River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-12-29

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WASHINGTON.


LAMBERT TREE, ST., who died in Wash
ington recently, entered the postal service
under President Monroe. and served con-
tinueusly until last spring.
SPEAKER KEIFER has appointed Hiscock
chairman Of the appropriations commit
tee, Reid of the judiciary. and Kelley of
ways and means.
FRIENDS of President Arthur sent two
detectives to Washington to accompany
him TO New York, who left in the same
coach. without his know ledge.
JOSEPH K. McCAMMoN, commissioner of
railroads, advises the. secretary of the in
terror that ON the Immigrant roads the
proper rate for government service would
be 90 per cent. of the present tariff.
For failure to liquidate Indebtedness,
Captain james Esan, q. S. A., was re-
Gently sentenced by conrt-martial TO dis
missal from the service. President
Arthur declines to confirm the verdict,
fraud not having been sufficiently proven.
THE new Chinese minister is of noble
family. IL 5S years of age, and for ten
years was superintendent of the arsenal al
Shanghai. He still retains the collector
ship of customs at Tien-Tsin. He is
commissioned as ambassador to the United
states, spain. anu Peru.
Mr.. SCoyILLE, counsel for Guiteau. has
received so many threatening letters that
Mrs. Scoville is making urgent appeals to
Marshal Henry and the Washington po-
lice to protect her husband and her broth
er
POSTMASTER GENERAL JAMES last week
suggested to Hon. George Bliss, prosecut-
ing the star route cases, that suits be
commenced to recover moneys illegally
paid on mail contracts. Mr. Bliss replied
that the request was timely, and that the
approval OF the new attorney general
would at once be asked.
Sc0vILLE claims that Guiteau is spelling
his case. ard states that his divorced wife,
Oh leaving him years ago, said she thought
she ought to remain with him, as he was
insane. The assassin went 20 the desk of
District Attorney Corkhill and announced
that he was about to become great man,
as plaster cast of his head had been
taken.
JAMES w. WATMoUGH, whose name is
before the senate for confirmation as pay
master-general of the navy, acted in that
capacity during the last month of Presi-
dent Grants term, and was forced by Sec
rotary Thompson to retire for irregulari-
ties. There will be hot contest over his
! confirmation.
GUrEAU was called upon at the Jail by
his divorced wife and her husband and lit
tie girl, to say good-by. Mrs Dunmire was
affected to tears. The assassin took credit
for doing nothing to embarrass her in the
| courtroom. Clark Mills and his son in
duced Gu;teau to have his beard removed
and to submit to the taking of plaster
cast Of his head.
Is GUITEAU came into court the other day,
evidently in an excited frame of mind.
Charles Il. Reed. of Chicago, sat beside
him, and something that was said caused
the assassin to strike the table violently.
Dr. Theodore Dimon, of Auburn, N. Y,
testified that he believed the prisoner to
be sane man. After opening twenty let
tiers Guiteau undertook to read some OF
them to the court, but Judge Cox sup
pressed him. He afterward shouted out
that Garfield would now be alive but for
the doctors.