River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-03-04
THE WEEKS WORK.
Selected From Every Source.
W WASHINGTON.

THE president nominated Henry
Stearne, of Indiana, consul to Pesth,
Feb. 25th
THE supreme court, on the 23rd of
Feb. refused to restrain the postmaster
general from Withholding lottery letters.
THE president nominated Robert 1.
smith postmaster at Austin, Mimi, Feb.
26th.
THE president nominated p. b. S.
Pinchback, naval officer of the district
Of New Orleans, on the 9th of Feb.
THE president, on the Gath granted a
respite of thirty days to JAS. Madison
Wyatt Stone, sentenced TO be hanged
Friday next for the murder of his wife.
THE postmaster-general issued an or.
der, Feb. Goth, denying the privileges of
the registered mail and money order
system to B. II. Martin & CO., No 1913
Clark street, Chicago, alleged to be en-
gagged in obtaining money under false
and fraudulent pretenses.
A DISPATCH of Feb. 29th says: The
postmaster general suspends his order
prohibiting the payment of money or
ders tc the lottery agents who have APP
pealed to the supreme court ofthe United
States, until the case is decided by that
tribunal.
THE senate committee on territories,
gave audience to representatives of the
Cherokee nation, in opposition to the
bill providing for the establishment of a
United States court in the Indian Terri
tory, and for other purposes, Feb. 28th.
! The committee, at the conclusion of the
hearing, decided to adhere to. their pre-,
vious action, directing the measure to be
reported with recommendation for pas
! sage
THE democratic national committee
met in Washington Feb. 23rd, and after
| long discussion of the merits of several
cities, decided upon Cincinnati as the
| place and June 22nd as the time for hold
| ing the national democratic convention
| There was full attendance of members.
| A PRIVATE dispatch received at Wash.
/ ington, Feb. 25th, from prominent citl-
zen of Cheyenne, gives the details of the
! lottery exposure at that place, in addition
| to the facts stated in the press report
/ published this morning. l. appears that
| Spates, the secretary of the territory, was
also concerned with Glofcke, the post
master, in this lottery: that it never had
| drawing, and was a swindle through.
/ out. The special denounces the charges
/ circulated by Glofcke as shameful, and
I says that tull statements have been mail.
/ ed to Washington thoroughly yindicat
7 ing Gov. Hoyt.
| The house Committee on Railways
and Canals on Feb. 26, agreed to report
favorabiy Representative Upson's bill
/ authorizing the Secretary of War to con
! tract with the San Antonio & Mexican
/ Border Railroad Compsny for the i'm
mediate construction ola railroad from
| San Antonio to point on the Rio Grande
at or near the Town of Laredo, for
( the purpose of establishing a postal
/ and military highway from United
States military headquarters al
San Antonio, Texas, to the Mexican Dor
der. The bill provides that the secrc-
tary of the treasury, tor and in the name
of the United States, shall indorse and
guarantee the bonds Of the company TO
the extent of $4,000 per mile of the
whole road to be constructed, but not ex-
ceeding the total issue of $2,400,0O0, the
bonds to be made payable to the United
| States, either registered or coupon, pay
able in coin thirty years after date, with
interest payable half yearly in coin at
the rate of per centum per annum =;
the United States to be secured by
hIst Hloi tSdSe ou thc tail way w " No4
structed, with its buildings, equipments,
and telegraph lines necessary for its
operation, with provision in the mort
age for a sinking fund to be paid into the
treasury of the United States of 3 per
centum per annum in coin on the whole
amount of the bonds issued under the
mortgage, until the bonds are all re-
deemed or until the fund on deposit, with
IFS accretions shall be sufficient to re.
deem them. The bill further provides
that the entire line from San Antonio 10
the Rio Grande shall be completed with
in two years from the signing of the con-
tract with the government.