River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1882-06-22
TELEGRAPH TICKS.
Important and Interesting Items
from the Wires During the Week.
WARRINGTON,

TIE postofice at Atchison, Kan, has
been made free delivery Office, to take
effect July l.
THOMAS H. PREssNELL, receiver of the
United States land Office al Duluth, Mimi,
is in Washington.
GENERAL MALONE will 20 to Richmond
the last of the week to attend a meeting
Of the readjuster leaders from all parts of
the state.
SECRETARY FoLGER says the statement
that he determined TO make change in
the chief of the Engraving and Printing
Bureau is without foundation,
THE house committee Oh Pensions has
agreed to recommend pension of $500
per year to Mrs. Betty Taylor cambridge,
daughter of President Taylor.
THE Hon. William King, of st. Paul, il
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 sem
ate bill to establish uniform system
of bankruptcy. 1t is substantially the
amended Lowell bill as reported to the
house.
PosToPFIcE officials assert that the sur
plus of receipts over expenditures OF the
department for the past year will reach
nearly 81 100000.
THE senate confirmed the following
nominations: Postmasters-John G. Will
liams, at Crestline, Ohio; Charles Holden,
Jr., Alton, Illinois; w. 9, Smith, Holden,
Mo.
THE report which comes again from
Maine, that Blaine will run for Governor,
is discredited here. Last week Mr..
Blaine told correspondent that he
was out of politics; that he was coal
merchant.
THE senate passed the house bill TO
divide Iowa into two judicial districts,
and authorizing the Sioux City and Pa
ciic Railroad Company to construct
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 noncurrence in others.
The senate amendment increasing the
compulsory retirement to sixty-four years
was concurred in.
TIKI commissioner of pensions asks the
appropriation of 81 1877 600 for clerk hire,
with which amount he proposes to finish
every claim within three years. The gov
eminent has already paid over 100000
600 for pensions to the soldiers of the late
war, and the amount required for some
years to come will be greater than the in
terest on the public debt.
THE secretary of the treasury has de-
cided to modify his late circular in regard
to the use of petroleum oils for illuminat-
ing purposes on passenger steamers. The
change will be such az to allow the use OF
certain products of petroleum which have
been shown to be entirely safe, and which.
il is claimed, are neither crude nor refined
petroleum within the meaning of the
law.
Mr.. J. A. VANsTRUM, sheriff of Kittson
county, and postmaster of st. Vincent.
Mimi, is in 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 & Ohio railroad company,
and will be his guests at his country resi-
dence during the encampment of the
Grand Army of the Requisite, which will
ne held at Baltimore next week.
IT is understood that the President has
offered the Governorship of the Territory
of Wyoming to Mr.. George w. Friedly, of
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 he fortunate If he consents to serve.
He is recommended by Sen. Harrison.