Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-07-08
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Condensed for Convenient and
Ready Reading.
WASHINGTON.

COLONEL w w. DUDLEY went into
office az Commissioner OF Pensions at
Washington, June q.
SECRETARY BLAINE has had the state
ments Of Professor Hind thoroughly in
vestigated, and complete report on the
Halifax award may be expected this week.
A REDUCTION in mail carrying from
Einita, r., TO Las Vegas, n NJ, one Of
the star routes, which is to be effected July
/. will give the country $52, ,000 annually.
SOCIETY in Washington is agitated over
the conduct Of two young libertines, one
| connected with the French and the other
with the Spanish legation
IT is rumored in Washington that the
President is about 10 ask Attorney Gen
eral MacVeagh to resign, ard that Will
liam h. Chandler will probably be offered
the position.
The Treasury Department received 81,
100000 worth Of ) per cent. coupon bonds
for conversion into - per cents. Total
receipts 20 far, $s2 100000
JoHN / DAvESPoET. in his testimony
before the Albany bribery investigating
committee, stated that lie had no authority
| from the President to offer the United
States Marshallship to senator Strahan.
EX-SENATOR SPENCER declares that he
would not accept the position OF first as
slstant postmaster general. Judge Tyner
announces that he has not rendered his
resignation, and does not expect 70 do So
PRESIDENT GARFIELD held al informal
reception at Long Branch, which lasted
abeut an hour. just as the time expired
General Grant entered the room, extended
his hand and conversed quietly for mo-
ment.
SECRETARY kIRkWo0D viii not only coil
to account the Central Pacific speculatGr
Auditor French but will compass his re-
moval. General Jere Rusk, of Wiscon-
sin, WHO hasn't been able TO pick out any
thing 10 suit him, stands in the doorway.
TIE president will attend the ceremony
Of unveiling the Mcpherson statue al
Clyde, o., on the 22d Of July, and on The
next day will attend the annual reunion
Of his old regiment, the Forty-second Ohio
AT Gallon.
~ q quarrel at Washington, james !. .
Christmas killed William G. Whitney.
The former was il son-in-law and the latter
| a son ~ Mrs. Myra Claik Gaines, who il
| almost proftrated by the crime The par
ties have for a long time resided in the
old Catacazy house, and have had frequent
qnarrela.
COMMANDER MONTGOMERY SIcARD has
been appointed chief Of The Rurean of
Ordnance Of the Navy Department, ticc
Commodore Jefiers, who has res gned
Secretary Window has been furnished
with a report of the result of the iIlvtsti-
cation into the crookedness in the C,isio
dian's office Of the Treasury Department.
SECKET,RY WINDOW SAYS that there is
not i word Of truth in the statement that
Ldmphere, appointment clerk Of tie trea-
sury department, is to be removed, and
Secretary Kirk wood refuses to state
whether lroad-Commissipner French
has been or will be asked 70 step down and
| out. Ii IL believed hat French's removal
was discussed al cabinet meeting.
SECRETARY Wisdom has received let
ter from Capt. Hooper, of the revenue
steamer Corwin, dated Ounalaska Island,
May -, 1881. The letter states that he
mad" the voyage from San Francisco in
twelve and half days ii expected 10
leave for Seal Island on the 22I Of Nav.
and after reaching that point to proceed
north aiorg the Siberian coast in search
OF the Jeanette and the whalers Mount
Wollaston and Nigilant
ATTORNEY GENERAL MACNEAGH holds
that il is the duty of the interior depart
ment 70 remove intruders from Chcctaw
and Chickasaw lands; that all others but
Indians by birth or adoption, save govern
ment employees. travellers. holders OF per
mts, ana whites employed as teachers, az
mechanics, ami skilled agriculturists, have
no right III Indian Territory The per
nit laws are declared valid, and the rig lit
To remain expires with the permit. Sec
retary kirkwood has advised the agent at
Muskogee that measures will be speedily
taken To execute the laws as above con-
strned.