New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1885-07-29
Washington News.

c. A. Lounsberry is appointed postmas-
ter at Bismarck, and P. H. CuthDert at
Helena.
The work ofconstructing the great Roman
Catholic university at Washington will not
started until next spring. Plans will be
decided on at the meeting OF the prelates,
on Nov. II.
Sheridan has organized an Indian police
force, composed OF 100 young Cheycnnes.
1t is said the general, in his report will at
tribute the dissatisfaction among the
Indians chiefly to the cattle leases.
Postmaster General Villas says that he
had no intention of reconsielerng his oecis-
ion against distributing the S4OO,O 600 ap-
propriated by congress for the transporti,-
ton OF mails in American steamships.
After cabinet consultation and in ac-
cordance with the advice OF Gen. Sheridan,
the secretary Of the interior has decided to
turn over to the war department the COM
plete control OF the Cheyenne and Arapahoe
reservation in the Indian territory.
The president appointed the following:
William II. Moffatt OF New Jersey, consul
at Athens; j ohm Devlin OF Michigan, consul
at Windsor. Ont; John c. Rich lieutenant
commander, United States navy; 0. E.
Lasher and II. S. Warning, Geutenants: and
Z. 9. Rogers, lieutenant junior grade.
The president is daily importuned to APP
point from civil life to lieatenancies in the
army. Many ofthese applications are most
meritorious, but the president has deter
mined that at present he is not justified in
making such appointments. He thinks va
cancies should be filled from the West Point
slasses.
The following appointments have been
made Thomas j. Hickman OF Louisiana
and Emmett Seibels Of Alabama special
agents OF the land office: H. 0. Billings OF
Alton, ILL.,, chief OF the pre- mption division
OF the land office to succeed Henry Howes,
removed: J Ohm McMurray OF Brockville, Pa,
chief OF the lands and railroad division OF
the secretary's office to succeed Zeub'on B.
Sturgis OF Indiana, removed.
The employees in the Office OF the first as
sistant postmaster general have petitioned
that officer to have the hours of their labor
reduced SO as to allow them to leave the
office at 4 p. M, instead of $50, during the
continuance OF the heated term. The clerks
have been working extra hours in addition
to their regular work ever since February
last. The petition was sentup to the post
master general, who made the order re-
quiring the force in that office to work until
$50 p. IN.
The president appointed the following
presidential postmasters the incumbents all
DelnS SGSpended:-JOs eph n, BOgert at VIII
Sesbarre, Pa, vice A. S. Orr; Miles j. Fin
lin at 4Streator, Ill.,, vice F. M. Ryan; Char
: les E. Gallagher at Salamanca, N. Y, vice
( B. B. Weber; John L. Hardley at Fairfield,
! H., vice T. w. Scott; S. Barclay Radebaugh,
at Urbana, H., vice E. M. Wright; Clinton
Rosette at Dekalb, I'LL, vice A. S, Jackson;
George P. Sanford at Lansing, Mich, vice
T. D. Bingham.
The president hac appointed the following
presidential postmasters:-Cha II. KAY
anagh, at Waterford, n. Y, vice Joseph
Hartman, commission expired; Charles j..
Walden, at Fayette, No, vice NJ. S. Lake,
resigned; William B. Gillespie, at Traer,
Iowa, vice John w. Hart resigned; s. n.
McCloud, at Maysville, Ohio, vice D. Webb,
resigned; Albert N. Finn, at Nashua, N. H.,
vice NJ. S. Buxton, suspended; S. N. Hor-
neeke at Detroit City, Mimi. vice G. w.
Dix, suspended David W. Gwynn, at Tai
apoossa Ala., vice William G. Stewart,
suspended; j Ohm P. Newell, at Danville, ILL.,,
vice William r. Jewell, suspended; James
". Taner, at Evansville, Ind, vice H. s.
Bennett, suspended; Samuel Berry, at
Winchester H., vice M. Brennan, suspend
ed; ] ohm T. Smith, at Freeport, ILL.,, vice
S. D. Atkins, suspended; William NJ. Van
Antwerp, at Jackson, Mich, vice w. L.
Seat on, suspended; Homer Luce, at Hig-
ginsville, Mo, vice j. w, Endley, suspended;
Henry T. Feliers, at Bloomington, Ind
vice j. G. McPheeters, suspended.