River Falls journal. [volume] (River Falls, Pierce County, Wis.) 1872-2019, 1885-05-28
SUMMARY OF NEWS OF THE WEEK.
FROM WASHINGTON.

Maj. Newson's chances for the Calcutta
,onsulship are said to be good.
Fred Douglass thinks it necessary to deny
hat he has rented pew in Cleyeland's church
The secretary of the treasury has received a
conscience contribution of 500 from Chicago
The census of Washington is about complet-
ID, and shows population of 204, 500.
F. A Switzler OF St Louis, has been appoint
ID chief of the bureau of statistics of the treas
1ry department, vice Joseph Nimmo, Jr., re-
Iigned, by request
dispatch from Washington says that the
bond of Mr.. Hayes, as supervising inspector
If steam vessels for the Fifth district has been
approved and his commission was forwarded
% him at Still
The ordnance board has recommended the
construction by the government of a huge war
balloon, to cost $4,000 1t will be lS5 feet
ong and sixty in diameter, in shape like a
cigar and propelled by compressed air.
A colored man named W. II. Hart entered
he treasury department six years ago as a
Eatchman, being barely able to read or write
he has just resigned from the treasury and
viii graduate next month from Howard univer-
Eitv.
The cases of the three ex-Union soldiers who
we're recently discharged from the treasury
watch have been taken up by the Grand Army
II the Republic, who will send a committee to
Secretary Manning to ask that they be rein
tated
The secretary Of the navy is considering the
'dvisability of appointing board to investi-
gate the expenditures for the repair OF the
United Steamer Mohcan, at the Wards Island
oayy yard The cost of these repairs amount
ed to about 100000
The president commissioned the following
postmasters: s C. Judd of Chicago, vice
Frank W. Palmer, suspended: Patrick Cain at
Et Dodge, Iowa, vice n. Page suspended;
Jacob l. Bake at Red Oak, Iowa; Willard 2.
Carr at Sioux Falls, Oak.
The commissioner Of pensions has recon-
mended for dismissal the special examiner of
his office, for classifying his daily reports and
one of his accounts which the examiners are
required to render monthly for the reimburse
ment of official expenditures
Proposals for postofice department envel-
Opes show that on official envelopes the lowest
bid was about one-third the price paid last
Fearfor the same envelope, while the lowest
bid on registered envelopes is about thirty per
cent. less than last years prices. The total
number Of postoffice envelopes used last year
was over thirty millions.
The grand jury of the criminal court re-
turned five new indictments against G.. A. Whit
taker and six against John W Drew and Daniel
Corrigan for presenting false vouchers on the
navy department The indictments are based
upon bills presented to the bureau of medicine
and surgery, navy department from May, 1882,
to October, 1888, and amounting to 10000.
The treasury department has purchased coo,
300 ounces of silver bullion for delivery at the
New Orleans and Philadelphia mints, for the
coinage of silver dollars The price was one
aud one-fourth cents per ounce lower than the
loves tratio fixed by bidders recently. The
weekly purchase is in the hands of commits
sion consisting of Assistant Secretary Fair
child, Mr.. Burchard, director of the mint, and
Treasurer Jordan.
The president made the following appoint
ments; To be Collectors of Internal Revenue
William c. Simpson. Second district OF Iowa:
Byron W. Webster, Third district of Iowa
collectors of Customs-Robert G. Hunter dis /
lrict OF Tappahannock, Va. Surveyor of Gus !
toms-Daniel O. Barr district of Pittshurg /
Pa. Attorneys Of the United States-Henry G. /
Allen West district of Virginia; G. p. Black, |
East district of Michigan.
The president appointed D. V. Cleary to be /
postmaster at Albany, N Y, vice W. H. Craig, /
expired; also the following presi-
Dental postmaster5: L. w Caldwell, War
centon, Pa, vice William A. Pattie, suspended; !
William H. Ritenour, Harrisburg vice James
Sullivan, suspended; john A. Warner Lex
ngton, Va, vice G. L. Deyar, sus-
pended; A P. Bibb, University of Vir-
gina, vice r. H. Fife, suspended; Bruce
Gibson, Winchester, vice J. H. Dean, suspend
ed; John f. Dean, at Terre Haute, Ind, vice
J. +. Jones, commission expired The follow
ing explanation is offered for the removals and
suspensions: The suspensions were made in
the exercise of the presidential power of re-
noval and those removed were partisans of
such kind that satisfied the president that
hey ought not to continue in Office under this