The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1885-08-13
THE NEWS SUMMARIZED.
From Washington.

Secretary Whitney denies that he ls rum
ming his department in a partisan manner.
The department of agriculture reports q de-
crease OF 5000, 900 bushels in spring wheat.
Col. A. G. Sharpe, chief postoffice inspect
Or, resigns, and Col. Villas pays him a COM
pliment.
Maj. WElamP. Gould, of the pay depart
ment of the army, has been placed on the
| retired list.
The president issues proclamation de-
claring that illegal. fencing OF public lands
must cease.
Adolph Erdman OF Missouri and James
Dugan OF Mississippi we're appointed special
examiners OF the pension office.
The president pardons Michael Mullin Of
Cincinnati, convicted of locking up 100 ne
yroes and preventing their voting at the
last election.
Minister Kelley will return to the United
States. 1t is understood that he will soon
! resign his present Office and that he willnot
be appointed to another foreign mission.
The old Carroll mansion, known as t'Dud-
dington Manor" and one of the oldest resi-
dences in Washington, was sold recently to
ex-Represcntative E. J. Ellis Of Louisiana
Tor 100000.
The president has been greatly bothered
him that they have named their new born
boybabies "Grover Cleveland" There are
now several thousand Grover Cevelands in
the country.
The president does not expect to return
TO Washington before Sept. 10, and will at
tend to only such BUSINESS during his alb
sence as may be brought to his attention
| by the members of his cabinet, one or more
ofwhom will remain at the capital.
The recent general army order sending
officers back to their regiments after a
period of four years on detached duty is
provoking much discussion among officers
in Washington, Both officers now on duty
here will be compelled to join their regi-
ments at once.
The following postmasters have been
commissioned: W. E. Lewis, Charlton,
Iowa; s. r. Davis, Creston, Iowa; j. Dave,
hdgertcn, Wis.,, L. T. Stuart, Blanksburg
Iowa; Elizabeth G. Payne, De Soto, Iowa.
L. Hall, Foote, Iowa; T. Houlihan, New
Hartford, Iowa.
The president made the following appoint
ments: Collectors of Internal Revenue
John Dowlan, Twenty district
Of Pennsy lvania; Frank Schlaudeicker,
Eleventh district ofPennsylvania. Survey
ors of Customs-John G. Gathright, port
Of Louisville, KY, Leon Truesdale, port Of
NASHVILLE, lellu.
The president has made the following ap-
pointments: Secretary of Territory of New
Mexico, George w. Lane of Buffalo, N. Y.
the Ulmath agency, Oregon; Charles H. Por-
ter, at the Omaha and Winnebago agency
in Nebraska A. NJ. H. Spalding, at the San
tee agency, Nebraska; Robert L. Owen, at
the Uintah agency in the Indian Territory.
The president has made the following ap-
pointments: Bickford Mackey of South
Carolina, consul at New Laredo, Mexico;
William c. Jones, marshal for the district of
Kansas; Allen Thomas, cOiner OF the mint
at New Orleans; Wallace McLaurin, receiver
ofpublic moneys atJackson, Miss; registers
OF land office, James D.. Stewart, at Jack
son, Miss, and William Rayfeld at Pueblo,
Colo.
John Callihan, who was removed from the
position Of master OF iron plate at the Nor
folk navy yard under the previous admin
istratiOn at the request of Gen. Malone,
and was reappointed to that office a few
days ago, has written letter to Secretary
Whitney, declining the place and giving as
his reason that he is a Republican. and does
not wish to hold Office under Democratic
administra ton.
The president issued the following exc
cutive order: It's hereby ordered that the
several executive departments, the depart-
ment OF agriculture and the government
printing office be closed Aug. at o'clock
p. M, to enable such employees as may de-
sire to attend the funeral OF our late ex pres
ident, Gen. Grant, in New York. The Sec
retary OF the navy has ordered the chiefs OF
the various bureaus and Commander Nc
Gala to attend the obsequies.
Among the presidential postmasters ap-
pointed were J. =: Jones, Portage, Wis.,,
vice Brewer declined; and N. White, Maple
Island, Mimi, vice Markell, who has left
the place. R. Hitchcock, Tomah, Wis,
vice H. S. Beardsley, resigned. Post
masters Commissioned-Iowa Capron
G. Wickersham; Dublin, Sophie B.
Singmaster; Prairieburg, F. NJ. McLaugh-
lin. Wisconsin: Gratiot NJ. Doble; John
son Creek, H. G. Christians; Marksau, c.
H. Lambert Minnesota: Cologne, J.
Menwissen; Rochester, S. De Wolf. Dako-
ia: Huron, c. J. Love.