The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1880-07-15
VERY LATEST NEWS.
A Record of Important Events,
Domestic and Foreign.
WASHINGTON.

LIE DOaru appointed Wy the secretary OF
war to codify army regulations, held pre-
liminary meeting. No progress was made,
the time being occupied simply in talking
over, informally, the work to be done.
Quarter-master Gen. Meigs saws it is not
the office of the board to amend regula-
tions, but to review and revise them before
their publication.
AT the last cabinet meeting, some dis
cussion arose regarding the recent firing in
to the American schooner off the coast of
Cuba. Information was received at the
department of state from the Spanish gov
eminent, that there is no such Spanish YES
sci as Nuncio; and the authorities of the
government are inclined to the impress
sion that the vessel which overhaulcd
the American schooner, was run bv pi-
rates.
TIE concession made by the Nicarau-
guam government concerning the projected
Isthmus canal is simply private corpora
ton chartered by itself and having no
connection with the United States. The
State department says there is nothing of
an international character in it, although
it is expected, from a reading Of the con-
cession, that subsidy will be asked from
this government. AS present advised,
however, this project will not be favored
by the executive department.
THE treasury department has been in
vaded with inquiries within the last few
days as to whether the authorities
propose to have an investigation into the
causes of the numerous steamboat horrors
in the vicinity of New York. These in
quiries have developed the defective con-
dition of the law governing the inspection
Of steamboats, by national Offices. 1t ap-
pears that in all cases of disaster the causes
are to be investigated only by the local
board of inspectors.
The administration is likely soon to
make new and thorough investigation
of the sub ect of the Tenure-of- Office act.
The question arises in two cases, one in the
matter Of Fulton, collector of the port of
Philadelphia, who has indicated his pur-
pose not to surrender his Office during re-
cess of the senate, and the other in the
case Of Mayer, United States district at
torney for Alabama, who declines to turn
over his office to Gov. Smith, whom the
president has appointed to take the place.
TIE president will go to California some
time during the month of July, and will
make a general tour of the Pacific coast.
Mrs. Hayes has not yet decided whether
she will accompany her husband or not,
but Mr.. Webb Hayes will surely make one
of the party. Secretary Evarts will take
his family to his farm at Windsor, VT,
where they will pass the entire summer.
Mr.. Evarts will return to Washington
for the month of July, joining his family
again at Windsor in August. Secretary
Sherman will pass the greater part of the
summer in Washington, only making a
short visit to Ohio. Later in the summer
he may make a trip up the Atlantic coast
in revenue cutter. Mrs. Sherman, who
is at present in the city, will accompany
her husband to Ohio and pass the re-
nlainder of the summer there. Secretary
Thompson, with his daughter and son and
a party of Indiana friends, will make a trip
to the Pacific coast. Secretary Schurtz
and daughter will summer at Deer Park,
Nd, where they have passed the last three
summers. Secretary Schurtz always re-
mains in the city during the week, run
ming out to Deer Park every Friday or
Saturday evening, returning to the city on
Monday morning. Postmaster General
Key will leave the city for his home in
Tennessee the LIST of July, and will at once
enter on his judicial duties. Atty. Gen.
Devens expects to pass several weeks at
different resorts on the New England coast.