Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1885-04-10
From THE CAPITAL.

PERRY SMITH, formerly of Wisconsin,
now of WCodfora, N. Y, has been ap-
pointed superintendent and ciisburSing
officer of the Postoffice Department.
SENATOR MAHoNE's son Butler has
been sued for $4,000 damages by the
colOred waiter whose thumb he shot eff
at Welcker's few days before the in
auguratlon.
CHARGES are to be preferred against
the YankteA postmaster, Wheeler
Bowen, on the ground of violating civil
service orders by engaging in politi cal
work of reprehenslble sort.
The departure of ex-President Ar
thus for Fortress Monroe is signal for
the migration of a large part of Wash
ington society in that direction. Hon.
Simon Cameron and ex-senator Davis
are now at the Hygeia. 1t is said that
Mrs. Blaine and her son, Walker, will
leave for "Old Point soon, and many
others are contemplating an early start.
POSTMASTER General Villas authorizes
the statement that railway postal
clerks who have become efficient and
valuable men, against whom no just
complaint can be brought, and who
have not turned their attention to
political Iabors during service, need
have no fear of being disturbed.
THE Secretary of the Interior has re-
cLived from the Attorney General an
opinion concerning the status of the
lands in the old Wiapebago or Crow
Creek Indian Reservation in Dakota
The Attorney General holds that the
order of President Arthur Of February
81 last. opening these lands to settle
ment, is imperative, for the reason that
the Sioux Indians hold title to the lands
under the treaty of 1868. The land has
already been covered with entries by
white settlers under President Arthur's
order, but it is probable that the effect
Of this decision will be to derive them
of aEy rights they may have acquired.
MAJOR E. j. DALLAS, chief OF the
dead letter office. sent his resignation to
the postmaster general. Colonel Villas
letter accepting the resignation was
very complimentary. Mr.. Dallas IS 60
ing to Topeka, Kan, to engage in the
practice of law, and insisted upon the
acceptancG of his resignation, which
goes into effect April 80. j. B. Baird
has been selected tor the position. Mr.
Baird is man about 35 years of age,
and has been adjutant Of the state of
Georgia and in charge of the public
works. He is distant relative OF Sen
ator Colquitt, and was appointed on the
recommendation OF that gentleman and
ex-senator Gordon, besides the entire
Georgia delegation.
THE president sent to the senate the
following nominations: To be ENJOYS
Extraordinary and Ministers PIenipo-
tentiary of the United States: Thomas
j. Jarvis, of North Carolina, to Brazil;
Alexander r. LawtoH, of Georgia, to
Russia, and Anthony M. Kelley, of
Virginia, to Italy. To be Ministers Resi-
dents of the United States: Isaac Bell,
Jr., Rhode Island, to the Netherlands;
Rufus Magic, of Indiana, to Sweden ard
Norway, and George w. Merrill, of
Nevada, to the Hawaiian Islands. To
be Ministers Resilient and Consul Gen
erals of the United States. Edward
! Parke Curtis Lewis, New jersey, to
Portugal, and Rasmus B. Anderson, of
Wisconsin to Denmark. To be Consul
| Generals of the United States-Thomas
NJ. Waller, of Connecticut, at London;
Frederick Payne, of Maryland, at Ber.
| lin. and Edmund Juessen, of Illinois
at Vienna. To be Censuls Of the United
States-A. Haller Gross, of Pennsyl
vania, at Athens, Greece, and Evan p.
Howell, of Georgia, at Manchester, En-
| gland. Brown, Shipley & Co., of Len
don, England, to be special fiscal agents
of the Navy Department. To be Col
| lectors of Internal Revenue-Nathan
Gregg, Tennessee, and Ishau G. Searcy.
Texas, for the Third District of Texas
Alexander McCune, of New York, to be
Solicitor of the Treasury.