Wood County reporter. [volume] (Grand Rapids [i.e. Wisconsin Rapids], Wis.) 1857-1923, 1882-06-22
TELEGRAPH TICKS.
Important and Interesting Items
from the Wires During the Week.
WASHINGTON.

TIE postofice at Atchison. Kan. has
been made a free delivery Office, to take
effect uly l.
THOMAS II. PREssNELL, receiver of the
United States land office at Duluth, Mimi,
is in Washington.
GENERAL MALONE will 90 to Richmond
the last of the week TO attend a meeting
of the readjuster leaders from all parts of
the state.
The house committee on Pensions has
agreed to recommend pension of 5000
per year to Mrs. Betty Taylor Dandridge,
daughter of President Taylor.
The Hon. William King, of ST.. Paul. is
IN Washington. 1t is understood that he
there to secure the attendance of President
Arthur at his next annual fair.
SENATOR HoAR introduced in the sen-
ate bill to establish uniform svstem
OF bankruptcy. 1t is substantially the
amended Lowell bill as reported to the
house.
HE senate confirmed the following
nominations: Postmasters-John G. Will
4ams, at Crestline, Ohio; Charles Holden,
yr., Alton, Illinois; w. G, Smith, Holden,
Mo.
THE senate passed the house bill to
divide Iowa into two judicial districts.
and authorizing the Sioux City and Pa
cine Railroad Company to construct a
bridge over the Missouri.
The army bill as amended by the senate
came up In the house June 10. Mr.. But
terworth, who had charge of the measure,
recommended concurrence in some of the
amendments and noncarrence in others.
The senate amendment increasing the
compulsory retirement to sixty-four years
was concurred in.
THE secretary of the treasury has de-
cided to modify mis- late circular in regard
to the use of petroleum oils for iIluminat-
ing purposes on passenger steamers. The
change Will be such as to allow the use of
certain products of petroleum which have
been shown 20 be entirely safe, and which,
1t IS claimed, are neither crude nor refined
petroleum within the meaning of the
law.
don CAMERON has made campaign
assessment of 81 ,000 on eleven Bessemer
steel companies of Pennsylvania, and on
ly one of the number dared refuse to pay,
but that finally yielded. Considerable
money is being used to circulate Pig-Iron
Kelley's speeches in the Keystone state.
Mr.. J. A. VANsTRUM, sheriff of Kittson
county, and postmaster of St. Vincent
Minn., is liz Washington. He is there to
secure the passage of the bill to transfer
the Office of collector of customs from
Penambia, Dakota, to St. V incent. The
bill has already passed the house and is
pending In the senate.
POSTMASTER GENERAL HOWE and Secre-
tary of War Lincoln have accepted the in
vitation of John w. Garrett. president of
the Baltimore q Ohio railroad company,
and will be his guests at his country resi-
dence during the encampment of the
Grand Army of the Republic, which will
ne held at Baltimore next week.
IT is understood that the President has
offered the Governorship of the Territory
Bedford, Ind. 1t is uncertain as yet
whether Mr.. Friedly will accept the posi-
ton. He preferred something else, it is
said, but may accept. Those who know
him here say that he would make splen-
did officer, and the people of Wyoming
will be fortunate if he consents to serve
He is recommended by Sen. Harrison.
JUSTICE BRADLEY, of the supreme court,
has denied a writ of habeas corpus to
Guiteau. The jailer at Washington feels
certain that the assassin will break down
before the day set for execution. Thous-
ands ofapplications to witness the hanging
have been made, but not over one hun
dred will be admitted. President Arthur
is about to be handed a petition, by a
number of leading specialists, for board
of medical commissioners to examine in
to the msntal condition of the doomed
man.