River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1880-11-25
VERY LATEST NEWS.
\ Record OF Important Events,
Domestic and Foreign.
WASHINGTON.

passed by congress authorizing the en-
listment into the army of one hundred and
fifty competent young men tone for each
military post, to be rated as schoolmas-
tiers, with the rank and pay of commissary
sergeant.
OWING to a misconstruction of the rules
governing licenses of steamboat pilots,
Gen. Dumont, supervising inspector gen
eral of steamboats,, has decided that pilots
whose licenses may be suspended can be
restored at expiration of suspension, and
that such suspended pilots are not requir-
ed by law to take out new licenses.
A SPECIAL POSTAL arrangement has been
executed with France, increasing from the
LIST of January, 1881, the limits OF weight
and dimensions for packets or samples of
merchandise exchanged mails. to twelve
ounces in weight, and the following d.
mentions: Twelve inches in
length, eight inches in width, and four
inches in depth.
ONE Of the latest stories about town is
that Senator David Davis has become
tired of his position and would be willing
to be reappointed to the supreme bench,
and that Gen Garfield would be willing
to appoint him, so as to gain republican
senator. No one credi the story, but it
is passed about as the small change of pol
iticians who have as vet but few topics of
discussion.
GEN. SHERMAN denies that he has any
intention of retiring from his position as
general of the army. One reason is that
he is not eligible for retirement. having
yet two years more to live before he will
be of the eligible age. Another reason,
and one far more important is, that he
thoroughly enjoys his work, and would
not leave it if he could.
GEN. HARRY WHITE, republican mem
Der of the present house, who was defeated
for reelection, writes here that he is a
candidate for the position of clerk of the
next house; but there is little prospect of
anyone getting the place but Mr. McPher-
son, the old clerk. If he wants it-and
there is little doubt he does-he will sure
ly get it, on account of the value of his
services during the last political campaign
and his real capacity for the place.
THE place where the Inauguration ball
will be held has already been selected.
The annex ofthe Smithsonian, known as
the National Museum building, will be
used for that purpose. Some of the citi-
zens of the district are dissatisfied with the
committee made up of department en-
ployes, that has assumed charge of the
whole affair. These citizens instead of
being grateful to the people who assume
all the trouble and bother, are clamoring
for public meeting and appointment of a
new committee.
GEN. ScHoFIEID is 10 be removed from
his position as commandment of West Point
and transferred elsewhere. His report
upon the Whitaker case is the cause. 1t
is said that Gen. Schofield wrote this re-
port before the October election, with a
view to helping Cen Hancock's canvass,
and when he found it was not printed,
/ then he desired to recall it. 1t was a mis-
| take of the types that made Gen. Schofield
| speak Cf the secretary of war as the "su-
! perintendent of the war department "
/ The word of was misprinted for the word
cor"
SECRETARY THOMSON says the newspa-
/ pers and not the navy department are re-
/ sponsible for announcing the recent event
| at Hampton Roads as a naval review. Ii
was not intended to be a review in any
sense of the term. The purpose was to
bring about an exhibition drill by the
crews of the different training ships of the
navy. in order to note the proficiency OF
/ the seamen and the working of the plan
I adopted year ago. Other vessels Of the
/ navy were present, but the vessels at hand
/ belonging to the North Atlantic station
were ordered there to give ecldt and en-
enlargement both to the young and old
/ seamen of the navy.
/ THE following petition went to the pres
! ident ON the 10Th inst:
/ BRookLYN. n. Y, Nov. Ito his exceency
7 RuTHERroRD b. HAYES, president, etc.-S4R
/ Cadet j. c. Whitaker is on leave of absence
ptiq sAfb
ers among whom we have the honor to stand
! think that its the not proven against thC
boy, the president, by restoring him to his former
place and position, would do only an act of justice
10 u friendless youth, subserve the interests o
4 humanity. and give additional evidence OF TIN
purpose to recognize no color line in our dealing
with American citizens. We have the honor Z
remain respectfully yours,
J. HYATT SMITH
Member elect Third Congressional District.
THEODORE l.. CUYLER.
JUsTIS u. FULTON. and Others.
PRoF. BAIRD, of the Smithsonian insti
tuition, is very much pleased with thu
rapid growth of the carp introduced by
him into this country from Germany
The Babcock lakes. in the vicinity o
/ Washington monument, have been useC
for breeding. Within the last two OF
three DAYS workmen, under direction o
Mai. Ferguson, of the fish commission
have been busy draining off these lake.
and putting up young carp for distribu
ton One thousand fish have just beer
shipped 10 Tennessee. States desiring
these valuable food fish for stocking theil
rivers will hereafter have TO furnish cans
for transportation. The states which have
thus far been supplied are New York
Pennsylvania, Illinois, Ohio partially
Missouri, Wisconsin, Michigan, Connec
ticut, Tennessee, and Georgia. Last yeal
twelve hundred were sent to Texas The
Young fish sent were about six inches long
AN official at the treasury department
in speaking of the supply of gold now or
hand said that owing TO the heavy I'M
portation o f foreign gold during the last
and present year, and which, upon arrlv-
ing at New York, Is exchanged at the
United States ASSAY office for American
gold coin, and the inability OF the mint at
Philadelphia to receive and convert the
foreign gold into United States coin, on
account of the large number of silver dol
lars required to be coined monthly, unless
/ steps are taken TO convert into coin por-
ton ofthe foreign gold bullion now on
hand, the treasury will be seriously en-
barrassed for want of gold coin. OfSl3O,-
| 100000 gold held by the treasury only
resenting uncoined bullion. The greater
portion of gold coin held by the treasury
is in the sub-treasury at New York, and
/ it is more than probable that the entire
| amount there will be required during
! November and December to pay for for
| eign gold, ofwhich there is every indica-
/ ton that large importations will be made.
| In is officially announced that Gen.
/ Miles will be appointed chief signal
| officer in place of Gen. Niger.
| deceased. Gen Hazen expected to get
shis position and. although Miles was
1 promised it before he went west, 1t was
/ thought for long time that Gen. Miles
| would be satisfied with something else,
| such as succeeding Gen. Ord in the com
mand of the department of Texas; bnt
| ten. Miles has had enough OF frontier
| life. and thinks he had well earned the
right to spend the remainder of his days
| a; Washington. the officers paradise.
ten. Miles is not West-Pointer. lie
| entered the war of the rebellion as captain
| in the 22nd Massachusetts, volunteers. At
the close of the war, by exceptionally bril-
liant service, he had reached the rank of
major general of volunteers. lie was
mustered out of the volunteers Sept. /,
1865. On the the 2Sth of July, 1866, he
was appointed colonel of the 10th infantry
in the regular service. He is also breyet
major general in the regular service. In
March, 1879, he was transferred to the 9th
Infantry as its colonel. He is only IS
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