The Northern Pacific farmer., 1880-03-11
VERY LATEST NEWS
A Record Of Important Events
Domestic and FOre1, m.
WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON.
OVER $6,O0O,0 900 was paid out for pen
sions during the month of February.
The decrease in the public debt during
the month of February was $5,672, ,019.
THE senate confirmed Mrs. Susan r.
johnson postmistress OF Cheyenne,
March Sd.
The treasury department on the 26th
ult., revoked the order of November 8,
1879, prohibiting Importation Of neat
cattle from Canada.
The name of p. B. s. Pinchback, re.
Gently nominated bv the president as
naval officer at New Orleans, was with
drawn March End. This leaves the of:
fee still in possession of Lewis, the pres
ent incumbent
THE president, on the 3rd inst, nomi-
mated Chas. A. Galloway to be collector
Of internal revenue for the third district
of Wisconsin; and Henry S. French, to
be postmaster at Mortified, MINI.
The supreme court, on the 1st inst,
rendered decision involving the con-
West Virginia legislature, in 1872, ex-
N1UO1AS NOAOACN NAOAAOA0 lAoAA Jul oSA~
vice. The court holds the law to be un-
constitutional, Justice Field dissenting.
The president. on the 2nd inst, nomi-
mated Jos. B. Butler, of New York, to be
United States attorney for Idaho, and the
following supervisors census, VIM. Nc
Dowell, third district of Ohio; Moses N.
Hobert, sixth district of Ohio; J. A..
Newton, first district of Tennessee; and
Spencer Smith, third district of Iowa.
POSTMASTER GENERAL KEY sent the
following order to Second Assistant
Brady, on the 29th ult: In considera-
ton of the action of the house of repre-
sentatives in appropriating 81 100000 for
continuance Of the star service, and pend
ing action of the senate, suspend further
action under my order of Feb. 20, until
further advised.
The house committee on ways and
means virtually decided against any re-
vision of the tariff this session, during
the conference on March 2nd. BY a vote
of seven to six the committee tabled the
sugar and steel rail tariff measures. The
affirmative votes on the motion to indefin-
i:ely postpone, were Gibson, Phelps, Eel
ton, Garfield, Kelley, Conger and Frye !;
negative, Tucker, Morrison, Mills. Car
Isle, Dunnell and Wood.
SAYS a Washington telegram of the
Goth ult.: MIR. William n. Vanderbilt,
Of New York, has all along been invest.
ing in United States bonds until he had
$26, 900 invested IN per cents. Now
he comes over again and has five mil.
lions and half more bonds registered in
his name the same way. The invest
ments is in $4,000 bonds, and Mr.. Van.
derbilt could carry them all in his coat
pocket without inconvenience. Upon
these bonds Vanderbilt will draw over
$500, 900 interest every ninety days,
SOME months ago the Canadian gov
ernment issued an order forbidding the
importation of cattle from the United
States for fear of the pleuro.pneumonia
and, as retort, Secretary Sherman at
once issued an order prohibiting the i'm
portation of Canadian cattle into the
United States. The Canadian authori-
ties have been in consultation with treas
ury officials, and, as result, both orders
have been revoked, and the embargo has
been removed. The order to this effect
was issued on the LIST inst.
GEN. BUTLER made an argument be-
fore the house committee on commerce,
yesterday, says a dispatch Of the 28th
ult., in behalf of the producers of West
ern Pennsylvania, who desire congress
sional investigation into the methods
used by the Standard Oil company, of
Pennsylvania, IN building up what they
term colossal monopoly, which is
crushing out all competition. Gen. But
Ter criticised the operations of the Stand.
ard Oil company, asserting that they had
forced the railroad companies to come to
their terms, in some instances extorti ng
large sums. It had subjected the Penn
sylvania railroad company to loss of
one and half million dollars, all done
to maintain their monopoly. The COM
mittee took no action.
The secretary Of the interior had a
conference with Chief Ouray, the Un-
compahgre and White river Utes, March
3rd, atwhich the Indians virtually agreed
to accept the terms of the government
and cede their reservation. As soon as
definite understanding is reached, the
secretary will submit the details of the
agreement to congress. It is thought
that the White River Utes will be re.
moved to the Uintah reservation in
Utah, and that Ouray and the Uncom.
pahg will be settled in severaltY on
land on the Grand river, Utah. Alta
previous interview the Southern Ute
delegation consented to give up their
present reservation. They will prob
ably be located on a strip Of land bord-
cred by The New La Platte, Mexico, and
near the Navajo reservation.
Miss JENNIE RAYMOND, in whose be.
half Miss Belva Lockwood, attorney.
filed papers in suit against Sen. Hill,
of Georgia, for alleged seduction, furnish
ed the following card for publication
March 4th,: Whereas suit has been filed
by Belvia A. LOCKWOOD an attorney at law
in the District of Columbia in my name
against Benz. H. Hill, the same being
an action of damages for seduction and