Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1885-04-16

Gen. Dent, the brother in-law OF Gen. Grant,
who has returned 20 Washington from a visit
to New York, is reported as saying that the
Grant family has become ~reeonciled to the
fact that the general cannot recover. Before
leaving tho sick room the attending physician
permitted Gen. Dent to see Gen. Grants
throat, by means Of a reflector. He says the
cancer has made greater progress than any
one who has not seertt can imagine. An Gfoe-
ny IN the throat must certainly give way soon,
and then there Is nothing TO prevent the gen
eral dying. Notwithstanding All his suffering,
Gen. Grant is perfectly resigned to his fate
and prepared to die. Remarked Gen. Deut
"Hs il a. calm and seif-po-sessed to-day as
he was at the battle Of the Wilderness"
At the attorney gene-sls Office and among
the heads Of tho interior department it is the
common opinion that g proclamation must be
issued by the president to render President
Arthur's order opening the Winnebago reserva-
ton 10 settlement null and void, as Attorney
General Garland decided IL to be- The whole
question seems to be terribly muddled Sec
rvtsry Lamar wss or the opinion that the Ind
ians had been wronged by opening the reservs-
ton, and his opinion probably had q good deal
to 90 with the opinion formed by Mr.. Garland;
yet the president Is not so clearly OF the same
opinion.
The Chicago Daily News says: Appointment
politician said recently that . secret organ
~ization, having branches in every ward in
the city, had been started with q view Of FORM
ing a vigilance committee ii needful The OBJ
ject was not only To punish ballot box thieves
and suffers, but murderers and h!ghwaymen,
IL the courts failed to deal with them A. they
deserved. The gentleman was asked TO JOIN
them and told the agent h approached him
THAT he would respond at any time Of the Gay
or night
r. IT, Dyronforth, assistant commissioner Of
patents, has resigned that Office. The presi-
dent has appointed Robert H. vsnce Of North
Carolina 20 succeed Dyrenforth, and William
u Mclean Of Terrs Haute, Ind, first deputy
commissioner OF pensions, vice Calvin ii
Walker, resigned; The latter appointment 70
take effect April 10 The president also APP
pointed postmasters for numerous presidential
postofices, including these: Nelson Bruell,
Jefferson, Wis, vice William Forsyth, resign-
ed; J. u Mccall At Moorhead, Mimi, vice James
Douglas, resigned
To reduces the expenses Of the inspection
burean Of tho post oaice department within the
limits OF the appropriation, the postmaster
general has requested the resignation of four
teen inspectors, including Charles Adams Of
Colorado, Fred De Tavernier Of Tennessee, J.
= Hanna q Ohio, George ". Porter Of Illinois,
We W. hNtE Va hEntuChIs H. H. mCEtT-
son OF Indiana, l. IL Bedeii OF indiana and
y J, Murphy Of Oregon.
While Mrs Tom Graham, the wife Of .
prominent citizen Of Lexington, Ga, was al
the well, snegro stepped up behind her and
grasped her around the waist She struggled
bravery, hut he carried her into . clump Of
bushes, where, exhausted by her struggles,
abe fell into . swoon and vas at her brutal
oaptor's mercy. She was found still uncon-
scious The countryside was soon searching
for the negro
Dell Moon, the notorious outlaw, who has
been confined in the Eau Claire Jail fifteen
months waiting for trial 1t the circuit court tc
answer 10 the charge OF assault on bis nephew
with intent 10 kill, was discharged, the Jury
finding . verdict Of not guilty. Moons name
is familiar in criminal circles al through the
Northwest