Democratic Sentinel, Volume 11, Number 13, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 April 1887 — WASHINGTON. [ARTICLE]

WASHINGTON.

A. Lusk & Co., of San Francisco, have telegraphed: “The fruit interests of this State, which are of great and growing importance, are seriously jeopardized by the workings of the interstate commerce bIL Inasmuch as this interest can not avail itself of water competition, we respectfully ask that section 4 be suspended, that these interests be not entirely paralyzed and great loss ensue. President Cleveland appointed Edward F. Bingham, of Ohio, to be Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the District of Columbia, to fill the vacancy eaused by the death of Chief Justice Cartter. Judge Bingham was born in New Hampshire in 1829 and moved to Ohio in early life. He has for tbe last fifteen years been Judge of the Court of Common Pleas for the Columbus district, and in 1881 was the Democratic candidate for Supreme Court Judge of the State. He was prominently mentioned for the United States Circuit Judgeship, to which Judge Jackson was appointed la°t year. President Cleveland has mitigated the sentence of dismissal against Major F. W. Ben teen, of tho Ninth Cavalry, to suspension for one year at half pay, on account of long and faithful service.