Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1882-10-05
TELEGRAPH TICKS.
Important and Interesting Items
from the Wires During the Week.
WASHINGTON.

PRESIDENT ARTHUR has gone on fish
ing excursion with Senator Jones.
THE comptroller of the currency has
authorized the fourth national bank of
Louisville, KY. TO commence business
with capital of 100000.
THE secretary of the treasury has ap-
pointed a commissioner to examine and
report upon the reorganization of the
force of the New York Custom House.
EEGINEER MELVILLE has had long in
terview with Secretary Chandler, and
gave a detailed account of the finding of
the bodies of DeLong and party. The
private papers ard journal of DeLong
will be turned over to his wife.
GEN. SHERMAN has been commissioned
acting secretary of war. This is the first
time that an army officer has received
such commission, it having been inpos-
sible until the law was changed by the
last legislative appropriation bill.
THE investigation that has been con-
Quoted into the alleged bribery of star
route jurors is about concluded. The gov
ernment is said to have some startling ev-
idence which will be brought out at an
early day in the police court.
THE seal-skin clothes worn by Engineer
Melville during his terrible experience in
the Arctic regions were objects of much
interest at the navy department. Among
them was a brilliantly colored fox skin
cap, belonging to Lieut.. Berry, and was
given to nim by an Esquimeaux damsel.
TIE belief exists in some quarters that
the tariff commission will disband very
shortly. None of the officials think the
commission has been success, or that
they have accomplished anything. 1t was
a great iunking scheme for few favored
ones, many believe, and altogethe. an un-
necessary expense to the public treasury.
SEVEN employees in the patent office
were removed last week on the demand of
Malone. An eighth succeeded in secur-
ing an extension of stay till January an d
the ninth was strong enough with the
secretary to secure retention by giving
Malone another appointment.
CHAPMAN, of the Indian bureau, who
has been on tour of inspection in the
northwest, has returned to Washington,
and is engaged in the preparation of his
report to the secretary of the interior.
| He said that he thought he would be able
to induce the Mile Las Indians in Min
nesota to remove to White Z arth reser-
walton.
The hall of the house of representa-
tives is being put in shape for the second
session of the fortY-seventh congress.
During the last session, extending as it
did nine months, the furniture of the hall
was badly used. The members desks
have all been scraped and revarnished
and will be covered with deep blue cloth
instead of light green as at last session.
This is more agreeable to the eye. The
speakers and clerks desks will also be
covered in the same color, and the
drapings of the hall will be selected TO
match.
THE postmaster general is in receipt OF
complaints from various places in the
west and sonth that postmaster5 refuse to
receive pennies in exchange for stamps
because small coins are not current in the
localities. The acting postmaster general
| informed these postmasters that they were
acting contrary to section 1857, which
makes the minor coins of the o nited
States equal tender in amounts not greater
than rs cents. The last complaint came
from the commanding officer at Fort Bid
| we'll, Col, through the secretary of war.
| The soldiers at that post receiving these
small coin for their pay were put to in
convenience because the postmaster re-
| fused to receive them.