Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1885-08-13
Miscellaneous New. Notes.

French Canadians IN Montreal are full OF
sympathy for Riel,
The existence Of cholera IN France is Off
eially admitted at last. -
Nearly two hundred fourth-class post
masters were appointed recently.
The Russian prince Alexander Gagarinc
driven To desperation by heavy losses at
the gambling table OF Monte Carlo, has
committed suicide.
The opera house building in Bowling
Green, KY, owned by W g. McAllster and
occupied by half dozen stores and offices,
was burned, Loss, S2S, 900; insurance,
$4,000.
At the instance Of the Grand Army Of the
Republic, Gen. Logan will be asked To in
troduce a resolution in congress next win
ter declaring il the wish of the nation that
Gen Grants remains be deposited at thu
national capital.
The Liberal newspapers In Canada pre-
diet that the execution 81 Riel will seal the
doom oi Sir John Macdonald and the tory
party. They believe that the French Can
adams to man will transfer their votes
To liberal candidates.
Postmasters commissioned: s. r. Davis.
Creston, Iowa; John Dawes, Edgerton, Wis,
! and the following in Minnesota; John Me,
Neil at Elysian; Garrett Murphy, at Gar
den City; w. e, Broz, at New Prague; p
Campbell, at Watertown.
The London Times renders to Gen
Grants character the highest homage. i;
says that the action oi the Confederate
| Generals Johnston and Buckner in acting az
pail bearers testiiios To the end olciyil strii,
between the North and South.
The Grant monument association in Nev
III an.
| United States, suggesting that contribution
be asked in churchesat service on the sun
| day following the burial the sums contri
buted TO 60 toward the erection Of a mon
| ument
| by Indian Inspector Armstrong; censu.
! OF the pheyenDes and Arapahoes, the pop
ulation OF the'e tribes was found Co b,
! 2,i67 and POI respectively. They had
been drawing ratious for ten years Tor g.,
| go aai, Z, lbs mpmbGts respectively. The
saving in beef and -four alone by the new
census is $l05, 900 year
The president commissioned Baker p
Lee to beeollector ofcustumsnt Yorktown
| Va, and Adelard uuernon To be collector
| OF customs for the district OF Minnesota
These appointments were made some tim,
| agcf but the commissions were withheld In
order that further investigation Of the
| charges against theincumbents Of the offices
might be made.
| President Cleveland informed delegation
representing the eattIemen that he would
not modify his recent order for the remoy.
/ al 81 the cattle from the leased hands Ia tle
| Cheyenne and Araphoe reservation within
forty days from the date Of his proelama,
ton. The delegation, consisting ofSenator
IIockreli and Representative John NJ Clio.
| yer, oil Missouri; X. ID. Hunter, c. G. Rain.
water w. Is. Thompson and II. NJ. Pollard
| of 81 Louis,
The president has appointed the follow.
ing postmasters Henry Ashmead, Chester,
! Pa, vice j. A. Wallace, suspended: w. A.
Walker, Albuqurque, vice Thomas Hughes
resigned; John u. Mitchell, New Albany
Ind, vice NJ. l.. Hurley, suspended; @. N,
| uhord, Wakena, kans., vice J.. NJ. Mil.
lard Resigned; ]. J; Hess Fredonia, Kans.,
vice ". 4 Cantwell, suspended; k. r. Me.
Bride. IhlbodeaF, La, vice Gus Boudrieaux
suspended; I. j. Watt, Columbus, Ca,
yieeC. stnrgis, suspended.
AT cabinet meeting the programme for
the PRESIDENTS movements during the sum.
mer was eonsidered. IL was arranged that
the president and all the members Of bis
| cabinet would leave Washington FRIDAY
AFTERNOON for New York, To attend the
funeral OF Gen. Grant, and that immediate.
| y thereafter the president, accompanied
! ny Col Lamont, would GO to Albany and
| remain there until Monday, on which day
he would start for the Adirondack noun
tains.
Mr. Parnell, speaking in the house O,
commons, said: He wasg glad the landlords
| opposition To the land purchase bill baa
not been pressed, and that there seened h.
be ehanee oithe bill passing. The present
attitude OF the house argued well Tor this
shaping IN the future legislation for Ire.
hind lie objected TO the use OF tho church
surplus, beeanse he considered the govern.
nent possessed ample security without that
Iuhd lie congratulated the Conservatives
upon attempting to deal in n sotisfactos,,
way With the land question.
itiei has written letter to United States
.onsh taylor, ~ winnipeg, asking the an
pointment OF an international co,smiss;li,,
To set on his case, and determine an IL III
sanity. Father Andria spent an hour with
hIn, 10 induce him to make a rscantatinr
oi i.rotestantlsm, but Riel strongly REUSED
saying " was his conviction. said he WAS ra'
sishesi 70 die on Sept. IL, as his mission
Would bs accomplished. He r.i,..::,,. =, :, .
a"y information on the rebellion or Other
maj ters,,as be purposed publishing n book
lor The benefit Of his family
w. J. Hall, postmaster OF Boloit Wiz
wee Chalmers ingersoll was suspended
me following postmasters were also nm.
poihtsE MaIssota-W Wilson, ]. II. GLE.
ri.s Donaldson. resigned; Bremen, William
piokman, vice Newman, declined. Dakota
nhynoids, y. +. I.ayalley, vice REYNOLDS
Iesigncd buffalo, X. A.GoodseiI, vice vii.
asr resigned Cavalier, A. ysssail, vice
sss.., ressnsd Roscoe, =. l.. sutley, vice
iooghen' removed; Thompson. i. ~ Jor,n'
wee Mcdonald removed; Dunsieth. y. III
Metler Vice uiibert, ren.ege;.; s;;,,news,.
NON, r. ~ Mather, vice Ware. rernousi.
cumming NJ. Meeker, vice Wilbur. ~.
NOTED; data, q. ", Bates, vice Hntchi,,.
soh, removed; ssseton Agency, IA. b. Fay
vice Mann, tailed to qpaliiy. -