The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1885-07-17
Washington News.

John G. Wise is appointed postmaster at
Mankato, MINI.
Col. j ohm Gibbon will be made u brigadier
general when Augur retires.
The president joined in the singing OF
america" at DR.. sunderland's church in
Washington.
The rumor that Miles will succeed Augur
in command OF the departm ent OF the Mis-
souri, is not credited.
The president has accepted the resigna-
tion OF p. B. S. Pinchback as surveyor OF
customs at New Orleans.
The postmaster general will terminate
leases OF buildings for postoffices where the
rates seem to him exorbitant
The commissioner OF agriculture has ap-
pointed Tom King OF Ohio chief of the seed
division OF the agricultural department.
1t will cost Lieut. Schultz year OF hard
ira yelling to deliver to the Lena Delta peo-
pie the presents voted them by congress.
Hugh Haroldson OF Georgia has been APP
pointed chief of a division in the seventh
auditors Office Of the treasury department.
T. C. Nash, the postmaster generals new
chief clerk, has for some time been an edi-
torial writer on the Indianapolis Journal.
1t is expected that Judge Alexander, the
only remaining auditor OF the five appoint
ed under Republican rule, will be relieved and
succeeded.
The following postmasters were commits
stoned: j. NJ. Long, Primhar Iowa. H.
Sinter, Ada, Wis. j. j. Conrad, Pine Bluff,
Wis. Fannie Weissenberg, Stephensville,
Wis.
l. D. Killer OF Albany, N. Y, has been
appointed disbursing clerk OF the treasury
for the sixth auditors Office. Mr. Killer
was at one time private secretary OF Sena-
tor Fair
The court martial appointed to try
Paymaster General Smith, ofthe navy, con
vened recently. The charges on which the
paymaster general is to be tried are scan
dalous conduct, tending to the destruction
OF good morals and culpable deficiency III
the performance OF duty"
BY ordels received from the secretary O
the treasury, the office of deputy collector
OF customs, weigher and gauger, and two
coastwise Inspectors ship at Providence
| r. l., were abolished it is supposed to re
| duce the expenses inconformity with the re
| duced appropriation available for these
offices.
The president appointed postmasters il
/ eight cities to fill vacancies occurring by the
ex iration ofcommissions and designations
| Thirty mine cases for removal were consid
cred. Among these twenty-five suspen
| SlOnS were Ulaue, anu LII seventeen CASE
| the alleged cause was not deemed sufficient
The suspension at st. Paul, Neb., was mad
| because the postmaster was found to hav
used over $500 OF the public money in hi
private business. The suspensionsi in one o
two cases were for personal unfit conduct
| and the Others for partisanship.
| The president appointed the following
presidential postmasters: Robert w. Speer
at Denver, Col, vice Robert Morris suH
| pended; Michael Wayan at Medford, Wis
vice H. H. Keller, suspended; John Pep
per at Boscobel, Wis, vice William Z. De
lap, resigned. The postmaster general ha
| curtailed the mail service upon the sta
routefrom Kelton, Utah, to Weimer, Ida
no. thus effecting an annual saving OF $40,
500. Bids were recently opened for tn
stone work on the postoffice in Peoria II
Brainard & Co., OF Toilet, ILL.,, were the low
est bidders. A protest against their bein
awarded the contract was, however file
! by Slessrs. Straub g. Co. OF Buffa
10, the next lowest bidders o
the ground that Brainard e. Co. are cor
tractors OF the labor OF the Illinois stat
prison and would employ convict labor o
the postotfice. The matter was referred t
Solicitor McCue, who gave an opinion tina
the department should not be expected t
dictate the means by which contractor
should perform their work, and that he di
not believe the protest valid one. Seer
tary Manning has sustained the solicito
and the contract will be awarded to Brazil
ard & Co.