The Warner weekly sun. (Warner, Brown Co., Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1885, 1884-08-15
THE PITH OF THE NEWS.
Washington News.

Gen. Newton says Washington is at the mer-
2y Of an enemy.
pyof Stevens of the Smithsonian institution
has gone with a party Of explorers to the re-
gion of the cliff and cave jewellers TO MAKE d
Collection of relics and curiOsltles to pc TAKEN
10 the New Orleans exposition EHPioL"Vlon'
will be made in Arizona and New Mexico
postofi "a established: MISUNDERSTANDING:
RicbIand county. PostmasteTs commissioned
Charles A. Fisher, Aberdeen, a GhaIloo H.
Franklin, Rockford, Iowa; Akerly Io%Gn1Jnu'
Fort Sully, Oak. Richard n. MOVIE, Tn M
iowa; William ID. Prescott, bro"nS '"'
MINI.
The pecial commission, which has been lnves-
~tigating the condition and management OF the
New Orleans postohice, submitted its report 10
the nostmaster general to-day. 1t severely
cr1ticises the service there, says the postllaa'?I
seldom visits the Office, nothing IKE SYSTEM n
observed, the mail matter IS Dadly hanuleu, VIZ
several sinecures exist, whlch the conlni
recommends be abolished
Offices Established-Iowa:. Lark; Mortn
county. Fostmasters Commlssloned-nenLy
B. Miller, Vienna, Wis., New oIlc ,r Wis
postal Order Offices Established-Dakota: AD-
erdeen. Altamount, Andover, Beresford, Blunt
Rridgewater, Brookings. Buffalo, Darlington,
Carthage. Columbia, COOperstoTn, Dawson,
DEVILS Lake, Estellin, Falrbank, taulksUon'
Forest City, Grand Rapids, Grandthene, hanTI-
ton, Higmore, Howard, Hurley, lro9uols, Ia
foon. Lagrace. LamOure, Lisbon, Miller, MIMIC,
NorthyiIie. Portland. Raymond, Saint Thomas,
Spearfsh, Steele, Warner, Wentworth, MIME
sota. Atkins, Argyle, Arlington, Beaver
Creek. Bird Island, Cologne, Edgarton, Elyslan,
HaIIock. Henning, Long Lake, Mabel, Oronoco,
Pleasant Grove, Springfield, s~tarbuck, Wizard
In accordance with the act of congress an
thorizing the appointment of eighty post quar-
tarmaster sergeants to perform the duties Of
I storekeepers and clerks in place Of citizen en-
Moves. a general order has been issued by the
war department, providing that said sergeants
| shall be selected by examination from the most
| cc2.yJtent men in the army who have served
at least four years, and whose character ana
| education will fit them to take charge OF pub
lie property. In so far as practicable, selec-
tons will be made regimentally, at the rate OF
two from each regiment, provided there are
fit applicants from said regiments who deserve
the positions. Until otherwise provided, can
didates for appointment will be selected from
those men in active service doing duty with
their regiments, and those of the longest ser
vice, or highest in rank, who are entirely COM
petent and equally qualified, will have prefer
ence. Applicants must pass a physical examl-
nation by the army surgeon, at the post where
they are stationed, who must certify that the
applicants are free from disease and In every
way physically competent to perform outdoor
or clerical duties pertaining to the position.
They must be men against whom stands no
charge of dishonesty, embezzlement, mlsap-
p~licatiou of property or money, or any i'm
moral or scandelous practices whatever-men
of integrity, good character, obedient, willing
and Of good address and bearing.