Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1885-07-09

900, among truusfH DOW Over pits hist'H''i1
Is not surprising. while their Diminishing
Importance Is shown by the low aggregate
and the average 81 liabilities u coniinented
upon as indicating more favorable con-
dition Of things than existed TINS Tune last
ass.ar.
The attorney general has made the FOL
towing appointments in the department OF
insfire 10 an vacancies caused by removals;
Frank strong ~ the District Of Columbia,
TO be general agent az a compensation OF
$40 % day; Leigh Chalmers Oi Texas and >.
Monroe Heiskeli Of Maryland 10 be exani.
ners az So % day and y A. Fisher ~ ONO
20 I've au examiner At 81 "a day Edward
w Watsoa Of Mississippi and II. ). May 81
Indiana to be assistant attorneys 81 Oao
per annnIn. BENJAMIN Wilson of West Vir'
aania, l.. Cochran 81 New Jersey and Y, y.
Devices OF Pennsylvania To be assistant at
torneys at 81, 500 per annun, aud Felix
Brannagan OF New York 90 be assistant at
torney at 81 900 per aunum. These APP.
pointments have taken effect.
Mr. Leowltz, a well known nurseryntan oi
Ohio has been authorized By the com
missioner Of agriculture TO proeurein Russia
such seeds of timber trees, hardy ornament
nj tree plants and fruit trees az IA his
opinion may be aeciimsted aud made 70
thrive in the exposed regions Of our North
western states aud territories. Peaches
plums, apples aud other fruits 0t excellent
quality and in many varieties aud many
kinds Of woods, flourish upon the steppes
ofltussia underconditions ofevpDsnre which
prove disastrous To the indigenous fruits
forest growth Of America. The department
pays simply the expenses Of collection and
freight.
The president made theioilowing appoint
mentg United States Marshals- Martln
IT, Mcmahon, Southern district Of View
York; William l.. Cabel, Northern district
Of Texas; jaime. NJ Leddeli of Missouri,
Northern district % Mississippi. Attorneys
Of the United States William Dorsheimer,
Southern district 81 New York; Robert 3.
Shields Northern. district OF Ohio; Charles
Il. Pearce, Northern district % Texas.
BENJAMIN o. jonas, collector ofenstoms for
the district OF New Orleans, William Rock
hill Of Maryland, secretary Of the legation
OF the United States 4, China, Charles Den.
by, .Ir., Of Indiana. second secretary Of tho
legation OF the United States to China.
Lord Arthur William Hin, member 81
parliament for Down, Ireland, aud control.
lerin IN election speech at Down, ~ the first
member OF the present government who has
yet given any intimation regarding the pol.
ley Of the government in relation TO Irish
affairs. His lordsnip referred 90 the re.
Gently proposed bill for the renewal ofths
crimes act, and SAID: Such measures were
in his opinion, needless as the ordinary
laws were sufficiently ample for the govern
ment Of Ireland. The present land act WIS
a failure, and he would support the land
purchase bill, which the liberal government
had proposed.
The following members 81 the new cabinet
kssg
Hon. David Plhnkett, first commissioners
OF works. and Mr. Holmes, the new attor.
ney general for ireland for Dublin universe.
ty. There was no contest in either case.
Sir Michael u. Hicks. Reaex, chancellor 81
the exchequer; Hon Edward Stanhope,
vice president of The council Henry Chaplin,
chancellor Of the Duchy 81 Lancaster; sir
Richard Asbeton Cross, secretary for the
home department.
The accounts Of the coast survey FOR tbs
portion OF the last fiscal year which ara
now before First Auditor Chenowith have
been suspended by that official, pending
the completion OF certain Investigations
which he has see On foot. The discoveries
thus far made are said to Indicate that
there have been many unnecessary sxpsn-
ditures, aud that IN certain branches 81 tho
bureau great extravaganza prevailed.
The election frauds in Chicago Tor partic.
ipation ia which j. G. Maekin has been
twice convicted were perpetrated in Chica-
90 during the election Of last November
The returns were 40 doctored as To make
IL appear that Brand, the Democratic cam
dtdate for state senator, had been elected
whereas the votes had given Letuan, HIS
Republican competitor, a majority The
legislature gave Leman his seat.
The United States commissioner Of pen
sions has reappointed the following special
examiners for one year. G.. b Redwood
Minnesota; - w. MeElderry, iowa and NJ
l.. Paris Of Illinois. The following special
examiners were not reappointed. T. II.
Nichols, Connecticut; III o. Reeve, iowa,
III. A. Richards, Wisconsin. The commits.
sions OF all these special Inspectors haveex.
pired
The annual report OF the commissioner 81
pensions viii state that at the present rata
% increase IN pensions granted the amount
necessary for ths ensuing year viii be 500.
600, 900 in excess ~ that paid out the Last
year, during the year Just closed, the
amount was nearly 500, 600 The
commissioner estimates that next year
$50, 600 600 win be required
Twenty clerks Ia the classified service a
che treasury department. will be dropped
from the rolls, and the force in the Offices
% the commissioner Of internal revenue and
% the register we're reduced by transfer to
other Offices. The former loses about
thirty clerks and the latter twenty. The
changes in the registers Office were due toa
reduced appropriation,
William Somerviile ~ Illinois, chief OF the
internal revenue bureau, has resigned, and
Frank NJ Thorn, Of EriecoHnty v. r., has
been selected az his successor. The yaean.
ey IN she office Of chief OF the customs d.
vision, caased by tie resignation % RI. b.
James, 10 ~ said viii be filed by the pro-
motion 81 Capt. j. -. MeGregor, assistants
chief.
Undss the readjustment 81 postmasters,
salaries, which has Just been completed /
there win be saving % S9s, 600 during the
next fiscal year For the year beginning
July, 1884 $3,52s 100 Was required for 7
the salaries 81 postmasters; but for the
year begirnseg July 4 1885, only $500, I
600 VIII be enough To 60 around.
LENT. Storey, Of the Alaska exploring ex. (
petition, reports 90 the navy department 4
81 the arrival % himself and party at Hin \
link, Onalaska june 9. He says the past
winter was severe, and that the Behrihg sea
was never before seen with such heavy ice. L
The lieutenant will go northward as last az
the ice win permit.
A terrible row occurred in Powell United .
Brethren church west 81 Findlay, Ohio, 4
during Sunday school. Trouble arose over
the election Of an oraanist, and knives were
drawn IN the struggle which followed. A \
tragedy was narrowly avoided, but there
stiii exists a bitter feud which may result
ia serious trouble.
Lord John Manners postmaster general, +
and Eight Hon SIR William Hart DYKE.
shiei secretary for Ireland, have been re.
sieeted TO parliament. Ellis Ashnead- Bart
lett, the civil lord OF the admiralty IN The
new MINISTRY has been re-eiez..,i q, parIia.
inent ssT Eyre. Suffolk county His ma.
GRITTY Is 1871 votes.
A war between proiibitionists and anti |
prohibitioHsts, at Armondale. Kan, cub
IN an attack upon the house OF j.
5ehankenberz, an active prohibitiosist who
had been awitness IN several eases 81 Snug.
fing liquor into the state from Missouri.
His house was rijdled with buliets but mo-
body vas hurt.
United States Senators Eastis ana Allison.
speaking at private dinner party In Paris.
'aid u would be n noble idea 70 erect a
.rinmphal arch in Washington to preserya
he memory ~ the restoration on the
Union, and such monument could not Of.
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