Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-06-30

who we're charged with the examination
Of transactions OF the Office of Custod;soan
of the treasury.
JOHN A. WALSH, formerly a b. 1ker !,
Washington, has brought suit for SOS.
O5S against Gen. Brady for money loaned
FoRTY-FouR millions OF 5 per cent. con.
pom bonds have been received for contin.
uance at 30 per cent. to date, leaving $74.
600, 900 to be heard from.
PRESIDENT GARFIELD repudiates tho
tender of the marshalship Of New York
made by John /. Davenport to Senator
Strahan.
NELSON DINGLRY, Jr., ex-governor Of
Maine, has beer nominated by the repub.
licans to occupy Fryes vacant seat in the
house of representatives at Washington.
SOME statements abusive Of Secretary
Blaine having got into the newspapers as
uttered by r. B. Hayes, the Maine states
man wrote the ex-president and received
the assurance that the paragraph was an
utter fabrication.
GARFIELD has summoned Secretaries
Window and Hunt and Postmaster Gen
eral James to Long Branch, to attend
clam-bake. Mrs. Garfield is able to walk
to the beach and take daily drive.
Col. DUDLEY, who il appointed COM
missioner of pensions, vice Bentley, re-
signed, is the well-known United States
marshal of Indiana, a brave soldier, ger.
tleman of the highest character, and will
bring to the office integrity and capacity.
MCCAMMoN, the assistant attorney gen
eral, will proceed to the Fort Hall Indian
reservation and arrange for dcker be-
tween the reds and the Union Pacific peo
pie for the right of way for the Oregon
branch
AUDITOR FRENCH attempts to appease
the rising indignation of the public by
statement that he has yielded no part of
the governments claim against the Central
Pacific company, which will be promptly
paid in full when he has reached the exact
figures.
SECRETARY Lincoln has referred to Gen
erai Sherman the letter from Secretary
kirkwood relative to report from the
Indian agent of the Ute reservation. COM
planning of the location of saloons and
dance houses at the reservation.
1T is understood that the president.
Mrs Garfield and their younger children
will leave Washington for Long Branch,
where the president will remain a few
days, and Mrs Garfield and her children
will remain several weeks.
PRESIDENT HAYES has written to friend
in Washington that had he known that
what he said recently about Conkling
would get into print he would not have
said it. He says however, that he believ-
ed all he ever uttered on the occasion, but
did not wish to be seen kicking man
who was down.
FIFTY representative men among the
white republicans of Virginia gathered at
Washington to express to the members of
the cabinet their desire for a coalition
with Malone and to protest against the
removal of John f. Lewis from the chair
maHship Of the republican state central
committee.
SECRETARY WINDOW stated that he did
not know of any reason why Assistant
Secretary Upton should resign, or why
any person should wish him to do 50. This
is taken as indicating that Mr.. Upton will
not sever his connection with the treasury
department. 1t is also learned that he
will be called on to perform some import
ant duties in connection with the con-
tinuance of the 8 per cent bonds.
COMMISSIONER FRENCH has returned to
Washington from his annual tour of in
spection to the Pacific slope. He takes all
back he said or limited about the Central
Pacific not paying the United Sta ties Gov
eminent the money loaned them. On the
contrary, he is satisfied ofthe will and the
ability of the company to pay up
JUDGE Cox, in charging the grand jury
in the criminal court of Washington, in
formed them they would have to pass
upon the men charged with defrauding
the government, through violation of
postal laws, and warned them to consider
the cases without bias, but simply from
true and just basis.
THE Missouri river Improvement con-
vention has made demand for 81, 100000
from the public treasury, 100000 of
which it wants for use next year in ex-
tracing snags. Hon. John Hogan, of St.
Louis, urged as the policy of the imroyers
that no vote be given by the western men
in congress to river and harbor bill
which failed to contain the above appro-
priation.
GEN. BRADY petitioned the criminal
court at Washington for an immediate in
vestiga:ion of the charge of star-route
frauds. Colonel Cook, the special counsel
for the government, stated to the court
that not a single case is vet ready for sub
mission to the grand jury, and that COM
plete failure would result from using the
testimony in its present condition. The
court therefore ordered that the cases go
over until September, to which date the
grand jury has recess.