The Evansville journal., 1869-04-19
Washington News.

WASHINGTON, April 1.-THE Pres
ident TO day sent stOvths- Senate the
following nominations: ~-@l-A-
A 7. Torbett, of Delaware, Minis
ter to SalEadqE: Alex, 7. Russell, Of
Pennsylvania, Minister to Ecuador; (;
IL. A. Miller, of Arkansas, Minister
L4afheSapdwieh IslandssBF, H. Damas,
coloTed, of Louisiana, Minister to Ii
IBERIA; T. j Coffey, of Pennsylvania,
SECRETARY ofIl.egatioa at St. Peters
burg
C5psuls-Hago Hildebrandt, of
N5tth CAROLINA, at CahtonY b. d.
Ran3olph, of Pennsylvania, at Kill
lequy; -A,~NIles, of Illinois, at Vic
Z tefial; James Park ,aOf ndiana, at AK
la Uhapelle;r ! Charles q. Dyer, of Hi
nois, at Bristol David S. Penett, Of
West Virginia, at Melbourne.
Postmasters-E Edward A. Clifford.
'Evanstown, H.; VIM. Parker, We
mona, H.; sTbos. J9SEeF@Dod, Marys-
Vile, Cal; Mrs X. B. johnson. Leav-
enworth, Kansas; NJ Taylor. Pheasant
Hill. Mo; J. r. Jackson, Union Clty.-
Ind: Hiram .KI- Grant, GoldsbdrO..
Ohio; John c. More, Wilmington, O. I;
Robert c. Kinkaid, Greenfield. d.
John NJ. Barrera, HiIlsboro, o.; Jas.
lIunter. ST. Joseph, Mo "a TF
REGISTERS L ma Office2,JUlfn z.
Owens, Taylor's Falls, Mimi; AnseI
Smith, Dunleith, Mimi; L. Rooksr,
Alexandria, Minn GAas~A. Gilman,
St Glond, AIinn. lSebert Gardner,
Humboldt, Cal; G. IL. Gere, Lincoln,
Nebraska.
! Surveyor. General-Eli Davis, for.
H. e
George w. Bowie, Naval Officer at
San Francisco.
II, J. Payton, u S. Marshal for the
Southern District Of Mississippi. W
John Milledge, U. 5. Attorney for
Georgia. s.s
William A, Howard is confirmed as
Minister to China, =. .,-...-y ..ai
CATION from the African Con ference
now in session, called on the. Presi.
dent this morning. The Reverend
William Butler, colored, of New
York, presented an address, making
a few remarks. In response the Presi-
dent returned thanks for the compli-
Ernenf of the visit, and stated that he
was glad chat his administration 80
far had been satisfactory to them. 1t
had been conducted according to con
scientious principles, and would be
hereafter.
The following gentlemen have been
! selected by the President as the
| Board of Auditors to the Naval
| Academy at the annual examination
/ in May: George IL. Stuart, of Phil
/ ladelpbia; Corpelins.. Vanderbilt, of
/ New York; Hon. j. B. Ilawley, Of
/ Hartford, Connecticut; DIR. X. ID.
| Kettles, of Galena, Illinois; Hon H.
IL. Wadsworth. Of Maysville, Ken
tucky; y Judge Humphreys, of Hunts
vile, Alabama.
The receipts of fractional currency
for the week amounted to $22S, 600; /;
shipments 1903 $50 National Bauk
currency issped during the week
| $305 $50; actual circulation 1929, co.,
| 735; fractional currency redeemed
/ 5000. 800.
I The Senate atO-day confirmed the
following nominations: Lucius ID.
Kellogg, General Appraiser for the
South; p. S. Lacey, Assessor of In
ternal Reveuue for the Fifth District
Of Virginia; Samuel p. Barbee,
Postmaster at Danville, Ky; Ed. NJ.
McCook, OF Colorado, Governor Of
said Territory; Charles Z. Grow, of
Alabama, Governor of New Mexico,
vice Robert B. Mitchell, resigned /;
VIM. A. Howard, of Michigan, En-
voy Extraordinary and Minister
| PIenipotentiary to china, vice j Ross
Browne. recalled.
J. Ihe following nominations have
been withdrawn: James Brooks, As
SCISSOR of Internal Revenue for the
Second District of Arkansas, and Jas
/ Pack, of Indiana, Consul at Hessc
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