The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-01-06

find the most favor of a measure of reduction.
Notes and Personalities.
Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, Jan. 5.-Dr. Susan A. Edison,
who gained considerable prominence as the
nurse of President Garfield during his long
suffering, celebrated her sixtieth birthday
yesterday. The occasion was made one of
much pleasure to her by her friends, who
called in large numbers and extended their
congratulations. DR.. Edison has practiced
medicine here for over twenty years, having
in her professional care, during that time,
the wives and children of many of the proni-
nent men of the day.
The President is said to be still somewhat
depressed by the melancholy event at the
opening of the White House for the New
Year.
An immense number of individual claims,
previously audited and passed by officers of
the Treasury Department, were transmitted
to Congress to-day by Secretary Folger.
Captain John Mullan, State Land Agent
for Nevada, is preparing to have the 1000, 900
acres of land granted to the State by act OF
Congress, June 16, 1881, for educational pur-
poses, coded to the Nevada authorities as
soon as possible. The matter is now under
consideration by the General Land Office, and
when the property can be selected free OF
claimants. Nevada will he given posses.
sion.
R. S. Taylor, of Fort Wayne, and P. A.
Orth, of Lafayette, are guests at the Ebbitt
House
Commissioner Loring has returned from his
trip to indianapolis, and expresses himself
as greatly pleased with the city and people.
The surgeon at Evansville, Ind, writes
the Surgeon-general of the Marine Hospital
service that the local authorities refuse to
receive mariners sick with smallpox, and
recommends the erection of a suitable pest
house in place of the one destroyed.
Between now and Feb. l the appointments
of 500 clerks in the Pension Office will ex-
pire. They were appointed on probation,
and with the understanding that upon the
record made would depend their continuance
in office. 1t is understood that about one
hundred of them will be superseded by new
appointees.
General Grant viii dine with Senator Mil
Ter, OF California, on Monday, with the Secre-
tary of State on Tuesday and the President
on Wednesday. The Chinese minister visited
him to-day.
General Comstock, before the Mississippi
river commission, to-day, estimated that the
entire navigation of the river could not be
improved for less than $66, 600, 900. The es-
innate had no regard to levees.
The ways and means committee is to day
at work on the free list of the tariff COM
missions report. The committee has struck
out q%uinine, and fixed a duty on prepara-
tons thereof at 10 per cent. ad valorem.
The President to-day nominated Gustavus
Gowerd, of Illinois, to be secretary of the le-
cation of the United States to Japan.
Judge Smell will render a decision in the
Dickson case early next week. The defense
feel confident that Dickson will be held for
the grand jury, but considerable interest is
manifested in how such a decision will be
reached after the Acknowledgements of the
court respecting Dickson's good character
and Bowen's crookedness.
The House Committee on War Claims has
agreed to report favorably the claim of Cap
tain Nicholas J. Bigley, for $4,000 0 alleged
| value of the steamer Hurcules and tow of
coal, destroyed on the Mississippi at Mem
phis in 1863, and of Mary j. Veazie, for
5000, for property taken by the United
States at Natchez during the war.