Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-04-02

A. Logan, Of Illinois, as minister resi-
dent to Central America.
The $40 certificates are going TO have
an immense sale.
GEN. BURNSIDE mas introduced his
army bill again.
SENATOR VOORHEES, introduced the
first bill in the 10th congress. 1t re-
lated to private claim.
EXceSs Of experts over imports for
twelve months ended February 2Sth
last were 1898, $50, 354.
On March 25th the senate COM
mittee on privileges and elections,
by party vote, declared Chas. III. Bell
not entitled to seat under the appoint
ment of the governor of New Hamp-
shire.
r. j. BRIGHT, of Indiana, for sergeant
alarms ofthe senate, and Col. John G..
Bursch, for secretary Of the senate;
were chosen by the democratic caucus
and elected.
HENRY A. JOHNSON. of Chicago, and
Robert W. Mitchell, OF Memphis, have
been made members of the national
board of health
IT is reported that Congressman
Rainey, the ablest colored man that
ever sat in congress, is likely to be APP.
pointed Third Auditor, to fill the vacan-
cy created by the recent appointment
of Horace Austin, of Minnesota, to
the receivership of the Fargo Land-Of-
fee
TIE President has nominated Wal
ter S. Cox, of Washington, associate
justice of the supreme court of the
District of Columbia: Peter A. Williams
United States Marshal of the southern
district of Florida; Dennis Eagan, col
lector of internal revenue for Florida.
The president has nominated Jno. B.
Hamilton (Ill.,) supervising surgeon
general of the United States marine
hospital service; Jno. M. Wilson (Ohio, J
consul at Panama; George Scroggs
Ull,) consul at Hamburg; Jefferson ?.
Kidder Dakota associate justice of the
supreme court of Dakota.
EX.Gov. ALEXANDER r. SHEPARD has
leased his residence to Congressman
Bliss. of New York, and will start almost
Immediately for the City Of Mexico,
where it is stated he will engage in var-
Gus American enterprises and remain
in Mexico until the return of Gen.
Grant to this country, when he will join
him.
THE permanent committee to the Vi
emma Meteorological congress have just
paid the United States the high compli-
ment of recommending to proposed
second congress, the adoption through
out the world of a plan for exchanges
of data for simultaneous weather maps
or other purposes, similar to one first
organized for the United States by Gen
eral Myer, Chief Signal Officer, in 1873,
and which has been continuously pur-
sued by the Signal Service to this day,
LIEUTENANT De LONG, of the navy,
who is to command the steamer Jean
cite on ap exploring expedition to find
the northwest passage to the arctic seas,
which has been arranged and will be
supported by James Gordon Bennett, is
in Washington making his final prepar-
ations for the voyage. He will proceed
to San Francisco IN a few days, where
the vessel is now lying at the navy
yard, and, after replacing her present
machinery with that OF new and I'M
proved pattern, will sail about the first
Of June for Behring's Strait, where he
will winter.
The demand for four per cent. b ends
has fallen off from millions down to
from $4,000 to 100000 daily. This fact
is accounted for in this wise: The
banks were allowed three months in
which to pay for the large amount OF
bonds they purchased on commission;
that time is now up and the banks are
fo' cling their bonds upon the market in
order to realize and settle with the gov
eminent; as they sell in competitive
market they offer for lower figures than
the government; hence for the time the
banks are selling the bonds and the de-
mand falls off at Washington.
A SPECIAL telegram says Congress
hes been very generous to the District
of Columbia this year IN It's appropria-
tons, and there will be no excuse IN
Washington for hard times. Besides
the regular disbursements for salaries
in the several departments, which
amounts to over $40, 600, 900 a year, and
is all disbursed in Washington, con-
gress has appropriated nearly $1,000
600 to be expended during the
ensuing year on public buildings and
grounds in Washington, and 81, 300 600
for the improvement OF streets, sewers,
water supply, and the support of the
schools, public institutions, and the ex-
penses of the district goyernme nt. This
does not include the money that is eX-
pended here by congressman and en-
ployes of congress, which is nearly a
million more. Washington will thus
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