Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-11-15

l for the improvement of the Potomac flats,
and will in day or two make the award.
the question at issue being as to the re-
sponsibility of the bidder.
| At the cabinet meeting to-day no bust
| ness of importance was transacted. The
| principal topics of discussion were the
several reports of the executive officers.
their probable contents, etc. The meeting
was quiet and brief. Secretary Chandler
| took occasion to remark that the elections
| were not discussed.
1t is estimated there will be fifty con-
| tested election cases in the house of rep
| resentatives of the mex. congress-.
There has been much talk about Falls
sworn statement, friends of the star rout-
ers claiming that said document has been
| doctored by Wells, and the latter claiming
such assertion untrue. The matter was
| finally settled to day by Tall, who declared
| he never questioned the authority Of the
| document as published.
The superintendent of the railway mail
service to-day directed that the postal car
| on the O'Clock afternoon train mutt
be transferred to the 3 o'clock morning
train from Baltimore via Washington to
Chicago. This will make the mails five
hours earlier east of the Cumberland.
Archbishop Gibbons, of Baltimore,
while here to-day, withdrew the order tran
ferring Father Walter from St. Patrick's
church.
Considerable discussion is taking place
| over awarding the contract for DREDGING
| the Potomac flats. It is said the Wash
ington bidder has been bought off in order
| that the contract may go to the next
lowest bidder, who is New York man.
There is talk of bringing the subject to
the attention of the commissioner of the
| district when next congress assemblies. and
| considerable discomfort is shown that
| anything occurred involving delay in the
work, which is generally recognized
| should be done at the earliest possible
| moment.
| For some time past there has been IN
pleasantness existing between Chief Clark,
of the revenue marine, and his deputy, Mr.
| Treal, of New York state. Some months
| ago the deputy made desperate attempt
| to succeed the chief, but failed It was
to-day decided to supercede the deputy.
1t is thought quite possible the assistant
| appointment clerk will be selected to fill
the vacancy.
Ex-Secretary of the Interior Kirkwood
| is president Of the new national bank
authorized to begin business at Iowa City
to-day.
Chief Brooks, of the secret service of
| the treasury department., has received a
sample of a counterfeit Bland silver dollar,
which is being extensively circulated, es-
! pecialiy in the West. The coin is very
heavily plated, resists any test until deeply
cut before applied, has a ring similar to
the genuine, and is the exact weight. The
officers of the department consider the
counterfeit one of the most dangerous that
has yet appeared.
From the statement of the bureau of
statistics, issued to-day, it appears that the
value of exports of petroleum and petrol
cum products from the United States
during September,was $3,41O,O65, making
the total value of exports for the nine
months ending Sept 80, $34,356.S21.
Capt. Geo. T. Olmstead, Jr., has been
ordered to Point Scott, Arizona, to relieve
First Lieutenant Fred K. Ward, First
cavalry, in charge of the California and
Arizona division of the United States mill
tary telegraph line. Lieut.. Ward repairs
to this city.
Secretary Teller is expected to arrive
here tonight.
| Secretaries Lincoln and Chandler are
here. The former received many ccngratu-
lations this morning on the result Of the
election in his state.
| Mr.. Jas. R. Young entered upon his du-
| ties as chief clerk of the department of
justice to-day.
| Acting Secretary of the Interior Joslyn
to-day decided that the statutes restrict a
contest again prior timber culture en-
| try, to ON who seeks to enter
it under tn. homestead or timber
| culture laws. In the absence of an appli
| cation there is TO right of contest.
The postmaster general said today, that
he had no intention of resigning.
In decision rendered to-day, the acting
secretary of the interior holds that contest
for land title, instituted by parent,
can not be transferred or inherited by q
child, even though it shall appear that the
contest was instituted for the child's ben
eft.
Commissioner Mcfarland in a recen!
decision declares that where person
has failed to make entry and trace lands
through being misinformed of his rights
by local officer when otherwise entitled
to make entry, will be protected by the
department and lose nothing unless re-
quired to do so by the actual demands OF
law.
It is believed some'of the aged clerks in
the postoffce departmentw will be weeded out
on the first of the month. Many of them
are said to be incapacitated and the fill
ing of their places becomes necessary. The
Star says some removals vill also be made
because clerks refused to pay assessments
On April 5, 1881, the president isued a
proclamation reserving from sale certain
lands in Wisconsin, which it was thought
were required for reservoir purposes on
the head waters of the Mississippi and st
Croix rivers. The proclamation was based
upon engineers reports. From subsequent
reports it appears the land reserved is not
required. The president in another pro
clamation releases the lands embraced in
the former. The acting secretary of the
interior holds that cash entries of lands
reserved by the first proclamation made
after the date of the proclamation but be
fore its reception at the local Office, are il.
legal, as the proclamation went into effect
from its date and from its receipt at the
land Office. The acting secretary has re-
ferred said entries to board for equitable
adjudication.
Acting Secretary Joslyn has decided the
case of Williams VS.. the heirs of Hodgmar