The Dickinson press., 1883-10-13
PITH OF THE NEWS.
Washington News Notes.

WA ANOOSSs
The counsel for Sergeant Mason, the sol
der who attempted to shoot Guiteau, re
Gently applied tos the secretary of war fo
acopy of the judge advocate generals re
view of the proceedings OF the court mar
tial by which Mason was tried. The secrs
tary refused the application IN the ground
that the document was a confidential com
munication. 1t is said, however, by the
prisoners friends that the secretary with
holds the report because it is favorable tc
case. Counsel will, it is reported. ap'
ply to the president for the full record,
The names of $50 or SEQ postmasters will
be sent in to the senate by the president
during the next session of congress. In the
first place, there has been about 900 post
masters appointed by the president since
congress adjourned. Then the commissions
of about 300 presidential postmasters will
this gallant 60O' who will charge the sen.
ate. at least $50 or 200 persons will be NOM
mated to fill vacancies caused by death, re-
signatinn and removal, aud to manage of.
tces promoted from fourth to third class.
The following are the recent postoffice
changes; Special Service Discontinued
Wisconsin, Prentice, from Oct. 10, 1883;
embraced on route 25,017. Postofices Es-
tablished-Nebraska, Moulton, Loup coun-
ty; special from Stroll, nine miles south
east. Postofices observation-disclosures,
Coburn, Ransom county; mail to Sheldon;
Vanderbilt, Campbell county; mail TO La
grace, Montana, Horse Plains, Missouri
county: mail to Missoula, Meadow Greek,
tiers Commissioned-Lewis d. Shaw, Hauf-
man, OAK; Frank J.. Dana, M~iunewaken,
Oak.
Gen. Sherman aud Gen. Tidball, who
have been on a tour of inspection and OBJ
servation of the military posts in the far
West, returned to Washington on the 9th.
inst. They have been away from the city
ITO days and Travelled 10,67S miles. Gen.
ciety of the Army of the Tennessee at Cleve-
land on the 18th inst, after which he will
return to Washington and close up the af-
fairs of his office IN order that Lieut.. Gen.
Sheridan may be fully installed before the
meeting of congress.
Gen. Swain says there is no truth in the
published statement that the project OF erect
ing a monument to Garfield in Washing
ton, under the auspices of the society of the
Army of the Cumberland, had been aban-
doned, Il the funds collected for that pur-
pose used for erecting a monument in
Cleveland instead. The Statement probably
arose from the fact that a monument to
Garfield is to be placed in Lakeview ceme-
terry. near Cleveland, as we'll as one in
Washington.
The secretary of the treasury decided that
green plans are free of duty, under the new
tariff act. A large ira De in this fruit is car
ried on over the Canadian border, and the
question arose whether it was dutiable I'M
der the provision which imposed a duty of
n cent per pound on ''prunes, dates and
plums." The secretary holds it does not
come under this provision. but is O "fruit
not otherwise provided for" and free OF
duty.
The postofice department is now adjust.
ing accounts of Al, 7s4 postmasters in the
matter of keys to lock boxes. The post
master is required to exact q deposit of so
cents for each lock box key, and to return
the same upon the surrender Of the key.
This is the first adjustment of accounts Of
postmasters for this specific purpose since
the regulations of the department affect
ing lock boxes were promulgated.