Griggs courier., 1885-07-03
From Washington.

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Ex-Postmaster General James is an ar
dent advocate OF postal savings banks.
Postmasters commissioned: A. j. Laird,
Green Mountain, Iowa; G. Hermann, Bran
don, Wis; J. B. Bunton Rutland, Wis.
Horace C. Burchard, director ofthe mint,
was removed and DIR. James b. kimball OF
Pennsylvania appointed to succeed him.
The New Orleans exposition is to be re-
opened in the fall under the name and style
Of the North, Central and South American
exposition.
The five special examiners OF the depart.
ment of justice and the general agent will be
dismissed, and the Offices, it is said, will be
abolished.
1t is rumored that another call will soon
be made for the interference of this govern
ment to protect the property OF it's citizens
upon the Isthmus OF Panama.
A movement for tho admission of New
Mexico as state is in progress, and con-
gress is to be asked to pass the bundle of
political rubbish through next winter.
Mr.. Orme, a prominent Pennsylvania
attache ofthe Italianl legation who had made
himself offensive to the formers wife.
Scores OF fellows are advertising in the
elerkships. They offer to give 500 and
$50 to the man who will get them their posi-
tions.
First Assistant Postmaster General Hay
tests congressman who indorse parties for
postmastership by asking the question:
'sWould you indorse this mans note for
10000 as you have indorsed his papers?"
1t staggers some OF them.
G. w. Phillips has accepted temporarily
the position OF chief deputy marshal of the
District OF Columbia. He was chief deputy
! for twentythree years Immediately prior
to the Hayes administration. He is and
always has been q Democrat.
The clerk OF the house OF representatives
says that from present indications there
will be fewer contested election cases before
the next congress than there have been be-
fore any congress for forty-siX years. There
will probably not be more than three.
Second Lieutenant Carol Mercer, of the
United States marine corps, who was tried
by court martial in New York for drunken
ness on the Panama expedition, has been
sentenced to two years suspension on hall
pay and to retain his present number on
the registra tion during that time.
A supposed crank appeared at the main
door OF the White House and announced
that he was the ''sole representative of the
son of man chosen to pay the respects oi
the supreme ruler" to Mr.. Cleveland. He
was dressed in white duck suit with a
blue silk sash around his waist, and black
velvet slippers. He carried Il small basket
of white flowers, and said he had just
arrived from paradise through California
i by way OF the Golden Gate.
| The "Butler house force" OF senate EN-
ployes, consisting of three messengers with
salaries of 81 ,44O each, two i;lnitors al
$500 and several lsborcrs ut 1920, will bt
dropped from the pay rolls OF scrgcant-at
arms at the end OF the present month
These men are nearly all Republicans. Al
/ the same time one assistant doorkecper o
the senate at S1,SOO, two messengers al
81, 400 each, ;lnd some employees ofthe fold
ing room willb dropped. OF these two ar
Democrats, one is Il Republican and TIN
The coming fiscal years work OF the geo
logical survey has been thus mapped out
and the plans approved by Secretary La
mar: Typographical parties. will continue
the work already begun in Massachusetts
coal and iron bearing regions OF the Eas
will be considerably enlarged. Geographi
cal surveys will also be continued in Ari
zona, New Mexico, California, Oregon, Mon
tana, Idaho and Yellowstone Park. Sew
erM astronomical parties will also be sen
out to establish starting points for ne'
surveys to be begun next year. The oper
ations OF the geological survey in the Eas
are OF recent undertaking, and geologists @
eminence in the scientific world, bein
drafted to Eastern fields to follow closel.
upon the footsteps OF the geopraphcrs.