Democratic Sentinel, Volume 7, Number 39, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 October 1883 — WASHINGTON. [ARTICLE]

WASHINGTON.

President Arthur and the members Of thcS Cabinet received Lord Chief Justice Coleridge at the residence of Secretary Frelinghuysen, in Washington. At a Cabinet meeting last week tho attempt of the Southern Pacific Railroad company to gobble the Texas Pacific unearned land-grand was discussed. The agents of the Southern Pacific company are understood to be very desirous to have the Attorney General pass upon tho question. Comptroller Knox finds that a call for $15,000,000 in 3 per cent, bonds would take at least $7,000,000 deposited for circulation by ninety-six banks, and perhaps $10,000,000, which would compel the retirement of $9,000,000 of national bank currency, unless other securities could be obtained. Comptroller Knox states that the reduction in national bank circulation the current year will be between $20,000,000 and $25,000,000, with the certainty of much moro rapid doorcase next voar. Thirteen entries of public land in Washington Territory have boon held for cancellation at the General Land office In Washington. The fronds extended oven to the notary public, and all tho entries were subsequently transferred to one person. Frank Hatton, in his annual report to tho Postmaster General, rocommends that local postage be reduced to 1 cent. The first appointment of a colored man under the new civil service rules was made last week by the Secrotary of War. Joseph W. Piles, for several years Principal of a St. Louis colored school, was the lucky appointee, and he was at onoe sworn In and assigned to duty in the Adjutant General’s office. He entered Into a competitive examination several weeks ago, and when the Secretary of War recently made requisition for a clerk to fill a vacancy in his department, Mr. Piles’ name was among those returned. His compensation will be S9OO per annum. The Secretary of War diil not know that Piles was a colored man till he reported for duty.