Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1881-06-23
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WASHINGTON

SECRETARY BLAINE will leave Washing,
Ton next week for the coast of Maine
where he will spend the summer for his
health's sake.
SENATOR BECK, interviewed at Washing
ton believed the democrats in Virginia. ii
they made good ticket, could beat the
readjusters and straight epublicans.
JAMES H. MARI, who has been connect
ed with the postofice department for half
a century, received floral Maltese cross
from his fellow clerks at Washington, on
his 8lst birthday.
WASHINGTON firms have secured the
contract for supplying Brussels carpets
for the public building under contract of
the treasury department About $4,000
yards will be required for the next fiscal
year. The contract price is S1.19 per
yard.
WHEN Secretary Window made the l03d
call for 5per cent. coupon bonds May 12)
Sis, 900 worth were outstanding.
Since then $35 100000 worth have been
received for continuance at 3 per cent,
and it is believed that the balance will be
sent in within the limited time
By looping off useless stir and steam
boat service, Postmaster General James
has so far saved the country 81, 100000 an
nualiv. His high aim i to make the
postoffice department self-ustaining, and
he thinks he Will be able tC accomplish it
by the end of next fiscal year
PRESIDENT GARFIELD s strongly in
clined to help Malone in the Virginia
campaign, but has informd Congressman
Tucker that the cabinet will decide the
matter. A large delegation Of Virginia
republicans, headed by Geieral Wickham,
is on the way to Washin,ton, to protest
against the extension Of lid to the read
Justers.
PosTMAsTER-Ge General James, in reply to
expressions of fear that he may carry
economy too far and thus cripple the pos
tai service, says that there need be no fear
whatever on this head. He fully apprc-
ciates the necessity for extending and i'm
proving the postal service to enlarge the
facilities for the distributor of the mails
in all sections of the country, but more es-
pecially in the large business cenlers.
THREE Chippewa indians from Wiscon-
sin, in paint and feathers, accompanied
by all interpreter, gave indian Commits
sioner Price a surprise party recently.
They claimed to represent 175 families,
who had sent them to Washington to Sc
cure a new reservation The commits
sioner shelled out more Ommon-ense ad-
vsce than red ever befole heard from a
federal officer, and admonished them to
ind their way at once to their cGnfelds.
THE Directors of the Maritime Associ-
alton of New York adopted resolutions
urging on the President, Secretary Win
dom and Collector Robertson the wisdom
of maintaining the Ciyil-SFvjce reform
principles which have govtned the ap-
pointment and promotion in the New
York Custom House for th past three
years. to the end that faithful and efficient
men be retained. and tht promotion |
should be made on the grond of ability |
and experience.
The charge made by Mr.Frencb, COM
missioner Of railroad accoms, that the |
Central Pacific Railroad wa tiverting to |
the pockets of its shareholdp the % per
cent. of the earnings due I'd. d.he govern
ment for money loaned to it las not been
Withdrawn by him, Wall str It rumors to
the contrary notwithstandii. The at
torney general has institutedBuit for in
junction to prevent the G. r. r. from
declaring dividend out of lie net earn
ings, pending congressional Investigation,
Mr.. G. w. DURHAM, of Ch,ago, a mem
Der of the American Societ1of Civil En-
gineers, is in Washington a the invita-
tion of government officials. yho desire to
examine into the Durham hnse drainage
system in connection with th white house
and other public building. hr. Durham
will sail for England on h@5th inst. to
place his system on exhibition at South
Kensington, London, at tr anitary exhi-
bition of Parkes' Collegepf Hygiene, on
the occasion of the InterrtitnaI Medical
Congress.