Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-12-08

after the Republicans shall have held 4
caucus as to what shall be done.
The daughter of Secretary Folger will
not be in Washington this season. Her
delicate health will probably compel her
to visit Florida.
The journal of the house of representa-
tives for the last session of congress, shows
600 pages more than any previous journal.
WASHINGTON, Nov. AT the last ses-
sion of congress the seat of Representa-
tive Shelly, of Alabama, was contested by
j. @. Smith, who died in April, 1881, before
the termination of the contest, which re-
suited in unseating Shelly, who was elected
to fill the unexpired term. Smith was
never seated because of his DEATH Shelly
now raises the question whether, under sec
ton 81, revised statutes, he is not en-
titled to pay from the date of the death of
Smith, although he has already received
pay for two months of time in excess.
Imports of merchandise for twelve
months, ended Oct. 81, 1882, was S1O,so5,-
235 in excess. Exports of gold and silver
coin and bullion the same time, $S3,273
OS9. Value of imports of merchardiss
the same period, 1851, 975,569.
Red Cloud and interpreter will soon
visit Washington.
In regard to Col. Laidley's retirement
it is stated that the i'll feeling began when
Gen. Bennett was promoted to chief of
ordnance. Col. Laidley, seven years his
senior, felt sighted. The official relations
between the two did not improve with
time, and short time ago Gen. Bennett
csused the removal of Col. Laidley - 2
new command at WATERFOWL ARSENAL, and
had him assigned to esDrnand of an in
significant powdes depot, whero the prin.
cipal duty woeld be to see men roll pow.
der barrels around to keep the powder
from caHng. Col. Laidley, feeling hum
bled, asked to be retired, having served
ever Ferty years.
| A committee of congress will inquire
Into the matter of fees and allowance:
claimed by the clerks of the United States
supreme court, with view to regulate
such as are oppressive to itigants.
| Judge Wylie, in his charge to the grand
jury, said the newspapers were constantly
containing scandalous libels on
public men and on private
character. That was species Of
offense that created more unhappiness ani
misery in society, and did more injustice
than any other form of crime. He rather
suspected writers for the periodical news
papers had among them more than the
usual proportion of liars. They were pai6
for lying. The more sensational the lie
was the more calculated it was
to blast the peace of families, and the
spicier it was the more the paper would
sell, and newspaper men would laugh il
derision at anybody who undertook to tall
to them seriously about the injustice of a
thing of that kind. He knew there were
men of integrity and honesty connected
with the newspapers who entertained and
cherished honorable and Christian senti
ments, and thought on the whole there wa:
an improvement going in that respect. L
the public would cease to patronize sucf
papers as he alluded to such low vice an(
crime would soon die out.
| The treasury department to-day pur
chased 265,000 ounces of silver at a rate
| lower than for several years.
Secretary Teller has modified instruc
tons to registers, receivers and surveyor:
general issued Sept. ed, to read as fol
lows: No application by all association
will be allowed to embrace more than 16(
acres, and not less than $500 worth o.
work must be shown to have been expend
ed upon it for the benefit of each separate
location embraced in such application. L
an Individual becomes purchaser and pos
SCISSOR of several separate claims of twenty
acres each or less, he may be permitted te
include in his application for patent any
number of such claims contiguous to each
other not exceeding the aggregate
of 16O acres, but upon OF for the benefit @
each original claim or location so en-
braced, he or his grantors must have ex
pended the sum of $500 in improvements