Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-10-26
From the Capital.

SECRETARY FoLGER has called in $l5,-
100000 in extended 5 per cent. bonds,
payable January Is.
| The Tilden income tax has been dis
| missed by the treasury department No
| further proceedings will be had in the
United States supreme court. Secretary
FoIger is said to have stated that there
never was any cause for action.
Orr IcrALs of the Army Medical Muse
am say there is no truth in the history in
circulation that the skull of Guiteau had
| been stolen from the museum and the
skull of New Mexico Indian substituted
in his skeleton.
SECRETARY FRELINGHUYsRN has written
to Henry George, stating that Lord Gran
Vile caused an investigation into his ar
rest and rearrest in Ireland. and express
ed the regret OF her majesty's government
that the incident occurred. The secretary
invites Mr.. George to an interview at the
state department.
w. w. CoRCoRAN and other citizens of
Washington have incorporated an asso-
citation with capital of 800, 600 to erect
monument to the memory of Thomas
Jefferson.
MAJOR w. J. POLLOCK, the Indian in
spector, who has been investigating affairs
at Pine Ridge agency, where he removed
Agent McGillicuddy for malfeasance in
office, arrived at Aurora, Illinois, Monday
evening. and found telegram from Sec
rotary Teller suspending him from Office.
The improvements made in the White
House this year have been more elaborate
than usual. A number of improvements
have been made which though not extern
sive, serve to give the old building much
more presentable appearance and make it
more habitable. The old dirt roadway,
always muddy. and disagreeable to
visitors during the rainy weather, has
been tern up and smooth asphaltum
pavem mt substituted.
A GENTLEMAN writing from North Car
olina says that the democrats in that
state have become involved in the same
complications that brought about the de-
feat Of the republicans in Ohio. In con-
sequence of this, he says, the democrats
will lose two congressman in that state.
The secretary of the navy has decided
to restore the grade of port admiral at
New York, abolished when Vice Admiral
Rowan was relieved from the yard. Com
modore John 4 Upshur, at present COM
maudant at New York, will be assigned
to the position in addition to his present
duties.
Mr.. EsrELLE, the proprietor of the
Savannah Nelcs, writes to this city that
the son of the late Senator Ben Hill, of
Georgia, has decided to be a candidate to
fill the unexpired term made vacant by
the death of his father. Mr.. Estelle
thinks that the popularity of Mr.. Hill,
coupled with the high estimation in which
his father was held, insure him the APP
pointment.
LIEUTENANT DANENHAUER is in great
demand among lecture managers, and it
is stated upon good authority that his en-
gagements after he finishes his testimony
before the Jeanette Board of Inquiry,
will exhaust his time pretty thoroughly
this winter. Engineer Melville, in reply
to numerous solicitations to lecture on his
Arctic experience, invariably responds
negas
SECRETARY FJLGER will leave Wash
| ington again a. once to make a canvass of
the state Of New York. He is to speak
| at Albany Thursday evening. All reports
| from the state are more encouraging to
! the republicans than two weeks ago
| Confidence is expressed, and it is an
| nounced that the Ohio election has reused
| the republicans all over the state, and
the several districts will poll full vote
SECRETARY LINCOLN is puzzling his
brains to discover solution to an en-
| igmatical law passed lest session for the
relief of soldiers who appear on the
records as deserters, when in fact most of
them served until the close of The war,
and then went home without waiting to
be discharged. The fact is, however, that
this was not the universal case, and in order
to meet the difficulty and not pass an act
pardoning all deserters, large number
of whom would apply at once for pen
sions, proviso was added to the effect
that this law should not apply to persons
guilty of intentional desertion. TIL is
practically nulties the first part of the
act. The secretary OF war finds it dim
eNlt to determine what kind of desert
er' is not excluded from the benefits of the
| act. A deserter is a soldier who leaves
| his command and does not intend to re-
turn,