River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-03-24
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WASHINGTON.

THE president is said to be pretty well
used up with the opportunities of office
seekers.
TIE census shows that the native in
crease OF population in the past ten years
mas Gained upon foreign immigration
aITAlN he past three days about $780,
600 in national bank circulation has been
issued by the comptroller of the currency.
SEN. EDMUNDs has left Washington Cor
Florida, and Senator Vance paired with
him for the rest of the session.
THE census reports show that there is
a decrease of the foreign element in the
Uuited States of I,5I6 on an assumed total
native population of 100000.
GENERAL ECKERT says twelve hundred
miles of Western Union wires will be
laid this year toward Mexico and the
Pacific.
GEN. SMITH Boiling. of Virginia, an
intimate friend of Senator Malone, has
been rendered the post of sergeant-at-arms
OF the senate, but declines to accept it.
THE post flee department has COM
pleied arrangements for the extension of
the railway mail-service from Kansas
City through New Mexico, Arizona, and
California. to San Francisco
SECRETARY WINDOW has decided that
the treasury department must refuse to
allow the national banks to substitute
bonds for the legal tenders deposited by
them for the retirement of their circuIa-
ton.
Tue president nominated David ID. Nc
Chung to be Surveyor of Customs at Gin
cinnati, John w. Green to be Collector of
Int s. IL IL g
Iowa, and George Pfeger to be postmaste r
at South Bend, Ind.
SECRETARY KIRKwooD has informed
the Uncomphagre Ute chiefs that no
change can be made in the terms of the
agreement, but if sufficient agricultural
lands cannot be fonnd in the Grand River
valley they will be selected in Utah.
THE Pennsylvania house of representa-.
tives passed resolution thanking Presi-
dent Garfield for recognizing the claims
OF Pennsylvania bg the appointment of
Wayne MacVeagh as attorney general.
TEE navy department has purchased for
100000, the steam whaler Mary and
Helen, and is making arrangements to fit
her out to go in search of the Jeanette.
A DEPUTATIoN of Illinoisans called on
President Garfield and recommended ex-
congressman p. c. Hayes for the Austrian
mission.
IT is very likely that Fred Douglass
Will be reappointed marshal of the Dis
be recalled from Brazil and Minister
Christiancy from Peru.
President GARFIELD has nominated
Stanley Matthews TO be an associate jus
tice of the supreme court; John w. Pow
ell of Illinois, to be director of the geo.
logical survey, and Don A. Pardee, OF
Louisiana, TO be United States circuit
Judge.
Gen. LEW WALLACE has resigned his
commission as governor of New Mexico,
and Gen. Sheldon, one Of President Gar
fields confidential friends. will be appoint
ed in his stead Gen. Wallace, it is un-
derstood, will receive one of the South
American missions.
AMONG the deaths reported are those OF
Colonel +. b. Alexander a retired officer
at St. Louis; Francis Dodge, collector oil
customs at Georgetown, d. c., Professor J
I. Humphrey, the scientist, of Greensboro
s. c., and General Emory Upton, of the
United States army.
SECRETARY LINCOLN has refused to per
init ;wenty-six new appointees of the wal
department to draw their pay, on the
ground that they were illegally appointed
1t appears that they were selected by
Judge Noah and Chief Clerk Crosby, and
commissioned by Secretary Ramsey OF
March >, before a copy of the law author
izing their employment was received.
IT has been suggested to President Gar
field that in view of the rush of office
seekers that he cause tie name of all APP.
plicants and their hackers to be published
az matters of news. Many are here after
office who pretend to be after something
else A republican member of congress
is quoted as saying that Garfield looks
pretty well used up, and that the pressure
upon him is about as great as it would
| have been on Hancock had he got in.
TIE news of the death of the czar OF
Russia was received at this place. creating
great excitement in the hotel Hobbies and
among office-seekers. The information
came in special cable dispatch from
Minister Foster to Secretary Blaine, anC
was by him submitted to the president
In accordance with the usual precedent
Mr.. Blaine Immediately sent a cable
message to Minister Foster infornin.
| him that he had been instructed by tht
president to direct Mr.. Foster to tender
the imperial family the sympathies of the
American government in their great mis-
| fortune.