Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-02-25
TELEGRAPHIC.
Condensed for Convenient and
Ready Reading.
WASHINGTON.

THE bill reported by Senator Saunders,
to establish the territory of Pembina, pro-
poses to form a new territory from that
portion Of Dakota lying north Of the forty
sixth parallel
Mn. HAWK, of Illinois, has presented
to the house resolutions Of tue Illinois
state board of agriculture, asking legisla-
tion to prevent the spread of pleuro-pneu-
monla among cattle.
CIGAR MAKERS are here urging the
amendment to the tax laws which now inn
pose unlimited bonds on them, 20 that
s20, 900 will be the maximum bond placed
upon any firm manufacturing cigars.
THE sundry civil appropriation bill, as
adopted by the committee. sets aside $780,
900 for the support Of national soldiers
homes, and provides for the appointment
of General Mcclellan as one Of the man
ayers.
THE senate committee on foreign rela-
tIons iavors the insertion Of clause in
the sundry civil appropriation which
would permit the sending Of a special EN-
bassy % Mexico To negotiate in regard to
commercial intercourse.
REPRESENTATIVES, Of the dairy interests
are here, presenting the bill to prevent the
manufacture and sale Of oleomargarine
as butter in any part Of the United States.
This will probably be adopted in the adul-
teratlon Of food act, agreed upon by the
special committee
TIE house committee on war claims
agreed To report favorably to the house
the bill approprlating S::'S}5,:'S3E} for the
payment Of claims reported allowed by
the commissioners OF claims under The act
Of congress, March z, 1871. 1t embraces
ninety-three claims Of persons residing in
Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Louisiana,
Mississippi. North Carolina, Tennessee,
Texas and Virginia
REPRESENTATIVE WEAVER writes that
there is no truth in the published story
that the nationals in congress are endeav-
orlng 10 organize 4 peoples party, and to
that end intend to hold a conference in
Chicago. The national party, he says, is
the peoples party n the truest sense of
the term, and under its banners will rally
all who wish to rescue the liberties Of the
people from the grasp Of bank ing, rail
road and other monopolies.
TIE senate committee on military af-
fairs has authorized favorable reports to
be made to the senate upon all pending
nominations for army appointments and
promotions. These include the nomina-
tIons Of Major &. ID. Swain, 10 be Judge
Advocate General; Colonel G. Ii Tomp-
klns, to be Assistant Quartefmaster Gen
eral; Lieutenant Colonel Febiger, to he
Assistant Paymaster General; the two APP
pointments from civil life to the position
Of Major and Paymaster. and forty or fif-
ty others Of less note
THE senate has confirmed Adam
q. Mallory as collector Of
customs at 6ialveston. William
). Wilson, collector of internal rev.
enue, Fifth distl let of Kentucky. United
States consul-W. w. Randall, of Wiscon-
sin, at Sabanila. Postmasters -Pennsyl-
vania, Q. +. Gleason, CORY; A. H. Pom
titus, Parker's Landing. Ohio, Edmund
Barnett, Canal Dover. Illinois, c. f.
Ilouser, Lena; Wisconsin, Hiram Med
berry, Monroe; G. A. Spencer, Sheboygan
Falls; ). W. Osborne, Darlington. Mich
igan, G. q. Gl.fley, Negaunee. Frank r.
Albright, Mason.
The following card from Judge Noah,
Of the war department, was printed on
the 10Th inst, and has created great sur
prise:
To Ny FRrENps AND THE PuBIIc In conse-
quenee Of recent disclosures from friends and
prominent citizens of Washington affecting the
presumed integrity IL Mr.. William H. Lewis the
cards Of invitation to the nuptials If my daugh-
ter. ut church, on Wednesday next; the
18th inst, are with her earnest approval hereby
recalled The marriage with Mr.. Lewis will not
tnke place. ]. }. NOAH
Mr. Lewis protesscd to be a clerk in
the pension office, receiving 81 500 per
year and owning i house III the upper
part Of the city, besides having an III
terest in the business of the avenue Jew
eerS, Lewis Bros, of whom he was rela-
tive. These gentlemen, however, disown
and refuse TO have ANYTHING to do with him.
Besides, he was not clerk in the pension
office, and had 10 visible means Of support
lie went to Semlen's early in the week
and purchased diamond locket, giving Il
check on Riggs L Go. lie then pawned
the ticket for $40, and went to Baltimore
on a drunk. The entire arrangements
for the wedding had been made but the
friends Of the young lady thought that il
was better to r.tract the step than wait till
II was too late.
Mr.. BLAINE will go to Mentor next
week. Mr.. Nichols, Gen. Gartield's mes
senger has arrived here, and has spent the
greater part Of the time in Mr. Rlaines
bedroom, giving the latter flll reports Of
the situation III Mentor. Gen. Garfield is
so torn in his own mind over who is TO be
placed in his cabinet that it is now certain
that nothing definite as to its entirety will be
known until after the consultation with Mr.
Blaine MIR. Blaine intends to have Senator
Allison secretary Of the treasury. and his
positive desires and opinions will soon
eliminate that matter from the muddle
If Illinois gets a cabinet place it will un-
questionably go To Robert Lincoln. The
only doubt in this case is as To whether
| Illinois is to have cabinet position The
Blaine people say. too, that Charley Fos-
| ter will be in the cabinet, but according 70
all reports 10 cabinet will be made At
Mentor Gen. Garfield is so overwhelmed
with advice in that place that he will not
presume 10 act until he has come to Wash
| ington. Then his closest friends, headed
BY Blaine. will consult with him, and
agree in 4 friendly caucus upon the seven
cabinet advisers. Public men who have
seen Garfield within the past week say no
cabinet will be made at the Mentor farm
| house.