Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1880-01-30
VERY LATEST NEWS
A Record of Important Events
Domestic and Forei, n.
WASHINGTON.

THE president withdrew the name oil
VIM. p. Seymour as census supervisor Of
the 9th Ind. district, Jan. ed.
DIR. Ms. SMITH, Of Flint, Mich, was
appointed physician TO the Yankton In
dian agency Jan. 22nd.
THE senate confirmed the following
nominations Jan. 22nd; William Cal
lon, of Wisconsin, receiver of public
moneys at Wausau, Wis. Postmasiers--
Illinois, w. II. Cassel, Elpaso; Iowa,
William Weber, Iowa Falls.
THE second auditors office of the
treasury department, says telegram of
jan. 22nd, In settling accounts of the
lately deceased deputy auditor Chas. +.
Herring, has discovered that ne was a
defaulter In the sum OF $4,000 or $4,000.
Il seems that some time before his death
he was placed in charge Of some United
States bonds, property Of a person whose
claim was hanging fire In the depart
mcnt. Mr.. Herring raised money on
these bonds at one Of the city banks, and
never redeemed them. He also Dor.
rowed money Of several clerks in his
office The department had taken steps
for an immediate and thorough investi-
cation of the case.
THE senate confirmed the following
nominations to be ENJOYS extraordinary
and ministers plenipotentlary, Jan. 20 !:
James Russell Lowell, of Mass, to
Great Britain; John w. Foster, of lndi.
ana, to Russia; Lucius Fairchild, of
Wisconsin, to Spain and Philip Morgan
of Louiaiana, TO Mexico. To be United
States consuls Lewis Richmond, Of
I'll Dbl Iar
Tyler. OF Arkansas, at Mayaugz; Stephen
N. Simonson, Of New York, TO be assist
ant appraiser for the port Of New York.
To be postmasters Michael 9. Gerber,
Madison, Indiana; Robert V. Bogart,
Beaver Dam, Wisconsin.
THE house committee on postoillce
and post roads agreed, Jan. 20, to report
favorably the bill providing that the
postmaster general shall readiust In ac
cordance with the act of Jan. IL, 1906,
the salaries OF all postmasteIs Of the
third, fourth and fifth classes, whose
salaries have not heretofore been re.
adjusted, who make direct official ap.
plication or sworn returns OF receipts
and business for read Justmont; and
whose quarterly returns show that they
were intended for REIMBURSEMENT, sub
scquent 10 the law of 1876; such re.
adjustment TO date from the beginning
of the quarter succeeding that in which
tho application or sworn reports were
made.
AN interesting decision was rendered
by the supreme court Of the United States
Jan. Goth. II was supreme court decis.
ion No. 1911, II. r.. and j M. Worthing.
ton, administrators, etc, VS.. Martha W.
Mason, In error to the circuit court of
the United States for the western district
of Arkansas. This was n suit brought
by the defendant in error, the natural
daughter of Elisha Worthington, by u
slave mother to recover compensation for
services rendered to said Worthington
during his lifetime in fultillment OF an
alleged promise made by him to hor be
fore his death. The defendant In error
recovered verdict and Judgment below
for twelve thousand dollars. That judy
ment Is hero affirmed, on the ground that
tho record shows no error OF which the
court can take notice.
RRPREsENTATIvE LIN FEvRE's com
mittce expected 10 begin Jan. 9Th, an
investigation of the agricultural depart
ment. 1t Ia understood chat Mr. lie Dues
present visit to the west has for its OBJ,
ect tho collection of tho necessary evil
dcnce To vlndicate himself from the
charge that the money expended by him
In sorghum and cornstalk sugar expert
ments has not been wasted. The friends
of Mr.. Le Due assert that he will satisfy
The committee that sugar can be
made out of sorghum and corn
stalks for much less than
the cost of the imported article. Res
pecting Mr.. lac Dues effort in the line of
ten culture, which IL is alleged has alb.
sorbed much cash without correspond
ing results, not only Is n satisfactory ex.
PLANTATION promised, but the commission.
or Is quite sanguinc that congress will
favor his proposition to give him the
necessary fund TO purchase u farm in
South Carolina exclusively for tea.cul.
ture purposes