The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1885-10-08
LATEST NEWS SUMMARY.
From Washington.

Clerks in the treasury department who
10 not pay their debts are to be removed
hereafter.
John l.. Parrish, late consul at Chemnitz,
says he will make good his shortage OF
about $4,000
Gen. Howard requests that Chaplain
Lewis OF Fort Omaha be relieved from du-
ty, because OF intemperance.
Col. Villas is visited by Il delegation OF
good people who want the Sabbath day
kept holy by the postotfice department.
The investigating committee appointed
by the postmaster general reports bad
state OF affairs i'll the Brooklyn postoffice.
Only ten officers and employees OF the
treasury at Washington, who held positions
at the outbreak of the Rebellion, remain
to-day.
Commissioner Gregory, of the civil SER
vice commission, urges the president
to accept his resignation, rendered some
time ago.
Gen. Beveridge. assistant treasurer OF the
T. Healey, short hair representatives Is
given the place.
The army retiring board having found
Capt Mason jackson. Eleventh infantry,
incapacitated for active service he is, by
direction OF the secretary of war, granted
leave OF absence until further orders.
\ New York lady entered the White
house and said to the president: Mr..
President. | will call here again in six
months. and by that time | want to see
Mrs. Cleveland. Now, don't you forget it. :"
The president says ii the name ola color
ed man competent to till the office OF re-
corder of deeds for the District OF Column
bia is given him. he will remove Fred Doug
lass. The competent man Is hard to find.
Edward McSweenev, the Irish suspect,
who has been auapplicant for II position in
the customs service ut San Francisco, with
drew his papers from the treasury depart
meut and says he will make no further ef-
forts to secure an appointment under this
government
Post Quartermaster Sergeant Frank C..
Ingraham. on duty at Fort Hays. Kan,
committed suicide. He decided to get mar
ried, and asked for transfer to Fort Ri
ley, as he could not obtain quarters at
Hays. His request not being granted, he
became Respondent and took his life
Architect Won Nerta OF Washington has
been awarded first prize for the best design
OF monument to Gen Grant. to cost not
less than S10O 600. The design contem-
plates an heroic equestrian statue TO be
placed on a granite pedestal thirty two feet
high. The statue represents Grant III Il
general : uunOrin, mounted on Il spirited
horse, in the act of reviwing his troops.
The president has made the following APP
poirftments: Edward \. Stevenson Of Boise
City, Idaho, to be governor OF the territory
OF Idaho William r. Webb of Billings,
Mont, secretary of the territory OF Mon
tana; David K. Asbury, supervising in
spector OF steam vessels for the Fourth
district. St. Louis, and L. ", Waltes, first
lieutenant OF the marine corps
Thn following postmasters were APP
pointed: Observation-Disclosures du Sac, Will
liam T. Kelsey: LLOYD. Samuel III. Doolttle;
West Lima, Darius Morrison; Vista, Jona-
than Twirer: South Germantown, John +.
Schwalbach; BIoomer. John H. Weider;
juneau. Louis Houghton: Veasie, John
y OBriea. Minnesota-Graceville, Richard
r. Grove: Redwood Falls, j. /. Thompson.
Washingt gton-Olympia, Arthur d. Glover,
vice James \. Gale, suspended.
The president has issssed an executive or
der directing Dr. T.. .. Shakespeare OF
Pennsylvania to proceed. under the direc-
tion of the secretary OF state, rs the repre-
sentative oil the United States to Spain and
other countries in Europe where cholera
exists and make an investigation OF the
causes. progress and proper prevention and
care of the disease, in order that a full re-
port may be made to congress during the
next session.