Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1881-03-17
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WASHINGTON.

THE president is said to be pretty well
used up with the opportunities of office
seekers.
THE census shows that the native in
crease Of population in the past ten years
has gained upon foreign immigration.
The census reports show that there is
a decrease of the foreign element in the
Uuited States of 1,5l6 on an assumed total
native population of 100, 600.
GENERAL EcKERT says twelve hundred
miles of Western Union wires will be
laid this year toward Mexico and the
Pacific.
i WASHINGTON paper says that Presi-
dent Garheld's private secretary is a very
pleasant young man. This is gratifying,
because private secretary is generally
a self-made ass.
The pOst-cffice department has com
pleted arrangements for the extension of
the railway mail-seryice from Kansas
City through New Mexico, Arizona, and
California, to San Francisco
EX-CoNGREsSMAN HURLBUT. of Illinois.
who Is said TO be an applicant for the
Mexican mission, says himself that he
has no such ambition; but would like to
go to California, which, in his opinion, is
as torelVn a country as he would care to
live in.
SECRETARY WINDOW has decided that
the treasury department must refuse to
allow the national banks to substitute
bonds for the legal tenders deposited by
them for the retirement Of their circula-
ton.
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 Pfeger to be postmaster
at South Bend, Ind.
SECRETARY KIRKwooD has informed
the Uncomphagre Ute chiefs that no
change can be made in the terms of the
agreement, but if sufficient agricultural
lands cannot be fonnd in the Grand River
valley they will be selected in Utah.
THE war department goes to Mr. Lin
coin, the only surviving son of the vener-
ated Liberator. An appointment of this
kind might be expected from the poetic
mind of the president, and it will please
the imagination of the country. Mr.. Lin
coin is a man of ability and character.
His nomination will crafty Senator Lo-
gan, with whom Mr.. Lincoln acted in the
famous combination of the BOG
IT has been suggested to President Gar
field that In view of the rush of office
seekers, that he cause tie name of all APP
plicants and their hackers to be published
as matters of news. Many are here after
office who pretend to be after something
else. A republican member of congress
is quoted as saying that Garfield looks
pretty well used up, and that the pressure
upon him is about as great as it would
have been on Hancock had he got in.
The senate confirmed the nominal ion of
ex-secretary Gof as district-attorney of
Wcst-Firginia; Lewis Richmond, of
Rhode Island, as cOnsul-general at Rome;
and John l.. Frisbie, Of Michigan. as con-
sui at Rheims. Among the nominations
sent in by the president were Albert
at Rouen Edward Backus, of Chicago,
as consul at Pera, Brazil John A. Held
erman, of Kansas, consul at Bangkok.
The news of the death of the czar of
Russia was received at this place, creating
great excitement in the hotel lobbies and
among otfice-seekers. The information
came in special cable dispatch from
Minister Foster to Secretary Blaine, and
was by him submitted to the president.
In accordance with the usual precedent,
Mr.. Blaine Immediately sent cable
message to Minister Foster informing
him that he had been instructed by the
president to direct Mr.. Foster to tender
the imperial family the sympathies of the
American government in their great mis-
fortune.