The true northerner. [volume] (Paw Paw, Mich.) 1855-1920, 1883-06-29
WASHINGTON.

The Court of Alabama Claims has
decided that British subjects living in the
United States and sailing on the high seas
under the American flag during the rebellion
are entitled to compensation for losses
suffered from Confederate privateers.
Washington telegram: The fate of
the Republican party and the destiny of
the country, according TO some of Dorsey's
friends, seems to depend upon his action
or forbearance with respect to a lot of dyna-
mite correspondence which he claims TO
have received as Secretary of the Repub
lican National Committee, and to have re-
tanned as his personal property, and that
correspondence is TO be published in chap
tiers, as his purpose or his malice will be
served by it.
Thomas H. Tullock, Postmaster at
Washington, and Gen. Charles Ewing, of
Ohio, brother-in-law of Gen Sherman,
have passed from earth
The President has appointed Hamil-
ton Richards Postmaster at GAINESVILLE, Wis,
vice II. A. Patterson, commission expired; f.
b. Jeanpert, at Eureka, Ill vice F. S. Myers,
failed TO qualify; Samuel b. Price, Urbana
Ohio, vice d. G.. HIT commission expired;
Lemuel ID. Candy, at York, Neb., vice Mrs
NJ j. Hammond, resigned; Wheeler s
Bowen, at Yankton, Oak, vice A W. Howard,
suspended; Robert c. Mitchell, of Minnesota,
Receiver of Public Moneys, at Duluth, Mimi,
vice William W. Spaulding, suspended;
James II. Case, Register of the Land-Office
at Ironton, Mo-, vice George A. Moser, term
OF office expired
Secretary Teller has decided that
Gen. Crooks captive bucks can not be placed
on the San Carlos reservation, but he will
consent to receive the children and unmar-
ried squaws While the War Department
has s27, 000 on hand for the support of Indian
prisoners, the appropriations made for the
Interior Department will not maintain 500
captives
President Arthur has appointed
Capt S l. Phelps, of Washington, Minister
to Peru, and Richard Gibbs, of New York,
Minister to Bolivia.
The Treasury Department has de-
cded that the new tariff act aboishes the ex-
emption from duty of beet-sugar machin-
cry, allowed by section 25l0 Revised
Statutes, that section not having been re-
produced in the new tariff
IN the Criminal Court at Washing
ton. Gen Brady gave bail in SO, 600 under
the new indictment.
The Postoffice Department has an
nulled the Niobrara star route contract on
the ground that the letting was in technical
violation of the law. Senator Van Wyck,
however, will not be pleased to learn that
the Department will readvertise the route
and establish service upon it The Depart
ment has decided that Miner shall not have
this contract, but has also decided that the
route shall be maintained
Col. ID. Is. Parker has been appointed
Postmaster of Washington, vice Tulock,
deceased.
Alexander Sullivan, President of the
Irish National League of America, headed
deputation who waited upon President
Arthur and explained, by statistics and
facts, the question of assisted" Irish immi-
grafton TO the United States, and the burdens
it placed upon citizens when the British
Government should properly be contributing
to the support of these persons The Presi-
dent replied that already the Secretary of
State had the subject under consideration,
and that a searching investigation on both
sides of the Atlantic would be ordered by
this Government