The Worthington advance. [volume] (Worthington, Minn.) 1874-1908, 1885-05-14
FROM WASHINGTON.

Capt James Blackburn was appointed COL.
lector of inland revenue for the Lexington, Nv.
district.
A p Swineford of Marquette is to be governor
of Alaska, and DR.. Keenan, ct Minnesota is left
out in the cold.
2he president appointed j. Parker Weary,
postmaster at Baltimore, vice Harrison An
dfeau, mm'ssion expired.
Ex-senator B. X Bruce register of the treas
Try, has rendered his resignation. It is re-
ported that the resignation was requested
John Blackburn, brother of Senator Black
burn, was recently appointed collector Of rev.
The attorney general has appointed N. 7. n
Robinson of Louisiana law clerk Of the de-
partment Of justice vice A. R. Dutton, resigned
A new treaty between the Colombian and
United States governments respecting transit
across the isthmus is said to have been cenelu.
ded.
Appointments Of surveyors general for hin:
nesnt4 md Dakota are expected soon. and Dom
nelly is thought to be the coming man for the
latter.
Treasurer Jordan says the treasury count
YAoNsASoAy OvoA dAU everything 1Ou00 most
satisfactory, emily two cent discrepancy having
been found.
The president is eeSt;!.,l5saa, under the law, to
have ton naval cadets at large at the Annapolis
academy. he has filed these vacancies for
winch there were 14O applicants.
Judge Lowering, formerly connected with the
law Office of the interior department., and at
present assistant commissioner of pensions,
has resigned, to take effect on the 10Th inst
The president appointed Stuart Taylor to be
naval officer of customs Ut San Francisco, and
William D. H. H. Hunter to b collector Of in
ternal revenue for the Sixth district Of Indi-
ana
Dr. ": Il. D. Hunter VAC appointed revenue
collector far The Lawrenceburg, Ind, district,
through the efforts of Judge Holman of In.
diana. The district pays two-thirds of the
federal tax collected in the state.
Secretary Whitney and John Roach have
agreed that the Dolphin shall have another
ment The trial will take place on the sound,
and will be hour run.
Secretary Lamar sent to the president the
report on the assignment of lands in severalty
to the Santee Sioux in Kansas and Nebraska.
1t appears that there are a. 900 Acres left after
giving each man, woman and child 100 acres
This excess will be thrown open to settlement
on the 18th inst
Secretary Manning requested the resignation
OF Joseph Nimmo, Jr., chief of the department.
The resignation was promptly rendered Mr..
S ~ win succeed Nj; Ninno as chief ii
to be chief: Clerk. NJ. Nlmmo has been at the
mead Ut ts:s bureau for the past eight years.
Postmasters Commissioned: l. H. Edwards,
Waterloo, Iowa: J. Fl. Dorner, Clemens, Iowa
J. F. Russell, Warren. Iowa; P. T. Dorhinger,
St LAWRENCE, OAK; R West. Verona, Wis;
Emma E. Reeve, Sandusky, Wis s. ". Hobbs
vestal, suspended. J. r. Ratekin of Shenan-
doah, Iowa, was also appointed, vice DufReld,
resigned.
Postmaster Palmer Of Chicago has been re-
moved, and s. Corning Judd reigns in his
stead. Mr.: Judd is about fifty-five years OF
age, and lawyer by profession. He has al
ways been identified with the Democratic bar
ty and is the present member of the Demo
cratic national committee from Illinois. He
has been member of the legislature.
The president has appointed the following
named postmasters: Charles H Chapman, at
AAesA sAOAO3 OOAAAA"3 VACO - n. AACA1uSOu, COLL
mission expired; Charles A. Foster, at Bellevue.
Idaho, vice E. W. johnson, resigned; Willard
p Carr, ct Sioux Falls, Oak, vice E w. Cald-
well, resigned; Charles J. Kress,. at Lewiston.
Idaho, vice J. N Hobbs, resigned; Benjamin
+. HuSer, at Charleston, s. G., vice W. NToft,
commission expired; Jacob L Bake, at Red
Oak. Iowa, vice E. 8 Rogers, commission ex-
PRED; Patrick Cain, at Fort Dodge, Iowa, vice
n. NJ. Page, suspended
Officers of STAFF departments Of tho army are
expecting many changes in their present as
81: nments upon the close of the fiscal year.
The heads Of the several bureaus of the war
department have furnished the secretary with
. list Of officers, who have been stationed at
any any! one place more than four years, and gen
where the duty Of an officer require peculiar
kind of ability. The paymaster general is
having . difficult task in making the present
transportation fund hold out until the fiscal
year 1t can, therefore. be safely said that no
change will be made during this month and
next unless absolutely necessary: