Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1884-02-15
THE PlTH OF THE MEMS.
Washington, Gosaip.

l washing sol aSSh4V.
Gordon E Cole is mildly favored By Iinns-
| sofa congressman for the NcCrary shoee
| Senator Morgan introduced bill providing
| for tbs judicial settlement OF land grant fqs
| fei'ure claIms.
| pikington d Co, St Paul Agricultural i'm
! Plement dealers, unfu-i .ae failure flag to the
tune of SO, 90. with ample asseta
Senator Sabin dined the Minnesota delegation
+" the river convention and To congress at his
residence in Washington on the 9Th inst
The house elections committee finally consid-
cred The North Carolina contest Of Pool va.
Skinner and by a vote Of 6 against decided TO
report s. inner entitled 10 retain the seat
Democratic national executive committee will
meet a. Washington on the 22d inst, for the
purpose Of calling national convention. The
claims Of rival cite. are already being dis
cursed n
h,spe.rN Thomas, of the postoffce depart
~, has been ordered to place the postmast-
81 q. Abeline, Tex, unde- arrest A defalca-
tion OF $4,000 has been discovered in his ac-
counts.
The commissioner G. the general land Office
durl0g the past week cancelled forty-six frad-
ulent land entries j. Colorado, forty-one in
Dakota, seven in New Mexico, TWO in Michigan
and one IN Minnesota.
Rear Admiral Edward Simpson will be ap-
pointed president Of the naval advisory board
and Commodore s. Il Franklin superintendent
"f the DAv.i observatory upon the retirement
" Rear Admiral Edward Shufeldt on tbs q st
IlsL
speaker Carlislo Gently made the first se-
lection under the new system of appointing
st~noeraphers, by appointing Andrew Devine
-tenogralte Tor ine 'u.t...,,t:Cc o. "vDend-
''Irrs Of s,le department Of Justice. Devine is
one Of the efficient photographers removed by
Speaker keifer.
no president has approved the sentences Of
l,-2"~7al in the cases of First Lieut. William
/ 'larke of the Twenty-first infantry, and
f!r>l Lieut. Joseph F. Cummings Of the Third
0ava!-y, tined and convicted Of the charge of
Hup!."ating pay accounts. An order will lie is-
3u''d from the war d, partment C.isnllssinS them
from the army
\ ""inn. TIC e 'if,:"r: c.t<":,s Of Dakota
aP! arc" before Il senate committee on tex tito
me- to adj" ate n" pass ,ga Of the bill Fro
'!dng f"r tr"nstt lvlplal convention for the
t"Trlt"ry and 10 oppose the recognition Of the
re- en- c'tivcntl u At Sl',u\ Fat-, on the ground
ttr.' / 'ii h"t fairly repre- sent the people of
tur Whole territory
luA.t cal g"1>~lp9 say that the refusal Of the
scat L "NHtirm Ia" nrnil. tion of T. B. Keogh
for RI" marshal Of Western North Carolina and
Ia II NtrntarN "a marshall OF Southern Alabama
- 81. .T'. 10" 81 Senator Logan at the Arthur
machine in ''.' south, which is preparing to
U"rA ,il' all Ath',' M'oIn in that latitude with
A. =" to !''onli> Il: IA" Chicago convention.
The -nn ."ma,;ttc" If thc privileges and ele',-
E"1~ r"mmtt'~' appointed t, investigate the
~ al, II -, ~
{ iAA "'Mtv. Miss. Oh me >tn inst, held "
nl.-:'.'g an! 'l"ylI II on their plan of action.
it'N leave Washington on the ETH inst. for
IL ~ 'nf,t> he county seat of Copiah county,
az W.! ,i'r.dt As to proceedings on arrival
:'',SS!"S WllI be uHld at New Orleans and Jack
~. Mis-.
HI" secretary of the treasury has approved
IL" recommendation OF Surgeon General Ham
iton, that an Immediate inspection be made Of
cities bordering on the Gulf al Mexico and the
tarll''can sea having commerce with the Uni
t'tt states, in order that their actual sanitary
Vnn't'f NJ many hc known in advance of the
"'h'W fever season. \ medical officer Of tho
h'Arlu' hn"mtal scrricc, and a revenue Inar;ue
officer will to detailed for the purpose.
lii" uamc IF Mr. Green Of North Carolina is
nvi'l' '.tly m;snomer. Under the innocent IT,
tie Of a hill to encourage the cultivation of
frnttS he introduced and induced Speaker
CAlilsl" to refer to tn" committee on a ,yricul-
tur, 'ne following hIl: THAT it shall !r law >
fNl tor any one 10 manufacture the apples,
Ycacl"s, grapes Nluus, berries and other per
lshah!" I'urs, .Al-'I by himself W hi, tenants
into brandy tree from ait: ,."rnal revenue or
RESTRICTION as now rA'st4lC.
rill was introduced m the senate by Hale
pr:,vrIjNS for til" rnymcnt to Lincoln H. lib
bets Vt Portland, Me- $1,000 in settlement of
his claim tor loss sustained 10y him in bring
ing back to New York IN December, 1850, tho
cargo of tn. brig II oruado," OF which vessel
h" VAS the Mast'r, consisting Of 5000 kegs
of @'mpoNH''r shipped from New York to New
Orleans, .y which action said cargo was pre-
vcutrd from falling into the hands of the au-
ia rrltcs Of the Seeding states