Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1879-06-20
THE WEEKS WORK,
A Record of Important Events,
Domestic and Foreign.
WARRINGTON.

friends of the Warner silver Dill 10 pass
il before congress adiourns.
A DISPATCH received at Washington
on the 18th from Fred Douglas, from
Hayti, stating that the United States
Minister, the Hon. j. Nj. Langston, is
dying of yellow fever.
On the 17.h the president appointed
M paymasters in the regular army W.
+. Creary, of Michigan, the recently
"bounced" postmaster Of the senate;
George f. Robinson, the man who saved
the life of Secretary Seward when Payne
endeavored to assasslnate him; and
Geo. w. Baird, of Connecticut, now
captain in tho Fifth infantry.
The sub committee Of the senate ju-
dietary committee to which was refer
red the question, in connection with
McCrary's nomination N 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 senate on the 18th passed the
bill extending the pension OF 500
monthly, heretofore received by james
Shields, 10 his wife and children, during
the Widowhood Of the former, and until
the latter reach the age of l6 years.
The bill was amended, giving the same
amount to the widow and children Of
Colonel Fletcher Webster, the only son
of Daniel Webster, killed ut Bull Run.
Advices Of the 10th state that Gen.
Miles has been instructed by Gen. Sher-
man, mt the request of Gen. Terry, to
prepare for the field. Miles will organ
ize strong 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 BOIL and killing M
occasional white man. This move will
he ~ matter of international interest, in
nsmuch w the Indians are British sub
jects and are held ut Washington to be
British invaders
A WASHINGTON dispatch of the 18th
says when the hour for commencement
of the senate session had arrived, the
members being still III the caucus, not
II single senator WAS present except the
| IucbidtHt WO HHt', VIM S''pihihhuSu
silence by rap of the gavel,
and the chaplain offered prayer,
invoking divine blessing upon
"the deliberations of this body" Dur
ing the prayer, Senator Hill came in,
and Mt its conclusion, the president pro
tenn, CHANGING ut tho empty seats, said
"The senator from Georgia will now
come to order, and the secretary will
read the journal of yesterday proceed
ings."
A WAHuNGroN dispatch Of the 10th
inst. says ~ petition signed by 10000
Mormons asking the pardon OF Reynold
has been filed with the United States
attorney general; also ailidavits
from several members of the grand
jury thnt indicted Reynolds, stating that
he could not have been convicted had
he not himself supplied the testimony.
IL il understood that the cabinet arrived
ut tho conclusion that Reynolds
should not be pardoned. Mr.. Cannon
ia continuing his efforts To secure ex-
ecutive clomency, and intimatcs that,
il il bo not granted, the Latter-Day
Saints may ho expected to resort to
furCible resistance.
A WASHINGTON telegram Of the 10th
says u number Of prominent officers of
tho army general stall will soon be re-
! tired. Addiction. Townsend, who has
seen forty-two years of service, will
probably be succeeded by Richard
g. Drum. lnspoetor-General Marcy,
who has seen forty -iivo years Of SER
vice, will probably be- succeeded by
Col. Sackctt. Acknowledgement
Meigs, who has seen forty-throe years
of service; Surgoon-Gcneral Barnes,
who has seen thrty-nlne years of
service; Paymaster-Goneral Alvord,
who has seen torty-slX years of service;
and General Wheeler, Of the engineer
corps, who has seen forty-eieht years of
service, will tlso hp placed on the rc.
tired list.
THE senate subcommittee On cleo
tons, on the 10th decided to postpone
all further consideration OF the Florida
case, that OF Bisbec against Hull, until
next session. Col. John W. Clampitt,
of Chicago, has been employed Ivy MIR.
Bisbce to represent him ~ attorney.
MIR. Clampitt bases his case upon the
decision of the supreme court Of Flor
ida which save Bisbee 40 majority.
In the face OF this decision the gov
ernor gave the certificate To Hull. Mr..
Clampltt will quote the democratic
claim in the electoral commission,
which was that according to the decis.
ion Of the supreme court the vote in
the state of Florida should have been
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was insisted then that tho state Of Flor
ida had given the rilden electors ma
jority. The case was reopencd on the
request of Hull. in order that he might
have chance to take additional testi.
mony.
FIRES.