The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1884-01-17
EPIT0ME OF THE NEWS.
vashington Gossip.

etionS with the Repnbltcan SEN
Is Whois to put the ball onsthe cat2
re Fe afraidsto elect Senator Anthony
president pro tempore and thus place him
next In, the presidential succession after
President Arthur. The trouble Is that NO
one feels like telling HIM the real difficulty
that weighs en- their minds. At the open.
ing of the session, after caucusing two OF
three times they put the bugbear aside till
vfter the holiday recess. Mr.. Edmunds does
net like to appear to be holding on to the
place. Now they have decided TO place the
matter in the hands Of a committee, Kh1ch
creating doubt IN the mind OF Mr.. An
thony himself as TO bis physical ability to
attend to the duties Of presiding officer.
Mr. Butterworth, commissioner Of patents
is agitating the subject OF additional facil.
tiles for transacting the business of that
department. No bureau of the govern
ment is of more, imp ortance to the people
than this. Almost from the beginning 1t
has been self.sustaining, and has now to Its
credit. an unexpected balance Of S. 500, 0cO.
TIE business OF The patent Office has in
creased with each year Its existence, but
the generosity of its lawmakers has not
kept pace with the needs of the office. The
commissioner says It is impossible to prop
erly transact the volume of business so long
% cramped for room and runningsw re
duced force, as at present. He has been
diligently stirring members of congress- on
more Eberality will be shown this year.
In regard to the resolution adopted on
the 9Th inst, by the house calling on the
postmaster general to examine into the
truth in the staten cuts to the effect that
British spy named O'Brien had Ibeen al
lowed to tamper with American mails at
New York, where plans were laid to trap
unfortunate men, some Of them American
citizens recently tried and sentenced to
Liverpool, Postmaster General Gresham said
he had absolutely no knowledge otanything
of the kind iaving taken place. Sharpe,
chief Of postoftice inspectors, has been
directed to proceed Immediately to
New YORK and personally make thor.
ough investigation into the truth Of the
charges.
srceetary Chandler is making arrange
nents to have the bodies Of Lieut.. Comman-
der De Long and com anions appropriately
received upon the arrival at New York. He
will direct that COMMITTEES of navy officers
be detailed to receive the bodies, and they
will be accompanied by relatives and friends
of the deceased. Upon reaching New York
the bodies will be taken to the navy yard,
whore tenn. erary vault will be erected in
which they will remain until finally in.
TERED in accordance with the wishesiof their
friends.
The following will be inserted In the Of
fee regulations of the. signal bureau under
direction of Gen. Hazen. A white flag
with black center shall be used to indi'
cate cold wave approaching. Whenever
fall decidedly below normal, the assistant
in charge OF the ind;cations division will
send kilograms to the observers at Chicago.
ST. Louis, Louisville. Nashville and
Cincinnati, "hoist cold signals" andwill
direct them lowered when the temperature
has raised to minimum.
Gen. Hazen said before the naval board
on the 10th: do not view Mr.. Greeley's
situation with all these dissppointm ents. as
one of jeopardy. He may have reached
the Danish settlements, and it is not, quite
prob4bly those of the Esquimaux. In either
case he will be fairly off in the winter.
/ Senator Hill has introduced bill to re.
quire that q government building be COZ
structed in every city and town ofthe Union
in which the postmaster draws salary. OF
wouid save the government 81 600, 900 per
year rent.
Postof1ice established Wisconsin, Eden,
Langlade county. Postoffice name changed
Iowa, Browns station, Clinton county, to
Brown. Postmaster commissioned: Cath
arine A Sing, Baltimore, Oak.