The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1881-07-01

Convention met 1t Pott<ville on the 18th and
nominated r. w. jackson, OF Mercer Coun.
y, for state Treasurer The Grcenhack
platform for 1880 was reailrmed and adopted.
The New Hampshire Legislature
elected the following state Officers: secre-
tary Of State, a. B. Thomp~on; Treasurer.
solon 4. Carter; State Printer, Parsons b.
Cosswell; Commissary- General George T..
Lane.
y. A. BENTLEY has rendered his res
ignation a. Commissioner OF Pensions. and
w. W. Dudley, United States Marshal for
Indiana, has been appointed in his stead.
SECRETARY WINDOW positively 70
fuses % give out for publication the report
Of the committee that Investigated Custodian
Pitney. Secretary Window said the report
was made up and submitted To him Tor his
private Information. and while ne In timated
that he will act upon II very soon. he en-
phaiically refused 10 give anything or its
contents Assistant Secretary Upton. Chief
Clerk Power and Appointment Clerk Lam
phere. the officers complicated By the re-
port. have been furnished with copy in
order that they might prepare their defense.
a DELEGATION composed Of white and
colored Republicans from Virginia. headed
by Gen. w. c. Wickham. on the nth called
upon President Garfield % protest against
Dis taking sides with the Mahone- Republic
can coalition. They are determined to run
straight-out Republican ticket this fall IN |
anyevent, and have started q newspaper 10 |
maintain their interests In the canvass. The |
residents reported 70 have said he be- |
iieved trst and foremost In the maintenance 4
q Republican organization and principles.
put Il there was . liberal movement In viz i
einia having for it's purpose the defeat ofthe
bourbons, il might be well 70 look into lie
merits He was utterly opposed, however.
70 Republicans hzyirg anything 10 do with
any movement tainted with reputation.
a NUMBER Of employees have been
discharged from the United States Senate by
Sergeant-at-Arms Bright, including one who
has been retained more than twenty years.
having been originally appointed By the
Democratic sergeant At Arms before the re-
bellion.
IN the Joint Convention at Albany, N.
~, on the 1sth, Assemblyman Tuthill.
Staiwart, denounced Depew a. the head
lobbyist Of corporations, and said Barber
and Edwards were his lieutenantS. The
room o. Barber. he said, had long been the
headquarters where legislation was bought
and sold. game Of cards being made veil
% cover naked bribery. He said Barber and
bis corrupt agents were the managers Of the |
present canvass, and were attempting 70 J
make their chief, who supplied ali the mon Z
~, United States Senator
SECRETARY WINDOW has summarily I
dismissed Pitney from The public service
md abolished the Office Or Gust odian IL the J
Treasury. There never has been any law
authorizing the place or Custodian. The n
Iuties heretofore performed BY the Custo-
liam ere imposed, BY order Of the Secretary z
'bolishing that Office, upon CHIEF Clerk a
lowers, who has been diligent and persist- y
nc IN working up and exposing the frauds y
4 the Cu<todian's ring. b
EDWIN Bo0TH and wife are on their
vay home from England, or have already =
rrived. h
The Pond divorce suit Is attracting *
'reat attention In Boston. The complainant = =
Major Pond, manager Or the Redpath =
Literary Bureau; the defendant. Mrs.. Isa- y
ella Stone Pond, well-known concert q
niger. q
BERLIN dispatch says Count Won
'tolbcrg- Weriengcrode, vice president 81 y.
he ministry Of State, has rendered Biz resir =! 4
Iation. y
THERE was conference at New York. q =
q the 18th, between Gen. Grant, vice. : :
resident Arthur, ex-Senators Conklinr ana n
'Iatt and other leading Stalwarts. what N
Dok place has not been made public
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