Democratic Sentinel, Volume 9, Number 39, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 October 1885 — WASHINGTON. [ARTICLE]

WASHINGTON.

Two daughters of Alexander R. Shepherd were married at Washington last week, the bridegrooms being Edward A. Quintard, of Tennessee, and Walter M. Hrodic, of Mexico. President Cleveland will not, it is said, recommend a transfer of the entire Indian service to the military authorities, but while preserving the civil system as to tho immediate control, education, and civilization of tho In Bans will bring in tho experience, integrity, and executive capacity of the army ollicers to provide and distribute food and supplies. This Ideu is substantially that it is cheaper to feod and cloth tho Indian well than to fight him. Judge Maynard, Second Comptroller of tho Treasury, says that tho Indian servieo is in a very bad condition, and that it is his intention to reform it. For this purpose ho has ordered suits to be brought against tho bondsmen of a dozen or inoro Indian agents. The Hydrographic Office has issued a new map of the Arctic region, which embodies tho results of tho latest explorations. The arrangement is such that the names and relative position of all places around tho polar basin can be seen without turning the map around, as is usually necessary, and the eye is not bewildored by a multitude of meridian lines concentrating at the pole. A very simple method of determining tho latitude and longitude of any point is afforded by two lines intersecting at right angles at the polo, along which the degrees are marked. The Naval Hoard appointed to examine the unfinished cruisers, the construction of which was begun by John Roach, report that the fair market value of the Chicago Is $725,640; amount necessary to complete the vessel, $208,010. Tho value of the Atlanta Is fixed at $020,387; amount necessary to complete the vessel, $41,591. The Boston is worth $610,023; amount necessary to complete the vessel, $50,195.