The Northern Pacific farmer., 1881-10-27
we're made and proven, but General Y,nsr says

we're msde and proven, but General 9ynsr says
sothinkin in regard to tnis. Ss# t,gsSS
81 F. inward of Minnesota, clerk:i tho post
0llice department. ut WaehiDgtop, anda prom
inent member of the Washingto ton Light Infa1,'ry
corps, died Monday at his residence, mo 64l
draped in mourning out oftrespect to his mem-
ory The remains were sent to his late home
in Minnesota, under the escortof committee
OF the corps
The commissioner of the general land Office
| in his annual report says the number OF agents
J nmt engaged in searching ont and prosecuting
! ii ioer depreiations is inadequate, and an ad-
| fft, additional clerks Of ell classes are asked
for the most inn ortant increase being depu-
ty commissioner ut salary of Sc, 600. Three
| inspectors and surveyors general ana dis rict
land officers are also. required at salary Of
So, 600 each.
Tho decision Of Secretary Window relative
to the acceptance for redemption of the rest of
the bonds embraced in the lO5th call appears
to have become known by certain ,ba> kers very
soon after the secretary reached the conclu-
| sion that it would be proper thing to do. Tho
secretary is satisfied that the news leaked ont
prenaturely, and the matter 10 being investi-
gated. The announcement only passed through
the hands of . few persons, and there is no
! doubt the person giving the information will be
| readily identified.
The late presidents home at Mentor was
eased when he was preparing to come to wash
ington to be fnaugurated president, to Mrs.
Garfield's brother, Mr.. Rudolph, for four years.
We're she to remain there during the wiuter,
Mrs. Garfield would feel hereelf guest, though
! 9 welcome one, in her own home, so she pre-
| fers to pass the winter in Cleveland, where, as
! has been mentioned she has rented q home on
Euclid avenue. Her health continues we'll, but
I che mentions in letters to friends here how
wretchedly lonely she feels without hor loved
husband
The following names have already been put
forward by the friends of the respective parties
for the vacancies which will occur at the. re-
publican reorganization of the house of repre-
| sentatives in December. For speaker, J. W.
Kiefer Of Ohio, j. A: Kasson Of Iowa. G: 4.
Orth of Indiana, and Frank Hiscock of New
York are most prominently mentioned For the
| office OF sergeant at arms the name of ex- Con-
| gressman Greenberry L. Fort is about the only
! one mentioned The clerkship will be contested
for bv Edward Mcpherson of PENNSYLVANIA.
JOS r .iney of South Carolina, and John w.
rorney OF Pennsylvania, Tie aspirants for
] the doorkeepershiK are Christ of Iowa, Burnel
OF New York, Dawson Of California, and Fitch
OF Ohio. Brownlow of Tennessee will oppose
Sherwood of Michigan for the postmast.rship.
| The committee on public buildings of the
| senate and house have had consultations with
the governor in reference to the amount of " ork
already done on the new capitol, and have maue
personal inspection Of the foundations and
+; critically examined the plans for the super
! structure. The members of the committee:
are unanimous il praise Of the excellence of tile
work thus far done. In the conferences as tc
| what actioa shall te taken in regard to the
/ completion of the structure vari ous opinions
have been expressed. Senator Gilf]lan and
others are in favor Of increasing the appropri
alton to $l75, 900. SO that the building may bf
made fire. proof, while others believe that the
building should be finished according to the
! present plans.