Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1880-07-15
THE NEWS BUDGET.
A Summary of Events During the
Past Week.
FROM THE CAPITAL.

IT is the opinion of the treasury au-
thorities that the imperial decree prohibit
ing the importation for preparations of
pork from the United States ca mot be in
tended to include bacon, the trichine in
which .s killed by curing.
THE president, on the 8th inst, signed
the commission of David VI. Key, of Ten
nessee. to be United States district Judge of
the eastern and middle districts of Ten
nessee; and of Horace Maynard, of Ten
nessee, to be postmaster general of the
United States
ADvICEs received at the Bureau of Inter
national Revenue state that cx-United
States Attorney Farrow refuses to recog-
nize the right of the president to super
sede him, and oppose a transfer of the
cases to the United States Courts. Judge
Bigley, the newly-appointed District At
tOrney, proposes to take out of a writ OF quo
WarrantO.
AN order has been issued at the post
office department, disseminating the deliv-
cry of letters addressed to S. Slater, care
of NJ. Silvery, No. 443 First avenue, New
York, it having become known that these
parties have engaged in swindling the
public by offering to sell them counterfeit
money.
THE commissioner Of the general land
office issued his instructions to registers
and receivers, governing the repayment OF
purchasemOney, fees, commissions, and
excesses, under the act of June l6, 1880.
This act authorizes repayment ''to inno-
cent parties" of all fees, commissions, and
excessess paid by them on fraudulent and
void additional soldiers and sailors home
stead entries.
A STRONG effort Is being made here to
discontinue the practice Of sending District
convicts to the Albany Penitentiarv, and to
have them sent to the Penitentiary at Bal
timore instead. One argument is that the
sentence to Albany practically results in
Punishment, as few of the friends fthe con-
yicts can go so far. The legislature of
Maryland, at its last session, repealed that
portion of the statue which prevented pris-
Oners from outside of the state from being
taken at that Penitentiary.
MUCH complaint is made by cersus emu
merators here over the delay in receiving
their pay. Their work has been closed
for some days, and the law making the ap-
preparation for paying them is immedi-
ately available. They swarm around the
building leading to the census bureau, and
are very clamorous. Some of them are in
very needy circumstances having families
to support, and having been out Of en-
ployment for six months past. The only
excuse for delay is that Secretary Schurz
will not draw on the appropriation until
all the returns are in and the official an
nouncement of the result IS made.
TIE arrest under state process of deputy
collectors and deputy marshal charged
with the homicide of illicit distillers at
Red Oak, Campbell county, Georgia, is
causing considerable comment. Writs of
habeas corpus were made, with 4 view to
transfer the cases to the United States
courts. Assistant district attorney Darnell
will have charge of the cases, assisted by
eminent counsel, who have been employed
These arrests by the state authorities revive
the South Carolina cases which caused
conflict between the state and federal
courts, and efforts of democrats in congress
TO pass a law abridging the jurisdiction Of
the federal courts SO as to prevent transfer
of similar cases TO courts of the United
States. This bill came up in the house in
the extra session, and was fought by repub-
licans, who filibustered and prevented its
passage during that session. 1t is still on
the public calendar of the house, and there
it is likely to remain until the end of the
session