Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1885-06-24
HISTORY OF K WEEK,

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There are very vigorous rumors that
First Assistant Postmaster General Hay
will resign on the LIST of July aud be
succeeded by Nick Bell OF St. Louis, who
was the reading clerk at the Democratic
National convention.
Commodore Kittson's famous horse
Rataplan won at Sheepshead Bay, New
York on the 18th. The race was one and five
eighths of mile. Time 255 II and purse
s., 600.
T. J. Cluverius, the young man convicted
at Richmond, Va, Of numbering his cousin
Fannie Lillian Madison, has been sentenced
TO- be hung November 10Th.
The Steamer Isere with the Bartholdi
Statue of Liberty Enlightening the
World" has reached New York from
France
The New Hampshire legislature has re-
elected Senator Blair. VIM. E. Chandler
was his chief competitor.
Chauncey NJ. Depew has been elected
president of the n Y Central road vice
Rutter deceased.
Hon. s. s. Cox sailed on the 10th for Tur-
key, where he goes as the American min
lister. sss
James Russell Lowell, our late minister
to England, has returned to Boston.
RECENT APPOINTMENTS.
The president made the following ap-
pointments: John W. Twiggs Of California
| to be assayer Of the mint Of the United
States at San Francisco, Cal; Thomas
Beck to be appraiser OF merchandise of the
District of San Francisco; Joseph F. Sha-
fer, to be an assistant surgeon in the navy;
A. H. Kuhelemeier Of Burlington, Iowa, col
lector of internal revenue for the 4th Iowa
district. The following postmasters were
appointed: G. f. Cameron at Alta, Iowa,
! vice w. P. Williams: John Finn at Decorah,
Iowa, vice a. K. Bailey, suspended; Val
entine Ringde at Wausau, Wis, vice Rob
ert II. Johnson suspended; John Warner at
Peoria, ILL.,, vice w. Cookie suspended.
The following appointments were made
on the 18th:
John B. Stallo Of Ohio to be envoy ex-
traordinary and minister rplenipotentiary to
Italy: Bayless W. Hanna OF Indiana, min-
lister resident and consul general to the Ar
gentine Republic; Charles A. Dougherty of
Pennsylvania, secretary Of the legation Of
the United States at Rome. Consuls Gener-
al-William L. Alden of New York, at
Rome: Pierce VI. Young of Georgia. at st.
Petersburg.
AK. c. Jones. formerly Of st. Paul,
Minnesota, consul a Nagasaki, Japan, was
supposed to have been suspended several
weeks ago but the new appointee proved to
be disreputable fellow, having pulled a
naval officers nose in a " ashington hotel, his
wife having divorce proceedings pending for
cruelty, etc. and the commission was not is
sued. John N. Brick of West Virginia has
now been appointedand unless he proves to
be.too much Of ''brick' the official days Of
Mr. Jones are numbered
Among the postn,asters made on the 10Th
were the following: j. l.. Etzel, Clear
Lake, Iowa; A. l.. Downward, Marengo.
Iowa: A. D. Tinsley, Sibley, Iowa. Fourth
class offices: W. s. Cuskolly, Dickinson,
Oak: J. A. Sigler, Harold. OAK: P. Cog
gin, Mt. Vernon, Wis.
Hon VIM. r Morrison of Illinois has scored
| a point by securing the appointment Of
Herman G.. Webber as marshal of the
Southern district of that state. Morrison
offered to forego all other claims for this
one, and he got it,
W. J. Whipple, of Winona, Mimi, pub
Usher Of the Herald, has been appointed
postmaster of that city in place of D.
Sinclair. editor of the Republican who was
| removed. The salary Of the office is $500
per aunum
Robert P. Menefee has been appointed
postmaster at Bozeman. Montana, vice
E. c. Anderson, suspended. Anderson was
careless in the management Of the Office
and delinquent in making his reports.
Among large batch Of postmasters
| appointed on the 10th were John L. Etzel
at Clear Lake, Iowa: Alfred T. Tinsley
at Sibley, Iowa, and Albert l.. Donnard at
Marengo, Iowa.
Adolph Biermann. of Olmsted county,
Mimi, has been appointed Collector OF In
| ternal Revenue for the state vice VIM.
Bickel whose term had expired.
r. s. Michael, the postmaster at Viroqua,
| Wis, has been adjudged an offensive par
risan," and William NJ Carter has been ap-
pointed in his place.
VIM. A. Day, of Champaign Illinois,
has been appointed second auditor OF the
| treaury, vice Ferris who was requested to
| resign.
GEN. GRANTS CONDITION.
Gen. Grant was taken by special train on
the 10th, from New York city to Mount
Mctiregor, which is in the Adirondack
mountains about IL miles north of Sara
toga. The General is now entirely unable
to talk, and could only make motions
during the trip. He stood the journey as
we'll as could be expected but was much
fatigued. After it was over and Dr. Doug
las had cleared his throat he family whis-
pered few words but they were hardly
articulate. A large and comfortable cot
tage owned by Joseph Drexel has been
placed at the generals disposal, and is oc-
cupied by himself and entire family who
accompany him. Dr. Douglas also has
apartments in the cottage. It is not prob
able that the general will ever leave his
present quarters alive His condition
seems to be worse than has been made
public and the final end is apparently not
far distant.
Gen. Grants first day at Mt. McGregor
was not favorable one and indicated that
the end is rapidly approaching. He walked
several hundred yards, but it exhausted
him greatly. He attempted to talk several
times but was unable even to whisper in-
tellegibly, and finally wrote two letters,
one to his family and one to DR.. Douglas.