The Fremont County record., 1881-05-28
ASSAYS For THE WEEK.

jeff Davis was in Chicago last week
en- route to Canada.
A counterfeit $50 silver certificate
has been discovered. 1t is easily de-
tected.
The national bank circulation is
nearly 1868 ,000, 900, the largest circg-
lation ever known before.
On Sunday the track of the. Texas
Pacific WAS completed to Big Springs
Texas, 324 miles west of Dallas.
Before adjourning the senate refus-
ed to confirm the nomination of VIM.
(. Chandler as solicitor general.
Conkling left WashingtoR last Sat-
urday with all of his effects stating
that he d.d not expect to return.
The president asked for and receiv-
ed the resignation of Commissioner
of Agriculture LIE Due last week.
A cave occurred in the Golden
Terra mine, near Deadwood, on the
Goth and three miners were killed.
Four companies of the Ninth U, s.
cavalry have been ordered from New
Mexico for service in the Ute coun-
try.
General Grant is on the way home
He left Mexico as soon as he heard of
the resignation of Conkling and
Platt.
The United States senate adjourned
last Friday sine die. Contrary to
custom no president pro ten ot that
body was elected.
General Gilmore has sued Carl
Sahurs for 5000 900 damages for-oa
tain actious of the latter while he was
secretary of the Interior.
Col. Thomas A. Scott died at C.if-
ton, Pennsylvania, last Saturday
morning. He has been i'll long
time and died OF general debility.
Judge John P. Devereux, the we'll
known Kansas Pacific attorney, died
suddenly at his home in Lawrence,
Kansas, on the 2lst, of paralysis of
the brain.
The senate confirmed the uomima-
ton of Hon. VIM. II. Robertson as
collector of the port at New York
unanimously. One hundred guns
were fired ia New York City and in
Rochester when the news was re-
ceiyed.
Count Harry Karl Edward Won Ar
MIN died at Nice, Italy, last week.
Count Won Arnim was German am
bassador at Paris and was subse-
quently found guilty by the high
court of state on charges of betraying
his country, offending the emporer
and insulting Bismarck at the foreign
office. and sentenced to five years.
penal servitude.
The following are the important
presidential nominations which were
confirmed before the senate adjourn
ed. Thomas A. Osborne, of Kansas,
minister to Brazil, vice Hillard recall
ed. Judson Fitzpatrick, of New Jer-
sey, minister to Chill, vice Osborne
transferred. stephen n. Hurlbut, of
Illinois, minister to Peru, vice Chris
tiancy recalled. Lew Wallace, of In
diana, minister resident to Turkey.
George II. NANNY, of Tennessee, ,min-
lister to Columbia, vice Dichman re-
called. Jeremiah Rusk, of Wiscon-
sin, Charge d Affairs in Paraguay and
Uruguay, vice Caldwell recalled.
Horace Taylor, of Wisconsin. consul
to Marseilles, vice Gould recalled.
Elijah a. Stone, of Ohio, Indian
agent at Fort Hall agency. Idaho.
Lewis G. Main. of District of Column
bia, Indian agent for Lemhi agency.
Idaho. Aleck Bareman United States
Judge, and Ross Wilkinson United
States marshal of the western district
of Louisiana. William r. White. of
Maine, United States attorney for
| Idaho. Albert w. Bash, OF Indiana,
collector of customs for the district
of Puget Sound, vice Henry A. Web
ster, removed.