Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1880-02-06
VERY LATEST NEWS
A Record of Important Events
Domestic and Foreign.
WASHINGTON.

PARNELL spoke IN the house Of repre-
seniatiyes on the evening OF FcDy. End
20 very large audience.
AN official report promu gated from
the departments Jan. Goth says the excess
Of exports over imports for the year 1878
amounted to 1891 ,350,427
THE Southern Ute chiefs under com
mand Of Col. Page have arrived IN Wash.
ington, says special OF Feb. End.
SECRETARY SoHURz addressed letter
OF dismissal TO Indian commissioner b
A. Hayt, Jan. 29lh, the substance OF
which was as follows: "SIR- IL has be
come my duty TO inform you that public
interest demands n change in the com
missionership Of Indian affairs, and that
your further services In that Office are
dispensed with"
THE senate, on tle Goth Of January
confirmed the following nominations
Luther Harrison, Of Pennsylvania, prin.
cipal clerk on private land claims, OF the
poneral land Office Postmasters: Iowa,
Mrs. Hattie Lucas, Amcs; Wisconsin,
Henry G, Payne, Milwaukee Minnesota,
Abraham Ilaskins, Rochester; Indiana
jus. q. Balm, Martinsvlle.
SAYS Il dispatch Of February End The
opening Ct bids for the Star mail service
IN Ohio, Indiana, and the southern states
east Of The Mississippi River has been
finished. The bids aggregate about
60 600, the largest number received AT
any previous lctliDg. The greatest mum.
Der for one state was 1900 for North Car
olna; for Tennessee, 800, the second
highest number
THE senate on the Goth ut rejected the
nomination Of Howard M Kutchin, of
Wisconsin, appointed under temporary
commission during the recess of the
sennte, TO be collector of internal revenue
nj Fond du Luo, for the third district Of
Wisconsin, wee ALDER Il. Osborn, sus.
pended under the tenure Of Office act.
The senate In voting upon this nomina.
tion, divided for the first time, this
session, strictly upon pnrly lines, every
republican present voting for
confirmation, and all negative votes be;
Ing cast by democrats. The result was
m adverse majority OF four.
A WAsnINuToN telegram of Fcby lat
says: The president has signed the bill
for tho grant of land IN California
claimed by the ldria Quicksilver Mining
Company thus ending, so far rs the cx-
ecutiyc Is concerned, tho famous Nc
Garrahun case. This sublecs has occu
pied the attention Of tho public for about
Il quarter Of Il century, and has been the
subject OF decisions In scores Of subordi
nate courts and finally in the supreme
court of the United Stntcs. II has been
discussed and reported upon In every
congress since 1860 IL has been prolific
of scandals and has been the direct
cause of the retirement of at least two
cabinet ministers and scores Of congress
men, aud other public men have been
publicly accused Of bribery In connec.
ton with II. The present administra-
lion received the matter rs u legacy from
Gen. Grant, and has had It under con
sideration nearly three years. The de-
livery OF the patent TO the representative
Of the New ldria company Is, therefore,
mn event of unusual importance.
THE post Office apartment, snys u tel
egram of Jan. Both, Is prosecuting Inn
portnnt and comprehensive investiga.
lions through special agents to ascertain
the real condition of the postage stamps
accounts of postmasters throughout the
country. There are more thnn 600 of
what are called presidential poslmaslers,
receiving u SALARY OF over i 900, who
aro nominated by TIC president and
confirmed by the senate, in con
lradistinciion from those who ARE ap.
pointed by the postmasler-general These
postmastcrs have authority TO order an
unlimited quantity Of stamps, and, ms n
rule, do ord + large sums NJ time. AT
the end OF the quarter they report what
they have sold, accounting for the mon
ey, md what remains on hind, IT there
are grounds of suspicion that the post
master has reported as ION hand" more
stamps than In fact he has, tho depart
mcnl, Of course, investigates his nc
counts. II is practicable for
postmastcrs 10 sell stamps
when they have ordered largely
In excess OF immediate wants, and, 70,
porting them as still ION hand" TO secure
The use OF money several months without
interest A deficiency of $4,000 was
lately discovered in The Office of post
master ut II city In New Jersey, which
his relatives Immediately made good.
Large deficiencies have been detected in
Offices at Providence and Woonsockct
AS said above, the department Is now
making athorough and systematic invcs
LEGATION of this account In the pos offices
Of the country, the results OF which VIII
hprnmn known In dine time