Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1879-07-10
NEWS BUDGET.
A Summary Of Events Domestic And
Foreign.
WASHINGTON.

i HE atIorney genefal, says dispatch
of July 5th, decides that Capt. Fades is
entitled to 100000 for the 26-foot chan
mel at the passes.
THREE hundred and twenty new
money order offices have been opened,
says dispatch of July 4th.
A DISPATCH of July 4th says the rail
road companies interested in the rail
road telegraphic act are making ar
rangements to comply with the terms
of the law, and to file their acceptance
OF tavors granted.
a DISPATCH of July End says: Dur
ing the session of congress just terminal
ed 727 bills and 46 joint resolutions
were introduced in the senate, and g.
395 bills and 119 joint resolution in the
house.
The Indian department announces,
under date of July 4th, that 700 horses
have been run off by white men from
Red Clouds agency, and the military
authorities cannot interfere on account
of the posse comitatus law of last year,
although the stolen horses are driven
past Camps Sheridan and Robinson.
A WASHINGTON telegram of July 9TH
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.
The president on July 1st withdrew
the nomination of r. S. Mathews as
U. S. district judge for Maryland and
substituted Thomas J. Morris, of Balti-
more. The senate confirmed him
without debate or division.
The senate also confirmed
John Hunter. of Mo-. chief Justice of
the supreme court of Utah, Col. John
Newton to be colonel. and major Geo.
III. Wendell lieutenant colonel of engi-
neerS.
SAYS Washington report of July
4th: 1t is difficult to suppress the
Widow Oliver. Her lecturing enter
prises have not proved successful, and
she is now anxious to make another
strike at the venerable Simon Cam
eron. Accordingly, on the plea of p.v-
erty, she yesterday made application
to the court here for leave to carry up
hel case on appeal to the general term
without a copy of the record, which |
the law requires. The petition was de-
MED.
The president, says dispatch of July |
4th. has remitted the sentence of dis
missal by court-martial upon Captain
Joseph RendelbrOck, of the Fourth Cav
airy. He was found guilty of "misbe-
havior before the enemy, Indians" and
"neglect of duty" The court recon-
mended clemency on account of the |
age of the captain, long and creditable
service, and the fact that his physical
condition showed him to be unfit for |
an active campaign.
A WASHINGTON telegram of July 1st
says the receipts Of the year from IN
ternal revenue were about $113, 100000
which is an increase of $3,50O,00O over
the amount of last years receipts. This
shows an improvement in the business
condition of the country, particularly |
as during the year the tax on tobacco |
has been reduced eight cents per pound. |
The receipts for to-day, the last in the |
fiscal year, amounted to $685., S,O35, the
largest received in single day for a
great while.
The following summary of appropri-
alton bills was furnished by the treasury |
July End: For the fiscal
year 1877, $124, 122, oil: for 1878, $114,-
069. .4o3 Appropriations for rivers and
harbors were omitted for this year, and
the postofice appropriation bill was s5,-
100000 less than in 1877. For 1879,
$l46, ,304 ,309 This includes increased |
deficiencies, increased river and harbor
appropriations, and the Halifax fisheries
award. The treasury issued $13 359, ,942
in standard silver dollars. Of this |
amount Sc. sis, ,912 have been returned. |
The amount now held in the treasury is
$2S. 147 ,351. The total receipts Of the
government for the fiscal year ending
to-day. from all sources, amount to
S276, ,25O, ,327. Total ordinary expenses,
not including interest on the public
debt, amounted to s164, sos, ,1S4.