Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-07-14
TELEGRAPH TICKS.
Important and Interesting Items
from the Wires During the Week.
WARRINGTON

| The senate has voted to postpone till
next session the consideration Of the ma
tional bankrupt law
A RUMoR that James Russell Lowell
had resigned al United States minister at
London, is officially denied.
| TwENTY-slx postofice employees were
dismissed July 8th, owing to the failure Of
the appropriations.
| THE star route cases are to be dismissed
No reason is given and none can be found
out. The Judge will throw them out Of
court.
Col. jams STEVENSON, Of the Smith
| sonIan institution, il about to start on an
other exploration in New Mexico and
Arizona.
OWING 10 insufficient appropriations,
the board Of health decided To cloae the
stations on the line of tmigrant travel to
the West
"A HLW star-rCute Indictment is 10 be
found against Brady, the Dorseys, and
John A. Walsh, base ed on transactions in
the Saulsbury contracts for Louisiana and
Texas
The senate committe on pensions has
reported IN favor Of granting pension to
Mary Wade, Of Gettysburg. Pa. who lost
her daughter Jennie. aged -, on July 3,
1863. by rebel bullet
THERE is good authority for the state
men. that Minister Lowell will soon be
recalled, at his own request, To be succeed
ed by Governor Long, of Massachusetts.
BILL has passed the house authoriz
ing the transfer of the property OF Ma
tional Soldiers and Sailors Orphans
Home 70 the Garfield Memorial Hospital.
IN the house Mr.. Grape submitted the
conference report on the bill To enable
national banking associations 10 extend
their corporate existence. The house
agreed to the report by vote of l08 TO
7S
The government eX pects To bring about
indictments through the newly organized
grand jury summoned TO consider star
route matters upon the evidence Of Walsh,
upon whose testimony. il will be remem-
bered, Mr.. Brady was injected
The recently appointed tariff commits
sIon II now in session at Washington. The
Cblect OF the commission is 10 revise the
existing import tariff lawH, and report
recommendation TO the next session Of
congress.
WHILa nothing positive i. known re-
gardlng Gnitean'5 body, il is probable that
il has been removed to the army medical
museum, located in the building where
Lincoln was assassinated and the flesh
removed from the skeleton, which will
occupy 4 position there near section of
Booth'4 spinal column on exhibition.
lT il unolHcally stated at the war de-
partment that four additional light hat
trries will be equipped. Ii il also under
stood General Sherman il in favor Of Il
detail of three years for captains and five
years Tor lientenants on light artillery
duty.
The senate committee on public lands,
To whom waH referred the nominations Of
Spaulding anl Cary ~ land office RS al Du-
luth. are considering the pr0prietJ OF in
ve-tiRatinV the alleged land frauds III that
district The parties in Duluth consider
inR themselves aggIieved will no doubt be
given an opportunity for full ard fair
investigation if they 80 desire
Tux appropriation in the sundrv civil
hill to pay the expenses Of the negotiation
with the Sioux Indians for cession Of a
pirt Of their reservation in Dakota, will
PnrH the house but Will prob .hly meet with
some opposition in the senate Senator
Dawes i opposed 10 il, aud says the open
ing up Of any part of this reservation is
premature. The commis1ioner of Indian
affairs. who is opposed la il, may exert
some influence against II. Ia view. how
ever, Of the proposed legislation setting
North Dakota apart AZ new territory
and adI-lttlng the remainder ~ Il state,
there Il little donb: that The clars will
finally 70 through.