Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1882-04-20
THE HUR OF GOVERNMENT.
The Ups and Downs of Capitol Life gathered in by
1.-THE HERALD Drag Net.


SpecialCorrespondence to THE HERALD
WASHINGTON, ID. O., April Il,
On Saturday evening Senator Fair, of
Nevada, entertained the members of the
United States Supreme Court and Il
number of other distinguished guests at
dinner at the Arlington Hotel. The
Senator has given some grand old din
ners during the past season. He is esti-
mated to be worth S42, 100000 and can
| therefore well afford to dine his friends.
The Irish National Land League of
the United States held its second annual
convention in this city at Lincoln Hall
last week. Delegates were in atten-
dance from nearly every State and Ter
ritory in the Union. The Secretary's re-
port shows that there are $40 State Lea
CUES in the United States in healthy
financial condition, and that the Leagues
combined had sent nearly three hun
bred thousand dollars direct to Ireland.
The members of the League, during
their stay in this city, were highly enter
tanned by our citizens. They were shown
all the objects of interest in the city and
made a trip by boat, to Mount Vernon,
the tomb Of Washington.
The Chinese Legation in answer to
letter from Clarence Deringer, ESQ, of
this city, a warm personal friend of the
Legation, in which the latter said; ]
congratulate our country on the wisdom
of President Arthur's first Veto re-
piled: accept our thanks for your
kind sentiment towards us. The Presi-
dents veto is a just and reasonable one
| We admire his conduct very much; his
sound judgment cannot be moved by
the ill-feeling of the politicians. &C., &c
A circular has been addressed by Com
missioner Raum to all the collectors in
the United States, requesting that they
report the quantity, in proof gallons. OF
alcohol used in the arts and manufac-
lures in their respective districts during
the year ending April /, 1882; the esti-
mated quantity that would have been
used if the tax had been fifty cents per
gallon; and the quantity that would
| have been used if the law had permitted
the withdrawal of alcohol in bond for
such purposes free of tax. The infor-
nation is desired by the committee of
of ways and means.
| The new Secretary of the Interior,
Henry M. Teller, is fifty-two years old
and a native of Allegany county, N. Y.
After being admitted to the bar in his
native State, he settled in Morrison, ILL.,,
in 1858. In 1861 he removed to Colo.
orado, and settled in Central CITY, where
he has since resided. He was elected 20
the United States Senate upon the adj
mission of Colorado to the Union, and
reelected in 1877 for the term ending
March, 1888. Mr.. Kirkwood, the retir-
ing Secretary, will return to his home
in Iowa, and to the enjoyment of private
life. He has been in public life almost
continuously since 1856 as member of
the State Senate, governor of the State,
and member of the United States Senate
He is now in his sixty-ninth year. and
retires from public life with character
that has never been impcached.
The Chinese Minister, accompanied
by his second secretary, two attaches
and an interpreter, has left Washington
for New York, and there will take the
first steamer for Spain. The minister
expects to return to this country in few
months, and after spending some time
at Washington will 60 to Peru.
Representative lie Fevre, of Ohio, has
| just been elected secretary of the Demo-
cratic Congressional Campaign Com
mittee. will have general charre of the
committee affairs, and will, at IN early
date, establish headquarters in this city
Representative Thompson, of Kentucky,
is secretary of the subcommittee or
committee of control, composed of
three Representatives and two Senator'S
Secretary Chandler will probably en-
ter upon his new duties at the Navy
Department tomorrow. Secretary Hunt
will, however, remain until it suits the
convenience of his successor to take
charge. Secretary Hunt has decided to
accept the Russian mission, and expects
to leave for st. Petersburg about the
last of May.
An estimation of the records of the In
ternal Revenue Office shows that during
the year ending June 80, 1881, 720, 1893. :
| 600 gallons of spirits were produced,
and that during the same period $50, ga
gallons were lost by casualties, being
n fraction less than one gallon lost for
every thousand produced.
The United States steamer Saratoga
sailed from Newport, r. l., last Thurs
I
ordered the Portsmouth to follow her at
once unless there is good cause for de-
lay. Commodore Luce, of the training
feet, will hoist his flag on the latter yes
sell These two vessels take the appren-
tice boys on a summer cruise in Euro
pean waters, ard are to return before
November l.
Preliminary arrangements are being
made by Colonel Casey to resume the
!. laying of stone on the Washington monu-
ment By the first Of May. Operations
to that end were begun on the 1st in.
! slant The work will be pushed as
rapidly as possible. Congress is asked
to make an additional appropriation tC
continue the work. When the shaft j:
completed it will be the highest arti
fetal structure on nearly GOO feet
: At the meeting of the Monument So
! cietY last week, the secretary submitte,
list which he had prepared by the di
reetion OF the society, showing its mem
: bership from the date of its organization
TO the present time Its first presiden
was Chief Justice Marshall. and It's mex