Wessington Springs herald. (Wessington Springs, Aurora County, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-1891, 1886-11-19
CONDENSED DISPATCHER

AREpoRr is current in New York to the
effect that the presence of Mr.. Blaine there
is for the purpose of reconcAing the two
factions in the Republican party in that
State. and that it is to be done by election
of Mr.. Conkling to the Senate to succeed
Warner Miller 1t is understood that SEN
tor Miller's friends are greatly exercised
over the situation, and are bending every
energy to prevent the contamination of the
plan.
JOHN 3. GORDON was, on the 9th inst,
inaugurated rs Governor of Georgin. His
inaugural address was plea for the rcas-
sertion of state rights. There was an i'm
posing military display.
FIFTH AUDITOR E1cKHoFF, in his an
nual report to the Secretary of the Treas
ury, shows that during the last fiscal year
,S35 accounts were settled in his Office,
involving $Sl0,5SS,211. In the consular
services the expenditures were S90O,605,
being $19,O35 in excess Of the recei pts.
The amount of consular fees collected dur
ing the year was 1851, $50, an increase over
the previous year of $780, 24.
THE annual report of Commissioner OF
Customs McCalmont to the Secretary OF
the Treasury shows that during the past fis-
cal year there was paid into the Treasury
from sources, the accounts relating to
which are settled in his Office, S194, 3S4,-
500, of which S192, 397,s44 was received
from customs duty.
The President has appointed Robt. j..
Allen Postmaster at Joliet, ILL.,, vice John
Woods, suspended. The Secretary of the
Treasury has appointed Louis c. Starkel,
of Illinois, to be Analytical Chemist in the
Internal Revenue Bureau, under the oleo-
margarine law.
The total collections Of internal revenue
from the time the present system was or
ganized, July l, 1862, up to June 80, 1886,
were $3,43S, 900, 1855.
H. l.. LEAvITT, an important witness III
the Haddock murder case, and who has
been filling an engagement in Chicago
variety theater since his preliminary state
ment in the case was made, has been sum-
moned to Sioux City to repeat his evidence
before the Grand Jury, now i'll session.
Leavitt swears he saw the fatal shot fired,
and that John Arensdoff, brewer of Sioux
City, is the murderer. Should the jury
find nm indictment on Leavitts statement. a
strong fort will be made to have the trial
of the cause reached at the January term
ot tho District (,ou,t
En- THEODORE I. CUR
NEY died on the 9th inst. at his residence
in Chicago. He was &C years old, and was
appointed Comptroller of Chicago in 1879,
and held the Office until q few months ago,
when failing health compelled him to re-
sign.
TELEGRAPHlc advices received at Demo-
cratic Congressional Committee beadquar-
ters, from California, are to the effect that
the Democrats have carried four Congress
sional Districts in that State. the First
Second, Fourth, and Fifth. This is in
conflict with the Republican figures. They
claim four congressman out Of six
ONE thousand women dressed in black
visited Brussels on the 9th inst. in body
from Charleroi TO petition for amnesty for
the men convicted for participation in the
riots Of last March. The women we're
greeted at the railway station by a great
crowd, who cheered them heartily.
HEAVY snow storms are reported from
various New York cities and other Ea stern
points.