River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-11-03
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WASHINGTON.

1uIrEAu's attorneys have notified the
district attorney at Washing ton of their
intention TO ask a postponement of the
trial to November II.
AN earnest effort will be made in the
senate TO prevent the confirmation of j.
ID. Walmough as paYmaster general OF
the navy.
LIEUTENANT FREDERICK COLLINS, one
OF the most accomplished officers of the
navy, died Of typhoid fever at Washing
| ton.
STRATHAM, democratic readiuster, has
| been nominated by the president TO be
postmaster at Lynchburg, Va. to succeed
a straight republican named Wilson.
GEORGE c. MAYNARD, late manager OF
The telephone company at Washington,
lent Guiteau the money with which he
bought the pistol to kill the president.
SENATOR HARRISON. of Indiana, handed
the president the resie nation of James n.
| Tyner, and the nomination of Frank Hat
ton To be first assistant postmaster general
/ has been signed.
II is charged that General Tyner's hunt
| ing trips are made with the postmaster
/ of Laramie, Wyoming, to whom he al
| lowed salary of 81, 100 per annum, and
81 200 for clerk hire The office paid less
than $400 yearly in box rents and COM
! missions.
AFTER an interview of four hours with
the chief magistrate, Secretary Blaine
stated TO friends that there would be only
| two changes in the cabinet before Deem
Der. Timothy o. Howe has accepted the
attorney generalship, and Edwin ID. Nor
gan has been rendered the treasury port
folio. The appointment of Conkling to
a cabinet position is warmly favored. and
would create little surprise in Wash
ington.
Mr.. OYSTER, foreman of the public
printing Office at Washington, became a
candidate for printer and was dismissed
by Mr.. Defrees. Now Mr.. Oyster opens
his shell to decry gross immoralities which
have been steadily practiced under his
nose, and threatens to give names and
dates next week.
; TYNER's appeals to the president for re-
tention as assistant postmaster general
have failed. 1t is possible that Frank
to succeed him. Several western senators
are pushing Chauncey l. Filley, of St.
Louis, for the postmaster generalship, for
which he stands fair chance on the re-
tirement of James.
| 1IA~L OolanAoIhh NthNhnHL mel ShatSo
that he read the report made by General
Tyner in regard to star route frauds on
the Pacific coast, and told him that if it
were published there would be row with
Brady over the invasion of his territory.
He therefore advised TyDer TO have a
conference With Brady. Key EXPIRE sses
the utmost confidence in the honesty of
both Brady and Tyner.
THE president sent in the nominations
of Charles j. Folger for secretary of the
treasury, Thomas L. James to be postmas-
ter general, and Frank HattoR to be first
assistant postmaster general. all of which
were confirmed. John l.. Beveridge was
named as sub-treasurer at Chicago, and
John S. Harris. of Louisiana, for survey
or general of Montana. Charles w. Sea-
ton, of New York was confirmed as super
intendent of the census.
THE trial of Guiteau has been post
poned to November IA. Mr.. Scoville in
timated that he would raise no question
as TO the jurisdiction of the court. The
comptroller of the treasury has decided
that witnesses in the case living more
than one hundred miles outside of the
District, can not be paid by the govern
ment. A. S. Trude, of Chicago, will not
accept charge of the defense unless be
learns that his pending engagements will
not interfere.