The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1885-06-25
From Washington.

Edward Camphausen, consul at Naples,
is a leading lawyer OF Erie, Pa.
w. W. Carter, collector ofinternal revenue
for the South Indiana district, has resign
ed.
Postmaster General Villas says the presi-
dent wants to let the postmasters down
easy.
George W. Savage of New Jersey, consul
to Belfast, is resident and prominent law
yer of RahwayR.
1t is said that the naval board will not
recommend either the acceptance or rejec-
ton OF the Dolphin.
The president will not go to the Soldier
home at all, but will try to stand the
weather in the White House.
The ordnance bureau OF the navy depart
ment has received nearly all the forgings
necessary for the completion OF the eight
inch guns for the new cruisers.
The controller Of the currency has ap-
pointed Benjamin S. w. Clark and Samuel
II. Taylor to be national bank examiners,
and has assigned the former to duty in New
York and the latter to duty in Indiana.
Judge Durham, first controller of the
treasury, has approved the action OF First
Auditor Chenowith in refusing to pass GER
tain accounts of Mr.. Loring, late commits
sioner Of agriculture, for the purchase OF
seed amounting to $50, 800.
The Washington monument has cost in
materials and labor 81 100000, and thera
are not wanting engineers who say that
there is imminent danger that the foun-
dations will, within a half-century, be ground
to powder under the tremendous weight Ql
10000 tons OF stone they bear.
Commissioner Colman summoned to ilia
Office the entire force OF the statistical
bureau OF the agricultural department.
numbering tWepty-one persons, OF both
sexes, and announced that there would re.
main no money to pay their ealarias after
the 2Otl inst They were all furlougheq
without pay, from the Goth inst. until tbs
LIST OF July.
The following is an extract from a dis
patch received at the state department. FROM
United States Consul Haughwout, at Ma
ples III regard to the importation OF old
rags: feel tii::t such importations are not
free from danger, and especially so when
that merchandise can be traced coming
from Naples, even indirectly. In this c::tH
rags are stored in those quarters where the
cholera was most severe last year.
The president has appointed the follow.
ing: Collector OF customs A. Rich
ardson, district of Pamlico, N. c.; William
F!<Howland, district OF Beaufort, N. c.;
William L. Bancroft, district of Port Huron,
Mich. A. L. King, receiver of public moneys
at Harrison, Ark; Israel Lawton, superin-
tendent of the San Francisco mint, succeed
ing E. F. Burton. Lawton is a native OF
Albany, N. Y, and formerly surrogate OF
Albany county. He went to California
fourteen years ago. He was not candi-
date.
The president has appointed the following
named presidential postmasters: VIII
H. McHgar, at Cambridge, Ohio, vice D. D.
Taylor, suspended; William J. Whipple, Wi
mona, MIMI, vice Daniel Sinclair, suspended;
Charles o. McCreedy, at Ballston, N. Y,
vice E. I. Crosse, suspended; Daniel W. Krui-
Sexton, suspended; Ker Beyce, at Augusta,
Ca, vice W. F. Holden, suspended; Robert
P. Menefee, at Bozeman, Mont, vice E. G.
Anderson, suspended; Barren s. Wassen, at
Laporte, Iowa, vice J. R. Stebbins, suspend
ed. The postmasters at Wipona, Mimi,
Osceola, Iowa, and Laporte City, Iowa,
North Manchester, Ind, Cambridge, Ohio,
Augusta, Ca, and Ballstown, N. Y, wera
suspended upon proofs Of acts OF partisan.
ship while In office. Their acts were of va
rious kinds. Some were editors as well az
postmasters, and their newspapers, in some
eases since as well as before the election
had contained scurrilous and indecent at
tacks upon the officers Of the government
AZ well as maigpancy OF political feeling