The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1885-09-24
From Washington.

The president appointed John S. Hager
collector OF customs at San Francisco.
Washington tailors criticise the president
severely because he gets his clothes made
in Albany.
1t is rumorcd in Washington that Mr..
Blaine will run for the Republican guberna-
torial nomination in Maine.
Inspector General Nelson II. Davis on his
retirement from the active list OF the army
this month will have performed continuous
service for more than forty-four years.
Rev. Jabez Fox, Swedenborgian minis
ter and clerk in the office of the register OF
the treasury, is dismissed, and finds it diff
cult to discover the why and the wherefore
OF the same.
Worthington C. Ford OF Brooklyn has
been appointed chief OF the statistical divi-
sion OF the state department, vice Michael
Seaman, who remains in the bureau as Il
fourth-class clerk. Mr.. Ford is u news.
paper man by profession.
Hon. John 4. kasson, ex-minister to
Germany, is in Washington to make his
report to the state department. He will
then start for his home in Iowa il his
health, which has not been very good OF
late, will permit his taking so long jour.
ney.
long letter to the attorneys who recently
argued before him in favor OF the reversal
OF his order refusing to pay the salaries of
certain officers of the court of Alabama
claims. lie declines to change his position,
and presents his reasons at length, quoting
the law and going over ground already COW
cred by him in letters previously published.
The postmastergeneralh has appointed the
following fourth class postmasters: Iowa
Manning, E. NJ Frink; Akron, A. l.. McGinnis;
Tiftin, j. L. Stoddard; Mitchell, James r.
Graham Walker, John NJ keyes; Kesou-
qua, Charles Baldwin; Fonnville. Jacob
Behlman. D.kota-Gros, Benjamin P.
Cowan; Eldorado, j. C. Marshall; Maitland,
A. j. Sherman; Hawley, J. Badden; La
Grange, j. NJ. Walsh Athol, c. NJ. Sullivan;
Sigel, a. W. Learman; Bartlett, Elyhay
Smith. Washington Territory-Guy, J ohm
w. Conway.
The following army orders have been is
sued. Lieut.. William S. Davis, Thirteenth
infantry, granted leave of absence for six
months. Lieut.. John A. Lundeen. Fourth
artillery, leave OF absence for ten days.
Major j. r. Roche, paymaster, leave for
one month. The superintendent of the
mounted recruiting service will send seven
teen recruits to Fort Smelling, Mimi, for as
signment to the First cavalry. First Lieut.
Edgar S. Dudley, Second artillery. will visit
the camp OF the volunteer militia OF the
state OF Nebraska, at Lincoln, for the pur-
purpose OF inspecting the troops taking
part III tine encampment, under such in.
structiOns as he may receive from the ad-
jutant general OF the army.
First Assistant Postmaster General
Stevenson has issued the following ORDER
Hereafter postmastcrs furnished with box
rent stubs will retain the stubs of said
books in their respective offices for five
years, subject to examination by inspectors
and authorized persons, after which the
stubs may be disposed of as waste paper.
Box rent stubs, with printed Instructions
to conform with this order, will be furnished
to date from Jan. 1, 1856, and the stubs
CT the books already furnished for the
quarter commencing Oct. I, 1885, will be
filed by postmasters in their respective Off
ces in compliance with this order, notwith-
standing the printed instructions to the
contrary.
The following are appointments OF post
masters in the Northwest, the present
incumbents, except when otherwise
mentioned, being removed: MINES ota-
Rosemount, Frank Gallon, vice Fred
kloepping; Rose Creek, George Sutton, vice
G: +. Varco; Ossco, William Kruger, vice
T.. Lefebre; Rockford, J. II. Amcs, vice
Jefferson Bcnncr Osakis, Marcus S. Snow,
vice Rasmus FlOre; North Branch Station,
1.emuel Quillin, vice William w. Singleton;
Frazee City, John fryer, vice Timothy w.
Chiffon; Forest City, Nicholas Schriner,
vice William Hardy; Fillmore, Fred Rob-
bins, vice Phillip NJ. Washer; Evansville,
Frank H. Closeup, vice Ole Krow; Fulda,
A. j. Tomlin, vice Clinton Wilson: Vasa,
DIR. H. L. Brynildsen, vice Louis Engberg;
Stephen, Ole Gunderson, vice Hans Bake;
South Saltwater, Alexander Mcdonald,
vice Antoine Deragish; Fairmont, Albert
n. Ward, vice Charles II. Billiard; Fisher,
Henry B Herrick, vice Elias Stevenson;
Redwood Falls, I. J. +. Ruter vice J.
Stephen w. Hayes, office ceased to be presi-
Dental; Foston, II. o. Rhine, vice Louis
Foss resigned Norwood, Matthias Simo-
vitsch, vice Joseph Slocum, Jr., resigned,
Scotland, Charles Slather, vice William B.
Mitchell, moved away, East Chain Lakes,
William Hoffman, vice David F. Swiaringer,
resigned; Euclid, Michael f. Kusch, vice
Harvey G. Misfeer; Excelsior, Horace w.
DeerOodt, vice James II. Clark; Eagle Lake,
John j. Haggard, vice William Phelps; St.
Augusta, Henry Ficksam, vice Mrs. Mary
Benner; St. Vincent, William G. Deacon,
vice David A. Robertson; Sank Rapids
Julia A. A. Wood, vice w. L. Lehman; St.
Michael, F. T. Aydt, vice John X. Zach
man; St. Hilaire, Borae f. Burke, vice
Charles J. Rapp. Dakota-St. Onge, An
drew Mexican, vice Henry St. Onge, resigned:
Tower City Frank NJ. Cornell, vice Williams;
Mimic, John Gallagher, vice Brown.