Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-10-30
THE WEEKS WORK.
Selected From Every Source.
WASHINGTON.

A DISPATCH from Washington under
date of Oct 25th says the San Francisco
mint is coming small gold pieces to sup
ply the demand. The Philadelphia mint
is at work principally on silver dollars
A WASHINGTON special to the Chicago
Journal of Oct. 23rd says that Secretary
Sherman has made known his purpose
to his friends not to be a candidate for
the United States senate in Ohio as the
successor Of Mr.. Thurman. The inter-
probation put upon this by them is that
he does not care to cOmplicate his can
dldacy for the presidency with the state
contest.
A DISPATCH from Washington of Oct.
22nd says the post office department con-
templates issuing an order to establish
postal car service from Toledo over the
Wabash railroad and Kansas City s.
Northwestern railway to Kansas City.
The postmaster general today received
cable message from Dr. Mcdonald, su,
perintendent Of the money order service,
announcing that he has agreed with the
director general at Paris upon the gen
eral terms of convention for the exchange
of money orders between the United
States and France.
a DISPATCH from Washington of the
25th inst. says at the cabinet session the
only vacancy mentioned was that of the
Columbia, Tenn, postmastership. Judge
Key presented the name of eX-congress-
man Arnell, and his appointment was
agreed upon. No appointment to fill the
vacant English and Russia missions will
be made at present. a number of names
are under consideration for both places,
but it may be authoritatively stated that
no selection has yet been made for either.
A TELEGRAM from Washington under
date of Oct. 25th, states that at the cabi-
net meeting Gen. Sherman and Assistant
Secretary Hawley represented the war
and treasury departments respectively.
The meeting was devoted principally to
discussion Of the Ute question. Secre-
tary Schurz and Gen. Sherman gave all
the information in the possession of their
departments. Discussion turned upon
what steps should be taken towards the
Indians, and it was decided that for the
present only precautionary measures
should be adopted
A WASHINGTON dispatch of Oct. goth
says Secretary Schurz is very earnest and
enthusiastic in his commentator of the
Intrepidity with which Gen. Adams went
among the hOstiles to rescue the captives,
ana the evident skill and good Judg-
ment he has displayed in the conduct of
the whole business with which he has
been entrusted. From later information
it now appears that all the women and
children were delivered to special
agent Adams without condition. They
had all been we'll treated by the Indians.
Secretary Schurz, Immediately upon re-
ceiving the welcome intelligence, con-
veyed it to the president and subsequent
ly to Gen. Sherman. All three are in
earnest praise of Adams.
a WASHINGTON press dispatch of the
Gath states that the chief of the bureau
of statistics has prepared a statement of
the exports of provisions from this coun-
try for the month of September last,
which, compared with a similar state
ment published year ago for the month
of September, 1873, shows a large in
crease in the amount of provisions ex-
ported, but a general falling off in prices.
The following table shows the amount
of provisions by pounds exported in Sep
tember, 1878, and September, 1872