The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1880-07-22
VERY LATEST NEWS.
a Record of Important Events.
Domestic and Foreign.
WASHINGTON.

Ir is stated in official circles that nothing
more towards retiring army officers OF high
rank will be done until after the presi-
dental election.
THE president has appointed Samuel E.
Mahon of bayfield,, Wis, agent of the In
dians of Lapointe Agency, WIS, vice Isaac
L. Mahon. appointed Indian inspector.
PRESIDENT HAYES has signed the COM
mission of John B. Neil, of Salt Lake
City, Utah, as governor of the territory of
Idaho, vice Mason Brayman, whose com
mission will expire July %.
ONE of the first things that will engage
the attention of the house at the next ses-
sirn, dependent, probably, on the result of
the November election, will be the consid-
Grafton of a resolution to reopen the con-
tested case of McCabe VS.. Orth, from the
ninth congressional district of Indiana.
IT is reported that the new Democratic
Board of Managers Of the national asylums
for disabled volunteers is about to COM
mence a thorough investigation, of the
financial and other affairs Of those i1stitu-
tions, and that they will review in detail
Gen Buffers management of the Board.
JUDGE WILLIAM LAWRENCE, of Ohio,
having declined the first comptrollership
nation of Judge Porter, the republican
nominee for governor of Indiana. the
friends of Judge Robertson, of Indiana,
are urging his appointment.
THAT portion of the post office depart
ment building formerly used by the gener-
al delivery and city branch is being reft-
ted and arranged for the use of the stamp
and blank agencies. The sum appropri-
The work will be completed by October.
Mr.. A. r. EsrEY, of Boston, who was Sc
lected as one Of the board of architects ap-
pointed by the joint committee on the Ii
brary and to report upon the questions of
enlarging the capitol building, and also as
to whether 4 new library building should
be constructed, arrived on the 9th inst.
The other members of the board are Mr..
Edward Clark, the architect of the capitol,
and Mr. Smith Meyer, well-krown ar
chitect of this city The board will hold
its first meeting at the capitol
UNDER the provisions of an act passed at
the last session of congress- homestead and
preemption settlers on public lands, and
preemption settlers upon Indian reserva-
tions in the states of Kansas and Nebraska,
west of the sixth principal meridian, where
there has been loss or failure of crops
from unvavorable causes, IN the year 1879
and 1880, may leave and be absent from
their lands until the lst day of October,
impaired thereof.
AT the last cabinet meeting there was
some discussion over the United States
district attorneyship for St. Louis, with
out final action. Considerable opposition
was developed against the reappointment
of Mr.. Bliss, and it is very doubtful if he
will secure the prize. The question of a
new governor for Idaho was discussed but,
without action: The term of the present
governor expires very soon. Consider
abouts of Mr.. Maynard, the new post
master general The government has no
knowledge of his Whereabouts, and Gen.
Key is anxious to be relieved of the
charge Of the postotlice department.
THE Post Office Department has issued
orders for the establishment of the follow
ing additional money order offices on Mon
day August =, in the States named Hi
nois-Ashmore, Atkinson, Belle Rive,
Bensonville, Cable, Crescent City, Cullom,
Farma, Grand Crossing, Green Valley,
Grove City, Jeffersonville, New Burnside,
Palatine, Patoka, Ransom, Rosemond,
Tiskilwa, Van Grin, Vermont, Wau-
conda. Wisconsin-k endall, Marsh
field Merton, Theresa Mime
sota-Appleton, Breckenridge, Can
by De Graf, Faxton, Fergus Falls, Fort
Smelling, Fountain, Hector, La Sueur
Center, Minnesota, Morristown. Murdock,
Ortonville, Pine Stone, Torah. Iowa-Al-
bion, Audubon, Battle Creek Blanchard,
Bristow, Britt, Clarion, Correctionville,
East Side Station, Des Moines, Floris,
Hasting, Lake City, Liscomb, Luana,
Macendonia, Manley Junction, Odebolt,
Pattersonville, Randolph, Sanborn, Scran-
ton Station, Silver City, South English,
Stanton, Volga City, Wellman. Dakota
Territory-Big Stone City, Central City,
Custer, Flandreau, Fort Meade, James
town, Lead City, Madison, Mandan,
Parker Scotland, and Watertown.