Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-12-27


recess, SO as to be presented to the house
when congress ASSEMBLIES.
COINAGE
Bland, chairman Of the committee on
coinage, weights and measures, efavors re-
coming the trade dollars into standard
and thinks the issuing of the latter should
not be stopped. Hs Is of the opinion that
a mint ought to be esteblishea IN the Mis-
sissippi valley, and because of The advau-
to be selected.
GEN. M'KENzIE Ill.
Gen. Mckenzie, commander of the de-
partment of Texas, has been temporarily
relieved of his commaad on account Of
nervous Frostretlon. The affairs OF the
department are directed by Gen. Scho-
field. The condition Of Gen. Mckenzie
causes grave apprehension to his friends.
His army friends here say he has long
been sufferer from neuralgia and nervous
affections, which were aggravated by ex-
posure in the servics at the frontier and
residence IN New Mexico. During the war
he was twice severely wounded, and much
OF the nervous troGbie which affected him
for years is due to those injuries. Friends
fear that even should he recover from the
present mental prostrabion he will bs in
caDaoitated from active service.
Tho continued mental depression of
Gen. Mckenzie, has led his friands to send
him to tho military insane asylum at
Washington. He goes in charge of Lieuts.
Dorst, Rogers and Middleton
The wife of Gen. Rosecrans is dead, after
lingering illness.
The funeral takes place to o-morrow and
the remains will be taken TO Mt. OIiyes
cemetery. The following gentlemen will
eet as pail bearers: Senator John F. Mil
ler, Gen. P. Il. Sheridan, Hon. John R.
Giascock, Gen. HoretIo J. Wright. Hon.
John S. Barbour, Col. Gilbert, G. Z. Neffin,
Gen. Hy. J. Hunt and Judge Thomas w.
Bartley.
The issue of silver dollars for last week
was $415,500
FeLGER BETTER.
Secretary Folger has recovered his
health and resumed his duties.
NR. COX oHAGRINED.
Mr.. Cox, Of New York, who was appoint
ed chairman of the house committee on
naval affairs, informed a friend, mem
Der Of the house, that ne will positively de-
cline to serve on that committee when
congress reconvenes. The reasons as
signed for his refusal are, the committee
on naval affairs have comparatively little
before it at the present congress, and thai
twenty-five years service II the house en-
titles him to the Craftsmanship of foreign
affairs. His friends say, if in that posi-
tion Cox contemplate advocating num-
ber of reforms in the line of reducing the
number of foreign ministers, the vesting
of consuls with diplomatic power when
| necessary, and improving the consular
system so as to make it more powerful
agency in the advancement OF the com
| mercial interests of the country.
SPRINGER WILL REFUsE.
Mr.. Springer, who desi-ed me chairman
ship Of the committee on elections, ani
who was made chairman of the committe,
on expenditures in the department of jus
tice, also contem plates declining whe1
congress reassembles, giving as reaso1
that both he sni his constituents are in
| suited by his omission from ali importan
| committees.
| POST OFFICES.
Under the provisions of the last post
Office appropriation bill, when the com
pensation OF any postmaster in the fourth
class reached $3.50 for four consecutive
| quarters, exclusive OF commissions on tn,
money order business, he be assigned tt
| presidential grade, and the following nam
! ed fourth class Offices have been placed o,
the list of presidential offices, with tbs
salaries o: the Postmasters as stated
IL, $1,000; virgins Grove, Ill Ill
S1,40O; Goodlsnd, Ind, $1,000; Manning
Ind, 81, 90; Adel, a., $1,000; Frankfort
KS, $1,000; Lundsborg, Kas. $1,100
Howard, Kas, S1,1Oo; Harper, Kas.
81 400; Carbondale, Kas., $1,000; Cryste
Falls, Mich, $l,100; Pentwater, Mich.
$1,000; Kalkaska, Mich, $1,000; Bangor
Mich, $1,000; Homer, Mich, $1,000
Howard City, Mich, s1,10o; Leslie, Mich
S1,100; Little Fails, Mimi, $1,000; Per
ham, MINI, $1,000; Monroe City, No.
$1,000; Huntsville, No, s1,100; Albany
No, $1,000; California, No., $1,100
Madison, O., $1,000; New Rich
mond, O., $1,000, Porting
toh, O., $1,000; Morrlstown
Tena., 1,2O0; Jonesborough, Tenn, $1,000
Temple, Tex, I,4O9; Brownwood Tex
S1.40O; Mazomanie, Wis. $1,000; Marsh
field, Wis, S1.100; Anaheim, Cal, S1,10O
Laporte City, Ia, S1,1O0; Wa!nut,Ia,, ST,
600; Cassopolis, Mich, $1.1Oo; Morencie
Mich, s1,1oo, Mound City, No.. s1,1oO
Billings. Montana, $1,000; Landenville, O.
s1,1Oo; Medford. Wis, $1,000; Pentlsnd
Ind, S1,1OO; Pennington, Ind, $1,000
Manson, a., s1,1Oo; Vail, a.. $1,000
Usage Mission, Kss., $1,000; Glendale
Mon, $1,000; Athens, Tenn, $1,000
Hlllsborough, b Tex, 81 200; Luling, Tex.
$1,000; Dardenelle, Ark, $1,000; Russell
vile, Ark, $1,000; Fort Davis, Tex,S1 ,o0l
Fort Howard, W. T., $4,000
HELPING EACH OTHER.
An organization, to be known as the En-
igrans association, has bean formed anon
the colored residents Of this city, for tn
purpose, ss set forth in their constitu
ton, of helping colored people from sosst
srn states to emigrats and locate. Th
officers slested we're as follows: ProsideH
W. q. Scott; vice president, W
Howard; secretary, J. ". Miles; treasure
and assistant secretary, a. NJ. Scary. D
reetors-W. Bsu., District of Colzmbi.
W. R. Johnson. Maryland; II. Clarke, Mis-.
4 n De-.