The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1883-01-08
Notes and Personalities.

speciai to the Indianapolis journal.
WAsHlNeToN, Jan. The agricultural
committee of the House agreed to recon-
mend an appropriation to send representa-
tives to the Hamburg cattle fair.
Representative Colerick, who has been
compelled to remain at his home in Fort
Wayne On account of sickness in his family,
and, wE was paired with the late Hon,
Godlovs# Orth has returned to Washing
ton accompanied by his sisters, Misses Lizzie
and Gusii, and also Mrs. Phil. B. Colerick,
and has faken rooms at the National.
Representative Heilman arrived last night
with swife and daughter, and has taken
quarters at the Ebbitt.
]. G. Slater D. W. Rhodes and T. B.
Marche are appointed by the Postmaster gen.
eral cohmittee to open bids for the perform
ance of star route service. The letting will
embrace koutes in Michigan, Minnesota, Mis-
souri, Illinois, Wisconsin, Iowa and Mssis-
sipi, anda number of miscellaneous routes
About q. 00o proposals were received.
A contribution from the King of Siam to
the Washington monument is on the way
here
OudIlCd cry, VI IHc -SOOuS llfuu Vi
Hempstohe & Perry, killed himself tonight
He was about twenty-five years of age, and
unmarried. Dissipation was the cause of
the deed.
The Senate confirmed Varnam B. Cochran
register IF the land office at Marquette,
Mich
Postp,.Aters Eli ]. March, Chillicothe, Mo-;
James II. Lloyd, Liberty. Mo-; John J. Hei-
sci, Brunswick, Mo-; George R. Buckner, St.
Charles, Mo.
The Secretary of State writes the Chinese
minister that the United States government
will permit transit through the United States
of Chinese laborers.
Secretary Folger designated G. c. Zinkley,
of Sherman Tex; ]. P. Smith, of Fort Worth,
Tex, and J. E. Dillon, of Kaufman, Tex,
a commission to select site for the proposed
courthouse and postoffice at Dallas, Tex.
The subcommittee of the house elections
committee will, on Tuesday next, report the
Missouri contested election case of Sessing-
haus against Frost The report will be IA
vorable to the contestant
A dispatch from Springfield, ILL.,, says
Raums chances for election to the United
States Senate are very good.
Thus far the candidates for the collector s
office in Cincinnati are William Ampt, G. B.
Montgomery, Colonel Taggart and R. B.
Simpson.
The total receipts of the Office of the clerk
of the Supreme Court for the past year were
over 81, ,000 the expenses about $15, ,O0O and
the net receipts about 500, 1876. The total re-
ceipts for the previous year wereS$201 900,
The past year he paid for clerks s., $40; for
messengers, $4o2 for printing opinions of the
court 81 200; for miscellaneous items, 81, ,040,
He will be heard further on the subject
| The Senate committee on public lands re-
| ported bill, Saturday, providing for the
| just and legal determination of controversies
about the title to lands derived from the
| United States.
A large number of heavy cattle men have
been here the past few days urging the In
| terror Department to lease them large tracts
of land in the Indian Territory, with the
| privilege of fencing them in.
General Comstock Saturday morning in.
| formed the committee on Mississippi river
| improvement that, in his opinion, levees are
| not desirable in connection with the work o1
improving the navigation of the Mississippi
| One thousand dollars was received Satur
day, as a contribution from the citizens ol
| Lyons, France, to the Garfield Memorial Hos
pital fund, by Treasurer Gilfllan.