The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1885-07-09
The attorney general has made the fol

AuulauS W De asslsCsanC aGCOrney6, $o,OUO
per annum; Benjamin Wilson OF West Vir-
ginia, L. Cochran OF New Jersey and F. p.
Devices Of Pennsylvania to be assistant at
torneys at 81 500 per annum, and Felix
Brannegan of New York to be assistant at
tOrney at $4,000 per annum. These ap.
pointments have taken effect.
Mr.. Leowltz, a we'll known nurseryman OF
Ohio, has been authorized by the COM
missioner OF agriculture to procure in Russia
such seeds of timber trees, hardy ornament
81 tree plants and fruit trees as in his
opinion may be acclimated and made to
thrive in the exposed regions of our North
western states and territories. Peaches,
plums, apples and other fruits of excellent
quality, and in many varieties and many
kinds OF woods, flourish upon the steppes
ofRussia under conditions ofexposure which
prove disastrous to the indigenous fruit and
forest growth ofAmerica. The department.
pays simply the expenses OF collection and
freight. ..
The president made thefollowing appoint
ments: United States Marshals-Martin
T. Mcmahon, Southern district of New
York; William L. Cabel, Northern district
Of Texas; James NJ. Leddell of Missouri,
Northern district OF Mississippi. Attorneys
of the United States-William Dorsheimer,
Southern district OF New York; Robert 8.
B. Pearce, Northern district OF Texas.
Benjamin 0. Jonas, collector ofcustoms for
the district OF New Orleans; William Rock
hill OF Maryland, secretary Of the legation
OF the United States to China; Charles Den.
by, Jr., OF Indiana, second secretary of tho
legation Of the United States to China.
Lord Arthur William Hill, member CT
parliament for Down, Ireland, and control.
1erin an election speech at Down, is the first
member OF the present government who has
yet given any intimation regarding the pol.
icy of the government in relation to Irish
affairs. His lordsnip referred to the re.
Gently proposed bill for the renewal ofthe
crimes act, and said: Such measures were
in his opinion, needless, as the ordinary
laws were sufficiently ample for the govern.
ment OF Ireland. The present land act was
q failure, and he would support the land
purchase hill which the liberal government
had proposed.
The following members OF the new cabinet
have been reelected to parliament: Right
Hon. David Plunkett, first commissioner
of works, and Mr.. Holmes, the new attor.
ney general for Ireland, for Dublin universe.
ty. There was no contest in either case.
Sir Michael E. s-Beack, chancellor OF
vice president OF the council; Henry Chaplin,
chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster; Sir
Richard Asheton Cross, secretary for the
home department.
The accounts of the coast survey for the
portion OF the last fiscal year which are
now before First Auditor Chenowith, have
been suspended by that official pending
the completion OF certain Investigations
which he has see on foot. The discoveries
thus far made are said to indicate that
there have been many unnecessary expen-
hi hat %o;r hro 81,
bureau great extravaganza prevailed.
The election frauds in Chicago for partic-
ipation in which J. c. Mackin has been
twice convicted were perpetrated in Chica-
60 during the election OF last November.
The returns were SO doctored as to make
it appear that Brand, the Democratic can
didate for state senator, had been elected,
whereas the votes had given Leman, his
Republican competitor, majority. The
legislature gave Leman his seat.
The United States commissioner of pen
sions has reappointed the following special
Minnesota; s. ". McElderry, Iowa, I and n
L. Paris OF Illinois. The following special
examiners were not reappointed: C. F.
Nichols, Connecticut; H. o. Reeve, Iowa:
H. A. Richards, Wisconsin. The commits.
sions of all these special inspectors haveex.
pired.
The annual report Of the commissioners OF
pensions will state that at the present rate
| OF increase in pensions granted the amount
necessary for the ensuing year will be $50,
600, 900 in excess Of that paid out the last
year, during the year just closed, the
commissioner estimates that next year
$50, 900, 900 will be required.
Twenty clerks in the classified service OF
the treasury department will be dropped
from the rolls, and the force in the offices
Of the commissioner of internal revenue and
OF the register were reduced by transfer to
other offices. The former loses about
thirty clerks and the latter twenty. The
changes in the registers office were due to q
reduced appropriation.
William Somerville OF Illinois, chief Of the
internal revenue bureau, has resigned, and
Frank NJ. Thorn, of Erie county, N. Y, has
been selected as his successor. The vacan-
cy in the Office OF chief OF the customs di-
vision, caused by the resignation OF H. B.
James, it is said will be filled by the pro-
motion OF Capt. j. B. McGregor, assistant
chief.
Under the REIMBURSEMENT of postmasters'
salaries, which has just been completed,
| there will be- saving OF sos, 900 during the
next fiscal year. For the year beginning
July, 1884, $3,s2s,7OO was required for
the salaries OF postmasters; but for the
year beginning July l, 1885, only $780,
900 will be enough to go around.
Lieut.. Storey, of the Alaska exploring ex-
petition, reports to the navy department
| OF the arrival Of himself and party at lin
| link, Onalaska, June 6. He says the past
winter was severe, and that the Behring sea
was never before seen with such heavy ice.
The lieutenant will 60 northward as fast as
the ice will permit.
A terrible row occurred in Powell United
| Brethren church west of Findlay, Ohio,
| during Sunday school. Trouble arose over
| the election of an organist, and knives were
drawn in the struggle which followed. A
tragedy was narrowly avoided, but there
still exists a bitter feud which may result
| in serious trouble.
Lord John Manners, postmaster general,
| and Right Hon Sir William Hart Dyke,
chief secretary for Ireland, have been re-
elected to parliament. EllisAshmcad- Bart
lett, the civil lord Of the admiralty in the
new ministry, has been reelected to parlia-
ment for Eyre, Suffolk county. His ma.
jority is 1877 votes.
| A war between prohibitionists and anti
prohibitionsts, at Armondale, Kan, cul-
minated in an attack upon the house of J.
Schaukenberg, an active prohibitionist who
| had been witness in several cases OF SNUG
l
His house was riddled with bullets, but no.
body was hurt.
United States Senators Eustis and Allison,
| speaking at q private dinner party in Paris,
said it would be a noble idea to erect a
triumphal arch in Washington to preserve
the memory OF the restoration of the
Union, and such monument could not Of.
fend the sentiments OF either North or
| South.
| It is stated that the president has no idea
ofmaking achange in the position OF mar
shall OF the District of Columbia until the
opening of the social and official season.
Marshal McMichael has been given to I'M
derstand that he is wanted for some time,
and will await the presidents convenience.
The Rutland, Vt, Herald says that Viii.
liam Pike OF Middlesex picked a clam out Of
Winooski river, and on opening it hand
some pearl weighing twenty-eight grains,
rolled out: It is perfect color, in form OF
q slightly hattened sphere, and is said By
jewelers. to be worth ut least 500.