Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1882-05-25
TELEGRAPH TICKS,
Important and Interesting Items
from the Wires During the Week.
WASHINGTON.

SENATOR Logan has returned, looking in
perfect health.
THE president has app roved the act
providing for the sale of lands of the
Man; indians in Kansas.
WILLIAM II. MAUREY, who has been
| nominated assistant attorney general OF
the United States, is a Washington law
yer, whose wife is a cousin of President
Arthur.
THE Hon. Simon Wolf, United States
Minister to Egypt, who is here on leave
was banqueted tonight by the members
of the Elijah Lodge, l. o b. B.
1T Is reported that Assistant States At
torney General McCammon, of the Inte-
nor Department, will give up that posi-
tlon and accept that of commissioner of
railroads
THERE has been a good deal of comment
upon the fact brought out in the inyesti-
cation into the affairs of the Soldiers
Home near this city, that certain inGiyid-
ual members of the Board of Commission
ers, particularly the Surgeon General and
the Commissionary General of the army,
were furnished regularly with certain
amount of vegetables and flowers from
the home weekly.
hOE1N<A1Oh 4141SHEIL, Vi L ISHHSYINdHld,
after Don Cameron had refused TO accom-
pany him, went to the executive mansion
with copy of the civil-serVice plank of
the Pennsy ylvania republican conference,
and asked President Arthur to Withdraw
nominations to internal revenue collector
ships in the Keystone state which dis
placed worthy officers. The chief mag
lstrate promised 10 take the subject under
consideration.
In the star-route cases at Washington a
deputy marshall reported that he had
been unable to arrest John w. Dorsey or
to learn of his whereabouts. Judge Wy
lie ordered the crler to call Dorsey's name,
when that Individual walked up to the
bar to plead not guilty. The hearing was
adjourned to May 25, the marshal being
reminded that he was responsible for the
safe-keeping of Dorsey until bail was fur
nished. Afterwards the cuIprit gave
bonds in $4,000.
THE cabinet families have not decided
upon their summer sojourpings, as the
session Of congress affects the whole Off
clat world and In a measure holds them
here until adjournment. 1t is probable
that this year Mrs. Lincoln will go west,
and regain her health in the life-giving
regions Cf the Rocky Mountains. Mrs.
Teller will not return TO her Colorado
home this summer, but visit her old home
in New York S ate for the few months
that she will spend out Of the city, $500.
issued Leave of absence for three months
is granted Second Lieut.. Edward L.
Brown, Fifth Artillery. The following
medical officers will represent the Medl-
cal Department of the army at the annual
meeting ofthe American Medical Associa-
ton. to be held at st. Paul, on the e h of
| June. 1882: Lieut.. Col Glovar Perrin,
surgeon; Mai. William @. Spencer, sur
geon: Capt. Phillip f. Harvey, assistant
surgeon. The Superintendent OF the gen.
eral recruiting service will cause twenty
six recruits to be prepared and forwarded
under proper order to Fort Brady, Mich.
for assignment to the 10Th infantry as fol
lows: 10 to company B and Is to company l.
Col. STILwELL II. RUSSELL, formerly
United States marshall for the Western
district of Texas, has been here for some
time seeking 4 reappOintmeat. Col. Rus
sell is one ot the leading republicans II
the state of Texas. He has taken al
active part in the political campaigns O.
that state, and his general record as al
official is good. He came here duriug the
first month OF the Garfield admins ration
and sought an appointment as second as
sIstant postmaster general. Gen. Garfield
gave him to understand that he woui'
give him this appointment. He remain
ed here for several weeks, and then when h.
found that someone else was given tn
place he went b ack to Texas. He De
came afterwards candidate for reap
pointment to the office of Q nited State
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