Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-03-07
THE rITN Oh. THE NEWS.
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The senate confirmed Cornelius s. Palmer as
associate justice Of the supreme court Of Da-
kota. e b. ii. q 5.5s n
TheWidow of Gen. Fitzpatrick is in Washington
Introduced circumstances, and congress will DO
asked to grant her o pension. #
Postofiices established: Wisconsin Bryant
Langlade county Postrnasters commissioned:
Edmund <, Cavileer, Pembina, Oak.
! The following postofices were recently es-
tabhshed: vBondurant, Sawyer county, Iowa;
Manwaring, Sawyer county, Wisconsin.
The nonliuationssof B. G. Tiffany, register
and W. j. Anderson, receiver at Grand Forks,
have been fayorably reported to the senate.
The name of Hon. James IL Tyner is being
mentioned in connection with the goyernorship
of Dakota, after Gov. Ordway's term expires
The controller of the currency has author
lied the St Paul National bank of St Paul,
Neb, to commence business with a capital of
$4,000. 1s5s 80.
Louis Tasistro, the OK translator of the state
department, is Frustrated with paralysis at
Washington He is eighty years old and starv-
ing poor: FL ( "~'.
Col. Royal Of the Forty Eighth United States
cavalry is in the city. He is detailed as presi-
dent of the board of officers to consider cavalry
equipments.
It is said the proposed news copyright will
have no chance Of going through the house, as
enough members are already pledged against
it to defeat it.
Ex-president Guwen, of the Reading road, is
succeeding in his law practice. He has yearly
retainer Of $4,000 from Vanderbilt and the
Reading road.
Special mail service was recently discontin-
ued to Darlington, Dakota; Mingo, Jasper
county, Iowa; Hillsda!e Gallatin county and
Lewis, Meagher county, Montana.
The secretary of the treasury has given no.
tice that the department will redeem bonds en-
braced in tho 12tth call prior to maturity May
l, with interest to date OF presentation.
Hon Milo White of Minnesota asserted pos
itively that there would be no compromise in
the Owatonna postmast ership matter. and that
he will not Withdraw Judge Wheelock' 8 name.
. j. B. Butler, formerly of New York, appoint
rnent clerk Of the treasury department. recent
iy mentioned us successor to Assistant Secre-
tary. New, has resigned his present position.
The movement to secure the appointment of
Postmaster General Gresham to the circuit
judgeship in the Seventh Judicial district is a
serious one, ana is undoubtedly made with his
consent.
The American government has received all
Invitation through the Imperial German lega-
lion at Washington to participate in the exhi-
bition Of dairy products vt Munich, from I'd to
18th October, 1854
The house committee oninvalid pensions has
agreed to report favorably Representative Mat
dependant parents of deceased soldiers and
sailors from So to $1S per month.
Senator sabin introduced Wednesday the
Nelson bill as it was reported from the house
committee on Indian affairs, to open up the Red
Lake Indian reservation. This will very ma
terially facilitate action on the bill by congress.
An application has been received at the post
office department for the appointment Of Miss
Lizzie Mutt as postmistress Of Uniontown, Pa.
She is the sister of young Mutt, recently acquit-
ted at Pittsburg on the charge Of numbering
Dukes.
On the mutual application of the officers
concerned, the following transfers in the First
infantry have been ordered: First Lieut. Fl.
I. Reed from Company B to Company /; First
Lieut.. M. P. Mans from company to Com
panyB.
Acting Assistant Surgeon ". H Faulkner,
q. s. A., has been ordered to proceed from
Washington to Fort Smelling, Mimi, and re-
port in person to the commanding general Of
tho department. of Dakota for assignment to
duty in that department.
Representative Brewer was directed by the
house committee on manufactures to reportfa-
vorably his bill to impose a fine Of not more
than 500 or imprisonment of three months, on
Any person interfering in any way with COM
mercial traveller selling goods by sample.
Gen. Longstreet, United States Marshal of
/
tee recently He denied that he was default
81 to the government, and said, on the CONTRA
~, a proper footing Of his account would show
The government was indebted to him 81 900.
The senate committee on public lands report
I'd the bill for allotment Of lands in severalty
TO Auckaro, Grosventres and Mandan Indians
On Fort Berthold reservation, Dakota, giving
each head of q family 16G acres, each single
male above twenty -one. eighty acres Of land,
TO be held in trust for them twenty five years.
The postoffice appropriations bill, as pre-
pared by the subcommittee, which WAS con-
sidered Wednesday by the full committee, ap-
aes Of the next fiscal year are s47, 1W, 900:
mount asked for by the department, $50, C622, =
lS9; appropriation for the current fiscal. year,
44,469,526
Postoftices established: Wiseensin--Birch,
Chippewa county. Postmasters commissioned:
Daniel F. Roger, Alpena Oak. Robert Camp
bell. Buffalo Grove, Iowa William S. Sevansen,
! Crescent, Iowa; Jane Van Antwerp, Dennis,
i;[ewa; Alfred Frazier, Honey { seek, Iowa: Hen
~ Halter, Selection, Iowa, Enos c. Kayton,
I Strahan, Iowa.
The house committee Oh accounts is invesh-
eating the practice which has long been scan-
] lal, of spending enormous amounts of money
at congressional funerals. 1t usually costs
from "a, GOO to sc, 600 to bury congressman,
and it very seldom costs less. More than half,
| In many cases two thirds, Of the money is
wasted in useless extravaganza.
| The bill repeating the test oath, which re-
gently passed the house, has been passed by
the senate, after being modified by an amend
ment proposed by the senate Judiciary commit
lee, providing that no person who held a COM
mission in the United States army or navy be-
| fore the war, and was afterward engaged in
the military, naval or civil service of the So
called Confederate States, shall be appointed to
any position in the United States
Department of state has received information
I from the United States conanl at Birmingham
England, that the foot and mouth disease is
among cattle in almost every county in Eng
| land. The secretary of the treasury has re-
4 auested the secretary Of state to notify United
States oonsuls III Great Britain not to certify
invoices of cattle unless after on examination
81 the animals by veterinary surgeon they
lire satisfied that the animals are free from
disease. :. 5 .S VI III: SIS.
senauer Sabin gave q dinner party Friday
evening to some Minnesota friends. TWAS so
,ial gathering of old acquaintanccs, and was ex-
renaely enjoyable There were present:
Senator Mcmillan, Gen John 3. Sanborn, Gen.
i r. NJ McLaren Dr. David Day Judge Greenle at
i Clark, Judge 81. E. Brill, Charles 3. Otis, w. p.
! Cornish. Horace Thompson, r. +. Crowell, w.
tR Merriam Of st Paul Ct H Nelson and s. r.
I 3timson of Saltwater, Charles johnson Of Min
l neapolis and ]. Bookwalter Of Pembina, Oak
Pensioners IN all parts OF the country are