The Dickinson press., 1884-03-01
THE PITH OF THE NEWS,
wsshinrton oox.ap.

Ex-senator ThadO. Pound of Wisconsin is in
Washington.
The senate passed a bill giving 5000, 900 a
year for militia.
George R. Tingles of Glendive, Mont, is at
the National, Washington.
Aball was given by Minister Sargent at
Berlin, in honor Of W%ashington's birthday.
1t was attended by 200 Americans.
Bills will be reported favorable for q public
building at La Crosse, Wis. and fora building in
Chicago for the use of appraisers.
The remains of Gen. Ord are expected to
reach this city on the 9th inst, in which event
the funeral will take place or that day.
The ho' SO committee on public buildings has
agreed to recommend the erection of a public
building at Port Townsend, Wash, to cost $751;
600.
The election riot investigations in Washing
ton and New Orleans did not develop anything
Of interest, the testimony being in line with
that previously given.
Edward Mcpherson is allowed admission
to the floor of the house, to the surprise of peo-
pie who do not remember that he was a congress
man twenty five years ago
The postmaster general transmitted to the
house a report showing the falsity of the charge
that a British spy had tempered with the mails
i'll the New York post Office.
Postofices established: Iowa-Berwick.
Polk county: Minnesota, Mosley, Polk county.
Postmasters commissioned: Leonard Wagar,
Reno, OAK. Michael Milwerding, Westphalia,,
Iowa.
Representative G.. D. Wise of Virginia will
shortly introduce in the house q bill appropri-
ating 5000 for the completion of the monu-
ment to the memory of Mary, mother of Wash
ington.
Mrs. Hunt, vito of the Russian Minister, ca
bles from st. Petersburg to her sonin Washing
ton that the illness of Mr.. Hunt is possibly IA
tai. MI. Hunt, Jr, left Washington the 10th,
for st. Petersburg.
Postofices established: Dakota.-Moltke,
Burlington county; Trovere, Roberts county.
Iowa-Fifeld, Marion county; Odds, Henry
county. Minnesota-Kragnes, Clay county.
Postnasters commissioned-Murlin L. Mar
shall, Kingsley, Iowa; Halvor G.. Homme, yell
low Medicine, MINI. John P. Watts, Maple
Grove, Wis.
There are indications that the house will re-
fuse to make any appropriation for the 81 and
% greenbacks. As the supply is already ex-
hausted, the treasury will probably this week
begin to pay out standard silver dollars to all
persons who desire sums smaller than S., and
congressman will be required to take o portion
of their salaries in silver dollars.
A sensation in diplomatic and society circles
was caused here over the report that q South
American minister to the United States was
guilty of wife-whipping. The abused wife is a
relative of the late John @. Breckenridge, is a
radiant beauty, and ranks high in Washington
society. 1t is said this minister is a very pas
sionate man when dissipating, and his wife is
kind and amiable.
A bill that passed the senate provides that
any person who, with intent to defraud, shall
falsely personate o government officer or en-
ploye, or receive any valuable consideration or
document by reason of such personation, shall
be deemed guilty Of felony, and, on conviction,
not to exceed three years, or both, in the dis
erection of the court.
A bill to forfeit the entire land grant of the
Oregon Central, comprising some 1900, 600
acres, was reported to the house on the Goth
inst In its original form the bill included the
forfeiture of al lands purchased from the gov
ernment Through the efforts, however, of
MIR. Strait, it was amended SO as to confirm the
settlers titles. 1t is thought that this just pre-
cedent will hereafter prevail in all measures of
. like nature.
The senate, Thursday the 21st, in executive
session, took up the nomination of George F
Evans as postmaster at Martinsburg, w. Va, d,
and, after an hours discussion, reached a vote,
the result of which was a tie. Thereupon, the
senate adjourned without action. 1t is charged
that Evans was present at the lynching of a ne
gro, who had outraged and then murdered q
white woman. Evans admitted his presence,
but declared he was not o participant in the
lynching.
Officers of the army who will be retired this
year are Brig. Gen. Wright March ., Maj. F.
Brigham, paymaster, July 10; Col. Henry F.
Clark, assistant commissa1y general, Nov. 8,
and Col John L. Hammond medical department
Dec. 2. Col. John Newton will succeed Gen.
Wright as chief of engineers. Col Clarke's re-
tirement will promote Lieut.: Col. W: Burns to
q colonel, and Maj. George Bell to a lieute1 ant
colonel; on the retirement of Surgeon HI M
mond, Surgeon Glover will become q colonel,
and Major Andrew X. Smith a lieutenant colo lcl.
A member OF the senate committee on public
lands says that he was surprised to hear that
the impression had been created that the COM
mittee would smother the bills received from
the house proposing to forfeit the unearned
lands granted to several railroads. So far
from being true, tho senator said, that this
report was entirely incorrect, and thatthc COM
mittee would, in all probability, next week re-
port several forfeiture bills. He also said that
the committee meetings were developing a dis
POoAUiOA OA VA pdAu il lllD W luCluu6 tllo
Northern Pacific among the roads to be de-
prived of unearned lands.
The annual report Of the Washington Monu-
ment society was held ON the 22d at the resi-
dence Of Gen. W. Mckee Dunn of Washington.
The board of officers of the past year was re-
elected. A stone was accepted for insertion in
the monument to represent Wyoming. It was
directed that the thanks of the society be ten
dered, through the secretary of state, to the
king of Siam for a stone sent by him for the
monument, and a committee of five was APP
pointed to consider the subject of providing for
the proper celebration of the completion Of the
monument, which event is expected to take
place early in December next.
The president gave the first of a series of
dinners to senators and representatives, We'd
nssday, the Goth. The state apartments were
handsomely decorated. In the state dining
room the windows were filled with a~zaelias and
palms, and the mantels were banked with flow
ers. The table was laid for fifty. There were
no decided designs, but cushions of roses alter
mates candelabras Of wax lights. The guests
were received in the eastroom, and at 8 o'clock
the president led the way to the dining room
with Mrs. Jones of Nevada on his arm. Sena-
tor Anthony took in Mrs. McElroy, and they
were followed by fifty or sixty distinguished
gentleman and ladies.