Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1881-05-19
From the Capital.

ShEsTAET NfsGON has rece! we'd sln9
1890 OF 8 per cents for continuance st9i
DoRSEY asked MacFeagh ~he,ba, /.
believed him guilty 81 completely In tbe
star" route business. and the blunt .,
torney general said yes
SECRETARY LINCOLN and Adirtan, g.
eral Drum are 10 visit Leasepwortb sn5
inspect the military prison.
COMMISSIONER RAUx estimates tbs,,b.
internal revenue receipts this year viii
aggregate about sl0,pGloD) more tb,n
last year.
AUSTIN L4YARD, who would ns,u,,uv
be sent to succeed Sir Edward Thornton =,
british minister at Washington. j. 10th il
accept anything less than an arnbassaJo,
ship
Bull RUs RUSSELL declares that h.
never say q more remarkable traDsfo,ra
tion than that which has taken place il
Washington since the outbreak Of tho
war.
HESRY ARBUCKLE, the 9Th man CHARGED
with completely in the star route con-.
spiracY, surrendered 10 the United STAFF.
marshal at Philadelphia, waived hear.
ing and was held at 5000 bail.
PENDING the action Of the s.D-ama
court on the recent New fofk decision
in the test case regarding ooloced sugars
the treasury department will adhere 10 its
old manner Of appraising and collecting
the duty.
SIB EDWARD TRoRNToN, the dean Of
the diplomats corps al Washington, i
TO be transferred 10 ST. Petersburg. His
salary al our national capital j. $4,000
with a handsome residence and an ample
entertaining fund.
The senate committee on foreign rela-
tions will report favorbly on Mr.. Morgan's
resolution that the constructors Of
ship canal al the lsthmus Of Panama must
first obtain tho consent of the United
States government.
Mrs. GARFIELD is said to be in a critical
condition Of health, the temperature Of
her blood being l04 degrees. She is too
i'll to he removed from the white horse to
the Soldiers home, and the president is
greatly exhausted from attending her.
GENERAL BREAkD presented the ultima
tum Of France to the Bsy of Tunis, and
demanded an answer within FIVE hours
One hundred mountai" guns have been
landed at Bizerta, and the French feet is
cruising 10 intercept Turkish vessels.
Nh MARTIN, a democratic member of
the Illinois house. will introduce resolu-
tions rendering President Garfield hearty
approval for seeking to preserve to his
office the right to appoint those officials ior
whose conduct his administration is re-
sponsible before the country.
THE secretary OF the interior has given
the Northern Pacific Railway Company
TO understand that the Grow Indians shall
be advised bv their agent that the survey
through their territory by the company is
pacific. and that lands were purchased Of
them before being used for railroad pur-
poses.
Close observers at Washington have
been surprised that no open outbreak of
hostilities has occurred in the cabinet
while the division of sentiment was so
manifest MacVeagh and James are max
ing war on the friends and tools OF Blaine
involved in the star route frauds. The at.
toiney general can not be pulled of the
scent and the president will soon be forced
TO take part in the contest.
SECRETARY WINDOW has written Thomas
H. Wells. Esq, of youngstown, O., chair
man of the committee of hoop-iron man
uiac,ures, a letter in which he declares his
purpose to adhere 10 the decision Of Sec
etary Sherman in reference to the duty
on coiton-ties Mr. Wells and the hoop
iron manufacturers will doubtless protest
a. loudly against Mr.. Windows decision
a. they did against the decision Of Mr.
Sherman. and Mr.. Window has not heard
the last of them vet.
Mrs. President GARFIELD is quite
seriously i'll with intermittent fever, and
is threatened with spinal meningitis. She
is not strong woman, and has been
greatly overburdened with the social duties
of the White House. She was nearly
overcome with nervous prostration when
she went TO New York for a rest. but was
not permitted to find it there. Or her
return here receptions were forced upon
her Immediately, and as a result OF 1t,
she is seriously i'll. The president is said
to be much alarmed at her condition, and
probably, on account of this fact can not
give much attention to publ matters for
day or two