressing the society's
admiration Of and reverence for the pure
character Ond noble patriotism of the
lamenlcd Gen. Il bert Anderson who
commanded at Fort Sumpter.
THE following circular was ISSUED by
The commissioner Of pensions Nov. goth;
"To enable this office to dispatch with
better facility the rapidly increasing
current business, u change In the system
of arranging the records and files has
been made, which will render IL neccs
sary that all inquiries for the condition
Of pension claims on account OF ser.
vice rendered after March 4th, 1861,
should contain the name OF the soldier,
who performed the military service, with
HIS hlhlt, tbHlpuly hIu ItBlil'htSi 40
well ne the number Of the claim or PEN
sion certificate as the case may be- In
quiries which do not contain the above
information, will not be answered, cX-
cept in special cases where the failure to
furnish II iscxplained.
MCCRARy, secretary Of war, in his m
nual report, referring TO the Ute out
breaks, takes the ground that the govern.
ment should insist In Its demands for
the surrender and punishment of the In
dians responsible for the Meeker mas.
sncre, and the treachcrous attack upon
Major Thornburgh's command. Tue
secretary recommended The sale
and abandonment of certain
military posts, and c0neurs
with Gen Sherman's recommendation
Tint the army be fixed ut $4,000 men, tx.
elusive of those on detached service.
Sec MeCrary hns reduced the engineers
stimutes, Tor river and harbor improve
meuls during the next fiscal year from
about $l4 100000 to $4,000 600; md hns
also made n reduction of over $4,000 900
from estimates (aggregaling about $40,
600, 000) which were submitted for all
other public work under the war depart.
mcnt.
A WASHINGTON dispatch OF Nov. 2ith
snys prominent army officers in this city
are by no means sanguinc of the attain
mont ol gu cess 10y the Tito commission
In ils efforts to procure the resignation
or surrender, by tho White River Utes,
of the murdprcrs of Agent Mecker and
the instigntors of The assault upon Thorn.
burgh's command On the contrary, the
belief IL generally expressed in army
circles that the Indians have been and
are still simply trying to gain time IN
hope that military operations against
them will be prevented by winter wealth.
or, and that the gully members of the
tribe may scatter before the spring sea-
son opens ~ as TO elude either detection
or punishment. General sherman
said yesterday that he honed for the best
but there was no telling what would
take place. He had given orders, he
said, to leave no means untricd To make
our soldiers 1t present In camp IN the
Ute country ns comfortable rs possible,
and had directed that shelter. clothing
and the best of food that could be pro.
cured should be furnished them. In he
event Of the interior department failing
In It's present efforts 10 obtain possession
OF the murdrrors The army would bc on
the spot aud make short work OF them In
the spring or sooner IL necessary. lie
believes winter will 50 reduce the con.
dition of their ponies rs 10 make II inn
possible for them to escape