Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1879-03-26

of the president, made last suro,
concerning eutlawry in New MI
but no action will be taken nnon ~
charges as the General of tho ne sle
will justify Dudley in his action n "rthy
the circumstances.
CYPRUS BUssEY who has been ac,in
IN commercial circles in New York sts3
Chicago, In working UP trade with NJ
leo, viii be appointed pension agent =,
New Orleans. O''' al
THE president has nominated tho g.,
loving consuls general: James Rail,
Weaver, of West Virginia, for Vienna
and David H. Bailey, of Ohio, for Sban@'
hal.
THE republican house caucus NOM;
mated the following candidates for o.
flee: Speaker, Gen. Garfield; clerk er
congressman Raine, of S. c.; sergeant.
alarms jeremiah Rusk, of Wis: donr
keeper, jas. Welton, of Tennessee.
THE President has nominated VOL.
ter S. Cox, of Washington, associate
justice of the supreme court of Tho
DISTRICT of Columbia: Peter A. Williams
United States Marshal of the southern
district of Florida; Dennis Eagan coi
lector of internal revenue for Florida
The treasury department has. by an
amended circular issued to-day, invited
all collectors of customs, SURVEYORS ~
customs acting also as collectors. rece;v.
ers of public moneys, postmasters of
money-order offices, and all other nnh.
lie officers OF whatsoever character n
become agents for the sale of the $40
per cent. reiunding certificates author.
lied to be issued by the act of February
last. A commission will be allowed and
a bond required.
By q recent readjustment of postoftice
salaries, according to the stamps can.
celed, newspapers sent, and cash re.
ceipts of the offices, 145 were added to
what is called the Presidential list
that is, the salaries were fixed at over
81 900, and postmasters receiving
this salary or more are an
pointed by the president, while under
that they are appointed by the post
master-general. Judge Key think that
the growth OF postofiice receipts is a
pretty fair indication of the growth Of
the business of the country.
A WASHINGTON dispatch says. The
state Of Nebraska, admitted to the
Union at a comparatively recent period,
and containing so small population
III 1870 that she has but one member
of congress-this young state now has
as many presidential postoffices as Ten
nessee with 100000 population and
ten members of congress. The number
which each state has is II. The COM
paratively new state of Iowa now has
more presidential postoffices than the
states of Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia,
Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina,
and South Carolina combined. Illinois
and Iowa together have more than all
the soutner n states combined.
A DISPATCH or March 18th says;
The case OF Mary S. Oliver, against
Hon Simon Cameron, for $4,000
damages for breach of promise OF
marriage, came up in the circuit court
to-day. The plaintiff testified that IN
1875, Cameron proposed marriage to
her and she accepted. Three letters
from Cameron were submitted, one OF
them closed with the sentence you
will be my wife" Cameron did not
come to the house where she lived, as
she said that the people there did not
like it. She saw him quite often IN this
city, lie would come from Harrisburg
about once in every two weeks until
congress met, and then she would see
him at the committee room. There
were improper privileges taken with ner
by Cameron during the existence oil the
engagement.