The Kenosha telegraph. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1860-1888, 1883-03-23
NEWS OF THE WEEK.
BY TELEGRAPH AND MAIL
From Washington.

THE Census Bureau has reduced its cler.
zeal force by the dismissal of three hundred
employees, and a further reduction will be
made at the beginning of the next fiscal
year, July /.
In the Star-route trial in Washington on
the 18th Thomas ]. Brady was witness on
his own behalf. He denied that he was a
conspirator, and affirmed that James, Mac
Veagh, Walsh and Rerdell were perjurers.
He had virtually become acquainted with
Dorsey since this prosecution was inaugu-
rated, never plotted with him, save touching
certain political affairs, and conducted his
department in the post-office for the welfare
of the country and the good of the mail
service. He was cool and collected while
giving his testimony.
THE President has appointed John W.
Corning, of Geneva, N. Y, Chief Of the
Bureau of Engraving and Printing.
THERE were 1858, 7S5, 4O7 in the United
States Treasury ON the 18th, of which $780,
S37,50S was gold and sos, 225, 445 was silver.
On the 18th the acting Secretary Of the
Treasury stated that the condition of the
Treasury was not such as to justify the an
ticipation Of interest on called bonds ma
turing May /.
The President on the 10Th appointed A.
N. Wyman, Assistant Treasurer of the
United States, to be Treasurer, vice James
Gilfllan.
THE Commissioner of Indian Affairs at
Washington received word on the 10Th from
General Crook, commanding the Depart
ment of Arizona, that there were fifteen In
dams sick with smallpox at Peach Springs,
and that the entire number of Indians I'M
der his command (six hundred) were suf-
fering for want of food.
THERE were 225 business failures in the
United States and Canada during the
seven days ended on the 18th, decrease
of twenty-seven as compared with those of
the preceding seven days.
INSTRUCTIONS have been cabled by the
Secretary of the Navy to Lieutenant Har-
Der to continue the search for Lieutenant
Chip and his party during the coming
summer.
" PREPARATIONS are being made by the
Post-ofiice Department to issue postal notes
after July 1, for convenient transmission
through the mails. These notes will be
furnished for any amount less. than five
dollars at the uniform charge of three cents
each. They will be payable to bearer at
any time within three months after issue
AT twenty-six leading clearinghouse in
the United States the total exchanges for
the week ended ON the 18th were 81 $50 ,209,-
392, an increase ofabout $50 0OO, 900 over the
previous week, but indicated decrease OF
seventeen per cent. when compared with
the same period in 1882.
THE decision recently given by the Sec
rotary Of the Interior in the backbone
land grant case, gives the New Orleans
Pacific Railroad Company about 1,640,00(
acres of land in Louisiana.
ACCORDING to official returns made pub
lie on the 10Th the United States Govern
ment has paid, since January 1, 1882, the
sum of $1l5,S54 as fees to special counsel in
the Star-route cases,
THE United States Treasury has received
from Mr.. Flower, whorepresented the Elev.
enth District of New York in the last Con
gress, the sum of $45S.SO, being the proper
ton of his salary as Representative that he
thinks he is not entitled to by reason of alb
sence from his seat in the House.
For the week ended on the 18th the issue
of standard silver dollars was 19,500; fol
the corresponding period of last year, 1872,
800.