Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1882-07-21
TELEGRAPH TICKS.
Important and Interesting Items
from the Wires During the Week.
W WARRINGTON

SENATOR DoE CAMERON il credited with
saying that congress will not ad lourn un
I'll the 18th Gf August.
Mr.. ALLISON in the senate Friday called
up the conference report othe extension oi
the national bank charters, which wai
concnrred in.
The secretary Of the treasury has called
Tor the resignation of Superintendent
Davis, Of the New Orleans mint, for in
efficiency:
THK senate having ratified the trade.
mark treaty with Spain, American cigar
manufacturers can no longer use the
brands Of Cuban houses.
A BILL has passed the house authoriz
ing the transfer Of the property of Ma
tional Soldiers' and Sailors Orphans
Home to the Garfield Memorial Hospital
The tobacco people are in force at the
capital attempting to have adopted The
measures Of relief proposed in the tax
bill now pendlng in the senate.
IT il rumored that the sultan Of Turkey
will offer minister to Turkey, Lew Wal
lace, between whom and himself recip-
rocal affection exists, the post OF com
mander-in-chief Of the Turkish armies.
The secretary Of the treasury has issu I'd
notice of the readiness Of the department
70 change 81 and 5 per cent into 3 per
cent. registered bonds, under the lew law
approved July -.
TnE doctors Of the Array Medical Mu-
aeum have analyzed the powder found in
the bouquet which Mrs. Scoville took 10
Gmitean the night before the hanging,
and pronounced il arsenic. There was
more than enough Of il TO kill a man.
The house of repre- ,enta ives was the
scene Of another bear dance, Wednesday.
Hewitt, Of New York, and R9beson, Of
New jersey. being the principals. Harsh
language was used on both sides, and at
times there was great excitement and con
fusion on the floor.
The secretary of war issued circular
letter to all employees or the war depart
ment calling for full information regard
ing their positions, the date Of their aE-
pointment, what state. etc, and also in
guiring the number Of relatives, if any,
otherwise employed in the government
service.
Bl an order issued from the war de-
pariment the military department Of
West Point will be discontinued Il August
70, lSS2. The General Of the army, under
the war department, will have supervision
Of the Military Academy. Colonel Wes-
ley Merrill, Of the Fifth Cavalry, ii APP
pointed superintendent, and will relieve
General o. q. Howard, September /.
General Howard is assigned to the com
maud Of the department Of the Platte. re-
lleying General George Crook, who is az
signed to the command Of the department
ol Arizona.
FINAI. proceedings in the Christianey
case will be taken this week, and it is ex-
pected the court will enter decree in this
suit. which has been pending now for up
wards Of two years with great expense 10
both parties in pocket and reputation.
Judge Christiancy's counsel some time
ago abandoned the plea of immortality As
cause for the divorce asked, and substi-
tnted that Of desertion on the part Of the
wife. This wis in the nature &c 4 com
pr mise, both parties desiring the divorce
lr will b. remembered that during the
administration of Postmaster General
Key, the sub, OF prohibiting the trans
missi IN through the mails Of matter re-
iaiingto lotteries was presented for action.
Al tirst General Key decided that snch
matter could not he sent through the
United St.tt.s mail, bnt on some legal
t.chniealities this decision was afterwards
oyeTluled The business Of the Louisi
ana and other lottery companies has con-
seqnently proapered ever since II is un-
dersiaad that tie pre- ent postmaster gen
eral sees differently, aud on 4 proper pre-
sentaiion oi the subj, Ct to him would ex-
clude I'll . matter from The mails With
this IN view, Representative Robertson. Of
Lpulsvilte has prepared a pro:eet against
allowing the nse of the mails for this pur-
pose. This protest will lie placed in the
proper channel. and when il reaches the
postmaster general ruling will be made
upon il hy him.