Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-06-16

finest sites in Washington, at a cost Of
S4S, 900.
COMMODORE J&FFERs has resigned the
chieftancy of the bureau of naval ord
nance, and will inspect the torpedo service
of the navies of Europe.
SECRETARY LINCOLN and General Sber.
man will attend the reunion of the army
of the Potomac at Hartford, and also the
graduating exercises at West Point.
ADDISON Brown, Of New York has been
appointed by the president United States
Judge for the Southern District of New
York, vice Judge Choate, resigned
Ir is understood at Washington that
Malone will have the active support of
the administration in his attempt to break
up the democratic party in Virginia.
REV. J. HYATT SMITH, congressman
elect from Brooklyn, declares that he will
not enter into Speaker Randall's coalition
to obtain control of the house next winter.
GENERAL JERE RusK declines the posi-.
ton of charge d'atfaires to Paraguay,
deeming it an insufficient reward for trans
ferring the Wisconsin delegation to Gar
field in the Chicago convention.
ONLY four pardons have been granted
by President Garfield, in contrast with
one each day by Hayes. Attorney Gen
eral MacNeagh scans each application
with the greasest care.
MRS. GAhFrEID is now able to 81. ND for
two hours al & time. and with good ap-
petite is rapidly gaining strength. The
presidents mother has returned to Mentor
for the summer.
A GENTLEMAN at Washington predicts
that one hundred persons will be brought
to the bar in the star-route frauds, and
that some members of congress will figure
in the list of indicted
IT is understood that some of the under
strappers Of the star-route ring are willing
to "squeal' for the benefit of the govern
ment prosecution, Dorsey is said to be
Frustrated with fear of exposure and pun
ishment.
THERE is good authority for the state
ment that, in the impending treasury or
ganization at Washington, not only the
custodian and captain of the watch will
be deposed but both the assistant secreta-
ries. In the case of Mr.. French the
cause is the complaints of New York i'm
porters.
TIE White House is besieged by Office
seekers. These fellows dog the presidents
footsteps. He cannot appear outside his
room that they do not pounce upon him,
and lombard him with appeals, petitions,
and entreaties. The most persistent and
pressing fellows hail from Maryland
Baltimore contributing latge quota.
THE state department at Washington is
distributing pamphlet on hog products,
the facts having been obtained through
official sources. 1t is stated that in Chi
cago a large trade is done in Limerick
bacon and hams, which are sold in the
English and Irish markets at almost
double the price asked for honestly brand
ed American cuts.
THE Comptroller of the currency reports
that of 467 banks which held "a 6S5, $50
in 6 per cent bonds, all have been extended
at 3 per cent, with the exception of two
banks. holding 1896, 800. One thousand
three hundred and forty-eight banks held
1862, 403, 920 of . per cents. all of which, it
is estimated, have made applications for
extension, with the exception of banks
holding from $1,000, 900 to 100000.
THE state department at Washington
publishes a mass of information from
diplomatic representatives on the pork
trade in Europe Minister Kasson in
sists that official action is taken at home
in regard to the cause and effect of hog
cholera, or trichi1;e, we are in some de-
gree responsible for the alarm existing
abroad. Minister Noyes expresses the be-
lief that not per cent. of American pork
is affected. Minister Lowell reports that
Mr.. Mundella will not permit unnecessary
restrictions in England.
THAT must have been a funny scene at
the office of the Secretary Of State when
Mr.. Blaine's house servant called him up
on the telephone and informed him that
Mr.. Conkling was there and wanted to
know when he would be at home. "Who?"
said the astonshed Secretary "Mr. Conk-
ling was the reply. 1t is at this point
easy to imagine the gray hair of the Sec
rotary rising straight up. But explana-
tions were MADE, and the bristles were
smoothed down. The servant had mis-
taken the name of Senator Conger, and
called it Conkling.
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