New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1885-11-04
From Washington.

Maj. Merritt, Seventh cavalry. is to he
retired.
The war and navy departments are OPP
posed to sanctioning any more arctic ex-
petitions.
w. NJ. Campbell OF Litchfield, has been
appointed as United States marshal for
Minnesota. Fl
w. E. Smith, ofthe firm OF Smith & Weed,
OF Plattsburg, n. y, has been appointed
assistant secretary OF the treasury in place
OF Charles e. Coon. 3
Land Commissioner Sparks has rendered
"a decision which wipes out 2, 600, 600 acres
OF the Atlantic & Pacific railroad land
grant.
President Cleveland went into the White
House conservatory for the first time in his
life a few days ago, when he was showing it
to Archdeacon Farrar.
The Utah commission think the Mormons
have not undergone any change OF heart,
and that q vigorous Enforcement of the
Edmunds law is still necess ary-
Minister Buck writes from Peru that the
report that he had to borrow money from
the English consul at Panama to get to his
destination is UNANIMOUSLY false"
The directors OF the Garfield Memorial
hospital in Washington are making an ef-5
tort to clear the iustution of all loans and
mortgages, and put it in good shape
Arrangements have been made by the
postal department by which, in future
Eastern Canadian mails will be sent via
Port Arthur and the all-rail Canadian
route
Luther Harrison, ex-assistant commits
;sioner OF the general land office, has filed Il
petition in the supreme court OF the Dis
tEict OF Columbia for u writ of mands,mus
tocompcl the secretary OF the interior to
admit him to practice as an attorney be-
fore the interior department
First Controller Durham, ofthe treasury
department, in the case of an employee of
the mint ut Helena, Mont, has decided
that a person engaged in the government
service and receiving Il stipulated salary is
not entitled to payment from the govern
ment for extra services rendered outside of
his regular duties.
The acting postmaster general appo inted
the following fourth-class postmasters:
Iowa-Carson, William H Grabb; Wau-
keel, Mrs. Betsy NJ. Snow; Defiance, J. B.
S. Case; Randolph, r. c. Johnson; River
ton, j. Hough: Oakland j. 40 Bates;
Cambridge, j. 3. Green; Extra, William H.
Millgan. Dakota oboji,J Ohm Bradley.
The commissioner OF patents has decided
that it is the duty OF the examiner to make
cation for a patent is made, even though
he may have reason to believe it to con-
tain the elements OF amechanical contriv
.ance, because the determination OF that
very fact is one OF the duties OF the exam
liner.
Each succeeding Sund ~ m orning sees the
name Chester Allen Arther" on the regis
ter at Welcker's, and each succeeding Sun
day afternoon and evening finds Mr..
Arthur enjoying the society OF a certain
beautiful and popular young lady in the
west end. Rumor has it that the son Of
the ex-president will be a parity to a very
interesting society event before the close
OF the coming season. s..sa.5
The never-ending effort to get DR.. sNfcGil-
lycuddy out OF the Pine Ridge Indianagency
has again assumed formidable virulence.
Col. Pearson OF Iowa. q special agent of the;
Indian bureau, has sent Secretary Lamar
report Of recent inspection OF the agency.
This report has not been made public, but
1t ls understood, from sshat5 Pearson has
sald at the agency and since leaving it, that
u I0lloWs the Pollock report, and is hostile
to DR.. DR.. Mefiillycuddy. I8,.
The chief OF the bureau Of statistics re-
ports that the total value OF the imports
L OF merchandise ne. during the twelve months
ended Sept. 80, 1885, was $3.50, 551. goo.
AND during the preceding twelve months
50 S6o9, 10 O65, q decrease OF $S7. 558, 8O5.
Inc values OF exports OF merchandise fol-.
the twelve months ended Sept 3Olgs5
were $715, 899,971, and for the twelve
months ended Sept. 80, 1884, were S735..
~, 600, a decrease OF 81 9,87S, 1853.
The acting postmaster general appointed
the following fourth.class postmasters:
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