The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1883-07-12
NEWS CONDENSED.
EVENfy IN VISH1Ni4TOx.

GVGN1S IN DWASHxNGYONs
Washington society has = new -ISa to en-
liven the dull dog day.. This summer the
west end tear sends delicately perfumea
note t. nis lady love, which contains IN in.
vitation to take = swim. The great rink,
which was used oil last winter for roller
skatins, has been turned into hatofiu1n,
and semi-weekly swimming series Afe given.
A full brass band il in attendance, and the
interior IL brilliantly lighted with electric
lets. Broad balconies surround the basin
where opera chairs are provided for specta-
tors and friends. The couple meet at the
sPnDs hoard at the head ofthe bath and
way they So with plunge in concert. It
Is lots of fun, they say, and now that it
has suddenly grown polite, the series are
janlmed each night to the fullest Capacity
OF the bath. which is about sixty BY thirty
feet.
1t would Seem that the. Investigation OF
the supervising architects Office mas as,
sumed more sericus form than was e.
pected by the defense. Thursday morning
the weli-known lawyer Enoch Totem ap-
peared rs counsel for Hill in addition to
Thomas, who defends both Hill and Bart
lett. Robbins & Co.'S Work on the New
York postotfice was taken, when the COM
",
pressing his belief that the prosecution
would close next week.
The summer exodus from the department
has begun, aud thres OF the secrete-iA are
absent from Washington recuperating.
They are Mess. fSoleer Frelinghuysen and
Chandler, the lstter having left on the 9TH
inst, for New Hampshire, it is said, to
straighten the senatorial muddle. There Is
very little except routine business in the
departments. so that public interests are not
likely to suffer in consequence of absence of
of the heads Of bureaus.
The secretary ofthe interior decided in
the case of Rob Roy mineral lode, Helena,
Mont, that where there are two applica-
tons covering in part the same ground. land
doned, The ground in controversy comes
within the purview of the second applica-
ton, and is subject thereto.
The secretary of the treasury has decided
to continue the present system of fastening
cars employed in the transportation OF inn
ported merchandise with lead seals, and
has awarded the contracts 4or supplying
them for the present fiscal year. They will
cost about g per Thousand, reduction OF
$3.50 per thousand.
Star service discontinued: Iowa, 1ala
to Durham from July Is; post
Office names changed, Panther Greek Ia
Panther. Polk City to Pclk; postoffices es.
taDllshed. Chesterfield, Polk county, Iowa;
postmasters new bondslaccepted, Minnesota
-Chatneld, Malcolm, McLarity, $1,000.
A call for SIS, coo, 900 more of the out.
standing 81 per cent. bonds may be looked
tor between this and the 18th inst, or As
soon as the secretary returns, rnfees he Is
persuaded out If it by the Bankers while he
is in New York.
About so, 600 has been covered back into
the treasury out Of the appropriation made
for salaries out of the treasury department
for tn fiscal year.
Senator Palmer of Michigan has leased
Mr.. WINDOWS new residence GA Scott cir
Gle, Washington.
The naval cadets propose to stsv, IN
Chandler is beginning to weAten.