Reporter and farmer. [volume] (Webster, Day County, Dakota [S.D.]) 188?-1946, 1886-03-25
Washington News summary.

Commodore Truxson retires on S3,75O
| year.
Sugar men ask congress- to spend ST.
| 600, 900 on two sorghum sugar machines.
Out OF the z 900 bills introduced in the
| present congress three have becomela
| The interior department makes decis.
| ion favorable to widows OF deceased home
stead entrymen.
The president nominated John y. Me.
| Donald collector OF customs for the dis
| trict of S.. Marks, Fla.
Roman Catholic ecclesiastics differ as to
| the propriety OF locating the proposed uni.
versity at Washington.
The wife OF Representative Woo6burn Of
Nevada died III Washington recently, after
| an illness OF several weeks.
The president appoints c. NJ. Lynanani
j.. III. Oberly civil service commissioners,
vice Eaton and Trenholm, resigned
The official reporters in the house of
representatives have decided that Congress-
man Mills of Texas is the fastest tilker in
congress.
According TO recent adviees received from
Gen. Crook by Gen. Sheridan, the meeting
arranged by Geronimo and Crook has
not yet occurred.
Gen. Howard, having been quoted as
saying he would resign il Gen. Newton was
appointed to succeed Pope, denies having
made any such statement.
The following postmasters were appoint
ed: Dakota: At Sisseton Agency j. X.
Brown, vice Fay, resigned, Minnesota:
keean, J. Cosgroye, vice McSlllty, resigned.
Patrick Jordan, the messenger OF JEFF
Davis when he was secretary OF war, and
forseveral years employed at the capitol,
IL he. ~ - l. Ia,
Washington. He is an eccentric character.
The president sent the following nominal
tions to the senate. Richard NJ. Stadden,
consul at Manzilo Louis William Attel,
Pennsylvania, assistant surgeon in the
navy; 2ephe;ia h Q. Hill, marshal OF Color
ado.
Miss Ella Breckenridge, daughter OF the
member from Kentucky, is brilliantly
beautiful brunette, now completing her col
lege life ut Wellesley. She will enter the
Law office OF her father as soon as her stud
les are completed.
Lieut.. Col. III. NJ. La Sale, Twenty-fourth
infantry, who went to India last year un.
der order from the war department to
witness and report upon the annual man
euyers Of the British army in that country,
arrived in Washington.
Postmasters commissioned: Minnesota,
Brooks, Elizabeth Little. Wisconsin: Juda,
j. A. Patten; Loganville, n. Hasse New
Offices and postmasters in Dakota: Hat
ton, II. Wiley; Nutiey, II. Hazelden; Stew
art, Grand Forks county, May Mitchell;
Vega, I. Hayes.
Secretary Endicott has transmitted u
letter to congress containing correspondence
OF Deputy Collector Bradshaw Of st. Paul,
Collector Call OF Marquette, Mai. Allen of
st. Paul, and Gen. Newton regarding a
bridge which the authorities OF Douglass
county, Wisconsin, are building across Left
Hand river, onstructing navigation. Mai.
Allen says that though the river lies Who'll
ly in Wisconsin it forms part of the naviga-
BILE waters OF the United States, but under
existing laws the United States government
cannot prevent the construction OF such Il
bridge.
Second Controller Maynard has decided
an important question arising oat OF the
act OF April 22, 1872, which directs that
every volunteer soldier who enlisted for
three years prior to July %, 1862. under
the presidents proclamation OF May 3,
1861 and the orders OF the war depart
ment issued in pursuance thereof, and was
actually mustered into the service for three
years before Aug. g, 1861, and who was
honorably discharged, shall be paid the
full bounty OF 500, unless already paid.
The second controller holds that said
bounty is payable to the heirs of every de-
ceased soldier, who, If living, would he en-
titled thereto, whether he died before or
after the passage OF the act.
The postmaster general on Dec. Greceived
a letter postmarked Cheyenne, Wyo,, in
which the writer asked the assistance of
the department in finding the rightful own
crs OF S130 enclosed in the letter, signed
From Christian" and stated that in
1864 or 1865 the writer stole letter from
the Peru (Neb.) postoffice containing $40,
and again ia-1 500 or 1867, while temper
arily in charge of an express car at North
Platte, Neb., "a letter containing SIPS was
handed him for transmission by soldier
then stationed there. From the letter he
took 500, mailing the letter with the bal
ance OF the money. The postal authorities
have at last succeeded in finding the right
ful owner OF the $40 and payment to Enoch
Riggles OF Plum Hollow, Iowa, has been
ordered. Further efforts will be made by
the department TO find the owner OF the
$l0o.