The times. (Owosso, Mich.) 1882-1897, 1886-12-31
WASHINGTON NEWS.

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Louis X. Church, of the supreme court OF
Dakota, has been nominated governor OF
that territory.
The Secretary OF the Interior signed an
order for the sale OF so much OF the At
lantc and Pacific forfeited lands as lie in
New Mexico, the price to be $3.50 per acre.
Mr.. Thomas b. Connery. formerly man
aging editor of the New York Herald, is
being strongly urged by his friends as a
candidate for the vacant Turkish mission.
The issue of standard silver dollars from
the mints during the week ended Dec. u
was So 6,0l9; same week last year. sos, 7lA
The shipments of fractional silver coin
since Dec. amount to so S,S2S.
A statement was published to the effect
that Secretary Manning and Attorney
General Garland will shortly retire from
the cabinet. The President has no knowl
edge from any quarter OF any probable
change in his cabinet.
The friends OF the Hennepin canal re-
cognize the fact that the board of ell
gineers' report, while favorable to the
canal i'm some FORM Is so opposed to the
canal that has been talked about that 1t is
an obstacle to their success at present.
They are not discouraged, but Senator Cul-
lOm and Gen. Henderson sill have hopes
of getting the canal started by q provision
In the river and harb0r bill. The friends
OF the canal, however, have not yet deter
mined OIL any course of action.
Thomas L. Benedict, of New ork, has
been nominated by the President to be
Public Printer, Dabney III. Maury, of Vir-
gina, to be envoy extraordinary and min;
Columbia. 10 oe United States District
Attorney, Gustavus Van HoOrbeke, of
Illinois, was nominated for the Southern
District Illinois. Georg, w. Julian, of In
diana, was nominated 10 be SuryeyOr-Gen-
eral of New Mexico. Robert W. Ross, of
Illinois, was nominated to be recorder OF
the general land Off G.
10 AMEND THE NATURALIZATION LAWS
Gen. Bragg, of Wisconsin, has received n
memorial from the German Aid Society at
Milwaukee asking for an act making the
naturalization and suffrage laws uniform in
all the states, so that the right to vote shall
be confined to those who have resided in
the United States 1t least five years and
become citizens In accordance with the
laws OF Congress applicable to natural
iZatiOn.
THE NATIONAL DRILL AND ENCAMPMENr.
The executive committee gives notice
that the national drill and encampment
Will take place in tins city May 80 to 80,
1887. Washington citizens have subscribed
n guaranty fund of $4,000 to insure the
payment Of prizes and expenses. Entries
will be open for the regular army and the
organized volunteer militia of the United
States for competition rs regiments, bat
taliOns, or companies, in infantry, artillery,
cavalry, and Z0uaye tactics. and also to
regularly organized corps OF cadets from
military or university schools. The prizes
aggregate $4,000, OF which Sl0,5C0 will he
distributed among the five best companies
of infantry rs follows: FIRST prize. 900;
second, $500; third, $3.50; fourth, ST.
900; fifth. $500.
TO FIGHT THE CATTLE DISEASE.
The committee of the Consolidated Cat
tle-GrOwers' Association of the United
States appointed to present to Congress u
bull for The extirpation of pleuro-pneum0nia
has got the bill IN shape. Its leading feat
ures propose the appointment OF q COM
mission OF three members who shall have
ampie powers To discover, quarantine, APP
praise. Slaug htcr, aild pay for diseased and
exposed cattle, aui 10 establish rules and
regulations therefor to have the force OF
law when approved by the President; also
the imposition Of penalties Tor the Obsrruc-
ton at officers or the cOiiccalment of
disease. and power to employ the best
veterinary skill To be found, with other
needed assistants, and make the nece ;sary
expenditures The bill calls for an apprO-
priation of Sl,0o0,0oO.
Willie Arnold. the young son of q
leading citizen OF Reading. Pennsyl-
vania. is OH his way home from East
weeks ago, and it was thought he had
been kidnapped for ransom.
The Floyd County Savings bank at
Charles City, Iowa, has been seized by
the sheriff on an attachment sued out
by the directors against Cashier ROs-
tine. who is charged with taking $780,
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The most violent magnetic. disturb
ance since that following the great
Charleston earthquake was noted last
Wednesday ut Rochester, N. Y. a
needle, two feet in length,
moved over IN area of five degrees.
The circuit court ut indianapolis
sustained the demurrer OF the attorney
general to the complaint of Senator
The case will immediately
be taken before the supreme court.
A misunderstanding between Mana
ger Foster and Miss Huntington of the
Boston Ideals at Peoria Saturday led
to the dismissal Of the latter from the
and the institution by her
Of "a suit for libel against Mile. de LUIS
san.
After the appointment by Judge
Gresham of a receiver for the Wabash
road. the bondholders who recently
scored victory ut Chicago will bring
suit against the Missouri Pacific COM
pany To compel settlement with the
Wabash.
Jacob Twining, who confessed that
he and two other men had formed a
plot to burn the city of Findlay, o.,
has been held for trial. William
Smith and George Ramsey, who were
arrested at the same time, have been
For Animals.