Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1882-10-12
From the Capital.

The Chicago postoffice has been allow.
ed additional funds for clerk hire.
THE postoffice at Lille Bay, Door coun.
ty, Wis, has been Discontinued,
JOHN ATWOOD, president of the Ilinoi
Mutual Insurance. Company, residen
of Alton for forty years, died Saturday
evening,
THE report OF the committee appoin ted
to select site for a new Marine Hospital
at Cairo H., has been approved by Act
ing Secretary New.
II is estimated that the reduction of the
public debt for the month OF Septe m Der
will be in the neighborhood of of 5 49,
100000.
LITTLE is known at present of President
Arthur's plans respecting his return, but
the heads OF the departments do not ex-
pect that he will come TO Was hington 10
remain until after TIE New York state
election.
IT is estimated that there will be sur
plus of about s., 000, 900 in the appropris-
tions made for star rosie service for the
last fiscal year.
Four million four hundred thousand
dollars in new gold certificates have been
nomination of $l0O.
THE war department is preparing ar
order forbidding army offic ers from az
signing their pay to brokers. A large
business has been done by brokers in ad-
vancing pay, and the brokers have visited
Gen. Sherman to have the order mod fec
or withheld, but, it is understood, withou,
success.
A REPORT to the effect that the Mexican
minister to Washington resigned and will
take charge of the affairs of the Mexican
Southern Railroad Company is entirsl i,
without foundation. Romero SAYS he ha
not resigned and does not contemplate $,
doirg. He asked for leave of absence
but will return to his post in the course of ;
month.
CHANDLER, secretary of the navy is in
New York. Attorney General Howe is in
Wisconsin. Secretary Folger is in New
York. Attorney General Brewster is in
New Jersey. Secretaries Frelinghuysen
and Lincoln are in Washington. The
president expects to remain at the Thous-
and Islands. on the 81. Lawrence river,
u ntil next week, when he will go to the
White Mountains and Boston.
SINCE the tariff commission left Lond
Branch five weeks ago, it has trave!eg
200 miles, has passed through twenty
| states, visited twenty-five cities, and heard
the statements of about $50 persons. The
testimony, which will fill at least 900
| printed pages, is being got out az ra pidly
az possible at the government printing
office. The commission have yielded to
the public clamor, and have done away
with their special" Pullman Car, and now
ride Just like ordinary people do.
GEN. B. f. BUTLER has arrived in
| Washington. From the fact that he h as
! been in consultation with some of the
star route lawyers it is supposed by some
| that he intends to participate in the new
trial of those cases, for the defense. Gen
eral Butler declines to talk Massa chu-
sets politics. He says in his letter OF
acceptance of the nomination for govern
| or, his views will be fully set forth. He
moves about as lively az he did ten or hf-
| teen years ago. when he was the central
| figure in the house of representatives. He
| looks unusually well in consequence o.
his recent trip on his own yacht. His In
| innate friends say if he is elected govern
or of Massachusetts, his name will be pre-
sen ted to the next democratic nominating
con venticn for president.