The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1881-06-23
TELEGRAPHIC.
Condensed for Convenient and
Ready Reading.
WASHINGTON.

SECRETARY BLAINE will leave Washing
ton next week for the coast of Maine,
where he will spend the summer for his
health's sake.
SENATOR BECK, interviewed at Washing
ton believed the democrats in Virginia, if
they made good ticket, could beat the
readjusters and straight republicans.
JAMES II. MARI, who has been connect
ed with the postoffice department for half
a century, received floral Maltese cross
from his fellow clerks at Washington, on
his Slst birthday.
WASHINGTON firms have secured the
contract for supplying Brussels carpets
for the public building under contract of
the treasury department. About $1,000
yards will be required for the next fiscal
year. The contract price is $l.l9 per
yard.
WHEN Secretary Window made the 103d
call for 5per cent. coupon bonds MAY 12)
$l1S,WO,O00 worth were outstanding.
Since then $35,0OO,0O0 worth have been
received for continuance at 81 per cent,
and it is believed that the balance will be
sent in within the limited time.
BY Topping off useless star and steam
boat service, Postmaster General James
has so far saved.the country 81, ,OOO,O 900 an
nualiy. His hi oh aim is to make the
postofIice department self.sustainine. and
he thinks he will be able to accomplish it
by the end of next fiscal year.
PRESIDENT GARFIELD is strongly IN
clined to help Malone in the Virginia
campaign, but has informed Congressman
Tucker that the cabinet will decide the
matter. A large delegation of Virginia
republicans, headed by General Wickham,
is on the way to Washington, to protest
against the extension Of aid to the read
justers.
PosTMAsTER-General James, in reply to
expressions of fear that he may carry
economy too far and thus cripple the pos
tai service, says that there need be no fear
whatever on this head He fully appre-
ciates the necessity for extending and i'm
proving the postal service, to enlarge the
facilities for the distribution of the mails
in all sections oft country, but more es-
pecially in the large business centers.
THREE Chippewa Indians from Wiscon-
sin, in paint and feathers, accompanied
by an interpreter, gave Indian Commits
sioner Price surprise party recently.
They claimed to represent It's families,
who had sent them to Washington to Sc
cure a new reservation. The commits
sioner shelled out more common-sense ad-
vsce than a red ever before heard from a,
federal officer, and admonished them to
find their way at once to their corn6elds.
THE Directors of the Maritime Associ-
alton of New York adopted resolutions
urging on the President, Secretary Win
dom and Collector Robertson the wisdom
Of maintaining the Civil-Service reform
principles which have governed the ap-
pointment and promotion in the New
York Custom House for the past three
years. to the end that faithful and efficient
men be retained, and that promotion
should be made on the ground of ability
and experience.
THE charge made by Mr.. French, COM
missioner of railroad accounts, that the
Central Pacific Railroad was diverting to
the pockets of its shareholders the 25 per
cent. of the earnings due to the govern
ment for money loaned to it has not been
withdrawn by him, Wall street rumors to
the contrary Notwithstanding. The at
torney general has instituted suit for in
junction to prevent the G. P. r. r. from
declaring a dividend out of the net earn
ings, pending congressional investigation.
Mr.. G. w. DURHAM, of Chicago, mem
bsr of the American Society of Civil En-
gineers, is in Washington at the invita-
tion of government officials. who desire to
examine into the Durham house drainage
system in connection with the white house
and other public buildings. Mr.. Durham
will sail for England on the 25th inst. to
place his system on exhibition at South
Kensington London, at the sanitary exhi-
bition of Parkes' College of Hygiene, on
the occasion of the International Medical
Congress.