Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1881-05-19
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WASHINGTON,

GENERAL SCHoFIELD, who sails next
month for an extended tour in Europe,
paid his respects to the president recently.
The Senate Committee on Foreign Re
latlons will recommend the adoption of
Senator Morgan's Monroe doctrine resolu-
tiOn.
TUE Comptroller of the Currency has
called for reports from the national banks
showing their condition at the close of
business last Friday.
POSTMASTER General James has planned
a saving Of $75, 5000 per annum by discon-
tinuing useless mail service on the south
ern rivers, and is about to make still fur
ther reductions.
THE especial purpose of Governor Fos-
ter in visiting Washington was to aid
Stanley Matthews in securing a confirm
alton as associate justice
The secretary of the interior has decid-
en- that the Northern Pacific road has the
right to build its road across the Grow res
ervation on the Yellowstone river.
The President has Withdrawn the morn
InatIon of w. A. NJ. Grier. the original
Garfield man, to be Third Assistant Post
master General. Grier declined the nom
inatiOn.
the time for receiving per cent. bonds
for continuance at 81 per cent. 1t is be-
lleved that not more than $l5, 100000 will
/ be redeemed in cash.
/ ROBERT T. LINCOLN has caused an ap-
! prOpriate marble monument to be placed
! over the grave of his grandfather, Thomas
Lincoln, in the Gordon cemetery. Pleasant
Grove township, Coles county Illinois,
/ d, l
1 from rheumatism this spring and his hair
is white and his face pale from acute at
tacks; but he is now feeling well again
and is thoroughly in good form,
/ MICHAEL j. KRAMER whom the senate
confirmed as charge d affaires at Geneva
is the brOther-in-law for whom General
Grant asked retention at Copenhagen,
but whom Garfield didn't retain worth a
cent.
SOLELY from the exhaustion of the ab-
preparation, Superintendent Walker will
this week discharge nearly five hundred
clerks from the census Office The en-
! plOyes at present number over twelve
hundred, and have work enough before
! them to last year.
/ SECRETARY WINDOW has issued a call for
! $4,000 900 in per cent coupon bonds,
on which interest will cease August y
unless the holders desire their indefinite
continuance at the rate of 81 per cent
| The treasury will also receive registered
) per cents, to the amount of 1886, 600, 900,
for extention on the same principle.
AMONG the appointments confirmed by
the United States Senate were General
James Longstreet as United States Mar
shal for Georgia, Philip H. Emerson as
United States Judge for Utah, and Albert
Wcodcock for Collector of Internal Rev
enue for the Third Revenue District of
Illinois, vice Long" Jones, promoted to
be United States Marshal.
In the senate Mr.. Kellogg, of Louisiana,
presented resolution calling for the
names of all clerks or employees in the sew
eral departments of the government, to-
gether with the date of their appointment,
the state to which each is charged, and the
person on whose recommendation each
was appointed. 1t was laid over under
the rules. The object of the resolution is
TO ascertain whether the Southern states
have their fair share of appointments.