Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1885-07-30
Washington News.

c. A. Lounsbcrry is appointed postmas-
ter at Bismarck, and l.. ii. Cuthbert at
Helena.
Herbert Glaisyer has been appointed
postmaster to succeed George Chant at
llandley, Clay county, MINI.
Among the appointments Of post
masters by the president was that of George
J. Love 1T Huron, Dak., vice John Cain,
suspended.
Col, q. u. Burnside, the dcfaulting dis
bursting officer 81 the postoilice department,
who is S7S, 900 short in his accounts, can
not be tried because nc il in mn insane asy
um.
The work ofconstructing the great Roman
Catholic university at Washington will not
be started until next spring. Plans viii be
decided on at the meeting OF the prelatcs,
on Nov. IL.
President Cleveland, in proclamation,
has ordered the removal OF cattle from T.
leased Indian lands They must go in forty
days-this action taken in conformity with
Gen. Shcridan's suggestion.
Sheridan has organized an Indian police
force, composed Of 100 young Cheyennes.
II Is said the general, in his report, will at.
tribute the dissatisfaction among the
Indians chiefly To the cattle leases.
Postmaster General Villas says that he
had no intention Of reconsidering his decis-
ion against distributing the $500, 900 APP
propriated 10y congress for the transporta.
ton Of mails in American steamships.
After q cabinet CONSULTATION, and in &c
eOrdance with the advice Of Gen. Sheridan,
the secretary oi the interior has decided TO
turn over To the war department the com.
plctc control Of the Cheyenne and Arapahoe
reservation in the Indian territory.
The president appointed the following
postmasters; Samuel II. Buck at New Or.
leans vice w. h. Merchant, suspended; Ben
lamin +. Russell at Barnbridge, o., vice j.
a. Wilder, suspended: William III. Dawley
at Amigo, Wis, vice Henry Smith, sus-
pended
The president appointed the following:
William III. MDriatt OF New Jersey, consul
at Athens; John ncvlin Of Michigan, consul
at Windsor, Ont; John G. Rich, lieutenant
commander, United States navy; q. H.
l.asher and II. ). Waring, lieutenapts, and
&c, Rogers, lieutenant junior grade.
The president is daily importuned to APP
point from evil Lille To heutenancies in the
army. Many Ofthese applications arc most
meritorious, but the president has deter
mined that ut present he is not Just ified in
making such appointments. He thinks va
caneics should be filed from the West Point
CLASSES.
A check for $3.50, 900. drawn by the
l'Rlteil states treasurer and made payable
To Gen. Edwards, suhtreasureT at ST. Louis,
Is missing, aud as result hundreds Of pen
sion checks, SALARY checks, etc, drawn by
the government and mailed to creditors
have been protested by the various local
banks in which they were placed for collec-
ton.
Inventors received pa tents from Washing.
tomas follows: James Barry OF Wilmarfora
carcnupliug; FrankN Foster OF Duluth foran
adjustable finger ring John Lucas Of Hast
lngs Tor u wheat. oats and cookie separa-
tori John j. Parker OF Aitkn fora drag
saw, Charles X. Sinead Of st. Paul for a
holdcr for legal blanks, and William II.
ShnkeureF " Wrnona Tor mixed pajnt 80
The following appointments have been
made Thomas j. Hickman 81 Louisiana
and Emmett Seibeis OF Alabama, special
agents Of the land office: III. o. Billings OF
Alton, Ill.,, chief OF the presumption division
oi the land office 10 succeed Henry Howcs,
removed; John McMurray Of Broekville. Pa,
eflei oil the lands and railroad division of
the secretary 5 office to succeed Zeublon b.
stursis OF Indiana, removed.
The employees in the office Of the first as
sistant postmaster general have petitioned
that officer 10 have the hours Of their labor
reduced so as to allow them to leave the
office at p m, instead Of go, during the
continuance OF the heated term: The clerks
have been working extra hours in addition
:" their regular work ever since February
last. The petition was sent up to tho post
masisF general who made the order re-
luiring the iofep in that office to work until
5:3op, ~,
presidential postmasters { lac ineumbentsnil
being stispended:-Joseph N, Bogert at vii.
kesharre, Pa, wee A. >. Orr; Miles J.. Fin.
m ut Streator, H., vice L. NJ. Ryan: Char
les u, gallagher at Salamanca, n. Y. vice
y. u, Weber John l.. Hardley at Fairfield
III. wee Il. W. Scott; =. Barclay Radebaurb
at urbana, H., vice +. NJ. Wright; Clinton
Kosette AZ Dekalb, H., vice A. g. jackson.
George 7. Sanford at Lansing Mich. vice
II u. Bingham.
he president disappointed the following
presidential postmasters:-vtha rIesH Kay.
nnhaah, at Waterford, n, ", yiee JOSEPH
Hartman, commission expired; Charles j
Naldeh, ~ tayette, Mo-, vice NJ s. Lake.
T : William Is; Gillespie at Traer,
Iowa, vice John w. Hart. resigned. I N
MeCloud, at Maysyile, Ohio, vice ID. Webb |
resigned; Albert y. Finn, at Nashua. n N
wee W. ,. Buxton, suspended; s. n. Hor. |
neeke, at Detroit City Mimi. yiep q NJ |
DIX, suspended; David w. Gwynn AZ TIL. |
apoossa, Aha, vice William q. Stewart
suspended; John T. Newell, at Danyille M
wee William X. Jewell, suspended; James
y Timer, NJ Evansville, Ind, vice II. |
irnnett, snspended; Samuel Kerry ~ /
Mihehester, H., vice VI. Brennan, gnspend'
gi John !. Smith, at Freeport, Ill. vice
= - Atkins, suspended; William NJ Van
antwerp, at Jackson. Mich, vice w r.
Sett on, suspended; Homer Luce. al lilo.
ssinsyille, Mo-, vice j. W, Endley, sllspendeI.
iienry + Fellers, at Bloomington, Ind.
NIceJ q. MePheeters, suspended I, l,~