The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1880-08-12
VERY LATEST NEWS.
A E:ccOrd OF Important Events,
Domestic and Foreign.
WASHINGTON,

Old Washingtonians say they never
knew Washington so dull during a presi-
Dental election summer as it is now.
Hon. HORACE MAYNARD, the new post
master general, is not expected to arrive
before August -.
JUDGE LAWRENCE, first comptroller Of
he currency, decides that government
employees are entitled to pay for public
holidays.
A REPORT from the Philadelphia Mint
shows that out of a coinage amounting to
S2O4, 800, 1868, the loss by waste was only
$l4,2 instead Of $1S5,O00 as presumed by
the law.
THE interior department is in receipt of
dispatches from Los Pinos, COL, stating
that the Utes now appear to be satisfied
with the Ouray treaty, and that the pros
pect is that all the Indians will be of the
reservation by next spring.
SECRETARY RAMSEY now says it may be
month before the decision in the case Of
Caket Whitaker is made public. The
points have all been agreed upon. and the
only thing remaining to be done is to de-
eide upon some general policy applicable
to all such cases. The opinion gains
ground that a court will be granted.
Mr.. THOMPSON, of the railway mail serv-
ice, has returned from a two.wceks' trip
in the south, where he has been trying to
arrange for Il fast-maii route to Savannah
and New Orleans Southern railroads
are short and each under different
management, and the proposed fast mail
will have TO pass over ten different roads.
lie hopes to make a satisfactory ar
rangement between them, and put the
line in operation in month or six weeks
The comptroller of the currency has
Just completed a table showing the losses
charged off by the national banks for the
six months ending March /, 1880. The
total losses by all these banks for that
period amounted to 81, 5G3, 1856; the losses
for the corresponding period in 1879 were
$40, 23S 1921. OF these losses during the
last six months, 81 ,20S,5 2l was on account
of depreciation in the premium upon the
United States bonds held by the banks.
chiefly bonds which were about to mature,
RETURNS received at the census office in
dictate that the population Of the United
States will be a little over 100000.
the west, are panning out handsomely In
New England and the South, where
it was calculated the increase would be
comparatively slight, the returns show
larger gains than were anticipated. This
is particularly the case in New En-
gland cities. New York has over five
millions, Pennsylvania four and quar-
ter millions, Ohio about three and q
quarter millions. The race between
Ohio and Illinois for third place is very
close. Illinois has greatly the advantage
in having larger territorial extent, and
can ultimately hold more people. 1t is
probable, however, from the returns re-
ceived that Ohio will hold third place, al
though the official count will be necessary
to determine.
ANOTHER naval officer is to be sent to
last Spanish insult. In the search of the
Merritt and Newcome the Spanish author
tiles were notified. They promised
apology and PREPARATION in case the affair
had occurred outside of the league limit
from the shore of Cuba where they have
control. The administration sent Admiral
Reynolds to make an investigation. He re-
ported that the two American
vessels were inside the limit.
For all practical purposes that
ended the case, if Admiral Reynolds re-
port could be trusted. 1t would probably
have ended the matter had it not been for
this new case, occurring fully fifteen miles
out. at sea- and therefore admitting of no
defense. The third case happening at this
time, so soon upon the heels OF the other
outrages, indicates policy upon the part
of the Spanish authorities that is not to
be tolerated. A naval officer, in speaking
of this policy said that the Spanish people
had a perfect contempt for our weak and
almost powerless navy, and, while they
would not care to involve themselves seri-
ously with this country, they yet feel their
own naval superiority enough to take great
liberties