Kimball enterprise. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1883, 1883-07-06
pITH OF THE NEWS.
EYENTs IN WASHINGTON.

EFENxS xN WAOd1Nd1ONs
An important inference case has been
pending before the United States patent Of
fee for some years involving the right to
the telephone receiver now in general use.
The parties in the case are James W. Nc
Donough of Chicago, Messrs. Bell, Edison,
Grey, Noelker and several others. It is un-
derstood that the decision has been rem
dered, but that it is veing surreptitiously
printed to avoid publication before it is
officially promulgated. 1t is rumored, how
ever, upon pretty high authority that Mr..
McDonough will be awarded the patent for
the telephone receiver. The other invent
ors will each be awarded proper share for
their respective Improvements. The decis-
ion is based on the fact that McDonough is
the first one in the country who made tele.
phone receiver having magnet coil and
diaphagm, which was constructed in 1863.
He is also the first one who made the tele-
phone trsnsmitter, which he constructed in
1874.
Carter, Harris & Hawley prominent
druggists of this city, have written Presi-
dent Arthur letter, wherein they allege
that several years ago, when Charles NJ;
Horton was in the employ of the internal
revenue department, they paid him, through
friend, 5000 to release stock of goods he
had seized on account of q technical viola
ton Of the law. They also state that they
have heard of many such transactions, and
hope for the honor of the administ ration
Horizons appointment will not be con-
frmed.
1t is understood that further changes will
be made in the various departments at
Va ~ oh T,,1ry
ton on the part of heads of departments in
thus forestalling the operation of the civil
service law is very severely censured by re-
formers, who say that the recent appoint
ments and promotions and those yet to be
made might very well have been postponed
for another month, when they could have
been made under civil service rules.
Secretary Chandler has decided to permit
court-martialed for duplicating pay accounts
to resign The secretary said, that although
Commander Smith had been found guilty
one instance, he thought his actions not
such as should prevent his being allowed to
resign.
Judge Advocate General Swain has re-
viewed the finding of thu court martial in
the case of Paymaster Wasson and sent it to
the president with his approval. The action
of the president will be promulgated in an
order from the war department. 1t is m
derstood that the finding Of the court has
bsen approved,
Postofices established, Hudson, Dickey
county, OAK; postoffice name changed,
Agency City, Wappelo county, to Agency
Postmasters commissioned--Iowa, Milo
Blodgett. Greeley. Minnesota. Hans c.
Sether, Verbal; Sylvester n. Thompson.
Grey Eagle. Dakota, Sid. O. Morgan,
Glen Uimi.
Commissioner of internal Revenue Evans,
has directed the collector of Boston to in
yestigate the charges against the newly ap-
pointed revenue agent, C. NJ. Horton. The
commissioner says the very bottom of this
affair must be reached before Horton goes
on duty.
The secretary. of the interior has decided
that land selected under the laws in the
south for university purposes, are effective
and valid as to the location but refuses to
anticipate power to endow contemplated
university, holding that the question is po-
litical rather than executive.
Secretary Teller is investigating the
charge that some of the registers Of land of
fees in Nebraska use their positions to force
advertisements into certain newspapers at
the expense of settlers.
David B. Parker declined the appoint.
ment Of postmaster at Washington, and will
retain the position as chief postmaster in.
spector.
Information has been received at the
war department that Maj. Nickerson sailed
for Europe June 16.