Rensselaer Republican, Volume 17, Number 43, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 2 July 1885 — ADDITIONAL NEWS. [ARTICLE]

ADDITIONAL NEWS.

The Postmaster General has decided ta set apart two weeks for the purpose of disposing of the large number of cases of Presidential pofitofficos which have been prepared for consideration, and for th«trans iction of othewnocessary and pressing business, and therefore announces to intending' applicants that he can not during that time hear personal applications for appointment. This announcement is designed for tho benefit of intending visitors and with a view to expediting the consideration of cases. It does not relate to the First Assistant’s office, nor to applications by letter. The new schooner yachj; Brunhilde, own'd by John S. Phelps, of Englewood, N. J., son of William Walter Phelps, has saile i from New London, Conn., for a trip around tlio world. Besides the owner, five other members of the class of ’B3 of Yale College will mak.e the trip.. Canadian fishermen threaten to resist American fishermen if they cast their nets in inshore waters; and members of Parliament from ! tho maritime provinces say bloodshed will result, if the fishermen of both countries meet.

An active rebellion of the London newspapers against Reuter’s news agency is in progress ... Continental papers give currency to rumors regarding an alliance between Germany aud England. .. .Reinforcements are boing hurried luto Chinese Toorkistan, where- the rebellion is assuming serious proportions. The liabilities of L, L. Smith, the Omaha dry goods merchant who decamped the other day, ,nre estimated at from $150,000 to $300,000. Ilis debts to Chicago firms aggregate $60,000. His store, which has been sold to a representative of IP. B. Claflin A, Co., of New York, was closed on two attachments. Smith is thought to have carried from $50,000 to SIOO,OOO away with him... .Chicago elevators contain 14,984,909 bushels of wheat?:1,0.36,324 bushels of corn, 468,542 bushels of oats, and 41,771 bushels of rye; total,- 10,531,546 bushels of all kinds of grain, against 7,261,203 bushels a year ago... .The wheat yield in Kansas will reach half a crop, 100 per' cent, greater than the estimates of tho Secretary of the State Board of Agriculture. Mks. William Smith, of Rochester, N. YV, claims to be a sister of John McCullough. the actor, aud alleges that ho has neither wife nor children. Mrs. Smith also states that a theatrical friend of McCullough, who has borrowed thousands of dollars from him, is attempting to prove that the tragedian Inis no relatives living, so that ho may retain possession of the money. .. .The Egyptian obelisk in Central Park, New York, is succumbing to the suddeu changes of temperature. Gen. di ■Cesnola suggests its inelosnre in the large central hall of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, which would involve the building of a stone foundation to cost s4o,ooo..According to the census just taken by the police force, Buffalo has a population of over 260,000. Tlio President lias made the following appointments:

Ilans S. Beattie, to be Surveyor of Customs in the district of New York: Silas W. Burt, to be Naval Officer of .Customs in the District of New York; Janies M. Adams Register of the Land Office at Spokane Falls, Wyoming, vice J. M. Armstrong, suspended; Benjamin K. Peach Pension Agent at Boston, Mass., vice Darnel YV. Gooch, suspended: George L. Holmes, of Charleston, S. C., Special Agent of the Bureau of Labor. vice William , L. Tronholm, who declined his appointment Collectel's of Customs—Edward L. Hadden- for the District of New York; Theqphil.:s Moody Fqvrv. ler the Distriet ot -Pearl River. Mivrc; Joseph B. O'Brien for the District of Natchez, Miss. ; John E, Grady for the District of Apalachicola, F la.—Receivers of Public Moneys—John Oheaae, at Vancouver, Washington Territory; Michael J. Cady,, at Bodie, Cal.; and J. K. BolDon. at Humboldt, Cal.: A J. Quindlev. at Little Rock, Ark. United States Attorneys— Arthur R. Delaney, United States Attorney for the Eastern District pf YViseonsin.vioe Hazelton, suspended: W. C. Perry, United States Attorney for thePistriet of Kansas, vice Hallo well, resigned Postmasters -Edward Mullen, at Putnam, Conn., James H. Moore, at Monongahela City, Pa., Edward H. Krier, at Plum Creek. Neh., Samuel B. Evans, at Ottunhta.lowa.viee A. H. Hamilton, suspended; M. Glennan. at Norfolk, Va , vice J. YV. Long, suspended; E. Brewer, at Portage, YYis., vice C. E. Dow, suspended; John F. YV'edow. at Marine City, Mich., vies J. J. Spinks, office become Presidential; Edward Duffy, at Anu Arbor, Mich., vice J. C. Knowlton, suspended; William F. Roe, at Y’allejo, Cal., vice F. A. l.each. suspended; J. R. Thome, at Piqua, Ohio, vice Leroy S. Jordan, suspended. All the above suspensions were made for partisanism.