River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1882-10-12
TELEGRAPH TICKS.
Important and Interesting Items
from the Wires During the Week.
WASHINGTON.

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-
sibie 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 eoncludi d. The gov
eminent is said to have some startling ev-
idence which will be brought out at an
early day in the police court.
TIE board of officers of the Engineer
Milwaukee to further consider the plans
for the improvement of the channel of
the lower Fox river.
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 brilliantly colored fox skin
cap, belonging to Lieut.. Berry, and was
given to MIN by an Esquimeaux damsel.
The secretary of war has awarded con-
tracts for levee work on the lower Missis-
sip9i river. TIE total amount of levee
work contracted or is 636,200 cubic
yards, at a cost OF 81 143 .S34.
The investigation that has been con-
Quoted into the alleged attempted bribery
of star-Toute Jurors is about concluded.
The government is understood to have
some rather startling evidence which will
be brought out at an early day in the po-
lice court here.
GEN. Mcdowell reports to the war de-
partment from the Presidio, San Fran
cisco, that Indian matters seem TO be quiet
ko - hat 4. NIL
trouble expected is from possible return
OF the Chiricahuas, now in Mexico, for
which ample preparation has been made.
TIE belief exists in some quarters that
the tariff commission will disband very
shortly. None of the officials think the
commission has been a success, or that
they have accomplished anything. TWAS
a great junking scheme for few favored
ones, many believe, and altogethe. an I'M
necessary expense to the public treasury.
TIE annual report of Gen. Suter. of
the Engineer Corps in charge OF the Mis-
souri, river improvements. shows an eX
penditure of 1888, 254 for this work, and
it is estimated that 81, 1888 900 can be
probably expended during the next
fiscal year in the continuation of the i'm
provements.
JODdE 1AhbHILt Ocputf IiIst Jump
troller of the treasury. has been for sew
eral days confined to his home with i'll
ness. Owing TO the absence from Wash
ington of First Comptroller Lawrence,
Judge Tarbell is acting First Comptroller.
For some time he was unable to perform
even the duty of signing warrants Presi-
dent Arthur has been informed of the
situation, and will probably designate
some treasury officer Temporarily to per-
form the duties of the First Comptroller.
THE postmaster general is in receipt of
complaints from various places in the
west and sonth that postmssters 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 % cents. The last complaint came
from the commanding officer at Fort Bid
well, 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.