The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-10-05
General and Personal.

WASHINGTON Oct. 4-The President resumed
his afternoon receptions today and received
about two hundred callers
The President to-day appointed the following
named postmasters: Conrad Durkes, at Frank
ling Grove, ILL.,, vice 7. w. Scott resigned:
Samuel L. Harvey, at Centreville, Ia, vice E. c.
Hayes suspended; John Hornstein, at Boone,
Ia. vice N W. Simmons suspended; George E.
G.. Rodman, at Washington, Ia, vice VIM. M.
Bell suspended.
The President to-day directed the suspension
Of Berthold Greenebaum, United States consul
at Apia, Samoa and will pro badly appoint his
successor in few days
Attorney general Garland, who returned to
the city on Saturday night. resumed his duties
at the Department of Justice to-day. He is very
much improved in health, and says he never felt
better in his life. He had long and pleasant
interview with the President this morning and
afterwards received great many visitors at the
department.
1t now turns out that the information re-
ceived at the Navy Department reporting the
bursting OF an eght-inch steel rife gun at An
napos. Md, is untrue. The gun is at Annap-
oils awaiting the final trial tests.
The general distribution of the new onedoi
lar silver certificates began to-day, and will be
continued until the demand, which is very great,
has been entirely supplied. The notes are now
being printed at the rate of &c. 900 day. The
new two-dollar silver certificate will not be ready
for Issue for two weeks yet.
The Treasury Department has published a
statement showing the population, net revenue
and net expenditures of the government for the
last fiscal year, with the per capita of revenues
and expenditures. The population is given at
So, 100000 and the net revenue at 1886 1885, 727,
being a per capita of So. &c or .06 greater than
the fiscal year of 1885. The expenditures were
$242 ABB, 1874 per capita of 81. 10, or "a less
than that of the previous year
The President to-day appointed James A.
Hanlon. Of Medina, N. Y, to be collector of in
ternal revenue for the Twentv-eishth district of
Now York, which includes Buffalo and Roches-
ter, vice a. s. Pierce. suspended.
1t is stated here that Col. Nicholas Smith,
Horace Greeleys POLITICALLY beauteous son-in-
law, is soon TO marry again The object of the
handsome Cooners affections is said to be a
lovely and wealthy heiress of the bluegrass re-
gion of Kentucky. a cousin of j. Stoddard John
Ston. and q relative of Gen. Cerro Gordo Will
Jams.
The Governor of Montana estimates the per-
manent population of the Territory at 100 000
an increase of about 10, 900 during the year. The
products of the mines of the Territory for the
past year are estimated as follows gross value:
Gold So $50, 600: silver $4,000, 600; copper, 49,
600. 600; lead, ST. $50, 000 total, 500, 1863, 600.
The President has decided to spend a day in
visiting the Virginia State fair at Richmond,
Va, starting from Washington early the
morning of the 21st inst, and returning early
the next morning. Mrs. Cleveland, Colonel La
mont and several members of the Cabinet will
probably accompany the President.
The new letter-sheet envelope has met with
such favor at the twenty seven postoffices at
which they were placed on sale, and the Postofhce
department has been so importuned by other
Offices WShieh did not have them, that it has
been decided to raytend them to great number
of other large offices thr6,Shout the country.