River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1879-11-27
THE WEEKS WORK.
Selected From Every Source.
WASHINGTON.

Col john HAY, the we'll known private
secretary of President Lincoln, has been
appointed assistant secretary of state,
vice Seward resigned, says a dispatch of
the 18th inst.
A TELEGRAM from the Ute Commits
sioner at Los. Pinos agency was received
by Secretary Schurz Nov. Goth, asking
that Guray and ten of his chiefs be al
lowed to come to Washington to pro-
mote future friendly relations with that
tribe. The secretary replied that Ouray
might come, but that none of the Indians
who participated in the Thornburg mas
sacre would be received
THE following circular was issued by
the commissioner of pensions Nov. Goth:
80 enable this office to dispatch with
better facility the rapidly increasing cur
rent business, change in the system of
arranging the records and files has been
made, which will render it necessary
that all inquiries for the condition of
pension claims on account of service
rendered after March 4th, 1861,
should contain the name of the soldier,
who performed the military service, with
his state, company and regiments, as
well as the number of the claim or pen
sion certificate as the case may be. In
quiries which do not contain the above
Information, will no, be answered, except
in special cases where the failure to fur
nish it is explained"
THE report OF Auditor French, of the
Pacific railroads, will be made public
next week, said Washington dispatch
of the 18th. The railroads of which he
exercises supervision number forty-six.
Mr.. French lately made a tour of in
spection of these roads, and reports the
majority of them 10 be in prosperous
and flourishing condition. He speaks il
the highest terms of the Central and
Union Pacific, both of which lie believes
have a most promising future. lie pre-.
diets that the Kansas Pacific will be
able to pay dividends inside of six
months, and that nearly all the roads in
Kansas and Nebraska will pay dividends
within twelve months. Mr.. French ex-
poets, at AN early day, 10 publish monthly
reports of the condition of the roads
under his control.
THE Society of the Army of the Cum
berland met in Washington, Nov. 18Th.
A business meeting was held in the fore
noon, at which the vice-president of the
society," General JEFF. G. Davis, presided
IN the absence of the president, General
Phil. Sheridan. Eulogistic speeches in
memory of General Thomas were deliv-
cred by several members. In the after
noon the statue of General Thomas was
unveiled under very impressive ceremO-
MES. The procession of the Army of
the Cumberland was exceedingly fine,
and the decorations of the
city were gorgeous beyond description.
The statue was surrounded with lavish
display of imposing and beautiful deco.
ratiOns. The music was the feature OF
the occasion. The Star Spangled Ban
ner was sung by grand chorus, with
drum corps and artillery accompani.
ment. When the statue was unveiled
guns were fired. Hon. Stanley
Matthews delivered the grafton and pre-
sented the statue to the ma ion. ltwas
accepted by President Hayes in the name
of the people ofth United States.
THE chairman of the congressional
committee national greenback labor par
ty, together with the chairman of the
national committee of the national party,
has issued the following order, says
Washington telegram of Nov. Goth: "In
view of the gravity of public affairs and
the imminent peril OF representative
government, we, the undersigned, chair
men of the congressional committee of
the national greenback labor pa ID
of the national committee of the .I.IOn-
al party, hereby invite the union green
back national committee chairmen, and
members of the various state committees,
representatives of greenback and labor
organizations, editors of newspapers
throughout the country, friendly to the
principles of the greenback and labor
organizations, to meet in conference at
Washington, Jan s, 1890. The congress
siOnal committee of the national green
back labor party and national committee
of the national party for the purpose of
agreeing upon the time, place, and basis
of representation of the national conven-
ton, to be held for the purpose of adopt
ing platform of principles, and placing
in nomination candidates tor president
and vice president"
THE report of Hon. j. A. Bentley,
commissioner of pensions, was complet-
ed Nov. 2lst. 1t shows that on the Both
of June last, there were 242,755 persons
in the United States receiving pensions
from the government. The pension list
is now larger than at any previous time.
The present list is composed of 125, $50
army invalid pensioners: LIZA army
HidOhb, anu dtDCndtnb lSld-
tives; 1874 navy invalids; 1,772 navy
widows, and IL sci surviving soldiers of
the war of 1912, and 21,194 widows of
deceased soldiers of that war. During
the year 81 ,345 new names were added
to the list, and 90S names which had
previously been dropped from the rolls,
mainly from failure for three years to
claim their pensions, were restored,
and 13,494 were, for various reasons
dropped. The aggregate amount of
one years pensions to all the
pensioners ON the rolls $25 ,493, 742 Is.
but the actual annual payment
exceeds that sum by several million
dollars. This arises from the fact that
nearly all newly admitted army and
navy cases have several years of accrued
pension due at the time of admission,
which is paid at the first payment. Dur
ing the year the first pay ments 20 new
pensioners amounted TO So, 1853, 75S, of
which $4,375 14z was paid 10 army and
navy, and navy invalids, widows, cts,
and 81 ,3SS, 5l1 to the survivors and wild
ows of the var of 1912. The first pay
ment to the pensioners of the war f18 2
will rapidly fall off, while material in
crease may be expected in army and
navy cases for several years, owing to
thu removal of the Limitation upon the
commencement of pensions, by the acts