The Bad Lands cow boy. [volume] (Little Missouri, Dakota [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-1886, 1885-05-21
FROM WASHINGTON.

aeuTy L. JAuoSy VINO mas deem 'CAle1 OF the
division Of customs Of the treasury department
for many years, resigned at the request Of
Secretary Manning There is no intimaton at
the treasury as toswho will succeed Mr.. James.
John II. OberlY the Illinois boss, who has
been given the fat place Of superintendent Of
Indian schools, will hold 1t temporarily, and
after o while expects to be made regular In
diam inspector. Either place is worth 81, 900 q
year. Sf'l 4 = AZ II + $3.50
Upon opening 9 pasteboard boz, forwarded
from Springfield, Ill, to the dead letter Office
at Washington, an explosion occurred and q
bullet was discharge into the twGl Of the
ranged to explode when the package was
opened II was addressed to young lady in
Springfield w. r = Is; DE Is, ,,sEEF
The jewels recently found in the treasury
vaults were not sent from Japan to President
Monroe, but from Muscat The gift was, or
iginally, asword with gold and jeweled hilt,
which was stolen and melted up and after
wards recovered. The residuum is the ma
toms property. not that Of the Monroe heirs,
The sscretsty Of the interior has directed .
letter ft1 sths board f pension appeais
stating thash understands that the board is
behind with the work to the extent of many
thousands cases, and ordering an examination
Of this remarkable amount Of; delayed business,
and that measures be adopted to bring it up to
within reasonable limits It is said that many
deserving cages have been shelved in this
board of appeals and the applicants are pow
erless to get an answer whether they can. get q
pension or not &; sf Y 95.s q
It appears that Red Cloud came to Washing
ton not only To- wage war. on Agent McGilly-
n1l1y 1,yk oSon In "a ne. 4. -.
for the ponies taken from him by, Gel. Mack
enzie in 1876 He wants SIS, 600 for between
800 aud 800 horses, the average price as fixed
by him being $40. Mackenzie took these from
him because Red Cloud was away from his
agency and refused to obey, orders to return.
United States Consul James ". Taylor, at
Winnipeg, has telegraphed the secretary Of
state relative to the fight recently between Riel
and Middleton. He says: Gen, Middleton
reconnoitered the position of RieI's force at
Batoche with q loss of one killed and seven
wounded. Tho gums OF the two batteries
.wauld hare been captured BY . separate rally
Gathling gun served BY the agent of Connect
cut manufacturers. The enemy was strongly
entrenched against surprise. The battle began
by sharp firing on the steamer Northcote,
which passed down stream three miles quite
disabled II n ~
Tho following post Office appointments have
been made: Hammond, Isl Croix county.
Wis. Dennis Deenan. Vice ~. 4 Mnnroa. x!
signed: Cabot. wis. .5John p, wall: Waiworth
DSk. changed to Bangor. N. i'll King r.: w W
Beebe. posfmas ter al Brodhead Wis. was "a.
moved rscontiy, and Henry g Moore appointed.
81 the R0me.iN. Y.1.offica He neplected III
most every bart al his Office Acconnts re-
quired 81 law to be separate were mixod. and
after 70 repair Ne Iieeieat he faiied "a ID
60. He also failed to make his reports. Eve
times II ana wear i1ia ofica was itspeetads a,i
IN each csae the INSPECTOR recornme h;s
removal ils55 81
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