Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1886-03-05
Condensed General News.
washington News Summary.

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The sentence OF Dismissal against Lieut..
Avis will pro bably be commuted to sus-
pension for six months.
On its capital oi s., 900, 900, the Wash.
lngton Gas company has for twelve years,
paid an average yearly dividend OF over Is
per cent. 34 .S5.g III s%
Washington special to the Commercial
Advertiser says that it Is practically set
tied that Howard and Terry will get the
major generalships. > ,s.,. .:.,e
The secretary Of the treasury has issued
q call for $4,000, 900 8 per cent. bonds,
the principal and accrued interest OF which
will be paid April 1, next. -, r
The following postmasters were appoint
ed: Dakota-Tower City, w. J. Vallandig-
han. Minnesota--Gibbon, n. 4. saur;
Lexington, William Berford. 49, .
Senator frye revives Blaine's American
zollyerein scheme. He has q bill inviting
South American nations to send representa-.
tiyes to convention in Washington.
The judiciary committee OF the house Of
representatives gave a hearing to the Of
ticers and delegates OF the National WON
an Suffrage association in their com.
mlttee room.
Postmasters commissioned in Dakota:
AtweA, r. A. Hill; Cummings, M. NJ. Meek
er; Helena, A. G.. Lindsay. New Offices
established: lion, Faux county, Dakota,
u. Is Dwyer, postmaster.
Miss Cleveland, says q Washington cor
respondent, has her quiet receptions, as
we'll as her public levees, in which one cam
see her and have chance for a pleasant
talk without being told that they must
"move on"
Senator Cameron OF Pennsylvania is Ill,
suffering from return OF his old trouble.
he returned from California at the opening
OF the session very much improved in
health and has been in his seat regularly
until short time ago, since when he has
been confined to his house.
The special board consisting OF Chief
Law Clerk Lebarnes, Assistant Commits
sioner stocksfager and Chief Clerk Walker,
appointed by Com missioners Sparks to ex
anime and report upon suspended land
patents, have examined 1,772 cases, of
which number 922 were approved for pat
emit and 12O rejected; 622 remain to be in,
yestigated.
Congressman Herbert OF Alabama, it is
said, has q fashion OF arising in his place in
the back part OF the hall Of the house OF
representatives, and with quick upward
movement OF his right arm, as though he
was making a hid at an au :tion sale, utter
ing terrific yell, which gains the speaker
ear, even ii it fails to catch his eye.
A large number Q petitions from citizens
interested have been received by Repre-
sentative Fredericks, asking that there be
g. new division OF the northern judicial dis
trict OF Iowa. The petitions request that
the boundaries may be SO changed that
the counties OF Cedar, Johnson. Iowa and
Tama may be attached to the northern
district and n new division created in that
district, consisting of Jones, Cedar, Linn,
Johnson, Iowa, Benton, lama, Grundy,
Hardin, Butler, Bremen, Clinton and Black.
hawk, and that the place for holding
courts for said division shall be at Cedar
Rapids. 1t is represented that the coun-
ties named have direct communication by
rail with Cedar Rapids, enabling people to
reach it in from one to three hours.