The Forrest City times., 1888-02-11
WASHINGTON NOTES.

John c. Parcel of Illinois has re. ceived a $l,000 clerkship in the sur geon- generals office of the war depart ment.
 Mrs. Cleveland has decided not to go Boston to attend the funeral of her uncle. She has abandoned the recep- tion which she had announced for Sun day afternoon.
 Capt. D. R. Asbury, supervising in- spector of steam vessels at St. Louis, who has be n here attending the an- nual meetin of the inspectors of the various districts, left for home this evening.
 A post-ofiice has been established in St. Louis c unty, on the Columbia bot tom road, a d named ONeill, in honor Of the repr entatiye from the Eighth district of Missouri.
 Mrs. Senator Ingalls and Miss h. gals will hold their last reception be- fore Lent on Monday, February 6, as- sisted by Mrs. Judge Mcfarland, Miss Bate, Miss Marshall, Miss McMillan and Miss Deming.
 The secretary of the treasury has submitted for incorporation in the urgent deficiency appropriation bill deficiency estimates of Sl00,0OO for clerk hire in post-ofiices and S25, 900 for rent. fuel and light for post-offices.
 Representative Gay of Louisiana slipped on the ice this morning in front of his residence and broke his arm. He is resting quietly now, anu his doctor thinks he will be able to resume his duties within week or ten days.
 The bill to incorporate the Nicara- gaa Canal company has been referred by the house committee on commerce to a subcommittee composed of Messrs. Clardy, Ph Ian, Wilson of Minnesota, Raynor, Davis, Dunham and Da- venport.
 Mir. J. H. B. Smith of Lamar, Colo, IS in the city for a stay of . couple of weeks. NJ smith lived for many years at Milan, Mo, where he is well known, owing to the fact that for about eight years he was an official of Sullivan county
 Mrs. Belinda Curtis, widow of the late Gen. S. R. Curtis of Iowa, died in this city Saturday at the ripe age of 76. Mrs. Curtis will be well and favorably remembered by many who knew her when her husband, prior to the war. represented the state of Iowa. She was s near relative of Mrs. :. S Cox.
 Representative Butterworth intro duced resolution directing the appro- priations committee to inquire into all the facts connected with the extension by the district commissioners of sub urban streets and avenues and the pub lication of map indorsing such pro posed extensions.
 The following named clerks have re : ceived promotions in the eneral land office: J. <. Williams of Iowa, from sI 600 to Sl, 500; T. A. Washington of Texas and w. c. Burton, Of Kansas, from SI 400 to Sl.600; Mrs. Alice r. Read of Texas, from Sl, ,000 to Sl,2O0, and Miss Fannie l.. Ramsey, of Illinois, from $500 to Sl.000.
 Miss Kate Willard, who is now visit ing Mrs. Cleveland, has but recently returned from twc-years' absence abroad. devoted to musical culture and the study of German. She is quite young, but is anxious to accomplish something above the routine of the average young lady's life. For thls reason she will probably take position in one of the leading boarding schools in Washington, where she will teac ] the English branches for the present Sae is to be Mrs. Cleyeiand's que far another week.