Little Falls transcript., 1885-11-06
From Washington.

MAY. Mefrltt, seventh cavalry. ls TO De
retired.
The war and navy departments are op-
posed to sanctioning any more arctic ex-
petitions.
w. NJ. Campbell of Litchfcld, has been
appointed ais United States marshal for
Minnesota.
Judge Clifford, Dakota delegate in con-
gress, thinks Dakota will be admitted at
the next session of congress.
w. E. Smith, of the firm OF Smith & Weed,
Of Plattsburg, n. Y, has been appointed
assistant secretary OF the treasury in place
OF Charles E. Coon.
Land Commissioner Sparks has rendered
a decision which wipes out 1000, 900 acres
OF the Atlantic e. Pacific railroad iand
grant.
The president has suspended Postmaster
Bowers OF Chico, CAL, because his appoint
ment had been obtained on q forged peti-
ton.
President Cleveland went into the White
House conservatory for the first time in his
lille a few days ago, when he WAS showing it
to Archdeacon Farrar.
The Utah commission think the Norm ons
have not undergone any change Of heart,
and that a vigorous enforcement of the
Edmunds law is still necessary.
Minister Buck writes from Peru that the
report that he had to borrow money from
the English consul at Panama to set to his
destina ton is "inf;tm ously false
The directors OF the Garfield Memorial
hospital in Washington are making an ef-
fort to clear the institution OF all loans and
mortgages, and put it in coed shape.
Arrangements have been made by the
postal department. by which, in future,
Eastern Canadian mails will be sent via
Port Arthur and the all-rail Canadian
route.
Ex-Congress,nan Ashley, who moved the
impeachment OF Andrew Johnson, says his
plot, as revealed to Depew, was known to
the managers, but their legal evidence of it
was weak.
Luther Harrison, ex-assistant commits
sioner OF the general land office, has flied a.
petition in the supreme court of the Dis
trict OF Columbia for a writ Of mandamus
tocompel the secretary OF the interior to
admit him to practice as all attorney be-
fore the interior department.
First Controller Durham. Of the treasury
department, in the case OF an enploye OF
the mint 1T Helena, Mont, has decided
that a person engaged in the government
service and receiving a stipulated sal airy is
not entitled to payment from the govern
ment for extra services rendered outside Of
hisregular duties. 4 .< ~ -'~:.:: :: p
The .acting postmaster general appointed
the following fourtt-class postmasters
Iowa-Carsoli, !. Wiliany H. rGrabb; Wau-
keel, Mrs. Betsy NJ. Snow; Defiance, j., B.
S. Case; Randolph, f. c. johnson; River
ton, J. Hough: Oakland, J. A. Q. Bates;
Cambridge, J. B: Green; Extra, William n.
Milligan. Dakota-Okoboji,Jo Ohm Bradley.
The commissioner Of patents has decided
that it is the duty OF the examiner to make
examination in all cases where an appli-
cation for a patent is made, even though
he may have reason to believe it to con-
ance, because the determination OF that
very fact is one OF the duties OF the exam
liner.
name "Chester Allen Arther' on the regis
ter at Welcker's, and each succeeding Sun
day afternoon and evening finds Mr..
Arthur enjoying the society OF certain
beautiful and popular young lady in the
west end. Rumor has it that the son OF
the ex-president will be q party to a very
interesting society event before the close
OF the coming season, e.
The never.ending effort to get DR.. McGil-
lycuddy out of the Pine Ridge Indian agency
has again assumed formidable virulence.
Col. Pearson OF Iowa, a special agent OF the
Indian bureau. has sent Secretary Lamar
a report OF recent inspection Of the agency.
This report has not been made public, but
it is understood, from what Pearson has
said at the agency and since leaving it, that
it follows the Pollock report, and is hostile
to DIR. Or. hicGillycpddy. a& a#::-5
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