The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1869-12-22
News by Atlantic Gable.
Washington News.

washington MEMS
WASHINGTON, December 21.-Gen.
Babcock, of the Presidents Staff, has
lust returned from his second visit to
Sc. Domingo, this morning, and is at
the Executive office, to- day, attending
to official business.
WASHINGTON, December 21.-The
Senate to-day confirmed the following
nominations: As Postmasters-P. IL.
Jones, New York City; George Ell.
Dunn, Greensburg, Indiana; Edwin
Liz Kendasyille, and Peter Plotter,
Seymour, Indiana; VIM. I'll. Kendall,
Plymouth, Indiana; James K. Mar
shall, Knoxville, Illinois; Thomas s.
Willins, CoIlinsvilIe, Illinois; John
r. Harting, Rochelle, Illinois; VIM.
Morrison, Cedar Falls, Iowa; A. K.
Bailey. DEBORAH, Iowa; George M.
Hewlett, Cedar Rapids, Iowa; VIM.
King, Sheboygan, Wisconsin; D. w.
Owlin, Waukesha, Wisconsin; James
Hall, Oconto, Wisconsin; Samuel
Henderson, Santa Clara, California; !;
Edison J. Wilson, Vallejo, California !;
Robert Hawley, Wiliamsport, Pa;
II. r. Keaton, Mexico, Mo. Edward j !.
Southworth. Hudson, Mich; j. K.
Moore, st. Peter, Mimi. Henry T.
Bloss, as Minister Plenipotentiary at
Brazil; Fred. I. Low, Minister Plen-
ipotentiary at China; X. r. Wing, of
Kentucky, as Minister Resident at
Ecuador
United States Marshals - Samuel
r. Harlowe. Southern District of
New York; Joseph T. Hoye, Ne
braska.
Assayers at Bra nch Mint. f.
Scherner, Denver; Frank ID. Patrick,
Carson City, Nevada.
Collectors of Internal Revenue
Charles G. Walcott. Seventh Dis
trict of Ohio; Newton Cooper,
Ninth District Of Kentucky; Robert
NJ. Kelly, Seventh District of Ken
tucky; Geo. Moon, Tenth District of
Indiana; Ralph Hill, Third District
of Indiana; Andrew Lewis, First Dis
trict of Indiana; Reese j. Chestnut,
Stewart, Fourth District of Missouri;
R. P. Gray, Twentieth District Of
Pennsylvania; VIM. Q. Gray, Seventh
District of Pennsylvania; Michael
Yardley. Fifth District of Pennsyl-
vania; Horatio g. Siekles, Fourth
District of Pennsylvania; VIM. Trum-
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Springer, First District of Iowa.
Assessors-John IL. Taggart, Utah;
Wm. L. Barber, Seventh District of
Pennsylvania; Z. p. Drake, Seventh
District of Michigan; j ohm III. Pratt,
Seventh District of Kentucky; VIM.
X. Robson, Third District of Ken
tucky; Ii. w. Cruthers, First District
of West Virginia; Jas. III. McNulty,
First District of Indiana; Frank
White, Seventh District of Indiana !;
Geo. NJ. Ross, Second District of
Tennessee; Saml. Brown, Jr., Fourth
District of Tennessee; Jas. NJ Dick.
erson, Sixth District of Tennessee; !;
A. B. NeWkirk, Eighth District of
| Tennessee.
Collectors of Internal Revczue-
Jas. Kissinger, Fifteenth District Of
Ohio; Gordon B. Loftes, Sixteenth
District of Ohio; G. a. Smith, New
Mexico; Fielding Hurst, Sixth Dis
trict of Tennessee; Benz. B. Emory,
Third District OF Mississippi.
Chas. j. Folger, Assistant Treas
urer of the United States at New
York; Chas Clinton, Treasurer of
the Branch Mint and Assistant Treas
urer of the United States at New
Orleans; Oscar III. Lagrange, Super
intendent of the Branch Mint at San
francisco; VIM. Alexander, District
Attorney for Western Texas; Edwin
Hill, District Attorney for Northern
Mississippi; j @. Winch, District
Attorney for Eastern Texas; Thos.
E. Purnell, District Attorney for
Western Texas.
Receivers of Public Money-Webb
Vincent, Fort Dodge; Uriah Brnner,
West Point, Iowa; N. Blakely, Beat
rice. Nebraska: H. A. Burt, Superior,
Michigan; Jas. MCLEAN. Chicago.
Archibald Sterling. Attorney for
the District of Maryland; Jas. III.
Marshall, First Assistant Postmaster.
General Pension Agents. oseph
| b. Young, Marion, Iowa Hiram Jed
dings. Fort Wayne. Ind; George NJ.
Van Buren, New York City; Henry
G. Rogers, St. Paul; Edward Furgu-
son, Milwaukee.
| Indian Agents-J. IL Morris, to
the Pottawatomies; Thomas w. Mix
er, of Ohio, to the Sacs and Foxes
Howard White, to the Winnebagoes
John n. Miles, Of Indiana, to the
Kickapoos Isaac L. Gibson. of Iowa
to the Osages and other Indians.
Edward Gregory. Marshal for the
Eastern District of Pennsylvania; G,
Il. Mobly, Attorney for the Southern
District of Florida; John N. South
worth, Attorney for the Northern
District of Alabama.
Deputy Postmasters-Joseph Har.
per, Cassopolis. Michigan; Thomas
B. Irwin, Paw Paw, Mich; Isaac
Brown, Massilon, Ohio; JAS Y. Cor.
ry. Waukegau, Illinois; r. r
Brusch, Elkhart; William I. Bev-
ems, Goshen, Ind; Francis p. Sawyer
Kent, o.; Jas. NJ. Reed, Steubenville
Ohio; VIM. NJ. Smith, Woodstock
Illinois; Daniel B. James, Lycoming
Illinois; Geo. w. HoWland, Santa Fe
New Mexico; James Hunter, st
Joseph, Missouri; Felix Casstee, Sur
T veyor Of Customs, st. Louis; Edga
w. Hillyer, Judge of the Distric
| Court of Nevada; VIM. f. Wheeler
Marshal nf Anntana. VIM A pile