The Dickinson press., 1883-07-14
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PITH OF THE NEWS.
EVENTS IN WASHINGTON.
There will be a rattling among the dry
bones of the senate if the revision of the
rules Of that body, which has just been
tee on rules at Bar Harbor, Me-, next week
shall be adopted. The scheme involves the
previous question:; tt e destruction in part
Of the principle of seniority on the COM
mittee service, which helps to perpetuate
the senate oligarchy aad to give inferior
men great advantage: the adoption Of
something like system in the treatment OF
public business; the limitation Of service
lobbyists from the floor, and other impor-
t mt reforms.
The following postofice names have been
changed: Armstrong Grove, Iowa. to Arm
masters Commissioned-Donald Mcclure,
Hamilton, OAK; Mrs. l.. 3: Braden,
West Baden, Iowa; Thomas P. Black,
Coralyille, Iowa; Charles E. Whitney, He
bron, Iowa; d. G. Huntington, Zurngle,
Iowa; A. j. Adair, Ell Paso, Wis: Charles
A. Walter, Buffalo, late New Buffalo OAK.
New O~fices-Jos,ah Ritchey, Elgin. Penn
bena county, OAK. Fourth.class Offices
d. 0ulIOus
Iowa; l.. g. Hunt Lawn Hill, Iowa; A..
Baaten, Aladen, Wis.
Miss Van Lew of Richmond, Va, whose
services during the wal in behalf of the
Union cause and in aid of Union soldiers in
Libby prison gave her some prominence,
has been rendered a first class clerkship in
the postotice department by Postmaster
General Gresham, on the recommendation
of nor Grant Mic Won Leo waq r0at.
mistress at Richmond during President
Grants administration.
The contract of the Louisiana Marble
COMPANY of Massachusetts to furnish mar
BILE for the construction Of the Washington
monument has been annulled because OF
inability to meet the contract requirements.
Advertisements for proposals to supply 49,
600 feet of marble have heen issued.
Michael Horrigan, one of the star route
jurors, coutemplates bringing suit for $40,
600 against the 81. Louis Republican. His
ground for complaint against the paper, is
that it charged him with being a common
drunkard and q disgrace to the star route
jury and the country.
1t is announced that all check stamps
forwarded for redemption and all co RE-
spondenoe relating thereto should be ad-
dressed to the commissioner IF internal
revenue.
The president has directed the suspension
Of so much Of the executive order reorgan-
izing the internal revenue district ns
changed the existing system in New Jersey.
The president has appointed Charles K.
Constant postmaster Of Omaha, Neb., vice
Thomas F. Hall suspended.
Secretary of War Lincoln and Postmaster
General Gresham will pass a week or so on
the Long Island coast.
Librarian Spofford of Washington will
pass a month this summer travelling through
New York and Canada.
RAILROAD RUMBLINGS.
The thirty.two cars ofibullion from the
Gregory and Alba mines, which left Helena
OH the 4th inst, arrived at the Minnesota
Transfer st. Paul, in one day. The train
was run in two sections of sixteen cars
each, the first arrived at s p. M. and the
second at 10 p. IN. The weight of the
bullion is 200, 600 pounds. Its destination
is Newark, N. ]. The Northern Pacific
has several more car loads on their wav
East. !.
The Chicago, Milwaukee & st. Paul road
has made a rate of $3.50 from Chicago to
Denver and return, for the Grand Army
reunion to oe held at Denver on the 24th
inst. TIE regular fare one way between
Chicago and Council Bluffs over the Chica-
go, Milwaukee & st. Paul line is $14. 80.
". II. Marshall has been appointed trav
cling passenger agent for the Chicago, Mil
waukee & st. Paul, for the North Pacific
coast. with head quarters at Portland, Ore.
Mr.. Marshall is under the direct charge of
General Northwestern passenger agent w.
III. Dixon.
Both the Omaha route and Milwaukee &
81. Paul have dining cars on the ir through
trains from st. Paul. The dining car SER
vice of each company will be under the I'M.
mediate direction of officials ofthe compan-
panies.