The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1885-08-27
washington NeWs,

The last gold shipment OF the government
by mail from San Francisco, was $500, OOQ
coin packed in 400 sacks, placed in three
rawhide trunks.
Acting Secretary Fairchild orders Brooks,
the asy assistant treasurer at San Flan-
cisco, to take immediate possession OF the
treasury at that place.
During Appointment Clerk Higgins alb
senee from Washington his desk is occupied
by George Albright OF ALBANY, N. Y, who
was appointed as g 'skilled laborer' at
81 900 year.
Acting Commissioner Upshaw, OF the In
dian bureau, has awarded the contract for
furnishing 225, 900 pounds OF beef and TO-
900 pounds OF -four to the Northern Chey-
enne Indians to Thomas G. Powell Of Chiea-
90, the former at $3.47 and the latter at
$2.7O per 100 pounds,
Postmasters commissioned: Dakota
Cattalia G. w. j Johnston. Montana-Three
Forks A. NJ. McElwoe. Wisconsin-Mus=
coda, J. Bremmer; Weyeauwega, William
H. Weed New offices established: Fonda,
Ford county, Kans., Linden Hubbard; Col
lis, Traverse county, Mimi, Dennis Oliver.
A Washington dispatch says that the
counsel for the S9rthcrn Pacific Railroad
company have applied to the interior de-
partment for a rehearing il. the case re-
Gently affirmed by Secretary Lamar re ia
tive to the limits Of the terminals OF the
road in Washington Territory. Assistant
Secretary jerks will grant ths hearing upon
his return to the capital.
The scarcity Of 81 and 50 notes is due to
the fact that the treasury has suspended
the printing Of those denomina tions, and
since Aug. IL no small notes have been
paid out by the treasury. In lieu OF these
.41G.t 1,o iar no xyin 01JfS i1.
yer dollars and fractional coins, and since
Aug. / the stock of fractional silver coins
has been reduced about 100000.
A. distinguished lne..aqib2seY 81 congress from
the Northwest has written 70 ths secretary
Of the interior that he is informed THAI tAe
settlers oklahoma boomersj have in 5000
faith DISPERSED, and will no longer remain
in camp. This; action on their part is the
result OF the action of the administration
concerning the Issue OF leases and occupan-
cy of the cattle :syfnlljitYaa in the Indian
territory.
Commissioner Black has appointed janaes
Dowant of West Virginia and Huvey Hoey
of Michigan to be special pension examin-
ers, at 81, 400 per aHpuM; j Ohm W. Law
renee of Illinois to be confidential clerk TO
the commissioner OF pensions. at an anas-
al salary OF 81, 800; DR.. William Goodloye
of Ohio to be qualified surgeon, 81. 900, to
sucCeed DR.. Baxter, reduced to. ], 800 clerk
ship; A, Coleman of New York is promoted
to be chief 0ftbe special examination divis-
ion, vic" u. &: Rastthbone, resigned. 1t is
understood that Con- n4iiasioner Black has
asked for the resignation OF liz. Ming Sur
geons johnson, Bollack, Bondie, Caldwell,
Clemen and Potter, and they will be trans-
ferreA to fourth class clerkships as soon as
their successors are appointed.
The elevator ip THO building occupied by
the geographical survey, viii hereafter be
dangerous place for disofdef1y conduct.
Jack Collins, thesluggcr, also knowna s :" the
cast iron man." WAS appointed to run It at
a salary Of 5000 year. lilo has taught
Washington youths for several years the
fine art OF managing their dukes, and has
included number of prominent senators
and cabinet ministers among his pupils.
Collins w.as q favorite Of Roscoe Conkling,
and has brought claret from that valiant
hero's nose many tsMs. Secretary Lamar
has always shown great to.sdness Tor the
gloves, and has taken this way to testify
to worthy apostle Of the manly art; It
adds romance to the incident, that Collins
Iaas sued for a divorce from his wife on the
ground that she slugs him.