Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1880-04-23
VERY LATEST NEWS
A Record of Important Events
Domestic and Foreign.
WASHINGTON.

J. w. ARMSTRONG, formerly chief
clerk of the land Office, but recently con.
| frmed as land register ut Colfax, Wash.
ington Territory, will leave Washington
Tor his post on the 10Th inst.
THE president nominated the follow.
ing pos,masters on the 18th inst Title
OldeD, Parkers Landing, Pa. Luke Mar.
win, Duluth, Mimi, Ii A. Hanson, Al
bert, Lea, Mimi. and Jos. McCuc, Calker
City, Kansas.
Mr.. DAVIS of West Virginia, tried, on
| the 10Th inst, To- have the senate consider
the bin authorizing the geological sur
vcy under Clarence King, 10 nc extended
into the states, but MIR. Blaine insisted
that the Geneva award bill should not be
displaced.
JUDGE KELLEY, is said to be preparing
II statement In relation TO paper, and in
opposition to the paper bill. In the
course of this statement, say reports of
the 10Th inst, he will make The claim
that he newspapers have been making II
great deal of money while paper manu-
iacturers have lost.
WILLIS DRUMaoND, j., chief clerk Of
the railroad division of the general land
office, resigned on the f0 Ii inst. to ac-
cept position as lanl commissioner for
the Milwaukee & ST. Paul railroad. He
has been In tho land Office since 1871
Commissioner Williamson regretted To-
part with him.
A yKMoRIAL in favor Of the reservoir
system on the Upper Mississippi river,
which is signed by all tho republicans
In congress from the states In the Mis-.
"A AZ rtria
cd by commerce on that river, says II
dispatch OF the 10Th inst, has been pre-
scented to the house commerce commit CO.
The greater portion OF the representatives
from The foil wing states have signed
the memorial: Minnesota, Wisconsin,
| Illinois, Iowa and Missouri.
THE Commissioner Of Agriculture re.
cciyed the report of Dir. Charles i by
man, on tho subject OF contagious pleuro-
pneumonia in the Eastern States on the
10Th inst. He summarizes the result OF
his Investigations ~ follows; "As u re-
suit of my Investigations thus far | find
this IuinOus foreign plague actually cx.
isting In tho following States: Con.
nectIcut, In Fairfield County; Now York,
Westminster, Putnam, Kings, and Queens
Counties; New Jersey, Atlantic, Glouces.
ter, Camden, Burlington, Ocean, Mercer,
Monmouth, Middesex, Morris, Essex,
Union, Bergen, and Hudson Counties;
Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Chester,
Montgomery, Bucks, Lehigh, Cumbcr.
land, York, Delaware. Lancaster, and
Adams Counties; Maryland, Carroll,
Baltimore, Hartford, and Cecil Counties.
SOME time ago Il man obtained the
numbers Of U. s. bonds held by an &C
quaintance and to raise the money on
them connected story 10 the effect
that the original owner was dead Previ-
ous TO his death he gave the bonds 10 his
brother. who embarked for Europe on Il
vessel, when went down with all on
board. This story the man related To
tho treasury officer, whore he appeared
on the 10Th inst, with letters of admins.
tration and tho bonds were duplicated,
re- Issued and at once redeemed. Now
the original bonds have been presented
for redemption and nm investigation
showed that the presumed administrator
80 lao "s i...r..-.s-, 49, sia."t.-ss lido
paper iorgeries and that the bonds had
never been on shipboard, having been
held by an old gentleman who did not
need The money, hence rctrained from
presenting them for redemption. The
bonds will have TO be redeemed again
and tho treasury department is in doubt
If n special appropriation will be needed.
PRESIDENT HAYES and Robert G.
Winthrop decided, on the Goth inst,
that the desk OF Jefferson should be
formally presented with the same ccre
monies as attended the presentation Of
tho sword of Washington and the staff
of Franklin, the Massachusetts, and Vir
ginia delegations selected their senior
members present 1t was determined
that The desk should be formally present.
cd In each house To the senator or repre-
sentative from Massachusetts,, and that
then senator or representative from
virginia will move II resolution OF nc
ceptanco, which his colleague will sec.
ond, cnch making appropriate remarks
The library of the department OF state,
where the original declaration of indie.
pcndcnce is deposited. That Is NOT,
however, the copy Of tho declaration
written by Jefferson on his desk, but one
which was engrosscd on parchment af
ter II had been agreed upon anu was
signed by the members OF the continent
al congress,