River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-06-16
TELEGRAPHIC.
Condensed for Convenient and
Ready Reading.
WASHINGTON.

GARFIELD is badly worried by the Office
seekers. Uneasy lies the head that
wears presidentship."
SECRETARY BLAINE is to have as hand
soKe a house in Washington as that of
Senator Cameron.
THE average age of Senators in Congress
is 80 years-lhe Oldest being &c and the
youngest 43.
IN the case of the Pacific Mail Steam
ship Company vs. the United States, the
Court OF Claims awarded the company
damages amounting to 1921 III The suit
was for money due for mail service.
GEN. WALKER will propose to the skill
ed assistants in the census bureau that
they work all summer for nothing and
trust to the sense of Justice OF congress TO
repay them at the next session.
CARMcHAEL's postal card, in which he
made an abusive remark regarding General
Malone, is to be boomerang against the
postal clerks who ventured 10 read the
card, ard they will be Tried for that
offense.
JACOB THOMPSON, of Mississippi, mem
Der of Buchanan's cabinet, who is now in
Washington on private business, says he has
vet to meet the first southern man who
has spoken unkindly Of Garfield as presi-
dent
PRESIDENT GARFIELD promises to attend
the Atlanta exposition in November. His
private secretary. J. Stanley Brown, is
going to Europe on public business, and
o. l.. Pruden will serve temporarily.
Ex-senator DoRsEY's connection with
the star-route frauds is said TO be clearly
indicated by the evidence in the hands of
IL
prosecutions will not be begun before Sep
TENDER.
The President has appointed Edward l..
Chapman postmaster at Great Bend, kas.,
and Frank NJ. Tracey postmaster at ST.
Joseph, Mo, and signed the commission
of q. X Elmer as postmaster at Rich
mond, Va.
POSTMASTER General James, in exposing
the star-route frauds, not alone saves the
country millions of dollars from the bogus
mail service now, but he also renders it
impossible that such wholesale swindling
shall ever be perpetrated in the future.
REPRESENTATIVE Germans of Indiana
will endeavor to have President Garfield
withdraw the nomination of Senator
Kahlo as consul general to Berlin. Their
hostility is based upon Kahlo's votes in
the legislature in favor oftemperance and
woman suffrage.
THERE is no truth in the report that
Assistant Postmaster-GeneralT yner con-
templates resigning. He returned to
Washington after a business trip to New
York and Philadelphia. He says that he
has the assurance of the president that his
resignation is not desired. Gen. Tyner
will probably remain where he is.
THE resignation of First Assistant Post
master General Tyner was placed in the
hands of the president when the admin
istration came into power. There arc
continued rumors that it will soon be &C
cepted, and that either ex Senator Spen-
Ger or ex-senator Conover will be called TO
the position.
President GARFIELD and party paid a
visit OF inspection to Fortress Monroe, the
Soldiers Home, near Hampton, Va, and
the normal school and national cemetery
there. The Dispatch, with The presiden-
tIal party aboard, then sailed around the
United States fleet, whose yards were
manned with cheering rows Of blue jackets.
MARTIN F. CONWAY the first member
of congress from Kansas, who is an inmate
of the Government Insane Asylum, at
Washington, and has been in confinement
there for five years has written to his old
friends in Kansas asking their assistance
to secure foreign appointment. Mr..
Conway has spells of sanity, but at times
is almost unmanageable in his maniacal
frenzy.
GEN. BRADY, of star-roUte notoriety,
TIN eatens to bring suit against Attorney
General MacVeagh and POstmaster-Gen-
eral James, if he shall be indicted for con-
nection with the star-route rascalities. and
has secured the services of Shellabarger,
Wilson, Ben. Butler and Bob Ingersoll to
conduct the prosecution and his own de-
Tense. He processes TO be able to estab-
lish his entire innocence of all charges
preferred against him. His vindlcatlOns
will cost him some money, however,
THERE are rumors in Washington that
Secretary Blaine and Mr.. James Russell
Lowell. United States Minister TO Eng
land, may soon change places. 1t is init
mated that Mr.. Blaine is anxious to go to
England, and that Mr.. Lowell is quite
willing TO take his place if it be satisfac-
tory to the President and Mr.. Blaine.
There are many also who think it desira-
BILE that Mr.. Blaine should go to London.
so as to remove all obstacles to better feel
ing between all sections of the Republican
party.
THE Star Route Investigating Com
mittee, sustained as it is by the president,
the encouragement the postmaster gen
eral is making very satisfactory progress,
The committee has discovered that a
route, for which there was not the least
necessity, was being maintained at an an
nual expense of the nation of 500, 900.
| This route will be discontinued on The
recommendation 10 the committee. which
is Endorsed by the postmaster general, and
thus 100000 per annum is saved without
in the least crippling the postal service