New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-07-09
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WASHINGTON.


THE MISSISSIPPI ELECTION TO BIZ CALLED An
AN EARLY DAY-A BOY SAVED FROM DROWN
ING BY MASTER FRED. GRANT-THE COW
EMINENT PRINTER AND THE BOoKBINDERs
THREE CoLoRED MEN APPOINTED on THH
PoLICE-THE NETWORK PoST-oFFICE-THE
LIBERIAN MISSION.
IBY TELEGRAPH TO THE TRrBuNRI
WASHINGTON, Thursday, July 8, 1899.
Judge Dent, having accepted the offer Of the Mississ
spp Republicans to become their candidate for Gov.
ernor effort was made to-day by number OF Mssis.
sippans. now here, TO have the President order an
election in their State. The President intimated HE
intention Of so doing at early day, and win probably
issue the order tomorrow. IL will contain the pro-
visions precisely in the order made for the recent
election in Virginia that is, allowing the Constitution
proper the Acknowledgement clause and clause ro<
curing the Test OATH be yOled for separately I L.
said that the intention TO put good ticket
with Dent for Northumberland, and should Re.
pubcans succeed make Dent United States SENATOR
The stories published that Judge Dent consulted tho
President about accepting the nomination denied by
that gentleman. Judge Dent settled in Mississippi d.
recuy after the close OF the war, has all his money
invested In property there, married Mississippi woman.
and expects TO live there permanently
At small village called Laurel, few miles from ths
city yesterday afternoon, while the Of Dr. Sharpe,
brother-inIaw Of Gen. Grant, Marshal Of the Dis
trict Of Columbia. were bathing In the Patux-
tent River, in company with their young
cousins, Masters Grant aud Dent quite serious acct
age, was noticed struggling in the water, and wha
struggling called that he drowning His father
heard his cries. and hastily commenced TO dsrObe in
der to jump in and his but ere he could get tn
scene Fred Grant, OF the President fearcssly
jumped into tho river, without attempting
to pull off even his boots, and casped ths
hair OF the unfortunate boy, who going
for the third With unusual presence Of mind.
and the exeron Of extraordinary physical strength fou
which he is noted, Fred enabled TO bring young
Sharpe in safety to the Shore II most gallant acs
and for which the young hero deserves tue umosr
praise. Master Fred is only about years OF age ana -
now leave OF absence from the Academy at "ess
Point
The Government Printer, Mr. Clapp. having intma'ed
recently that he ed increasing the number Of APP
prentces tie bOokbn ders department OF the ONCE 10
rumored he would appoint colored boys
to the position The BoOkbnders' Association OF TINS
place met evening the purpose OF saying TO Mr.
Capp how many apprentices b. should be allowed The
proceedings OF the neen- kept secret, but it Ia
understood that under rules Of the Association the
Government Printing Ofice Is entitled TO three or
four additional apprentices and Mr. clapp appond
colored boys IL desires without having tho same
difficulty with the bOokbnders that he had with the
printers about Douglass.
The old Rebel element Of this city greatly exercisef
the action Of the Board OF Police Commission here
to-day in appointing three coOred TO be policemen-
The men selected are very respectable citizens, whd
of the Mayor.
A colored boy who constructed model OF steam en-.
gne which attracted great attention at the Patent Office
has been appointed apprentice in the Bureau OF steam
Engineering the NavyYard here. He is placed upon
the same footing with the white apprentice boys there.
Supervising Architect Muett, of the Treasury Departs
ment has gone to New-York make arrangements for
laying the cornerstone OF the PosOiee In the Park
It's Charles H. Langston Of Kansas who Is an apple
for the Lberan mission, aud not his brother John
NJ Langston The latter az the White House az
few days since, applicant but in the interest Cd
his brother Charles The President said he had deter<
mined not to make change In the mission for tho
present, but II the incumbent should DO removed, he
would appoint Mr. Charles Langston.
There are rumors that dispatch has been received
from London stating that Mr. Motley had long iater-'
view with Clarendon and Mr. Gladstone yesterday
reference to the Alabama claims and that the Amer.
Minister was dissatisfied with the result
letter received the Bureau OF Internal Reye-
to-day from the CoectOrof the Third Internal Reve-
District OF Ohio saying that the safe IN his office was
broken open the other night and $1,000 worth OF Revenue
stamps were stolsn An investigation has been ordered.
Fftythree female clerks entered on duty copyists
the Patent ONCE tins morning at salaries Of s7OO per
AT the Department Of Agriculture there ia on exhbl-
ton specimen OF the finest raised in this
ton Of the country I is OF the white shenon species,
imported from England 1t is four feet eight inches In
hight heads Il inches long and will average 40 pounds to
the bushel.
Acting Commissioner Douglass OF the Internal Revenue
Department this morning awarded the contract for fur
nishng stationery the Department for the fiscal year
ending June So 1870, Messrs blanchard Mohun Of
this city, This contract for supplying all Of the Inter-
nal Revenue offices east OF the Rocky Mountains. Tho
amount OF stationary required very large and the bid.
ding for the necessarily very spirited over
dozen firms offered bids half Of them New-YOr houses
DECISION IN THE MGARRAHAN CAsE-AP-
POINTMENTS-THE BOYS IN BLUE.
GENERAL DISPATCHl