Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1880-11-19
From the Capital.

GEORGE Fl. FISHER, .Ir., has been APP
pointed principal examiner Of the
patent office, vice James II Pierce, re
signed, to take effect December lG
Col. 4. y. MEACnAM, Of the Ute com
mission, reached Washington the lth inst
direct from Denver. lie says the Utes do
not want war, and will not fight unless
they think il their last resource.
THERE is u good deal of idle talk here
at Washington about the certainty Of an
extra session being called after the 4th Of
March. Conservative opinion il against
such probability, while there are not
enough members in town to indicate any
real official drift upon the subject
PRESIDENT HAYES has appointed Ghas.
W. 'Scagle, Of Fairfield, Iowa, Thomas j.
Clark, Of Newport, Il. J., and A. 3. Mich
DIS, Of Philadelphia, Pa, commissioners
L. examine and report upon fifty miles of
railroad, constructed by the Northern Pa
eifc railroad company west of the Mis-
souri, river.
SECRETARY ScHuRz has requested Mr..
Popploton, of Omaha. the attorney for
Standing Bear in the celebrated PoIca
case, to defend the six Sioux Indians now
held nj Fort Omaha under charge If
DEMONSTRATING, and has rendered to him
the fec az 1890 raised by the Spotted Tail
Indians among themselves and sent TO the
great father recently with the request that
he hire 4 lawyer 10 defend their brcthen
in difficulty.
A CASE has been decided Ivy the German
government which has some hearing on
the Boisclier brothers, of st. Louis, who
were conscriptcd by the German Govern
mcnt A man named We'll, a citizen of
Alsacc, came to this country and was nat
urali2cd Returning home, he was con
scriptcd by the German government, on
the ground that their treaty relieving
American citizens from CONSUMPTION did
not apply 10 Alsacc and Lorraine. a
good deal of negotiation followed, but
Minister White tclegraphed the state de-
partment on the 9th inst, that We'll was
released
rnE case Of Allen against Morgan
county, Illinois, involving legality Of the
issue Of certain bonds bv Morgan county to
thr Illinois River railroad company, will
probably he reached before the United
States supreme court for argument the
frat of next week Plaintiffs obtained Il
Judgment in the United States court for
the southern district Of Illinois for over
100000 against the county. The county
has appealed to the supreme court. Hon.
Henry q Queenc, Of Springfield arrived
there ON the l0(h inst, in behalf OF John
Allen, plaintiff, and Hon. VIM. NJ.
Springer, of Springfield and William
| Brown, Of Morgan county, will represent
The county. The litigation has been il
large one, involving several suits that
have gone To the supreme court OF Him
ois and been y matter Of much local in-
tcrcst in Morgan county.
4 local. paper advocates the use Of the
new annex az the Smithsonian for the in
augural ball when Garfield is inaugnrated.
4 Ii SAYS. And nav for the inaugural ball
which in magnitude and magnticence
| should ho in keeping with the far-reach-
| iug principles of the republican party. AS
represented in the life and character Of its
great leader, the coming president Of the
| United States Let the event be one that
shall eclipse all previous efforts in this
direction. and Let il every proportion Be
commensurate with the greatness " tire
occasion which calls X forth let il be
| shown in this single effort that Americans
are rs proud To entertain with lavish hand
one Of their own truly great ~ they are
ever DESTROYS of entertaining with prlncely
predigalitv the truly great ot other
lands. Fortunately, for once III the histn-
ryof Washington the city il adequately
provided for IN the way Of quarters for an
inaugural ball that shall be in Keeping
with The idea As above suggested Hap
ply the new national museum building, i
iire-proof edifee covering space 81 a2T
square feet, Il about finished, and with an
early appropriation for the flooring, for
which Senator Blaine asked at the last
session. will L, ready Ia more thanmeet