Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1880-07-01
THE NEWS BUDGET.
A Summary of Events During the
Past Week.
FROM THE CAPITAL.

TILE postoffice at Willow Springs, Tay-
lor county, Neb., has been ordered to be
moved three miles from its present site,
into Wheeler county.
IT seems to be the opinion of the war de-
partment that Cadet Whitaker will have
to stand a court-martial in view Of the fact
that the court of inquiry recommended it.
| Secretary Ramsey will consider the findings
with the opinion of the iudge-advocate
general next week.
IT is now reported that Brayton, inter
nal revenue collector in South Carolina, is
to be removed by the president. Brayton,
| it appears, was a Sherman man. and the
change is to be made, if at all, it is said,
on the ground of Brayton's general unpOp-
ularity and his neglect of duty. Brayton
was one of the Sherman organizers for
South Carolina.
SECRETARY RAMSEY has passed upon the
reports of many of the West Point cadets.
but passed that of Whitaker to allow him
to apply for a court-martial if he chooses.
Whitaker will doubtless be dropped for
deficiency, but he could not vindicate him
sell by court-martial of the mutilation
charge, if he should be dropped before
asking for q court.
GEN. JAMES A. WILLIAMSON, commissions
er of the general land office, has Just COM
pleted his anual instructions to surveyors
general. These instructions require some
important changes in the management of
the surveys of the public lands for the COM
ing year. The appropriation for this pur-
| pose is 100000, the same as last year. The
rates of payment are slightly more than
those of last year, being for standard me-
ridian lines $12, township lines 910 and
for section lines 50 per linear mile.
| TIE new adjustment of the salaries for
postmasters shows the following to be the
stipends for the postal officials of Mime
sofa for offices paying 81 200 and upward:
Albert Lee, $1,000; Alexandria, 81 200,
Anolla, 81 200; Austin, $1,70O; Brainard,
81 600; Duluch, $1,000; Faribault, 81, 800;
Fergus Falls 81 400; Glencoe, 81 800; Hast
ings, 81 800; kasson, 81, 200; Lawrence,
$1,000; Lirchfeld, 81, 300; Mankato, g, 100;
Marshall, 81 400; Minneapolis, $4,000; New
Ulm, 81 800; Northfeld $4,000; Owatonna,
81 800; Red Wing, S2,400; Rochester,
700; St. Paul, $1,000; Shakopee, 81, 200;
ST. Peter, 81 600; Spring Valley, $1,000;
Saltwater, 81 400; Wabasha, 81 400; Wa
seca, 81 800; Winona, $500,
FoRTY-sEvEN of the Indians who have
been quartered in Washington, left on the
| l0:40 train over the Pennsylvania road for
their homes on % inst. These are with,
one or two exceptions. Sioux, whose bust
ness east was principally to visit the In
dian children at school at Hampton, Va,
and Carlisle Pa They express themselves
as being much pleased that their children
showed such improvement Included in
the party are Red Cloud, Spotted Tail,
Like-the-Bear, Red Shirt, Little Wounds,
Cross, White Thunder, Eli Abraham, and
others, and as they sat in the smoking room
of the depot, with their trunks all labeled
with their names, they attracted considera-
bic attention. They will stop en- route at
Carlisle Barracks, to visit the school
again.