New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1885-11-18
Washington Gossip.

The Dolphin will receive her battery and
will be sent to join the North Atlantic
squadron in the gull.
don postmaster at Superior, Wis, vice s.
E. Tubbs, suspended.
William E. Smith, recently appointed
assistant secretary OF the treasury, qualif-
ed at the department.
dismissed by Attorney General Garland
and man named Howard appointed in
his place.
Capt. Robert Mcdonald, Fifth infantry,
has been granted an extension of his sick
leave until May, 1886, and will spend the
winter in the South.
Postmasters appointed recently: Cor
nell, Oak, Osman Hutchins; Dempster,
OAK, E. w. Caldwell; Buxton, Oak, T. HI.
Wooldey; Big Timber, Mont, O. NJ. Hatch;
Piegan, Mont, S. NJ. Martin.
The steamer Dolphin, the dispatch boat
built by John Roach for the navy, about
which there has been a controversy, has
been turned over to the navy department.,
and now it il source OF contention as to
the selection OF the officers to command
her.
The president made the following ap-
pointments on the 10th. James Burns,
surveyor OF customs for the port OF Kan
sas City, Mo-; Oscar Valelon, assistant ap-
praiser of merchandise district OF New
Orleans; Samuel j. Tilden, Jr., collector of
internal revenue Fifteenth district of New
York, vice James S. Smart suspended.
The president has appointed Gen. Joseph
j. Bartlett, New York city, second deputy
commissioner OF PENSIONS in place of Lew.
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health; and William HI. Morgan of Nash
vile, Tenn, member of the board OfIndian
commissioners, in place OF Orange Judd, re-
signed. Gen. Bartlett served with. distins-
ton during the late war.
The members OF the board ofIndian COM
missioners are in the city, to prepare their
annual report. The board, as now con-
stituted, with a number of changes made
by President Cleveland, is as follows:
President, Gen. Clinton B.. Fisk; secreta-
ry, Gen. Elisha Whittlesy: A. K Smiley;
New York; NJ. E. Gates, New Jersey;
w. S. Lyman, Rev. L. Abbott, z.
Brooks, John Chandler, New York; j Nc
Kinney, Connecticut.
Secretary Lamar overruled decision by
Commissioner sparks, which is of import
company of Stockton, CAL, has settled on
16O acres mineral lands under the mining
laws, and made velocations. The law re-
quires $5OOworth OF Improvements. The
commissioner holds that there must be
$500 worth OF improvements at each loca-
ton. Mr.. Lamar says that if the aggregate
OF all the improvements is $500, that is
all the law asks.
First Assistant postmaster General Stew
enson discharged two offensive partisans
recently. One is q Mormon, who has four
wives and seventeen daughters, and under
the Edmunds act man cannot hold office
who is polygamist. The other was a
postmaster at Collington, Prince George
county, Md. It is charged thaton election
day this postmaster, who is Il republican,
enticcd large number OF democratic vot-
ers into the store and furnished them with
liquor keeping them from voting. This
was considered good cause for removal.
The president made the following appoint
ments on the 7th: Hon. Leverett Salton-
stall, collector OF custums at Boston, in the
place OF Roland Warrington, removed;
Col Robert McKinstrey, to be pension
agent at Detroit. Mich: vice Samuel Post,
suspended: Don Carlos Buell., pension agent
at Louisville, KY; John b. McLane, Ore
gon, agent for the Indians of Grande Ronde
agency, Or. Leverett Saltonstall, appoint
ed collector Of customs at Boston,is grad
uate OF Harvard university and a lawyer
by procession, but for some years has not
been engaged in active practice. He has
been Democrat since the disruption of tie
Wing party, and for many years has been
an active and influential member Of
the party in his state, repeatedly repr sent
Ing it in the Democratic national conven-
:tions. In 1876 he was one af Mr.. Tilden's
most trusted advisors, and his speech in
thatcampaign wascirculated by the Demo-
cratic national committee When the con-.
test in Florida arose after the election, he
was selected as one of the visiting states
men to protect Mr.. Mlden 8 interests in that
state. He recently declined civil service
cemmissionship rendered him by the presi-
dent. Don Carlos Buell., pensi on agent at
Louisville, is the most noted Union general
ofthe late war, who organized and for a long
time commanded the Army Of the Ohio.
Since the Warhe has been engaged in busi-
ness in Kentucky.
Personal Gossip.
Canon Farrar will lecture to the students
OF Ann Arbov university ON Nov. 20
Stewart Mckee. IL millionaire glass man
nfactnrer oi Pittshury. died suddenly, agsd
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