The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1869-04-20

WASHINGTON, April 19-It is understood a
large number of clerks in the general Post
Office will shortly be removed to provide for
new appointments.
NOMINATIONS.
The following nominations were sent to the
Senate to-day: Thomas Shellabarger, Minister
TO Portugal; George w. Lippit, Of Rhode Is
land as Secretary of Legation at Vienna. Col
lect0rs of Internal Revenue-Francis Thomas
4th district of Maryland; Julius s. Hanover,
Fairfield Conn.
IDTERvIEw OF QUAKERs WITH THE PRESIDENT.
This afternoon delegation of Quakers from
various portions of the country, headed by
Samuel M. fanny, of Virginia, waited upon
the President by invitation, and had half an
hours interview upon the subject of moral re-
formation at the South. Its proposed by them
to appoint a superintendent, whose duty it
shall be to visit the section in all the Southern
States and endeavor to work some improve
ment in the condition of the people in that
section. The President received them cordial
ly, and the interview was very pleasant ore.
COMBINATIONS.
The Senate to-day confirmed the following
nominations: To be Consuls-Dexter e. Clapp
Of New York, at Buenos 4Ayres; s. T. Trow
bridge of Illinois, at Vera Cruz; Geo. T. Allen
OF Illinois, at Moscow; Edward Robinson Of
New York, at Hamburg; Albert d. Shaw of
New York, at Toronto; Charles A. Perkins OF
Connecticut at Barcelona; J. Holmes Grover
of South Carolina, at Ancona; B. Odell Dun
can of South Carolina at Elsinore; James G.
Fletcher of Indiana, at Oporto; Samuel d. Pa
Gee of Michigan, at Port Sarnia; Samuel d.
Jones of California at Revel; John G. Cald-
well OF Maine, at Valparaiso; I'll. G. Rogers of
Minnesota, at Hesse easel; Alexander Jordan
of Pennsylvania, at Venice; Eli L. Sheppard
of Ohio, at Chin Slang. Consul General, VIM.
7. Webster of Massachusetts, at Frankfort
on-the-Mai Collectors of Internal Revenue
Charles j Talbot. I'd district of Maine; Ed
ward M. Toplitf, I'd district of New Hamp-
shire; Joseph Selden, 3d. district of Connecti-
cut. Assessors of Internal Revenue, A. T.
Luce, n district of Maine; jeremiah Onley,
Sd district of Connecticut. Sixth Auditor of
the Treasury, j. j. Marten, of Alabama. Mis-
eellaneous, Cyrus M; Hawley, Of Illinois, to be
Associate Justice of Utah; w. W. Brooklings.
Associate Justice of Dacotah; Louis e. John
son, United States Marshal for South Car
DINA; s. B. Packard, as United States
Marshal of louisiana. Henry Q. Thach-
er; y. 8. Attorney for Colorado; Joseph w.
Huston, U. s. Attorney for Idaho. Postmas-
ters-Ebenezer Woodbury., Houlton, Maine;
Martha A. Langley, Middlesex, Mass. Also a
large number of Midshipmen to be Ensigns in
the navy.
NOMINATION REJECTED
The following nomination was rejected -
Edward Stephens as Consul at Leeds.
NAVAL.
The United States steamer Galena, which
has been fitting out at The Portsmouth Navy
Yard, is reported ready for sea- She will
probably leave that place tomorrow for Hamp-
ton roads, where she will receive orders from
the Navy Department.
The Saratoga, apprentice ship, will soon
leave for a cruise in Cuban waters.
MORE CONSCIENCE RETURNS
The anonymous correspondent who last week
sent 300 conscience .fund) from Boston has
since transmitted forty dollars extra.
THE CABINET MEETING.
The special Cabinet meeting to-day had ref
erenee more especially to appointments.
THE ELECTIONS IN MISSISSIPPI
The radical and moderate Republicans now
here are agreed that the elections in Mississippi
pi should not take place until fall, as an earlier
period would materially interfere with plant
ing operations.