Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1879-02-12
WASHINGTON.

IHE latest dispatches to the govern
ment discredit all former advices abo ut
Sitting Bull having recrossed the Cam
odian borders into this country.
BIDS have been received for carrying
mail in Missouri, Iowa, Illinois, Michi-
gan, Wisconsin and Minnesota. A
month will be required for opening
them and making awards.
THE new Spanish minister, Senior
Vigo, has been presented to the presi-
dent, and recognized in his official
capacity.
A WASHINGTON dispatch says that
the grand jury by a vote Of 10 to 4,
refused to find a bill against
Eppa Hunton for the alleged offense Of
sending a challenge to Columbus
Alexander.
HE war department has received in
formation that Geographic communlca-
ton is now opened between Forts FL
lott, Custer, Keogh, and Beauford,
which are connected with Bismarck and
DeadwoOd. This connects almost all
the frontier forts by telegraph.
OWING to a difference of opinion re-
garding the transaction of certain bust
ness in the Indian Office, VIM. Leeds,
chief clerk of that office, has been sus-
pended for thirty days during which
time there will be an investigation into
existing difficulties.
CHIEF JOSEPH and the interior depart
ment have arranged for the cession by
the Nez Perces Of the amount of about
1880 square miles in Idaho. The terms
are, six townships in Indian Territory
and $3.50, 900 in money, to be placed in
the treasury and to draw per cent. in
terest, nearly $4,000,
THE president has nominated Digby
V. Bell as collector of customs
at Detroit; also the reappoint-
ment of AIganon S. Berdger
as collector Of customs at New Orleans,
uice Geo. l.. Smith, to be removed, and
VIM. l.. Mcmillan, postmaster at New
Orleans, uice Berdger.
THE British Minister has informed
the Department OF State that the pleuro-
pneumonia having been detected in a
cargo of cattle on the ship Ontario, from
Portland, her Majesty's Government is
considering whether it can retain the
United States. trade under the exemp-
ton of part four of the fifth schedule
Of the act of 1878.
OF the 100000 four per cent.
bonds sent to Europe to the syndicate,
the great bulk were in denominations
of $1,000 each. The syndicate were
uncertain what denominations would
be most in demand. The favorite de-
nominations in this country are no
criterion for them. In this country
double as many 500 bonds sell as
ST. 900.
The president has nominated Jno.
Parker, United States marshall for the
western district Of Michigan; n. P.
Banks, United States marshall for Mas
sachusetts; j. n. Patterson, United
States marshal for New Ham pshire:
Martin |. Townsend, United States at
torney for the northern district of New
York; James Torrans, United States
marshal for the eastern district Of Ar
kansas; Sherman Conant, United States
marshall for the northern district of
Florida; Decius S. Wade, chief justice
ofthe supreme court for Montana.
The comptroller Of currency reports
that the total amount Of bonds held by
the national banks, as security for their
circulating notes, on the LIST of Febru-
airy, was $34S, 939, 200; of this amount
$67 ,961 $50 were six per cent bonds.
The banks also hold $184 S56, 800. Five
per cents are also held by the banks;
$43 ,578,550 four and half per cents,
and $52 $40, 700 of four per cents. The
amount of national bank circulation
outstanding On the LIST inst, was $322,-
930,849.
The President has stated that he shall
fill the vacancy on the Bench OF the
United States Supreme Court which will
undoubtedly be caused by the resigna-
ton of Judge Hunt by the appointment
of some one from that judicial district
which comprises Vermont, Connecticut
and New York. This has put an end
to the hopes of the friends of Chief JUS
tice Grey, of Massachusetts,, and OF
Stanley Matthews. 1t is generally un-
derstood that the President will tender
the appointment to Senator Edmunds,
Of Vermont.
THE encouragement has recently
issued an opinion in which he pro-
n1OlJS GDo SOllClCOI VI Tue treasury IiOIn
recommending for compromise any
claim where the parties are solvent.
The brewing interest claims that the ex
listing law. sec. 3 1863 of the revised stat
utes. is very severe in cases of mere
technical relation, and have prepared a
bill which provides to amend the sec
ton so that whenever any district al
torney shows that any claim, for any
equitable or other reason, may proper
ly be compromised, the secretary OF the
treasury may, in his discretion, COM
promise 1t.
A WASHINGTON dispatch to Chicago
paper some time ago stated that Treas
urer GilfilIan had attempted to make
Secretary Sherman's plan more success
full by sending a great number of clrcu-
lars to private Individuals, as we'll as
banking institutions, notifying them
that "silver in amounts of from $1,000
to $40, 900 will be sent free to any adj
dress" A letter has been received by
the treasurer from an Illinois backwoods