The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1882-02-23

:, 1no e"I'e'CrS VINO have been at work OF
the Sank Centre Northern for the past two
weeks have s!-ost completed their line 10 Saul
Centre
WASHING
Washington special to louisville Courier
Journal: There IS good deal Of comment II
the senate ri .uk-rooms over the relations exist
ing between Senators Window and She,m
the two ex-secr taries Of the trea surv. who are
now senators There was from the time Sher-
man Introduced 3 per cent funding bill
man. Sherman advised Window, when the
latter entered upon the office OF sec, etary OF
the treasury, to continue the f yes End SKIES al
S12 per cent He urged that he take snch &C.
sian, but the verv first thug ho did when the
senate met was to introduce 3 per cent bill,
md to crit cise Wi, dom's financial policy
Window, naturally did not like tits, especially
as it came from Sherman. During the course
OF the ~ bate Of the funding bill in the senate.
the GOODNESS between Sherman and Wirdom
increased; 1t fin~llv got 30 that Windem thought
it beat not to have anything t. do wit Sher
man. go the two do not row speak The fact
that both Of them have the idea that there ia
within their composition mnch presidential
timber adds q great deal Of riqnancy to the
nop-exlstence OF verbal relations between
them.
TIE suppressed report Of the commissioner
aptOii eeu Wv I'"lu M S'hQtON, COZ elSl1n3 CT
Msj. Gen. VIM. NTH, and the late Hon.
James T. Brady Of n w York, to investigate
Sc corrupt administration Of Gen. {. A. Hurl-
but, when be ives in command of the depsrt-
ment OF the Rnlf, has heen pulled ont of is
pigeon hole in tt" wsr department. tits safe
= 12ss fiat il the facts had been known, Ger
Hurlbut woul new " have had an appointment
to tho position Of Urited States minister to
Peru. T"e c,mmi-s ioners discovered that
Hnrlbnt ha1 rec ived 8 - 600 as bis share OF
The brides paid to Col Il BIZ son, his provo-t
marsha' general, who bv this means were en-
ah!ed 10 send co:ton-contraband Of war-out
side.
Prot Greener, es attorney for Louis Simp-
son Of Washington, has fled with the recretary
of war an IF 'avit OF Simpson, reci'ing Simp-
sons trea tnlent rs witness before The Whitta.
ker court o'jrquiry in April, 1880. Il is al
legged that Simpson was arrested at the same
time he was sr bro 1af d. before he had chance
to obey the sub nna; that he was hurried to
West Point by order Of Maj. Thomas Barr
Judge advocate United States army; that his
apartments were ransacked and his plivats pa
pors takan ard never returned; that bis rights
as an American cit;z"n we're unnecessarily vio-
lated; that his arrest was illegal and a, bitrary
Prof. Greener asks the opinion IS to the legal
itv Of The arrest, and for such redress az is
proper
There was in the senate just before adjourn
ment on Tuesday q test vote on a col]eraterai
question, which showed that the Edmunds anti
polygamy hill hss majo,i =. All the repuhli-
cars, with Bsyard, Davi Davis, Harris and
enc or two other democrats VI ted for the bill.
The probati;i les are that the bill will pass the
senate as it has the house, and he signed BY
the president T. en- the house elections COM
1nittee will report 10 favor Of Cannon's admis-
sion, and that aubse qnentlv an effort will be
would be re-e'ected. Sho Id he be expelled he
would rot be. 1t is doubtful whether two
ttlrds Of the honses would vote to expel Can
non.
I'm an interview Gen. Sherman said he
could see no indication OF an Indian war any,
where, aud that beyond the usual disturbances
each spring resulting from the Indians being
inactive during all the winter months he did
not apprehend any trouble. It ia Gen. Sher-
mans opinion that bad white men are more to
blame for the distur Dances that occur than the
Indians, who are held responsible, and usually
severely punished. The general evidently be-
ieves 1t ia cheaper to feed the 1ndiaps than to
frontier are Mt called upon to punish warlike
Tribes affords him great satisfaction.
In answer to a suggestion tt at he might b.
come candi late for the presidency David
Davis said: MY ambition that way is gone.
am old, and would not accept nominatiou il
rendered" ''Why, Judge" 1said, you do not
and hearty man." He rjo,ned: swell, that
may be 70; hnt am sixty eeven years old. and
the machine Is lot what it used to be. I am
not candidate, and will not be.
The full extent of tne anti-polygamy bill
passed by the senate seems to meet the APPROX
81 Of those best acqusinted with the wants Of
Utah. Mr. Campbell, the anti-polygamy con.
testant, says it s satisfactory IS far az it goes
Judge Mcbride, Campbell's cour sci in the con-
test Gaze, stated emphatical'y: 1T is not all
We want. but it. ia a decided step in advance and
will a. doubtedly be followed by further leeis-
latio2."
The president has refused to entertain the
charge epeci6ed by Gen. Wilcox against Gen.
Carr, who has accordingly been rele 9 ID from
arrest While the president declined to order
= court MARTA it is understood he neverthe-
lets dlHspproved Of certain utterances Of Gen.
Carr as insubordinate. No further action will
he taken 10 the case.
Postmaster General Howe has revoked so
much Of the postal regulations ss requires
dour to be enclosed 10 sealed envelopes before
Being put into metal boxes for trans mission
In the mails, and flour packages not to be in
Guided among articles which, If not properly
secured, might damage other contents OF the
maize
4 congressman, who probably wants more
d.y. Oh duty, has prepared 8 bill making Lin
coins birthday national holiday.
Preeid' t Arthur has rented Z cot tage at
Long Branch for the anmmer.