The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1885-05-28
SUMMARY OF NEWS OF THE WEEK.
HNoM WASHINGTON.


Maj. Newson's chances for the Calcutta
consulship are said to be good.
Fred Douglass thinks it necessary to deny
hat he has rented a pew in Cleysland's church
The secretary OF the treasury has received a
conscience contribution of 500 from Chicago
The census of Washington is about complet-
cd, and shows population of 204, 800
F. A Switxler Of 8. boais, has been appoint
ed chief Of the bureau of statistics of the treas
ury derafthAent, vice Joseph Nimmo, Jr., re-
s'gned, By request
The ordnance board has recommended the
construction by the government of huge war
balloon, to cost $4,000 1t will be 1s5 feet
long and sixty in diameter, in shape like a
o'sar and propelled by compressed air.
The secretary Of the navy is considering the
advisstiiity Of appointing board to investi-
gate the expenditures for the repair of the
United Steamer Mohiesr, al the Wards Island
navy yard The cost of these repairs amount
ed to shcat 100000
The commissioner of pensions has recon-.
mended for dismissal the special examiner of
his office, fer classifying his daily reports aud
one of his accounts which the examiners are
required to render menthy for the reimburse
ment of official expenditures. =
Proposals for postofice department envel-
opes show that or official envelopes the lowest
bid was about one-third the price paid last
year for the same envelope, while the lowest
bid ON registered envelopes is about thirty per
cent less than last years prices. The total
number Of postoffice envelopes used last year
was over thirty millions
The grand jury Of the criminal court re
turned five new indictments against G. A. Whit
taker and six against JOHN W. Drew and Daniel
Corrlgan for presenting false vouchers on the
navy department The indictments are based
upon bills presented to the bureau of medicine
and surgery, navy department flom May, 1882.
TO october, 1883, and Amounting to 10000
The treasury department has purchased &c.,
900 ounces of silver bullion for delivery at the
New Orleans and Philadelphia minis, for the
coinage of silver dollars The price was one
and one-fourth cents per ounce lower than the
loves tratio fixed by bidders recently. The
weekly purchase lie in the hands of q commits
sion, consisting of Assistant Secretary Fair
child, Mr.. Burehard, director of the mint, and
Treasurer Jordan.
The president made the following appoint
ments To be Collectors of Internal Revenue
William c. Simpson, Second district of Iowa,
DSIou W. webster, 1nlru olSlrlcG OF Iowa
Collectors of Customs-~Robert c. Hunter, dis
trict of Tappahannock, Va. Surveyor of Gus
toms-~Daniel o. Barr, district of PittsbHfg,
Pa. ATTORNEYS of the United S.ates-Henry c.
Allen, West district OF Virginia; c. P Black,
East district of Michigan.
The president appointed D. V. Cleary to be
postmaster at Albany, N Y, vice W. H. Craig,
expired; also the following presi-
Dental postmasters: l. W. Caldwell, War
renton, Pa, vice William A. Pattie, suspended;
William H. Ritenour. Harrisburg, vice James
Sullivan, suspendedi John A Warner, Lex
lngton, Va, vice c. E. Devar, sus-
pended; A. P. Bibb University of vir-
gina, vice R. b. Fife, suspended; Bruce
Gibson, Winchester, vice ]. H. Dean, suspend
ed; John F. Dean at Terre Haute, Ind, vice
J. +. Jones, commission expired The follow
ing explanation is offered for the removals and
suspensions: The suspensions were made in
the exercise of the presidential power of re-
noval and those removed were partisans of
such kind that satisfied the president that
hey ought not to continue in Office under this
administration