Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1881-09-02
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WASHINGTON.

GEORGE W. RIGGS, the Washington
banker, IL dead.
POSTMASTER GENERAL JAMES has issued
an order that persons annoyed by postal
cards from any particular place may have
them destroyed by the postm aster by max
ing the request in writing.
A SPECIAL attorney for the government
has entered suit at Washington against
Captain H. w. Howgate 10 recover $l0l,-
211, and all the property of the latter has
been seized on writs of attachments
DEED was flied in the recorders office
at Washington, Thursday, from Capt
Howgate and his wife, conveying his
property to his bondsmen. Later an at
tachment was issued in favor of the Unit
ed States, and property 10 the value OF
sllO,OOO was seized.
Tie members assembled at the white
house 70 hear the result Of the conference
about the removal Of the president learn
Ell that no agreement was reached. 1t il
positively stated that Mrs Garfield will
not consent to the removal Of the sufferer.
One member Of the cabinet thinks that
the presidents hours are numbered.
WHILE cleansing the presidents wound,
the surgeons found less resistance to the
passage of the rubber tube, and therefore
allowed il 10 penetrate az far az il would
of its own weight. which was l2l inches
Nothing new was ascertained in regard to
the location Of the bullet. The swelling
Of the parotid gland has subsided to half
its first dimensions
HANDSOME young woman giving her
name az Mrs Mary l.. Reminger. of
Brooklyn, appeared at the white house
and demanded an opportunity 10 cure the
president, for which purpose she had
come from Paris She was sent To the in
sane asylum, where it was found that she
wore the costume Of ballet dancer under
ner dress.
IN the Christiancy divorce case at
Washington. druggist named Ambrose
Falliot testified that the senator, soon af-
ter his marriage. admitted tha: he had
performed "A criminal operation upon his
wife, and desired medicine to relieve her
Mrs. Chrlstlancy, on being visited at that
time, c0rroborated her husbands state
ment, and took the prescription proposed
by the druggist.
SECRETARY WINDOW flies the holders
~ called per cent. registered bonds ma
turing October that they will be redeem
Ell upon presentation without rebate OF
ihtCitSt nc money lies III the treasury
vaults, and the secretary is anxious to
spread the payments over a convenient
period and finish his scheme of voluntary
refunding at ceduced rate of interest.
CAPTAIN llowGArEs embezzlement bids
fair To show up 100000 on the books.
The attorney general has caused him TO be
rearrestrd and held IN 500 600 bail. Gen
eral llazen believes that IIowgate has for
four years appropriated to his own use
about one-fourth Of the signai-seryice fund
over which he had absolute control.
THE presidents nnrse states that the
dressing of the wound is very painful to
the patient Nearly everything that
could possibly be of use in the sick-room
has been forwarded by a sympathzing
public. among others a large downv pillow
IN four sections. Although verv weak.
the president is able to move his head
until il rests comfortably.
COMMANDER Wadleigh has reported 10
the NAVY Department tine arrival, July
2f Of the United States steamer Alliance
at llammerlest, Norway She had oh
tanned supplies and pilot. and would
sail July - for Spilzbergen, Ice was re-
ported very heavy 10 the northward. and
several vessels returned, reporting that
they were unable to get through to Spitz-
bergen.