The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1885-11-27
Washington Gosstn.

Estimates for navy yards next year ag
gregate $40, 100000
The postofice department is busy chop.
ping off heads at the rate OF $50 to 200
each dny.
Rev. Mr.. Hicks was awarded one cent
damages in Ibis libel suit against the Wash.
ineton Star.
Mr.. Randall says he will fight all attempts
to change the present status OF the appro.
priationicomnnittee.
Lieut.. Il. h. Impey. who has just passed
his examination for promotion, will receive
his commission as lieutenant commander
in a few days.
The secretary OF the treasury appointed
John w. OBrien to he Weighcr No. 90,
class 4, in the New York custom house,
vice George h Bacon, suspended.
The state department at Washingto,
mas been notified OF the shipment Of n large
number OF paupers from the South German
states to this country to get rid OF them.
All the desks in the hall in the house OF
representatives at Washington AVE been
rcfurnisied and covered with dark cloth.
and new Brussels carpethas been putdown.
Gen. ). p. Hatch, colonel Second CIV.
airy, was ordered to be relieved Dec. 3 from
command oil his regiment Mt Fort Walia
Walla, and proceed to await his retire
ment, IL 8, 1856 He will make his
future residence in Washington.
The postmaster general has appointed
the following fourth-class postmasters:
Dakota-Sims, Mitchell Hone. owa-
Campbell, O. L. Lyner; Grimes, S. w. Nc
Lain; Mitchellsville, Robert p. Patterson:
Springdalc, H G.. Dranor; Stanwood, John
b. Elliott; Thayer, Walter d. Bird.
A meeting OF the bureau OF Catholic In.
dian missions was held atits officer Wash
ington on the 18th, at which Rt. Rev. Mar
bin Marty, bishop of Dakota, and Rev. p.
l.. Chappelle, D. D., OF Washington, were
elected members. This action places The
bureau not only under the protection OF
the laws OF the United States, but also un-
der that OF II degree OF the third plenary
council, held in baltimore, Md, November,
1884, as approved at Rome.
The president made the following appoint.
ments. William d. Bletham, surveyor gen.
eral OF Florida, vice James T. McClcllans re-
signed. United States consuls: Augustus NJ.
Boyd, Tuxpan, Mexico; Benjamin +. Frank
lin OF Missouri, atHanhow, China; William
y. Husnr of Louisiana, at San Jose. Costa
Rica; $. Chin Tnng Laisun, interpreter to
the consulate of the United States at Chin
Kiang, China; William B. Hobart OF Della
ware, marshal OF the consular court OF the
United states Mt kanagawa, Japan.
The discovery has been made Mt the state
department that Charles Foster OF Indian
npolls, who has taken the oath OF office and
sailed Tor Europe to enter upon his duties rs
consul at Elberfield, Germany, was not a cit
izeh OF the United States when he took his
oath and that it will be necessary to re-
call him. II appears that Mr.. Fosters
1852, SO that when he took the oath of
Office he was noe a citizen OF the United
States.
Articles Of Incorporation were filled for
the new $4,000, 600 Catholic university
which is to be established in Washington.
a site has been purchased adjoining the
grounds OF the soldiers'home, and commit
tees have been appointed in the several
dioceses to collect subscriptions to the
endowment The projectors OF this univer-
'sity start with u fund OF S5OO,0oO. which,
is said that 81, 500, 900 OF this has already
been pledged. The committee will meet in
April OF next year, when the plan OF orsan-
ization will be completed, and the plans of
the bu Hiding wall be announced.
Robert e. Ingersoll has decided to pack
mp those of his "Lares and Penates,' tx
which, he does reverence and bettke him
self, his household and his belongings to
the great Babylon OF the new worid-the
city OF New York He sold his residence
on X street, between Thirteenth and Four
Tor $4,000. Thu purchaser has taken
possession, and Mr.. lngersoll will leave this
CITY for New York, where he will spend the
winter. He has not yet definitely deter.
nslned upon his subsequent plans, out it il
ramored that he il offered Il large salary
as counsel of one OF the great railway lines,
ana that he a conditionally accepted.