The Northern Pacific farmer., 1883-10-04
PITH OF THE NEWS.
EVENTS IN WASHINGTON.

lIIH Uf IHE NEWS.
EVENTS IN WASHINGTON.
The following are recent postofhce:
changes: Postmasters commissioned: Iowa.
Iver johnson, Lake Center; Gibson Dor
othy, Albany. Dako'a: Donald McDon.
aid, Grand Forks. Posteffices established.
Dakota: William sport, Eumens county:
v isconsir: Cr,vitz, MuriDette county
Post office names changed-Iowa, Eveland
Grove, Mahaska count Post-ofice name
and sight changed-Wlsconsin Secnlerville.
to Cur an. Nail TU MESSENGER sa s ssrv,ce wee essab.
lished-Iowa; Cherokee Cherokee coun'y;
from Illinois Central railroad, eighty-tour
rods, as often as required. Montans: He
lena, Lewis and Clarke county; from North
ern Pacific railroad, route 26,OO1, one and
three-iourths miles, as of en- as required.
Star service chaDges-Minnesota: PayLes'
Vile to Atwa'er, from Oct. /; curtail service,
to begin at New London, omitting Paynes-
vile, and decrease distance fifteen miles.
The adjustment Of salaries of postmasters
Of presidential classes has just been COM
pleted by the postoffice department, and
salaries as adjusted began on the 1st inst.
The resdjustment affects tho salaries of
2,176 postmasters. Forty-four offices have
been added to the presidential list and
twenty-five presidential offices have been
reduced to the fourth class, leaving the
number. of presidential postofces on Oct.
l, 2, 175. with salaries amounting to So, $780,
900. Every part OF the country IS included
in the readjustment.
The second comptroller of the treasury,
IN passing upon the pay accounts of GER
tain officers were dismissed from the army
and subsequently restored, has decided that
these officers are not legally in the service.
This decision will apply to quite a number
OF army officers on both the active
and retired lists, who had been dismissed
and subsequently reinstated At different
times by President Johnson and Hayes.
The following are recent postof6cs
changes: Postofices established-Iowa,
Ross, Audubon county; Minnesots, Fahleen,
Kandiyohi county; Nebraska, Pella, Lam
caster county; Wisconsin, Bark Lake,
Washington county. Postotfces discon-
t'nued-Daksta, Sidney, Cass county. Post
office name and site Wisconsin,
Chandler, Washhurn county, two miles
southwest Spooner.
The secretary of the navy has approved
the action of the court martial in the cases
OF Commander F. R. Smith and Lieut..
Daniel W. Davis, both of whom were con-
victed OF gross violations of The naval regu-
lations, and sentenced to dismissal from the
service.
The president has appointed Sidney D.
Waters Putnam agent of the Indian Coll
vile agency. WASH, vice John A. Sinms,
resigned.
Samuel w. Melton, United States district
attorney for South Carolina. is said to have
sent his resignation 10 Washington.
NEWS OF THE RAILROADS.
Parties have been in Helena for the past
lew days, looking over the situation and
resources, with view of constructing q
railroad from that point to Fort Benton.
1t is started that the bulk of the stock for
the enterprise has been already taken BY
parties representing large corporations, the
names Of which are not given to the public
The road will be of standard guage and
whether the line runs by the Gate of the
Mountains or through the Prickly Pea,
valley, it will touch the Great Falls of the
Missouri.
l Th6Union Pacific and Atchison, Topeka
q Santa Fe, have issued joint circular to
the general passenger and ticket agents Of
connecting lines, asking them in case they
propose an issue Of round-trip tickets to
Lawrence, kans., on the occasion OF the
yearly NEE ing Of the society of friends,
from Oct. II to II, to use $15O as basine
rate between Kansas City and Lawrence
and return.
The Northern Pacific has prepared new
rate sheet which took effect the 1st inst. The
principal change is reduction of SIS IN th,
fr.t cl,ss fare to Portland, Greg. 1t is nov
$95. This will be the san rate to Sar
traacisco but special tickets will be pre-
pared TO prevent scalping beyond Portland
The second class rate $75. and the emf
grant rate $45, remain the same as hereto
fore.
The:Rock Island, IN connection with the
Northern Pac fc, has issued new west
bound tt rough freight tariff from points in
the East to Portland, Oregon, and all poipts
east OF Portland west of Lake Pend d'Dre
lille. The rates from New York will be q,
follows: First class, Sc; second, SIS; third, $4
fourth So. class A. So 50; class B, So; class
Q, $1.75. class D, 81 so.
A circular has been issued announcins
the completion of the Fargo & Southwestern
branch of the Northern Pacific and re
questing connecting lines to issue land ex
plorlng tickets from st. Paul or Minneapo
lis to La Moure and return, said tickets tt
be of iron:clad form, and good for fort,
days; and the rate to be $15.75 for th;
round trip.
The appointment CT John G.. Gault to th,
position of commissioner of the Californi,
pool gives universal satisfaction, rs ther,
are few men better qualified for the positie1
than he. Mr.. Gault will accept the position
although be is opposed to residence il
San Francisco. The location of the of
ice has not been determined however.
Their signation of Brayton Ives as mana.
ger of the Ohio Central is announced. Th,
reason is want of time. It is stated that b,
$40 600 Income is practically ! second
mortgage, and that this compelled the ap
pointment of a receiver.
The Northern Pacific is now opened fo
business to San Francisco and will receiv
freight either from or to that point. Th
rates will be the same as those of either tn
Central or Union Pacific roads.
Fer twenty days past Duluth has re
ceived $50 cars of wheat daily. There hav
have been !, SOC, 900 bushels OF the new GRO,
received thus far.
GENERAL NEWS NOTES.
1t Is said that the largest shipments O
dour ever reported in one day by the rail
roads leading from Minneapolis, MIN.
wers those reported on the 9th, being II;
car loads, containing %, $50 barrels of -four
The shipments of millstuff filled twenty
four cars, containing 292 tons. Countin,
tw enty cars to the train this would maxi
ten trains, which, with the ten locom Olives
would make solid train 6, 6,21O feet, or near
~ one and one-tifth miles in length. r.,
other shipments of freight reported ag.
gregated 222 car loads, which, made up in
to trains with the mill shipments, woult
make solid train of 4O7 cars and Il loco
motives of total length of two and hal
miles.
Mrs. Phillips of Rochester, Mass, had .
lively fight with a hen hawk that was afte
her chickens, the other day. Her clothe.
were torn, and face, neck and hands severe
y lacerated by the ferccious bird. A fte1
lighting for over fifteen MINUTES, Mrs. Phil
lips dispatched the thief with blow from
an oak cart stake. The bird measured
with his wings outspread, from tip to ito
six feet four inches. 1t is the first case or
record where hen hawk was ever known
to battle with human being.a
Attorneys for Catherine Moore, Lucy N
Abbot, William Mulford Keys, Luther q
Keys and William Halsey claim to be heir