Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1881-07-14
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WASHINGTON,

WALKER BLAINE has entered upon his
duties as third assistant secretary of state.
SEVERAL inventors have been permitted
to put machines in the basement of the
white house, for cooling the air in the pa
tients chamber.
SEC'Y LINCOLN, who has charge of the
100000 appropriation for the Yorktown
Centennial monument, will order the
work to be begun Immediately.
ONE of the last acts of President Gar
field was the appointment of Hannibal
Hamlin as minister to Spain, General
Lucius Fairchild having asked to be re-
ieved.
A VETERAN newspaper correspondent
at Washington, named 81. I. Ramsdell, has
been appointed register of wills for tie
District of Columbia, a position paving
about $4,000 per year.
EX-SENATOR CONKLING has written to
the attorney general suggesting that the
would-be murderer Guiteau should be
meted a punishment proportionate to the
position of his victim.
The United States government is prompt
pay, The one hundred and fourth call
from the treasury department advises
holders Of certain classes OF bonds that
are not due until October, and the OBJ
legations will be cashed with full interest
TO date of presentation at any time.
THE postmaster at Washington has been
tracing the money-orders sent to Guiteau.
but can only find one of $25, forwarded in
March. The purchaser was Charles A.
Bryan, of New York, who will be inter
viewed in regard to his relations with the
assassin.
DR.. HOOP, medical examiner of the pen
sion office in Washington, states that
Guiteau made an application for pen
sion, about two months ago, on the repre-
sentatiOn that he served in the union
army, but the papers were filed with the
Endorsement that he was insane
ONLY a few days ago life policy for
$25, 900 was issued by an eastern company
to President Garfield. The agent endeav-
ored to induce the chief magistrate to
make it $4,000. but the latter declined,
for the reason that the amount written,
added to his present store, would amply
provide for his family.
During the fiscal year just ended $41,-
100000 was paid out of the United States
Treasury on account of military expendi-
lures, $15, 800 600 on account of naval ex-
penditures, $6.500,000 on account of Indi-
an expenses, and $50.000,000 for pensions.
The public debt has been reduced 81 ,O00-
900 during the month just closed.
CHEERING bulletins continue to emanate
from the white house, but the physicians
in attendance desire the public to appre-
clate the fact that the period of danger
will extend through the month. The suf-
ferer was removed to a three quarter bed j.,
on a level with the window sill, the only
bad effect being a slight acceleration of
pulse.
CHARLES PAYsoN, of Massachusetts,, was
appointed charge d'affaires at Gopenha-
gen. vice Cramer, transferred to Switzer-
land. George Carter, of Louisiana, was
appointed minist er to Venezuela, vice
John Baker, recalled: and the Rev. Henry
Highland Garnett, of New York, was ap-
pointed minister resident and consul gen
eral to Liberia, vice John H. Smythe, re-
called.
WHEN the Rev. DIR. Sunderland, of the
field, soon after the shooting Saturday,
and said to him: "Mr. President, YOU
have long trusted in God, and | say to
you that the heart of the whole people
will go out to God in prayer that you may
be saved" ;" the President answered calmly:
II know it, Doctor, believe in God, and
trust myself in his hands," The President
has confidence in his people as well as
trust in God.
IT can not be definitely stated what
amount of 5 per cent. registered bonds
have been continued at 81 per cent. There
are a number Of packages of coupon SIS
yet to arrive, which were forwarded from
remote points for continuance, and until
these bonds are received by the treasury
an exact statement of coupon 5's continued
at the lower rate can not be ascertained.
Nearly all the per cents embraced in the
l01st call, issued by Secretary Sherman,
have been redeemed.
DR.. FRANK III. HAMILTON, of New York
who was summoned to the bedside of the
president for consultation, says there is
much encouragement in the fact that the
patient is well into the fourth day of his
suffering without any very active symptoms
of extended inflammation. He thinks the
ball had not seriously injured any vital
internal organ. The greatest danger is
from peritonitis. The tenth rib was brok-
en-, and the bullet was evidently DETECTED
from the spinal column.