River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-07-01
THE NEWS BUDGET,
A Summary of Events During the
Past Week.
FROM THE CAPITAL.

| The postoffiee at Willow Springs, Tay-
| lor county, Neb., has been ordered to be
moved three miles from its present site,
| into Wheeler county.
I IT seems to be the opinion of the war de-
/ partment that Cadet Whitaker will have
to stand court-martial in view of the fact
that the court of inquiry recommended it,.
I Secretary Ramsey viii consider the findings
with the opinion of the judge-advocate
! general next week.
IT is now reported that Brayton, inter
nal revenue collector in South Carolina, is
, to be removed by the president. Brayton,
| it appears, was a Sherman man, and the
change is to be made if at all, it is said,
on the ground of Brayton's general uupop-
/ ularity and his neglect of duty. Brayton
was one of the Sherman organizers for
! South Carolina.
| RED CLOUD, Spotted Tail and other Sioux
chiefs and the head men, have had final
| talk with secretary Schurz, and start home
Monday, with an entirely satisfactory ag-
reement. The Sioux chiefs are well
/ pleased with the Judiciary school, and
asked secretary Schurz to engage school
/ facilities so that more of their children
/ may be Accommodated.
! SECRETARY RAMSEY has passed upon the
reports of many of the West Point cadets,
! but passed that of Whitaker to allow him
! to apply for court-martial if he chooses.
| Whitaker will doubtless be dropped for
deficiency, but he could not vindicate him.
| self BY court-martial of the mutilation
charge, if he should be dropped before
/ asking for court
/ DURING the session of congress just ter
minated, there were over three hundred
s 4han.oy,A trT.,arias r.aHa Inv hnr: Df
congress of the pension bureau regarding
/ claims of pensioners. The commissioner
! of pensions has issued a circular, stating
j that 1t was impossible to give personal at
! tention to all claims which congressman
have requested that he should made ''spe-
/ cial, but that he will do SO as rapidly as
/ possible.
| THE EIowgate expedition will be started
| soon upon its Polar trip, Notwithstanding
/ the refusal OF the ravy department TO
! give It's sanction to the vessel Gulnare. How
| gate has succeeded in securing j crew, t0
! be commanded by Capt. Henry Palmer and
! bv Mr. Powell, of New Bedford, both old
! whaers, who are to be respectively first
/ and second officers. The secretary OF
F.! War has given furloughs without pay to
/ some of the experienced men who have
| been selected for the expedition, and the
/ ped and accompanied by a corps of expert
scientific observers. Capt. Howgate does
/ not Himself accompany the expedition
! TuE new adjustment of the salaries for
! postnastels shows the following to be the
/ stipends for the postal officials of Mime
I sofa for offices paying 81 POO and upward:
Albert lee, 81 900; Alexandria, 81 200,
/! Anoka, 81 200; Austin, Sl,700; Brainard,
! 81 600; Duluch, 81, 900; Faribault. 81 800;
I Fergus Falls, 81 400; Glencoe 81 800; Hast
! ings, 81 800; kasson, 81 200; Lawrence,
/ $1,000; Iirchfeld, 81 800; Mankato, s., 100;
/ Marshall, 81 400; Minneapolis, $1,000; New
/ Ulm, 81, 500; Mortified, $1,000; Owatonna,
/ $3.50; Red Wing, s2,400; Rochester,
{ 81, 200, st. Charles; 81 200; St. Cloud, 81
| 200; St. Paul, $1,000; Shakopee, 81 200;
/ St Peter, $1,000; Spring Valley, 81 800;
! Saltwater, g, 400 Wabasha, Sl,4o0; Wa
SEGA, 81 900; Winona, S2,5o0.,
FoRTY-sEvEN Of the Indians who have
been CHARTERED in Washington, left on the
/ 1910 train over the Pennsylvania road for
| their homes on % inst. These are with
! one or two exceptions. Sioux, whose bust
ness east was principally to visit the In
dian children at school at Hampton, Va.
and Carlisle Pa, They express themselves
as being much pleased that their children
showed such improvement Included il
the party are Red Cloud, Spotted Tail
Like-the-Bear Red Shirt, Little Wounds
] Two-Strike, Son-of-the-Star, Black Crow
| Blue Eagle, Iron Wing, John Smith, join
/ Cross, White Thunder, Eli Abraham, anG
! others, and as they sat in the smoking-room
of the depot, with their trunks all labeled
with their names, they attracted considera
Bile attention. They will stop en- route al
Carlisle Barracks, to visit the school
again.