Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1883-10-12
pITH OF THE NEWS.
Washington News Notes.

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The counsel for Sergeant Mason, the SOL
dier who attempted 70 shoot Guiteau, re-
Gently applied TOY the secretary OF war for
copy of the judge adyocote generals re.
view of the proceedings OF the court mar
tial by which Mason was tried. The secYe-
tary refused the application on the ground
that the document was confidential CONS
munication. 1t is said, however, by the
prisoners friends that the secretary with
holds the report because it is favorable to
case. Counsel will, it is reported. ap-
ply to the president for the full record
The names of $50 or 800 postmasters will
be sent in to the senate by the president
during thu next session of congress. In the
first place, there has been about 500 post
masters appointed by the president since
congress adjourned. Then the commissions
OF about 800 presidential pcstmasters will
expire during the session. In addition to
this gallant 6O0' who will charge the SEN
mated to fill vacancies caused by death, re-
signaticn and removal, and to manage of.
t1css promoted from fourth to third class.
The following are the recent postohice
changes; Special Service DISCONTINUED
Wisconsin, Prentice, from Oct. 10. 1883;
Embraced Oh route 25O17. Postoffices Es-
abIished--Nebraska, Moulton, Loup coun-
ty; special from Stroll, nine miles south
east. Postoffices Observation-Disclosures
Cohurn, Ransom county; mail to. Sheldon;
Vanderbilt, Campbell county; mail to La
grace, Montana, Horse Plains, Missouri
county: nail to Missoula, Meadow Greek,
Madison county; mail to Pony. Postnas-
tiers Commissioned-Lewis D. Shaw, Haul
man, Oak; Frank J. Dana, Minnewaken,
Oak.
Gen. Sherman and 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 1Q678 miles. Gen.
Sherman will attend the reunion of the So
ciety of the Army of the Tennessee at Cleve-
land ora the 18th inst, after which he will
return to Washington and close up the at
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 monument to Garfield in Washing
ton, under the auspices of the society of the
Army of the Cumberland, had been aban-
dOned, and the funds collected Tor that pur-
pose used for erecting monument in
Cleveland instead. The statement probably
arose from the fact that m onument to
Garfield is to be placed in Lakeview ceme-'
terry, near Cleyeland, as we'll as one in
Washington.
The secretary of the treasury decided that
green plans are free of daty, under the new
tariff act. A large trade in this fruit is car
ried on over the Canadian border, and the
question arose whether it WIS dutiahle un-
der the provision which imposed duty of
one cent per pound on "prunes, dates and
plums.' The secretary holds it does not
come under this provision. but is "fruit
not otherwise provided for,' and lree OF
duty.
The postoffice department. is now adjust
ing accounts of 41,784 postmasters in the
matter of keys to lock boxes. The post
master is required to exact a deposit of 50
cents for each LOCK- box key, and to return
the same upon the surrender of the key.
This is the first adjust ment of accounts of
postmasters tor this specific purpose since
the regulations of the department affect
lng lock boxes were promulgated.