Warren sheaf. [volume] (Warren, Marshall County, Minn.) 1880-current, 1881-05-11

cation in ocean freight rates here is partly ow-
ing to the eagerness OF owners OF steamships to
| get their vessels to Europe to take advantage
of the existing tremendous passenger traffic
profits, such traffic icing more than enough to
Offset losses this side of the Atlantic.
! Eleven weeks ago Fred Goodman started
from Deadwcod for Bismarck, on his way to
Milwaukee. He has not been heard from, di-
rectly or indirectly, since that time. He was
and valuable baggage. His friends yet hope
he will turn up alive and we'll.
Archbishop Purcell, of Cincinnati, is failing
rapidly and will probably live but a few days.
His grace has been in retirement at the convent
4 of the Ursulines in Brown county for more
than a year: There three months ago bis
| brother, the Very Rev. Edward Purcell, died
at the age Of almost four score The arch
bishop is in his eighty second year.
The San Francisco Bulletin of the IL th inst
contains news of the death of Augustus B.
Holmes of Los Angeles, CAL, formerly of Min
nesota, which occurred on board ship on the
9TH inst. Mr.. Holmes was afflicted with lung
| troubles, and went to the Sandwich islands
some months ago as a sort of forlorn hope of
| prolonging his life few years
The question Of who owns Deadwood BLACK
Hils) real estate the site settlers or the placer
miners is under consideration. The latter,
through their attorney, hold that the site upon
land, and hence was not subject to town or
city entry. On the other hand, the authorities
of Deadwood, by their attorney, claimed the
right to enter it for town sites except where
mineral lands could be proved to exist. The
case came before the secretary of the interior
general land Office, who held that the land was
placer mineral land, and only subject to entry
under the mining law. decision by the sec
rotary is awaited with interest
NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.
The president. it is reported, contemplates
appointing Gen. Lew Wallace minister to Tur-
key.
The October term of the supreme court has
adjourned. The number of cases now remain
ing on the docket undisposcd Of is S37 an in
crease of forty six since the close of the previous
October term.
Thepresident has designated Admiral D. D.
orter as inspector general of the navy, and
the admiral, who has been for number of
years without an assignment, will at once
enter upon the discharge of the duties of his
new Office
In conversation, an intimate friend of
Senator Conkling claimed that the senator
had counted noses,' and that Robertson
would be rejected. 1t is not believed how
ever, that this nomination will be acted upon,
one way or the other, until the regular Decem-
Der session.
Secretary Window has sold his place on Yer
mont avenue to Senator Platt of New York,
and will build new house on Iowa circle. It
is expected that he will erect one Of the hand
soonest residences in Washington, where he
will live III keeping with what is expected here
now with one Of the heads of the government
Internal Revenue Agent Trace, operating in
Franklin county, Va, writes Commissioner
Raum that be has obtained an account of an at
tempt to capture the notorious Dave Gillespie
a1fHo offo o,1 %o %1p1,
who will lodge Gillespie IN jail; but few he says,
seem anxious to undertake the capture of this
notorious desperate
The success attending the plan of Secretary
Window in regard to the maturing bonds has
already been greater than expected. The re-
sponses of the banks have been such as to
cause the belief that, by the time congress
meets in December all of the 6's, and IS as
we'll, in their possession will have been ex-
tended at the new rate
Postmaster James is heartily sustained by
the president in the course he is pursuing in
reference to the mail swindle, and be also en-.
joys active cooperation with Attorney General
MacVeagh It is understood that the presi-
dent, within the last two days, has directed
Postmaster General James to continue in
vesiigation until the bottom facts are found.
without regard to whom may be injured by the
disclosures that will be made, and it will
thereby be seen that the present postmaster
this subject.
In regard to the recent appointment Of addi-
tional clerks in the interior department, the
president says he did not think it wise to allow
the interests of the public service to suffer in
this emergency, and he therefore directed
Secretary Kirkwood to make such examina-
tons of the candidates in regard to their gen
eral character and capacity to do the work
which was to devolve upon them as tine would
allow, and to make temporary appointments
for one month.
An investigation of the papers in the depart
ment relative to the case Of the empty mail bag
carried from St. Paul to st Louis, for a net
cost to the government of $29.9su, shows the
methods adopted by the ring to secure con-
gressional action ard to induce the letting of
the contract by the postmaster general. There
are voluminous petitions on file with printed
headings, showing that all emanated from the
same source, the parties who were interested
in the contracts. in one way or another
1t is alleged by high officers that Lincoln is
running things too much his own way for q
green hand. Lincoln's intimacy with Sheridan
is not agreeable to Sherman. 1t is said that
Lincoln would not accept the Office of secretary
of war until he had talked over the whole mat
ter with Sheridan who advised him strongly to
take it. Sherman favored the election of Han
cock, and it is said that the republican leaders
had him seCt to the Pacific coast with Hayes to
prevent him making trouble during the last
election.
FOREIGN FLASHES.
Emile de Girardin, the distinguished Partisan
editor, is dead.
Coningsby Ralph Disrael. a nephew of Lord
Beaconsneld, inherits his property. Lord
Rowton will be his literary executor.
A London special SAWS that several St Tnnis