Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-05-22
FROM THE CAPITAL.

THE Canadian Government is for
warding additional troops, artillery and
ammunition to General Middleton, in
command of the war in the Northwe ST
Territory.
TIE Entomologist of the United States
Agricultural Bureau at Washington
warns farmers and fruit-raisers that
this country will this year be VISITED by
swarms of deyouring locusts.
| A MODEL in solid silver of Bartholdi's
great statue of Liberty Enlightening
the World" presented to the city of
| New York, and which is to be erected
| in New York harbor. was presented to
| the City of Paris by ex United States
Minister Morton and other Americans.
The model is 30 feet high, and will
stand on the PlacedSs Etats Unis,
THE commissioner of the general
land Office has selected William Walker,
of Oden, Ill q. :, as chief clerk of that office.
to succeed William Dempsey, the pres
eut chief clerk. The appointment has
not been formally made out, but it is
understood Mr.. Walker will assume
chsrge of that office next week.
TuE superintendents of U. S. mints
at San Francisco, New Orleans and
Philadelphia have been authorized to
purchase mutilated and uncurrent
United States silver coins of standard
tineness, at the rate of SO cents per
ouLce troy weight, when presented in
sums of s. and upwards.
EUGENE SEMPLE, of Vancouver, w i.
T., is here to urge his claims for ap-
pointment as Governor of the Territory.
lie is the son of the late General Semple.
who was once United States Senator
from Illinois, Chief Justice of the SD
preme Court, and Charge d'Affaires in
New Granada during two administra-
tions
AN army delegation consisting of
Surgeon General Murray, Inspector
General Baird, Assistant Adjutant
G> neral o. ID. Greene, General III j
Hunt, General Avres, and Lieutenant
Colonel Hudson, called upon the Presi-
dent and urged the retention of Miss
Sumner, daughter of General Sumner,
as Postmaster of Charlottesville.
HEREAFTER leaves of absence will be
granted to the clerks and employees
of the Treasury Department for not
more than thirty days for each year of
service and for proportionate periods
for shorter terms of service, reckoning
back TO the last leavo of Absence grant.
ed for the full time wh:n due, but not
more than one year, all absences fol
any cause whatever during the time
within the right to which leave has
accrued will BE- deducted.
PROFESSOR C. V. RILEY, the Entomo,
logist Of the Agricultural Department,
says that the country will soon be visit
ed by two great broods of lNcusts, OF
| the seventeen and thirtesn year varie
ties, and that this will be the first time
in 221 years that they have appeared in
conjunction. They will not prove great
~ destructive, and the injury they will
infiict will propably be confined to fruit
trees. The visitation will be prolongee
until late in July.
THE count of monies and securities ir
| the United States treasury has beer
completed, every thing foudd to be in 8
satisfactory condition. and the report:
| of ex-treasurer Wyman were proved il
every instance. Even the alleged dis
crepaHcy of tive cents peportsd in the
count OF the cash room was shown tt
be incorrect, as the missing lenrie:
were subsequently found on the fioo1
where they had dropped during the
count. The books and accounts of tn,
treasurer's office ar. yet to be veri
! fled.