Morris tribune., 1883-09-22
PITH OF THE NEWS,
EVENTS IN WASHINGTON.

~ LN Il fN W dSHIN G1ONs
The Sunday Capital says 'Ns decision
was reached in the army and navy court
martial cases laid on the presidents desk
during his absence in the West. It il
| known that he b s some reluctance to meet
the issue presented in the case of Col Ilges.
In Montana he met many friends of that
ohlcer, indeed every one seems to be his
trieno in the region where he has served so
long and so well, who made the strongest
appeals for lenient view of the testimony
IN the case when the President came to act
| nnaily upon ehS proceedings of the court
1t is alro believed that the review of the
case by the judge advocate general of the
army, which accompanies the proceedings
as iney are laid before the pres will
be OF service to the friends of Col. tlses il
their efforts to save him.
The following Are recent postofioe
| changes P0stmssters commissioned,
Wisconsin: Benjamin L. Crandall, Dakota.
lowe; Jacob 10y, 10y; George W. Nash Nu-
ster HHrtley; George F. Lopez, Holly Springs;
| u kota; Wagnecs Grand Harbor; Abner
b. Allen, Winfred. Special Service Discon-
lun9ed@Dakota: Bloomington, from Sept.
sG hirkwood, from >ept 80. +. R. Bennett
mas osen appolnted postmaster at Odebolt
Iowa, vice Ward Van Heus>n. resisned.
The eiyil-service examination for places
IN the city postoffice at Washington have
not been as satisfactory In their results as
was expected by the friends of the new law
Several candidates have successfully passed
the examinations and been placed upon
the eligible list, but being comps led to
commence at the lowest grade. which pays
| a salary OF only 5000 year, nearly all those
| who have been appointed resigned the Of
nee, pretertng to run their cl ances of doing
| better in private lite.
Proofimpressio2 upon silk fibre paper
have been made at the bureau of engraving
and printing of the entire series OF paper
money of the United States, from the de-
nomination of 81 up to $1,000, aud of all
denominations of the per cent. bonds. Tue
collection has been bound in handsome and
attractive style in Russian leather, aud it is
intended Tor presentation to the Russian
government, which made formal request
for the same.
prominent officer of the government is
authority for the statement that the new
postal notes are made so simply that their
counterfeitipg would be very easy. Numer-
Gus complaints have been received especi-
ally from banking institutions, relative to
the t1imsy character of the new notes, and
a pretty fair imitation of one of them, for
small amount, has been sent to the secret
service bureau for investigation.
Commissioner of Pensions Dudley is de-
ternined 10 break up the rings, inside and
outside of the Office, engaged in swindling
pension claimants, and has adopted very
rigid rule toward clerks in the pension of
ice who have in the remotest way been con.
nected with outside parties III these prac-
tees,
The increase in the sales of public lands
during tie last fiscal year exceeded that of
the previous year by 3S3 per cent, and that
Of the fiscal year of 1881 by 81 per cent.
A legal question is raised with reference
to the Ilges court-msItial. which is thought
in some quarters 10 be fatal to the verdict.