The pioneer express. [volume] (Pembina, Dakota [N.D.]) 1883-1928, 1885-07-10

In Fishef's grove, on the James river, near
TINS place. Having nothing but light sheet
Ing Tor tents, their tents were blown to
pssceS in short order; and they were left to
county will aggregate SO 900 to 312, 600,
and 70 partly covered by tornado insur.
anoo.
WashinEton Ncvs,
Aaxshal McAichael removed 4 Dsmo.
ship" 80 '-'--
Prof. Huxley will retire from his govern.
ment post in October on . yearly pension
II. II: Dodge OF Washington has bsen ap-
pointed superintendent Of Mount Vernon.
to su.ceed Col. Halingsworth.
Gen. Don Carlos Buell. will probably bs
appointed pension agent for. Kentucky.
He has been twenty years in retirement.
Admiral Jouett announces his inability
to settle the Colombian dispute, and says
hosthties are liable to break out again.
OF the eighty-iour collectors OF internal
revenue under the last administration, six.
ty have been relieved by Democratic sue
eeesors.
The president has ordered the electric
hghts ON the White House grounds and at
ths gates and doors to be taken down until
nsxt winter.
Tho president has appointed Arthur K.
Delaney United States attorney for the
Eastern district Of Wisconsin, vice Hazel
ton, suspended.
The Washington Republican, since its
change oil ownership. has become an OBJ.
eeqniou: champion Of Capt. Eads' Tshuan-
tepec ship railway scheme.
The announcement ia madein Washington
that Walker Blaine, the eldests son ofex-Secre
tary Blaine, will be married this summer to
Miss Farnsworth, daughter Of ex-Goy.
Farnsworth Of West Virginia.
An oil painting Of Secretary Lincoln, by
Huntington, has just been added to the col
lection Of portraits OF secretaries of war in
tho war department, and completes the Sec
retaries from the foundation Of the govern
ment.
The commissioner OF the general land OF
ttce has directed registers and receivers O
forms for homestead applications except
upon personal application by actual entry
men.
The postmaster general has received q
letter from an Ohio widow congratulatine
him upon having refused to disburse the
$4OO 600 fund among steamship companies
for carrying the mails and asking him to
send SO 900 Of it to build a widows home
In Ohio. Mr.. Villas was much bothered.
Secretary Manning appointed Il. H. Sevey,
u. Cunningham and Charles c. Mitchell
chiefs Of division OF the sixth auditors
office, and l.. G. Mangham chief Of division
in the first controllers Office, vice Mai. Say.
ton, reduced to the 81 400 class. T.Hunt-
stngton was promoted from bookkeeper to
assistant chief Of division, vice E. Stewart
/ deceased.
[. A handsome cabriolet intended for Presi-
4 dent Cleveland was received from New York
!; recently. The vehicle closely resembles q
/ Victoria. The body is painted black with
green stripping; the running gear dark green,
striped with black. It is finished in dark
green morocco and cloth. The box is built
with raised seats for coachman and foot
Eman. The seal brown bays will be driven
Ito 1t, and altogether it will make hand
some turnout.
* The Chinese minister has sent to Mr..
Danby, the newly appointed minister to
China, several boxes Of imperial tea as q
mark Of his respect. He has in addition
SENT letter. to his court announcing the
appo tment Of Mr.. DENLY, and congratu-
latinS his country upon the prospect OF in
creased friendship with this country to be
4 brought about thereby. Mr.. Denby win
sail from San Francisco early in August.
The newly elected commander-in-chiei OF
the Grand Army Of the Republic, Gen. Sam
incl a. Burdett, is well known in Washington.
4 At the close OF the war he was sent to con-
SFess from Missouri for two terms. Sebse-
sauently he became commissioner OF the gen.
gStal land Office. Since his retirement from
sthat office he has practiced law here, and is
snow member Of the firm Of Curtis & Bur.
10th Of May last.
The recent graduates at the West Point
3 Military academy will be assigned to various
.feGments shortly. There now exist ia
vacancies among the officers Of the army.
extaen are in the cavalry, sixty-seven in
ehe artillery, twenty-nine in the infantry
and two In. the engineer corps. After the
esignment of graduates the non.commis-
oned ofacefe who have passed the exami-
646ons bv boards convened by thevar-
stOue departments will be assigned.
M 1Ss commissioner OF the general land
~ has declined to acceds to the requests
a Tor the issue OF patents on g, 900, 900
Z 0eland already selected by the COM
md to allow selections to be made
100000 acres more under the land
- that company in Oregon The
pired. in 1880. Bills declaring q
- OF the grant were before congress
6Stsession.
echeutze will take to the Lena
srord, designed by himself, as gift
government to the govern
Yakutsk. The blade is OF
Z = steel. It's scabbard and hilt are
d On the former are engravings OF
q 1sindeer sleds and the Jeannstte.
IT. thed: Presented by the President
tsd States to Maj. Gen. George
d0e6 Tchernaireff, governor OF Yak
ntscha, 1t Siberia, for eminent services
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