The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1885-10-01
From, Washington.

From Washington. ~ ~ tEss5i
4 The government pays $500, 900 q year
Tor the manufacture Of postal cards. IS
Col. Thomas T. Barr will return to Fort
Smelling as judge advocate Of the depart
ment OF Dakota. ~
Minister Cox had to retire from the sui
tan's presence walking backward and max
ing three reyerential bows. y III a
A bitter fight is being made against Mar
Gus Hanlon Of New York, recently appoint
ed special agento the TREASURY department.
The president has appointed 8. NJ. Stock
lager of Indiana, assistant commissioner OF
the general land office, vice Luther Harri-
son, resigned. y 4, 5ssli
Bradford Rexford OF Washington chief
reaa, died at Burlington, VT, 81 heart
disease. He was sixty-six years old.
The appearance OF the capitol has been
greatly improved. The marble OF the east
front has been nealy all cleaned, and now.
shines out pure and white as when first put
in place. "a hi 3 sl{ 81
The agricultural bureaureports a steady
increase in the demand for tea plants, and
absolute success in raising the plants in
many parts of the south, as Mr.. LIE Due
predicted. y ~ +, s.
The postoffice authorities say that the
change from three to two-cent stamps has
greatly diminished the use of postal cards
and cut down the sales Of one-cent stamps
for circulars. gSs sai y Il
There is o fight over the Indianapolis
pension agency. Senator VOORHEES, wants
Col. Zollinger OF Fort Wayne in that place,
and the Mexican vets want Gen. Manson
to get it. q. :ly .52
T
4 cblored and holding the fat offices OF regis
ter OF deeds and tax collector, respectively,
at Washington, are said to have o grip on
their positions for some time yet. Is
The acting postmaster general has APP
pointed the following fourth class postmas-
tiers: 1owa-Blairstown, Mrs. Applegate;
t Melbourne, Christian Krener. Ii Dakota
;Lionville, CHARLES 3. Lyon; Altoona, Joseph
McCarth. 81 ~ s'E,'fs 8. IS: s!
Capt. Lee, the agent Of the Cheyenne and
q Arapaho Indian. reservation, has tele-
graphed Commissioner Atkins that only
%, 600 cattle remain on the reserya ton
and these will be removed by the end OF
this month AZ & L b: Il s q ss 81 i
Gen. Rosecrans, the register of the treas
ury, hes Thought the thing over and has
I concluded that it would not be in conBo-
nance with the policy OF the administrn-
ton Tor him to accept the invitation to
take part in the Ohio campaign, and has 80
/, informed the Democratic state committee.
The United States steamer Juniata, which
was sent to inquire into the detention Of
&c tain American vessels by the Portuguese
customs officials OF the east coast OF Africa,
has cabled her arrival at Mozambique
| The subject OF her mission has been, III the
meantime, referred to the government at
Lisbon. % 4. +: Il: 4
An edict has been issued in the govern
ment departments to the effect that the
clerks who have not taken their leaves Of
absence may 60 home to vote il they de-
sire to do so; but their political privileges
I are limited to: poking a ballot into a box
II they jump around or whoop it up, they
/ are liable to be decapitated.
N. II. Bacon, President Cleveland g broth
er-in-law, appointed government building
! superintendent in Toledo, says There is
] nothing political in it. I suppose the presi-
; dent, not having the name OF any democrat
Z ore him, and believing the place should
{ be filled, appointed me, who was a sup
porter OF his. voted for him."
The death OF Commod ore Semmes promot-
es Capt. David B. Harmony to be commo-.
. dore, Commander Alfred n Mehan to be
captain, Lieutenant Commander +. w.
I Dickens to be commander, and Lieut.. Will.
: lam Burwell to lieutenant commander.
/ By the retirement OF Rear Admiral Roe,
Oct. 4, Commodore Stephen B. Luce will
4 be promoted to rear admiral. 4s 81
William A. West, q Mississippi planter,
living near Mr.. Lamar's home at Oxford,
has been offered the position Of chief OF
postal inspectors. He has been IN business
4 in st. louis and New Orleans, and presi-
I5dent Of a bank at OXFORD, and was never
Ian active politician. Mr. Lamar esteems
him as an old friend, and would like to
I have him take the place. Whether he will
I or NOT is not known.
The president has retired Col. George II.
Shorkley, captain Fifteenth infantry; Capt:
Y Andrew H Nave, Seventh cavalry, and
1 Capt Frederick NJ. Lynde, First infantry,
i all of whom have been unfit for active duty
ffor; years Capt. Lyndets rot rement adj
svances Lieut., Matthew MARYLAND to Gap.
tain and Lieut.. D. III. Strothers, son 81 the
{ famous writer, and ex-minister to Mexico,
to first lieutenant. By the promotion in
Robert p. Hughes, who was Tor many years
5Son Gen. Terry's staH. becomes the senior
lieutenant colonel in the corps, and will
j become q colonel in about two years,
Mai. G. B. Russell, Ninth infantry, ID
president Of q court martha at Fort David
I a. Russell Wyo., and Capt Evan Mues,
/ Twenty -frst infantry, president Of one at
I Fort Sidney, Neb. Lieut.. Gen. Howard,
Twelfth infantry, has been relieved from
duty as aid-de.camp to his father, Gen.
Howard, and ordered to join his company.
4 Gen. Samuel Brock assistant adjutant
general, has been granted leave for amonth,
1 from Omaha Lieut., Otto =. Helm, First
cnyalry, has had his leave ~ absence ex-
tended FIVE days. Capt, William C. Shan.
Il non. assistant surgeon, leave Of absence
!, granted for four months. On the recon-
! mendation Of the regfmental commander,
] Lieut. j Ohm 8. Mason, Company II. First
infantry, is authorized to transfer with
Lieut.. Everett p. BENZ nin, Company X.
of game regiment. y 'ia n;