Rensselaer Republican, Volume 19, Number 29, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 March 1887 — WASHINGTON. [ARTICLE]

WASHINGTON.

SEcHetab? Whitney has decided to proceed at once with the work on the cruisers Chicago-, Boston nud Atlanta.*-. .ExSecretarv Daniel Manning has sailed for Europe. Ho was accompanied hv his wife and (laughter. Mr. Manning said the voyage was taken in the hope that the sea air would benefit his health. He was feeling strong, and the cold he caught in Washington had almost entirely, left him. While in Europe he said he might do a little for the new bank by looking out for suitable places to locate agencies or branches, but that would only be iu his private capacity, nnd not as an officer of the bank. *ExTreasurer Jordan sailed on the same steamer. To meet the demand for notes of the small denominations, the Treasury Department last week shipped $680,000 to the Sub-Treasurer nt Chicago... .Since March 11 the Assistant United States Treasurer at Cincinnati has redeemed 70,000 trade dollars, and applications tor the redemption of 150,000 additional have been filed. ....Ex-Congressman Hall, of Burlington, lowa, will probably be made Commissioner of Patents. A Treasury decision is to the effect that there is no law which allows the free entry of merchandise other than machinery imported from Cannda for the purpose of being manufactured or repaired and then returned to Canada. Senator Sawxeb paid 823.000' for a spacious lot on the corner of Connecticut avenue and Twentieth street, Washington, on which to erect a handsome residence.