Weekly Chillicothe crisis., 1885-05-14
THE WEEKLY RECORD.
WASHINGTON

Eleven postOffices of presidential rank were
nlled Wednesday. The most important was
The postmastership OF Chicago, $1,000 office,
with 545 men under the control Of the incum.
bent. Frank W. Palmer, at one time editor Of
the Chicago Herald, was displaced because OF
offensive partisanshipn he having been au act
i've worker In the recent campaign and one Of
those republicans whose continuance in Office
was not deemed advisable by the admnistra.
tcn. Corning s. Judd one Of the most proml.
nent democrats OF Chicago, secured the covet-
ed place without trouble. He had been urged
Tor a ministerial place, but instead received
the above position.
The secretary OF the navy, in his notice con-
ceruing the construction Of the steel steam
cruising vessels for the United States navy,
extends an invitation to all engineers and me.
chan!es Of established reputation, and all re-
puiable manufacturers of vessels, engines and
steam boilers and all officers OF the navy hay-
lag plans, models or designs OF any vessels or
OF any part thereof Of the classes authorized
by the naval appropriation act Of March 3 to
submit such plans and models and designs to
him. These vessels are 10 be constructed on
the best and most modern designs, having the
highest obtainable rate of speed
The secretary Of the interior has submitted
to the president his approval for the assign.
ments OF lands made to the Indians on the
santee Sioux reservation in Nebraska. There
are about eight hundred assignments each for
eighty acres The reservation was opened to
settlement by order Of President Arthur Feb
ruary Q last and settlements may be made
after May l5 Under the order 1900 acres
OF fine land will be restored to tue public do
main.
Professor c. V. Riley, the entomologist OF
The agricultural department, has prepared q
Circular announcing that the department will
purchase during the coming summer such
quantities OF silk worm eggs as may be
deemed necessary for the distribution it Is
proposed to make for the season Of 1856, and
so far as practicable will purchase them from
American producers. The eggs OF improved
French or italian yellow hueS Will he bought
President Cleveland has appointed Georg,
V. n. Lathrop Of Michigan, to he envoy cx
traordinary aud miUister plenlpo'cntary O
the United States TO Russia; John +. W
Thompson, of New York, minister resident ant
consul general Of the United States TO Hayt
and Boyd Winchester, Of Kentucky, ministe
resident and consul general TO switzerland.
Treasurer Jordan says the treasury count I
practically over and everything has been toun
most satisfactory. Three silver dollars whic
escaped from broken package in the silyc
vault have been found, SO that the only ii,
crepaucy is > cents missing from So packag
OF pennies in the cash room.
President Cleveland and most OF the men
bers OF his cabinet accompanied the veteran
of the Army Of the Potomac TO the batticfrl
OF Gettysburg, and were received with a salut
Of artillery.
1t has been agreed by Secretary Whitnc
and John Roach to give the Dolphin anoth,
trial trip of six hours in Long Island souu
before her acceptance by the government.
S. Z. Hambcrin, one Of the special agents
The treasury department recently relieved /
Secretary Manning, has been appointed spcci
inspector of customs.
Nelson F. Acers, Of lola has been appoint,
Internal revenue collector for the district
Kansas, vice Jonn C. Carpenter, suspcndc
Secretary Manning has directed that Il
Issue Of one and two dollar notes be disco
tinued for the present.
The president has appointed a. p. Swim
ford, of Marquette, Michigan, governor
Alaska.
Ex-senator Blanche X Bruce has tender
his resignation as register Of the treasury