The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1881-05-26
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WASHINGTON.

A'ihNLEl VhAIIHEWS mas TAKEN lue Odll
of office and been assigned to the sixth
circuit.
The Turkish town of Vissini was pill
laged by brigands, who carried away sev
eral women among their plumber.
THE Jews of Nasilikow, were attacked
by the mob at railway station preparing
to leave the city, The military came t,
their rescue.
Tue smallpox is extending its rayages
in London. The number of patients treat
ed at the hospitals for the past two weeks
was ,247.
SEC. LINCOLN has approved the plans oI
the board of engineers for the improve
ment of Milwaukee harbor, at cost OF
100000.
TIE nomination Of William H. Robert
son as collector of the port of New York
was called up in the Senate and confirmed
without dissenting voice.
GEN. GRANT has signed new contrac,
with the Mexican government for exten,
sions of the Mexican Southern railway
which re submitted to congress.
In consequence OF his labors toward the
reelection Of Conkling and Platt, Payne
will not be renominated FOR marshal OF
the southern district of New York.
The director of the mint estimates that
the gold coin and bullion inthe Unit.
ed States amounts to $500, 100000, about
half of which is in circulation. Only
England and France have larger sup
ply.
The Austrian counsel at KieG has
warned the merchants of Austria regard
ing business transactions with Southern
Russia on account Of the Russian depre-
datIons on Jewish merchants.
A REPORT was current in Tuam, Ireland
that vessel which left Galway last week
for the United States with large number
OF emigrants has been lost and that all on
board perished. No confirmation OF the
truth of the report has yet arrived.
INDIANA has at last received recognition.
General Lew Wallace, of Charlottesville.
at present governor Of New Mexico, nav
ing been appointed minister to Turkey.
Gen. Wallace was offered Central Ameri-
can mission, but declined it.
GEN. S. 4. HURLBUT, of Belvidere Ill.,,
has been nominated minister to Peru, vice
Christiancy. who has been recalled. Gen.
Hurlburt has had experience in diplomatic
service, and will make valuable repre-
sentative at this important post.
ADsUTANT GENERAL DRUM has issued a
circular to officers Of discontinued volun-
teer forces asking that books and other
records of their commands be sent to his
office at Washinton, to be used as means of
verltlcatlon in settling volunteer pension
claims.
COLLECTOR ROBERTSON was serenaded
at his hotel in Albany by the republican
general committee, whose enthusiasm led
them to march through the rain. He pro-
nounced his confirmation a victory like
those won at Chicago in the abrogation of
the unit rule, the establishment of district
and the defeat of the third
term project.
CoNKLlNG is expected in NewYork. His
friends declare that he will Immediately
enter upon legal practice, and will advise
his friends 10 elect General Gran. as his
successor. Plat held consultation with
a number of political intimates, one of
whom reports that both ex-senators are
at the manifest disapproval of
their course.
ATTORNEY GENERAL MACVEAGH has
given an opinion at the req lest of Secre-
tary Window on the matter of exporting
butterine and oleomargarine as butter, in
which he holds that under the law col
lectors of customs have no option in, the
matter, and adds that further legislation
is necessary to cover the case.
The state department issues contra
diction of Conklings' statement about
Minister Fish, a son Of the ex-secretary.
He was rendered a position in Denmark
by Secretary Blaine, but declined it in a
cablegram asking for promotion. Cramer
was transferred from Copenhagen to Ge.
neva at the personal request of General
Grant.
AMONG the appointments confirmed by
the United States Senate were General
James Longstreet as United States Mar.
shall for Georgia, Philip II. Emerson as
United States Judge for Utah, and Albert
Weodcock for Collector of Internal Rev.
enue for the Third Revenue Distric. Of
Illinois, vice Long" Jones, promoted to
be United States Marshal.