The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1885-07-10
From Washington.

Ex-Postmaster General James is an ar
dent advocate Of postal savings banks.
Postmasters commissioned: A. j. Laird,
Green Mountain, Iowa; C. Hermann, Bran
don, Wis; J. B. Bunton, Rutland, Wis.
Horace G. Burchard, director OF the mint,
was removed and DR.. James B. kimbal Of
Pennsylvania appointed to succeed him.
The New Orleans exposition is to be re-
opened in the fall under the name and style
OF the North, Central and South American
exposition.
The five special examiners OF the depart
ment OF justice and the general agent will be
dismissed and the offices, it is said, will be
abolished.
1t is rumored that another call will soon
be made for the interference OF this govern
mont to protect the property OF it's citizens
upon the Isthmus of Panama.
A movement for the admission Of New
Mexico as state is in progress and con-
gress is to be asked to pass the bundle OF
political rubbish through next winter
Mr.. Orme, prominent Pennsylvania
merchant, punched severely the head OF an
attache OF the Naturalization who had made
himself offensive to the formers wife.
Scores of fellows are advertising in the
Washington newspapers for government
clerkships. They offer to give $10o and
$50 to the man who llget them their posi-
tions.
First Assistant Postmaster General Hay
tests congressman who indorse parties for
postmastership by asking the question:
"Would you indorse this mans note for
$40, 900 as you have indorsed his papers?"
1t staggers some OF them.
G. w. Phillips has accepted temporarily
the position OF chief deputy marshal OF the
District OF Columbia. He was chief deputy
for twenty three years Immediately prior
to the Hayes administration. He is and
| always has been Democrat.
| The clerk OF the house OF representatives
| says that from present Indications there
! will be fewer contested election cases before
| the next congress than there have been be-
| fore any congress for forty y-six years. There
will probably not be more than three.
Second Lieutenant Carol Mercer, OF the
United States marine corps, who was tried
by court martial in New York for drunken
sentenced to two years suspension on half
pay and to retain his present number on
the registration during that time.
| A supposed crank appeared at the main
| door OF the White House and announced
| that he was the "sole representative OF the
| son OF man chosen TO pay the respects OF
the supreme ruler" to Mr.. Cleveland. He
was dressed IN q white duck suit with a
| blue silk sash around his waist, and black
velvet slippers. He carried a small basket
| of white flowers and said he had just
arrived from paradise through California,
| by way OF the Golden Gate.
The "Butler house force" OF senate en-
ployes, consisting OF three messengers with
salaries OF 81 ,44O each, two janitors at
| 5000 and several laborers at $72O, will be
dropped from the pay rolls OF sergeant-at-
arms at the end OF the present month.
These men are nearly all Republicans. At
the senate at $l,S00, two messengers at
81 400 each, and some employees OF the fold
ing room WILDE dropped. OF these two are
Democrats, one is q Republican and the
politics of the others is unknown.
/ The coming fiscal years work of the geo.
| logical survey has been thus mapped out,
and the plans approved by Secretary La
mar: Typographical parties will continue
the work already begun in Massachusetts
and New jersey. The mapped areas OF the
coal and iron bearing regions OF the East
will be considerably enlarged. Geographic
cal surveys will also be continued in Ari-
zona New Mexico, California, Oregon, Mon
tana, Idaho and Yellowstone Park. Sew
eral astronomical parties will also be sent
out to establish starting points for new
surveys to be begun next year. The oper.
1 ations OF the geological survey i'll the East
are OF recent undertaking, and geologists o.
cninence in the scientific world, beine
drafted to Eastern fields to follow closely
upon the footsteps OF the geopraphers.