Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1885-08-28
Washington News.

The last gold shipment of the government
by mail from San Francisco, was $500, 600
coin packed in 400 sacks, placed in three
rawhide trunks.
Acting Secretary Faircbild orders Brooks,
the new assistant treasurer at San Fl an
cisco, to take immediate possession Of the
treasury at that place.
During Appointment Clerk Higgins ob"
sence from Washington, his desk is occupied
by George Albright OF ALBANY, N. Y, who
was appointed AS q ''skilled laborer' at
81 900 "a year.
Acting Commissioner Upshaw, of the In
dian bureau, has awarded the contract for
furnishing 225 900 pounds OF beefand 49,
600 pounds OF -four to the Northern Chey-
enne Indians to Thomas G. Powell Of Chica-
go, the FORMER at S3.+t7 and the latter t
$2.7O per 100 pounds
Postmasters commissioned: Dakota
Cattalia, G.. w. Johnston. Montana-Three
Forks, A. NJ. McElwee. Wisconsn-Mus-
coda, j. Bremlner; Weyca uwega, William
H. Weed. New offices established: Fonda,
Ford county, Kans., Linden tIibb ard; Col
lis, Traverse county, Mimi, Dennis Oliver.
A Washington dispatch says that the
counsel for the Northern Pacific Railroad
company have applied to the interior de-
partment for q rchearing in the case re-
Gently affirmed by Secretary Lamar rela-
tive to the limits of the terminals Of the
| road in Washington Territory. Assistant
Secretary jerks will grant the hea ring upon
his return to the capital.
The scarcity OF 81 and So notes is due to
the fact that the treasury has suspended
the printing OF those denominations, and
since Aug. IL no small notes have been
paid out by the treasury. In lieu OF these
!
yer dollars and fractional coins, and since
Aug. the stock OF fractional silver coins
has been reduced about 100000.
A distinguished member of congress from
the Northwest has written to the secretary
| OF the interior that he is informed that the
settlers oklahoma boomers) have ingood
F, 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 syndicates in the Indian
territory.
| Commissioner Black has appointed James
| Dowant of West Virginia and Huvey Hoey
Of Michigan TO be special pension exanin-
ers, at 81, 400 per annum; john W. Law
renee OF Illinois to be confidential clerk to
! the commissioner of pensions, at an annu-
al salary Of 81 800; DR.. William Goodlove
| succeed DE-. Baxter, reduced to /, 500 clerk
| ship; A. Coleman OF New York is promoted
| to be chief OF the special examination divis-
ion, vic" E. G. Rathbone, resigned. It is
| understood that Commissioner Black has
asked for the resignation of Examing Sur
geons Johnson, Bollack Bonds, Caldwell,
Cemen and Potter, and they will be trans
ferred to fourthclass clerkships as soon as
! their successors ARE appointed.
The elevator in the building occupied by
the geographical survey. will hereafter be a
dangerous place for disorderly conduct.
Jack Collins, the slugger, also known as ''the
! cast iron man." was appointed to run it t
q salary Of 5000 year. He has taught
Washington youths for several years the
fine art OF managing their dukes, and has
included number of prominent senator's
and cabinet ministers among his pupils.
Collins was a favorite of Roscoe Conkling,
and has brought claret from that valiant
hero's nose many Il time. Secretary Lamar
has always shown a great fondness for the
gloves, and has taken this way to testify
to q worthy apostle Of the manly art. 1t
adds romance to the incident, that Collins
has sued for divorce from his wife on the
ground that she slugs him.