Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-07-16
NEWS BUDGET.
A Summary of Events Domestic Apl
Foreign.
WASHINGTON.

McCrary.
A WAsHISGToS special of July 10th
says the board of health has heard of 20
cases of yellow fever in the south up to
date.
SAYS a Washington dispatch Of July
9th, the president has signed the COM
missions Of the Mississippi river COM
mission, and Of John A. Hunter to be
chief justice of the supreme court of
Utah.
A DISPATCH of July 9th says the report
lister to China, in view of the renewal of
the impeachment proceedings against
him, will resign his mission.
A WASHINGTON telegram of July
18th says the secretary of the
treasury requests the holders of
1910 called bonds to forward them to
that department as soon rs possible.
He says that it will be physically impos-
sible to redeem them promptly, on the
18Th and DIST inst; large amount of
them are due.
A WASHINGTON telegram of July 7th
says Secretary McCrary has issued an
order placing Adjutant General Town
send in charge of the work of codifying
army regulations under the recent act
Of congress. The statement that Col.
Roberts, OF Louisiana, had been placed
in charge of this work, is not correct.
A WASHINGTON special to the Chicago
Tribune dated July Sth says: A letter
received from Mississippi from jefferson
Davis, referring to the reports that the
name OF Mr.. Davis would be presented
to the Mississippi legislature as a can
didate for the United States senate,
says: "You may contradict it posi-
lively and with authority.
A DISPATCH of July 9TH says danger
Gus counterfeit is out upon the S. legal
tender note, series of 1875, letter C-S,
John Allison register of treasury, A. w.
Wyman treasurer. 1t Is also upon I'M
itatlon fibre paper. The public Is
warned against counterfeits that may
soon be issued upon the National Bank
of Mohawk, n. Y, and the Niagara
County National Bank OF Lockport,
n. Y.
A WASHINGTON telegram of July 9th
saws: Col. VIM. A. Cook and Messrs.
and Wilson, as counsel for
Lucy Walton Rhett Horton, entered
suit, yesterday, against John II. Nor
gan, son of Senator Morgan, of Ala
bama, for breach of promise, claiming
damage of 10000. 1t is alleged that
in 1877 Morgan, under promise of mar
riage. betrayed Miss Horton.
A Washington special of July Sth
saws Hon. Abraham B. DIN, one of the
Judges of the supreme court of the
District of Columbia, from its orgas-
ization, in 1868, to a few months since,
when, at his own request, he was re-
tired under the provisions OF an act OF
congress, after over fifteen years SER
vice, died at his residence near Sligo,
Montgomery county, Maryland, yester-
day morning, after an illness OF several
weeks.
A WASHINGTON special Of July 10th,
says the following new mOney-order
offices have been established: In Hi
nois, Benr Mound, Brown Mill, Che
pansc, Clement, Coultersville, Danforth
Station, Edinburgh, Elliott, Ellsworth,
Lawn Ridge, New Mark, New Holland,
Uruda, Robinson. Sidney, Sadours,
Snarn, Tentapois, Maynesville, Wei
lington, Wrights Grove, Yates City.
In Iowa, Arcadia, Carlisle, Clayton,
Canwa, Drein, Gamer. Gilman, Ghd-
den, Grand Junction, 'Hillsdale, Ham
erton, Milburn, Redield, Rverton,
Rockwell, Sac City, Scarborough,
Stony City, Unionyille, Waukee, and
William.
a WASHINGTON special Of July 9thsays:
All the free delivery cities have been
divided into two classes, with view to
classifying the letter carriers. The first
class is Albany, Baltimore, Boston,
Brooklyn, Buffalo, Chicago, Cincinnati,
Cleveland, Detroit, indianapolis, Jersey
City, Louisville. Milwaukee, Newark
New York, New Orleans, PhiladeI phia,
Pittsburg, Providence, Rochester, ST.
Louis, San Francisco and Washington.
Al the other cities, when the free de-
livery system is in operation 90 in
~ numbec-are second class. The
salaries o. carriers of the second class
have been fixed at $500 per annum,
including auxiliary and subordinate
carriers, and their pay Is left for adjust
men'. The postmasters in the first
class cities will soon designate the car
riers for the first and second grades.
\ TELEGRAM of July 9Th SAYS; Secre.
tary Sherman has awarded life-saving
medal of the tilst-clasS to Capt. Fred.
srick kendrick, commander of the
government tug at Ludiugton, Mich,
for heroic services in resculng at immi-
nent Danger of his own lie, seventv