The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1884-03-06
THR PlTH OF THE NEWS.
WasRiaston Gossip.


; WAshiagton' Gossip.
J.. A. Baitsell, was recently commissioned q
postmaster Of Wright, Iowa.
bill has been introduced to give ! pensio
to the widow Of the late Gen. Fitzpatrick
The senate confirmed Cornelius s. Palmer a
associate Justice Of the supreme court of Da
! kota.
The widow of Gen. Fitzpatrick is in Washingto
! in reduced circumstances, and congress will b
asked to grant her pension.
Postofices establishes: Wisconsin-Bryan
Langlade county. Postmasters commissioned
Edmund X. Cavileer, Pembina, Oak. .
The following postofices were recently es
Manwaring, Sawyer county, Wisconsin.
The nominations Ct s. c. Tiffany, register
and v. J. Anderson, receiver at Grand Forks
hare been favorably reported to the senate.
The name of Hon. James NJ Tyner is bein
mentioned in connection with the governorshi
of Dakota, after Gov. Ordway's term expires.
The controller Of the currency has autho,
lied the s. Paul National bank of St. Pau
$4,000
Louis Tasistro, the cx translator Of the stat
department., is prostrated with paralysis a
Washington. He is eighty years old and starv
ing poor:
Col. Royal Of the Forty Eighth United State
cavalry is in the city. He is detailed as presi
dent of the board Of officers to consider cavalr,
equipments.
1t is said the proposed news copyright vii
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enough members are already pledged agains
it to defeat it.
Ex-president 0owen. Of the Reading road, j
succeeding in his law Practice. He has year,
retainer Of ESQ., 200 from Vanderbilt and tn
Reading read.
Special mail service was recently discontin
ued to Darlington, Dakota; Mingo, Jaspe
county, Iowa: Hillsdale Gallatin county an,
Lewis, Meagher county, Montans.
The secretary Of sl,a treasury has given no
tice that the department will redeem bonds EN-
braced in the 12Gth call prior to maturity Ma,
!, with interest to date Of presentation.
Hon. Milo White of Minnesota asserted pos
itively that there would be no compromise il
the Owatonna postmastership matter, and tina
he will not withdraw Judge Whcclock's mamie
J. B. Butler, formerly Of New York, appoint
mentclerk Of the treasury department, recent
II mentioned as successor 10 Assistant Secre
tary New: has resigned his present position.
The movement to secure the appointment O
Postmaster General Gresham to the circui
judgeship in the Seventh judicial district is .
serious one, and is undoubtedly made with his
consent.
The American government has received al
iny-ifafi np thro,,r %ho 1m,orA1 Eor,,,,,, 1oc-o
ton at Washington to participate in the exh
bition Of dairy products at Munich, from I'd t.
18th October, 1884
The house committee on invalid pensions has
agreed TO report favorably Representative Mat
sons bill increasing The pension of widows ant
dependant parents Of deceased soldiers anC
sailors from $Sto $l2 per month
Senator Sabin introduced Wednesday thu
Nelson bill as it was reported from the house
committee on Indian affairs, to open up the Rec
terially facilitate action on the bill by congress-
An application has been received at the post
Office department for the appointment Of Miss
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 tho First
infantry have been ordered: First Lieut. II.
I. Reed from Company 3 to Company l; First
Lieut.. N. r. Mans from company to Com
pany r.
Acting Assistant Surgeon W. H. Faulkner,
U. S. A., has been ordered to proceed from
Washington to Fort Smelling, Mimi, and re-
port in person to the commanding general OF
the department Of Dakota for assignment to
duty in that department.
Representative Brewer was directed by the
house committee on manufactures to report "a
yorably his bill to impose fine Of not more
than 500 or imprisonment Of three months, on
any person interfering in any way with a com
mercial traveller selling goods by sample.
Gen. Longstreet United States. Marshal OF
Georgia, testified before the Springer commit
tee recently. He denied that he was default
er to the government, and said, on the contra
~, proper footing of his account would show
the government was indebted to him 81 Goo
The senate committee on public lands report
ed the bill for allotment of lands in severalty
to Auckaro, GrOsventres and Mandan Indians
on Fort Bertholdi reservation, Dakota, giving
each head of family 100 acres, each single
male above twenty one, eighty acres of land,
to be held in trust for them twenty-five years.
The postof1ice appropriations bill, as pre-
pared by the subcommittee, which was con-
sidered Wednesday by the full committee, ap-
propriates $45, Oh, 800. The estimated reven-
ues Of the next fiscal year are ST., 10, 600;
amount asked for by the department., sc, O62,
IT, IT, 4 esRRSsP'''''n ''f the current fiscal year,
Postoffices established: Wisconsin-Birch,
Chippewa county. Postmasters commissioned:
Daniel F. Roger, Apena, Dak :; Robert Camp
bell, Buffalo Grove, Iowa; William s. Sevanson,
Crescent, Iowa; Jane Van Antwerp, Dennis,
Iowa: Alfred Frazier, Honey Greek, Iowa; Hen
~ Halter, Selection Iowa, Enos C. Kayton,
Strahan, Iowa.
The house committee on accounts is investi-
eating the practice which has long been scan
dial, of spending enormous amounts of money
at congressional funerals 1t usually costs
from $4,000 to $6, 600 to bury q congressman,
and it very seldom costs less. More than hall,
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 al amend
ment proposed by the senate judiciary commit
tee, providing that no person who held COM
mission i'll 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.
On Friday Senator Mcmillan presented 4
petition from the common council of Duluth,
asking for the improvement of the Duluth
harbor. Petitions were presented to the house
by MI. Nelson from Burdick in favor of the
Reagan interstate commerce bill; from c. H.
Bearbin, relative to Indian traders; from W.
P. Todd and others, relative to the improve
mcnt at Lake Traverse and Big Stone, and the
head waters OF the Minnesota and Red Rivers
in Minnesota
Department Of state has received information
from the United States consul 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-
quested the secretary of state to notify United
States consuls iO Great Britain not to certify
invoices of cattle unless after an examination
Of the animals by q veterinary surgeon they
are satisfied that the animals are free from
disease
Senator Sabin gave a dinner party Friday
evening to some Minnesota friends. 1t was So
;ial gathering Of old acquaintance, and was ex-
remely enjoyable. There were present:
Senator Mcmillan, Gen. John B. Sanborn, Gen.
&. N. McIaren DR.. David Dav Judge Grecnleaf