Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1881-03-24
TEIEGRA RAPHIC.
Condensed for Convenient and
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WASHINGTON.

WITHIN the past three days about $780,
900 in national bank circulation has been
issued by the comptroller of the currency.
GEN. SMITH Boiling, of Virginia, an
intimate friend of Senator Malone, has
been rendered the post of fsergeant-at-arms
OF the senate, but declines TO accept it.
TUE president nominated David D. Nc
Clung to be Surveyor of Customs at Gin
cinnati, John w. Green to be Collector of
Internal Revenue for the Second district OF
Iowa, and George Pheger to be postmaster
at South Bend, Ind. Es
THE Pennsylvania house of representa-
tives passed a resolution thanking Presi-
dent Garfield for recognizing the claims
of Pennsylvania by the appointment of
Wayne MacVeagh as attorney general
The navy department has purchased for
SlOO,OO0, 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 ?. c. Hayes for the Austrian
mission.
THERE seems to be surplus of $4,000
left from the Inauguration display 1t
ought to be used in furnishing transpor-
tatlOn for the foot-sore Office seekers out
of the city of magnificent distances.
IT is very likely that Fred Douglass
will be reappOinted marshal of the Dis
trict Of Columbia. Minister Hilliard will
be recalled from Brazil and Minister
Christiancy from Peru.
PRESIDENT GARFIELD has nominated
Stanley Matthews 10 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
Cd 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 E. b. Alexander retired officer,
at st. Louis; Francis Dodge, collector of
customs at Georgetown, D. c., Professor J 4.
L. Humphrey, the scientist, of Greenboro,
5: e., and General Emory Upton, of the
United States army.
In a communication from Washington.
Mary Clemmer gives Robert Lincoln a
pealing face, winning manner, positive
intellectually, quick repartee, brilliant
conversation and fund of information
and cultivation to draw upon remarkable
in so young man..
SECRETARY LINCOLN has refused to per-
NIT twenty-six new appointees of the war
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 on
March ., before copy of the law author
izing their employment was received.
Col. A. J. SHELDON, an intimate per-
sonal friend of President Garfield, will be
appointed governor of New Mexico 1t
is an important and valuable office at this
time, for the reason that it is believed a
state government will be organized in
that territory within the next two or three
years. Should this be done, the territor-
ial governor would stand good chance
TO be chosen United States senator, pro
viding the state was secured by the repub-
lipaOS