The Northern Pacific farmer. [volume] (Wadena, Minn.) 1878-1885, 1885-07-02
From Washington.

From Washington.
Ex-Postmaster General James is an ar
dent advocate OF postal savings. banks.
Judge Lambert Tree of Chicago is being
strongly urged for the Austrian mission.
Secretary Manning urges upon customs
official moderation in the use OF blank
books and stationery.
Col. Villas announces that he cannot hear
personal applications for postoftices during
the two weeks following the Fourth.
Postmasters commissioned: A. J. Laird,
Green Mountain, Iowa; c. Hermann, Bran
don, Wis, j. B. Bunton, Rutland, Wis.
Gen. Don Carlos Buell. will probably be
appointed pension agent for Kentucky.
He has been twenty years in retirement.
Horace G. Burchard, director OF the mint,
was removed and DR.. James B. Kimball OF
Pennsylvania appointed to succeed him.
The New Orleans exposition is to be re-
opened in the fall under the name and style
of the North, Central and South American
exposition.
The five special examiners of the depart
ment of Justice and the general agent will be
dismissed, and the offices, it is said, will be
abolished.
It is rumored that another call will soon
be made for the interference of this govern
ment to protect the property OF it's citizens
upon the Isthmus of Panama.
A movement for the admission OF New
Mexico as state is in progress, and con-
political rubbish through next winter.
The paper to be used hereafter for United
States checks will be distinguished by a
water mark of the letters ~. S. T. D."
instead OF silk threads, as formerly.
Mr.. Orme, q prominent Pennsylvania
merchant, punched severely the head ofan
attache Of the Italian legation who had made
himself offensive to the formers wife.
Congressman Payson OF Illinois is in
Washington to urge the administration to
act promptly to enforce the law for the re-
moval OF fences from the public domain.
Scores OF fellows are advertising in the
Washington newspapers for government
clerkships. They offer to give 500 and
$50 to the man who will get them their posi-
tions.
A delegation of representatives of the va
rio4s American steamship lines called on
Postmaster General Villas to reargue the
claim for the distribution OF $500, 900 sub
sidy but he gave them no hope.
The secretary OF the navy asked for the
clerk in the bureau of clothing and provis-
ions, navy department. Mr.. Adams is q
nephew of Paymaster General Smith.
Attorney General Garland says that he
will reduce the force of examiners in the de-
partment of justice considerably, as he finds
! that there is not sufficient work to be done
to justify the employment of the entire
| force.
First Assistant Postmaster General Hay
| tests congressman who indorse parties for
| postmastership by asking the question:
| "Would you indorse this mans note for
$1O,O 900 as you have Endorsed his papers?"
1t staggers some OF them.
g. w. Phillips has accepted temporarily
the position OF chief deputy marshal OF the
District of Columbia. He was chief deputy
| for twaet5, three yoore Immediately prior
to the Hayes administration. he Is ana
always has been a Democrat.
The clerk of the house of representatives
says that from present Indications there
will be fewer contested election cases before
the next congress than there have been be-
fore any congress for forty six years. There
will probably not be more than three.
Second Lieutenant Carroll Mercer, OF the
| United States marine corps, who was tried
by court martial in New York for drunken
ness on the Panama expedition, has been
y
i pay and to retain his present number on
the registration during that time.
A supposed crank appeared at the main
door OF the White House and announced
that he was the ssole representative of the
son Of man chosen TO pay the respects OF
the supreme ruler' to Mr. Cleveland. He
was dressed in white duck suit with 2
blue silk sash around his waist, and black
velvet slippers. He carried a small basket
of white flowers, and said he had just
arrived from paradise through California,
by way of the Golden Gate.
The president has made the following ap-
moneys, John O'Keane, at Vane6uver,
Wash; Michael J. Cady, at Bodie, Cal; J.
! Il, Dellison, at Humboldt, CAL; R. G. Perry
United States attorney for the district OF
Kansas, vice HolloWsll, resigned; James M.
Adams, register OF the land office at
Spokane Falls, WASH, vice J. N: Arm
strong suspended; and Benz F. Peach, pen
sion agent at Boston, Mass, vice Daniel W.
Gooch, suspended.
The "Butler honse force'' OF senate en-
ployes, consisting OF three messengers with
salaries OF Sl,440 each, two japiifors at
5000 and several laborers at $720, will be
dropped from the pay rolls of sergeant-at,
arms at the end of the present month
These men are nearly all Republicans. At
the same time one assistant doorkeeper OF
the senate pit $780,, two messengers at
81 400 each, and some employees OF the fold
ing room will be dropped: Of these two are
Democrats, one is Republican Rln}d the
politics of tho others is unknown.
The coming fiscal years work Of the geo.
logical survey has been thus mapped out,
and the plans approved by Secretary L.,
mar Typographical parties will CONT
the work already begun in Massachusetts
and New Jersey. The mapped areas of tbs
coal and iron bearing regions Of the East
will be considerably enlarged. Geographic
cal surveys will ALSO be continued in Ari-
coma, New Mexico, California, Oregon, Mon
tana, Idaho and Yellowstone Park: sey.
eral astronomical parties will also be sent
out to establish starting points for new
surveys to be begun next year. The oper-
ations OF the geological survey in the East
are of recent undertaking, and biologists OF
eminence in the scientific world, being
drafted to Eastern fields to follow closely
upon the footsteps OF the geopraphers. '