Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1882-11-28
DAKOTA
CAPITAL BRIEFS

WASHINGTON November 27.-Thc trans
fer books of four per cent. bonds, 1907, and
currency SKIES close at the treasury On the
evening Of The 18th instant.
James r. Young and Brewster Cameron,
both Of the Department of Justice, are eau
didates for Marshal HenryIs place.
The President this afternoon appointed
Col. Gate Hoyt government director of the
Union Pacific railroad, rice Spencer, dis
missed.
The Court of Claims met to-day, but ad-
journed TO December 4th. The general
opioion of the Court is that J. c. Bancreft
Davis will be appointed to fill the vacancy
on the bench.
DR.. G. e. Cox, successfully lieuienant-
governor OF Maryland, com missioner of PEN
sions, president of the District of Columbia
Board of Health, and commissioner 10 the
Australian Exposition, died at $3.50 o'clock
Saturday night.
There is feeling OF uneasiness at the
Postofice Department on account Of stories
predicting the dismissal of Disbursing officer
Burnside and others. Burnside says he
never had any connection with Brady except
TO pay him his salary.
Gen. Hazeu is charged with having vio-
lated the postal laws by using official enge!-
ops Tor correspo udence concerning the Gar.
each letter sent. He had no notice of the
storm which threatens to break over his head.
The following fourth class postoffices be-
come presidential Offices January lat: Mel
bank, OAK; Monterey and Riverside, Cal !;
Monttzuma, Ia; Hickman, KY; Manchester,
Mich. Ada, Chatfeld, Granite Falls and
Wadena, Mimi; Hamilton, COL; Collins
vile, ILL.,; Ashland, Wis.
Estimates of the appropriations required
Tor the fiscal year ending June 80 1884, for
civil establishments have been completed.
The aggregate is S22, 350,945. Eliminates
for the SINE purpose last year, SIS, 529 0S3
The amount appropriated for the current
fiscal year was $40, 477,743.
Secretary Folger, in an interview at l
o'clock, denied in the most emphatic lam
guage that he had rendered his resignation,
and added that the matter had never been
referred to by the President or himself.
The lease Of the S.cretary's house has been
renewed, but not for year as heretofore
stated.
Thomas L. Tulloch has been appointed
postmaster at Washington, rice d. B. Anger,
removed. Tulloch is native of New Hamp-
shire, and occupied there at one time the po-
sitien of secretary of state. During the
presidential campaign of 1872 he was secre-
ilry OF The Republican Congressional Com
mittee, and for the past four or five years he
has been disbursipg officer in the general
postoffice in this city.
The National Republican prints the follow
ing from George c. Gorham, concerning his
candidacy for the United States Senate clerk
ship: II have not had any conversation con-
earning the Office of secretary OF the Senate
which was Intended for publication. / have
not had any private conversation on that
subject which has been correctly reported,
although am sure there has been no inten-
ton 10 misquote me-"
Pirating government lands ia paying and
prolific SOURCE of income in Western States.
In Cslifornis, it is said, thousands of acres
are inclosed in brush fences, and this unlaw-
tul possession amounts to more than the ira
ditionsl SHINE points.n Legitimate settlers
are fought of by the t91atters, and the
courts are reported to be sometimes on the
side OF tue brush-fence patriots. If govern
ment cannot protect itself against the ma
RAIDERS with the facilities it has at its COM
mand, then Congress will readily increase
the force OF officials. Between gifts and ste al
ings the public lands are going fast.