The Russellville Democrat., 1881-06-09
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HAPPENINGS OF THE PAST WEEK FROM ALL PARTS OF THE
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 PRESIDENT GARFIELD has appointed Volney V. Smith of Arkansas U. s. consul at St. Thomas.
 THE arbitration of the United States be- tween Venezuela and her French creditors has been accepted.
 THE President appointed Chas. Kaylor of Indiana, Consul General of the Unified States at Berlin, Prussia.
 OFFICERS of the National board of health and of the Mariners hospitals have been examining reports received by them from all parts where yellow fever is likely to originate or occur. Reports all inspire the board with confidence that there will not be any yellow fever in the United States this year.
 IS the case of the Pacific Mail Steamship Company vs the United States, in which the Court had given judgment for the com pany for $40, 900, both parties appealing and the Supreme Court having sent back the case with a mandate, the Court of Claims to- day gave judgment for the company for $29l, ,117.
 SIMON WOLF of Washington, member of the Union American Hebrew Congregation, had an interview with the Secretary of State on the subject of Jewish persecution in Russia The Secretary informed Wolfthat instructions in the matter so far as regarded American subjects were being prepared for transmission.
 SECRETARY HUNT forwarded instructions to Commander Cooper commanding the United States steamer Alliance, now at Nor fold, Va, to prepare his ship, with all dis patch, to proceed on cruise in search of the Jeanette between Greenland, Iceland and the coast of Norway, and ss far as the nor thern coast of Spitzbergen if it is possible to get there without endangering the vessel. A WASHINGTON special says: report coming to the Presidents attention that he had expressed himself to the effect that he would advise the Republicans in the New York legislature to unite and return Conkling and Platt with the understanding that they should not antagonize the ad- mnistration, he has characterized the ru- nor as untrue and ridiculous. No such compromise has been thought of by him. THE following appointments were made by the President. Collectors of Customs Wm Goeverneur, Morris, New Jersey, for the District of Alaska; Henry A. Kennedy Maine, at Waldaboro, Maine, vice Gen James A. Hall, resigned; Thomas M. Broad waters, Vicksburg Miss EdwardJ Costello, Natchez, Miss George K. Foote, Postmaster at Jackson, Tenn. Augustus Brasin, PenD- sylvania, Agent for Indians, Great Nehama Agency, Nebraska.
 IN view of the condition of affairs among the Utes and the possibility that there may be trouble there the War Department has decided that telegraphic communication with the interior of the Ute country shall be established. The nearest point from whence Washington and Gen. Pope's head quarters at Fort Leavenworth can be com municated with is 100 miles from the Un- comphagre Agency. Lieutenant Story on duty with the Signal Service, has been order ed to proceed to Lake City, Colorado, and construct from there government line of ! telegraph to that agency.
 IT has now been ascertained how the story of Brady's indictment got abroad. ExCon- gressman Jere Wilson, of Indiana, explains it thus: "A rumor having been published l that indictments were pending waited on the District Attorney and told him that, if such was the case and an indictment was found against my clients, I did not care to have them dragged from their homes under arrest. Hence accepting the rumor as true called on MT. Corkhill to say that in nay capacity as a lawyer I appeared for my clients, who were ready for trial or to give bond pending trial after indictment" As a matter of fact no indictment has been found although it is expected there may be presentiments this week.
 UpoN invitation of Secretary Windom, ! and his deputy, Lilley, rendered their resig- nations. The action of Secretary Windom was taken, it is said, at the request of the Postmaster General and Attorney General, both of whom represented that the removals were necessary to full and complete in- vestigation of the star-route contracts. This investigation has reached point now, it is said, when the legal machinery will very soon be put in motion. To-day Col. Wm. A. Cook was commissioned Special Assistant Attorney General to take exclusive charge under the Attorney General of the prosecu- ton of these cases in the courts. The new Grand Jury will be drawn the 10th of this month and the criminal term begins the | 20th inst. It is said by those well informed that the Attorney General and gentleman specially charged with the prosecution are entirely satisfied with the evidence obtained and have no doubt indictment and convic' tion will follow.