The Kimball graphic. (Kimball, Brule County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1905, 1885-09-25
THE NEWS SUMMARIZED.
Washington Gossip.

Itturns ont that Tyrer has not been APP
pointed TO a Treasury clerkship.
Secretary Bayard has gone to his home
In Delaware for aaweek's vacation, the first
he hns had this summer.
Careful observers assert that the state
ment that the president is .issas brown as q
berry''is greatly exaggerated.
VT. Boseman, n colored mar from
Kansas, was appointed to o $1,000 clerk
ship In the third auditors Office, succeeding
nm Ohio Republican.
Senator Hamilton OF Maryland eau ses a
sensation by charging the pater..s otfice
With frNudsin The issuance oil ~oatants for
agricultural machinery.
There is a movemer.e on loot to Dust d.,
HamiltonssStha ser seon general OF the ma
rine hospital ser dee, This services direct.
" under the e iuntrol OF the treasury.
The SECRETARY Of the treasury has re-
celSed accumulation from an American
lIsln9 in Hungary, offering to contribute
OO,OO forms toward the liquidation OF
the national debt. The treasury officials
believe the offer is made in good fifth, but
will wait for the arrival oil the money, be-
lore makingpubllc the name of tho generous
donor.
Dim. Matthews and DIR. s. H. Grant,
OF Louisville, are in Washington. The
former is Vice President Hendricks man
Tor the Office oil surgeon general OF the ma
rine hospital service to succeed DIR. j. b..
Hamilton. DR.. Grant, incase the appoint
faent is made. it is said, expects to be APP
pointed surgeon in charge OF the Louis
vile hospital.
firm oil Washington claim agents is said
TO have sent circulars to druggists all over
the country informing them thatthey have
an opportunity to recover large sums from
the government from some mysterious
damage suffered, aud propose to devote
their energies to the collection ofthe claim.
Tho Washington druggists know OF no such
claims az are alleged, and believe the whole
thing to be a swindle.
Among the curious things which turnedup
/ In the mail at the treasury department re-
Gently was q new broom, carefully done up
and addressed to the secretary OF the
treasury. Whether il is the purpose 81 the
sender to furnish q sample OF the quality
OF what he wished to sell, or whether he
wished to signify that the department. it.
self particularly needed something OF that
come from Harrisburg.
Congressman Jerry Murphy is here fresh
from the waterways convention at st. Paul
and called on the president. Hefoundthat
gentleman in about the same health and
spirits that he enjoyed when the Iowail saw
him in May. Mr.. Murphy says he is not
here to get any Offices for his friends orion
his foes. His sole errand lis to consult the
army engineers in the interests OF the Hen
nepin canal, Tor which project he has begun
carly to make a vigorous fight.
Miss Cleveland has been visiting her sis
ter, Mrs. Yenilans, at Falmouth, N. Y,
and is expected back at the White House
in October. 1t is reported that she iswrit
ing a novel. The report is very likely true
Tor if she can make S25, 600 out of la volume
Of sketches, she can certainly make as much
more out OF nnoyel, even though it be not
q very great literary achievement. She has
already received nearly $4,000 on hel
first book, which will furnish her in pin
money for a goodwhile.
Gen. Rosecrans, register of the treasury
! has asked for the resignation Of William p
Iitcomb, assistant register, and Hnrtwel
J Jenison, Charles Mall, Arthur Hendricks
]. II. Beatty and N. b. Walker, chiefs o
divisions in the registers Office. The res
ignations are demanded, the register says
&C as to secure unbiased judgment and cor
dial cooperation in any changes chat ma,
!, be necessary for the good o the publ
service. The register has found that TIL
: officials whose designations he asked ar
: not in sympathy with him in the REFORM
which he proposes in his Office, and fortha
! reason desires to replace them with men up
on whom he can rely.
|, The president made the following up
pointments: Consul Henry w. Gilbert Q
New York Mt Trieste; James NJ. Rosse 4
A. Hopkins OF North Carolina, ministe
; resident and consul general to Liberia; {
. w. Dugail. supervising inspector OF steaI
vessels for the Sixth district. Henry W
! Gilbert, appointed consul at Trieste, live
: in Orange county, N. Y. He was endorse
|, by Ex-Secretary OF State John BigeloM
Ex-Treasurer james Mackin and Others
Rivers Canada, is a resident OF Washing
ton county, N. Y. Rev. Moses A. Hopkins
g appointed minister to Liberia, was born
: slave in Montgomery county, Va, and ate
gaining his freedom pursued u course {
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