New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1886-01-13
Washington Gossip.

James Shields OF Butte is appointed in
ternal revenue collector for Montana.
Senator Van Wyck is to introduce bill
promoting Gen. Sheridan to the rank OF
general-the Same that Grant and Sher-
man had.
Rear Admiral Ammen and other retired
naval officers have organized United
States club in Washington, after the En-.
glish fashion.
Senator Palmer OF Michigan is to move
next week into his new Washington house
the dining room whereof contaits twenty.
one tons of solid mahogany imported from
Honduras.
Congressman Foran, of Ohio, says he
will not seek reelection at the end of his
term, because it costs congressman more
than his salary to live in Washington, and
he can't afford it.
Postmasters commissioned: Dakota
Big Stone City, G. C. Requa; Galena, J. B.
Sheahan; Stokesville, e. Stokes. Wiscon-
sin-Banner, Bertha Arndt; Reeve, w.
Mountain; Rudolph, j. H. Gawley.
The president has nominated the follow
ing postmasters: Francis Baasen, New
Ulm, Mimi; A.sP. Kramer, Avo:a, Iowa;
Thomas n. Langtry, Algona, Iowa; Joseph
Osthelier. sheboygan Falls. Wis; A. W
WeIsDIOu, OeHhoSIl, WIS, harvey NJ
Brown, Columbus, Wis; H. P. Albert
Stewart, Iowa.
The rumor that Marshal Denny would
resign veriies the adage that great events
cast their shadows before. His resignation
was formally rendered to Attorney Genera
Garland recently, and the charges against
the Minnesota marshal are in cinders or
the hearth in Mr.. Garland's very pleasant
office.
Mr. Voorhees,, of Washington Territory
has introduced o bill in the house to pun
ish with a fine of not less than $500, MOI
more than $4,000, any officer OF q rail
road or telegraph company who issues free
passes to any employe OF the United States
including the president, the vice president
cabinet officers, senators, representatives
and judges; also q bill to restore to the
public domain lands OF the United States
nifty purposes.
Hon. A. Boynton, a member OF the Dem
ocratic territorial committee of Dakota
has written a letter to Senator Harrison
chairman OF the committee on territories,
legisla ture OF Dakota territory in appro.
priating the revenues assessed upon all the
counties in that territory for the expenses
OF q convention composed OF delegates
from only a portion of the counties, and
against the action of a convention held at
Sioux Falls, in the southern part OF the
territory, and the assumption OF power OF
so-called state legislature recently con.
vened at Huron.
Judge Clifford, OF Dakota, has prepared a
bill, and will introduce it in a day or two,
to provide new judicial districts in Dako-
TIA. 1t differs from the Ingalls, bill in maxi
ing two new districts instead OF three. The
First is to be made into the First and
Eighth. The latter will embrace Grand
Forks, Walsh, Pembina, Cavilier, Towner,
Ramsey, and Nelson counties, and is an
nexed to the First for federal purposes.
The present Fifth district is to be made in.
to the Fifth and Seventh, the latter to
embrace Hand, Sully, Potter, Faulk, Ed
munds, Walworth, Campbell and McPher.
son counties and that part of the Sioux
reservation east OF tho 1O2d meridian and
north OF Pratt and Fresno counties to the
forty .sixth parallel. The rest of the Fifth
district is annexed to the Sioux Falls dis
trictfor federal purposes. The new Seventh
is annexed to the Pierre district for federal
purposes.