The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1880-07-01
VERY LATEST NEWS.
A Record of Important Events,
Domestic and Foreign
WASHINGTON.

HE secretary VI Wal SlduLcu leave Oh
absence on the 23rd inst, for one year, to
Lieut.. Gustavus c. Broane. -
THE senate failed to act on the nomina-
ton of ex-Gov. Hartranft and it conse-
quently lapses. The president will prob
ably reappoint him.
SECRETARY RAMSEY Will leave on the
23d inst, for the purpose of visiting and
inspecting the military prisons at Fort
Leavenworth and Rock Island.
THE citizens of Washington who had
subscribed a considerable sum to fire a
saluse over Grants nomination, declined
to have it used for salute after Grant
was defeated.
THE convention of railway mail super
intendents has closed. They agreed upon
number of regulations designed to pro-
cure more accuracy and expedition of the
service.
A NEW post office was established, on the
9th inst, at Hickory, Oconto county,
Wis.,, and G. ii. Treacartin was appointed
postmaster.
In the suit of Jessie Raymond against
Senator Ben Hill, Judge Wylie sustained
the demurrer of defendant, which asserted
that the plaintiffs allegations were false,
and that there was no cause for action.
Mr. HENRY CLAY, grandson of the
great orator and statesman, has resigned
his position as prosecuting attorney in
Capt. Howgate without compensation.
AT recent meeting of the cabinet the
recent outrages by Spanish cruisers on
American vessels in Cuban waters were
considered at some length. 1t was finally
decided that an explanation should be de-
manded from the government at Madrid,
and Secretary Evarts will open correspond
ence Immediately.
The government vessel Gulnare, which
was to have been fitted out and furnished
for the Howgate artic expedition, has been
declared unsafe by the navy department.
The subject was before the cabinet recent
ly, and reports from various heads of bu-
reaus were submitted pronouncing the
vessel unfit for service.
AT the cabinet meeting telegram from
Gen. Hatch requesting permission to fol-
low Victoria's Indians across the Mexican
border was referred to the state depart
ment with a view to obtaining the consent
of the Mexican government. The military
authorities were directed to prevent the
departure Of the expedition from Southern
Arizona to take possession of the state
Sonora, Mexico.
SECRETARY RAMSEY received a commun-
ication announcing that cipher dispatch
has been received from the United States
minister in Mexico, which contained in
formation to the effect that the Mexican
authorities declined to sanction the re-
quest of the United States, that Gen.
Hatch be permitted to follow Victoria s
band of Apachcs across the border into
Mexico.
Four members of the Ute commission
Hon. George w. Monnepenny, Mr.. Rus
sell, Mr.. Bowman, and Col. Meacham-
have been in consultation with Secretary
Schurz regarding the discharge of the
duties, upon which they expect Immediate
" to enter. They left for the west on the
23d inst, and will meet first in Denver, and
afterward proceed to Los Pinos, where they
will be joined by Mr.. Otto Mears, the re-
naming member of the commission.
Their first duty will be to ascertain wheth-
er the g Ute agreement will be ratified by
three-fourths of the members of the tribe.
JUDGE KEY has not received any in
formation as to when his successor, Post
master General Maynard, will arrive, and
cannot, therefore, say when he will resi- ign
the post office portfolio. The president has
not yet commissioned Judge Key as United
States Judge for the; eastern district of Ten
nessee, and probably will not do so until it
is positively known when Mr.. Maynard
will arrive. Under the law, none Of the
assistant postmaster generals could act as
head of the department for longer period
than ten days, and if Judge Key should
leave the department now it might EN-
barrass the president and necessitate the
assignment Of the other cabinet officers to
act as postmaster general.