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NEW YORK, March g.-The Herald's Wash
ington correspondent says The nomination
| Of ex-senator George W. Jones, Of Iowa, Ms
Minister to New Grenada, was sent in and i'm
mediately confirmed.
The city is already rife with speculations as
to the successor Of Postmaster General Brown.
Cave johnson, of Tenn Col. Orr, of s. G. (;
Mr. Anderson, Of Ohio Gen. Jones, of Iowa (;
| Gen. Davis, of Indiana, and Mr.. Holt, the
| present Commissioner of Patents, are spoken
! Of. ......-.,.. -......-... ...
The President has informed the Senate that
he will require its attendance until Friday next,
when he will send in the name of the new Post
master General. lie has refused to-day to
communicate to any one whom he will probably
select. lie says he will not make any selection
till after the funeral.
Senator Gwin, Of California, is mentioned in
prominent circles.
The Times Washington correspondent says:
Mr.. McLane left this afternoon for Mexico, and
was escorted to the Southern boat by distin-
guished flibuster.
The liberals here regard Mr.. McLane's ap-
pOintment ne nm important step in the right di-
rection. Mr.. McLane, hear, objected to Mr..
Thrasher as Secretary of Legation, in conse-
quence Of certain antecedents, which might give
coloring to the mission.
Senior Mata will leave tomorrow for Niaga-
ra, but will return to New Orleans in time for
the next steamer. t..a.t .........
The ratification Of the Cass- Heron treaty
dispOses of troublesome portion Of the Cen
trail American difficulties. All the Oregon and
Washington Indian treaties have been confirm
ed, and have occupied the attention of the SEN
ate to-day.
The City Council met this morning and
passed resolutions of respect to the late Post
master General Brown. The corporation Off
ces will be closed till after the funeral, and the
Council will attend the funeral in a body, in
their official capacity. The Executive Depart
ments will be draped in mourning and closed
! to public business. The time of the funeral
has not been decided.
The late Congress passed an act, affecting
the Humes grant in Louisiana, which has been
in dispute for half century, and it was worth
more than $5,OO0,OO Those assuming to be
the grantees succeeded in obtaining patent in
| 1915, but two years after an authorized suit
was brought to test the validity of the title,
which Judge Campbell pronounced imperative
and void.
| The land thus became subject to survey and
sale. In June, 1851 notwithstanding this .iu-
dicial proceeding, law was passed, resulting
! lowing to its phrNseology) to the benefit of the
grantees, but the last act arrests the patent tC
| them until the end of the next Congress- in or.
|
cured TO the five hundred or more settlers or
| the grant. Senator Slidell claims $4,000 acres
worth million dollars, and one or two Others
| claim the remainder.
The Senate to-day confirmed the nomination
of Joseph Holt, of Kentucky, late Commits.
sioner of Patents, as Postmaster General; also
John Hubbard, of Maine, MS Boundary Com
missioner, for which Mr.. Virgins was recent,
nominated, but rejected; also, Hon. G.. W
Jones, ex-senator from Iowa, as Minister t,
BagOta; also, John Petit, of Indiana, as Chic
JustceO of Kansas, vice Lecompte also, BarthOl
omew Fuller, of North Carolina, as Fifth Au
dtor of the Treasury. Emery d. Potter, here
tofore rejected as Collector ut Toledo, wa
again nominated, and was confirmed. Othe
appointments of less confidence were confirmed
Il The Senate will meet tomorrow at O'Clock
, and will then formally close the ,resent SOS
sion. 1t is not expected that there will be
quorum present The Supreme, Circuit an
= Criminal Courts have adjourned till Friday
in order to attend the Postmaster General
funeral on tomorrow afternoon.
r Orders have haen issued to the public off
? GERS throughout tn. country to pay appropr
/ ate tributes of respect, customary on the deaf
Of such an executive officer of the government