River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1881-06-02

Condensed for Convenient and
Ready Reading.
WARRINGTON.

The United States treasury purchased
100000 ounces of fine silver for the Phila-
delphia and San Francisco minis
As result of the treasury investigation
now in progress. the speedy retirement of
Assistant Secretary Upton may be looked
for
SECRETARY WINDOW permits the an
nouncement that he does not intend to al
low an increase in the coinage of standard
silver dollars.
SECRETARY WINDOWS administration of
the Treasury is receiving the warmest APP
plau'e from the greatest financial author
tiles of Europe.
The president has nominated Willard
y. Wells, OF Michigan, to be counsel at
Rotterdam, and NJ. B. Wharton. of Geor-
gia, as counsel at Sonneberg.
SECRETARY WINDOW has issued orders
that the interest on the Pacific rail-
road bonds shall hereafter be paid by
cecks from the department.
FRANCIS A. WALKER, superintendent of
the census, has been elected president of
the Massachusetts, Institute of Technology.
and will assume duty in October.
Miss MURRAY, of Baltimore, who OBJ
tanned verdict of 5000 against Post
master Tyler for indecent treatment, has
been given a clerkship in the government
printing Office at Washington.
THE necessities of A. NJ. Clapp, formerly
public printer at Washington, will posi-
bly, lead to his being again placed at the
head of the bureau, thus displacing Colonel
Irish.
A COUNTERFEIT OF the silver certificates.
Of the denomination of $50, has been re-
ceived at the treasury department. 1t was
executed with pen, and Is the first which
has appeared.
SECRETARY BLAINE reports that the case
Of Michael Boyton. who has been impris-
Oned in Ireland for seditious acts, is not
one which warrants interference by the
United States.
IT is lumored in Washington that high
officer of the house of representatives has
lost, at the gaming-table, several thousand
dollars intrusted to him by members, and
that an exposure is inevitable.
ABOUT eleven million dollars worth of
registered per cent bonds were received
at the Treasury for continuance, which
completes the amount of $3.50, 100000 in
cluded in Secretary WINDOWS call.
AN investigation set on foot by Secretary
of serious charges against o. L. Pitman
of the treasury department, who disbHrses
the funds for contingent expenses.
THE attorney general of the United
States will bring suit against the Nashville
and Chattanooga railroad for 100000,
which represents the principal and inter-
est OF unpaid bonds purchased by the gov
eminent for the Indian trust fund.
THE German republican central COM
mittee of New York has passed resolu-
tions cOngratulatiDg the people on the
emphatic victory won by the president
over Conkling and Plat, and asking the
legislature not to re-elect the senatorial
suicides.
Roscoe CoNKLING, after packing up
even his books, has left Washington, and
announces that he does not expect to re-
turn. His friends insist that he has
definitely decided TO devote himself to the
law.
In the executive session of the senate,
when the nomination of Bruce as register
of the treasury came mp, Senator Lamar
took occasion to state that sIississippi was
honored in the selection, and asked for a
unanimous vote
The cust0liaa E public property in the
treasury department, at Washington, has
been Investigated and the Developments
show that his berth has been a verv fat
one. He has undoubtedly stolen thousands
from the government
PAYMAsrER STEVENS, of the navy, has
compromised himself by violating the
laws governing the accounts of such Off
GERS, and has been ordered before a court
martial. Two of the deputy auditors of
the treasury who passed his papers have
been dismissed.
AMERICAN manufacturers had hearing
before Secretary Window and Assistant
Secretary French on the subject of the du-
ty on IRON car truck channels, used in the
construction OF roilroad cars. The Secre-
tary reversed his decision.
ARRANGEMENTS have been made at Wash
ington for the removal of party of sew
enty Cherokees from North Carolina to
Indian Territory. The opinion is ex-
pressed in official quarters that the re-
manning two thousand members of the
tribe will ultimately be transferred.
IT is announced upon competent news
paper authority that Postmaster General
James viii prosecute the Investigations
into the Star service frauds to the bitter
enI-bitter for Gen. Brady and Dorsey.
is being solidifed and arranged for use.
THE list of important personages who
will participate in the ceremonies of
Decoration day at Gettysburg, includes
President Garfield, and Secretaries Blaine,
Window and Kirkwood. The orator OF
the day is to be Julius c. Burrows, of
Michigan.
IT is now reported that several very
important developments are to follow up
on the Star mail route Investigations. The
arrost ofsome prominent officials of the
government is limited at or likely to occur
soon in the vieor us investigation being
made in the post office department.
THE departure of Secretary Blaine Tor
New York, on pretense of official BUSH
ness, caused several influential gentlemen
to visit the president and enter protest
against the administration taking part in
the senatorial struggle at Albany. The
chief magistrate appeared surprised to
learn of the secretary's trip.
CoNKLING is expected in New York His
friends declare that he will Immediately
enter upon legal practice, and will advise
his friends 10 elect Gene al Gran. as his
successor. Plat held consultation with
a number of political intimates, one Of
whom reports that both ex-senators are
surprised at the manifest disapproval of
their course.