The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1873-12-29
WASHINGTON.
THE GREAT CALRB A MINISTER ONCE
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WASHINGTON, D. O., Dec. 27.-Tht
President has appointed Caleb Gushing
Minister 10 Madrid, having accepted The
resignation OF General SicEles. The nom,
ination Of Cushing will be sent TO the
Senate Immediately on the reassembling
OF Congress. 1t Is understood that Cush.
ing has accepted the position.
ANOTHER vrRGN1Us ABOUT TO SAIL. +.
Information has been received from
Boston that the steamer Edgar Stew
art Is expected to sail shortly. She Ia
cleared for Jamaica, taking nothing but
passengers. A delegation Of Cubans will
leave Baltimore tomorrow for New York
10 meet the steamer Juniata and escort
her to Baltimore. Seniors Manuel Sil.
verio and AmAdorsaco,:. formerly Of the
Edgar Stewart, who are among the sur
vivors OF the Virginius, have fought In
Cuba, and their escape from death Is TO
be attributed 70 thelf extreme youth, 81.
verio being only seventeen years old.
After short stay In Baltimore they will
join the crew Of the Edgar Stewart. Gen.
Aguilera, Vice President Of the Cuban
Republic, has been recalled to active
duty, and will possibly sail on the Edgar
Stewart.
CALEB ACCEPTS.
Caleb Cushing has Just had q short in.
terview with the President In reference
to the Spanish mission, which he has &C.
cepted: .,
The official programme for the Presi-
dents reception on New Years Is pub
lished. II does not differ from that Of
former years. ..l.. II
COOLING DOWN STILL FARTHER.
Orders have been Issued from the Navy
Department 70 discontinue the recruiting
depots at Toledo, Detroit, New Orleans,
Baltimore and various other points, which
were opened at the beginning Of the com.
plications with Spain. The number of
men in the Navy Is now 10000, and 1t
would have been an easy matter to ship
10000 or even 80, 900 men had the public
service required them: The regular re-
cruiting stations ai Boston. New York,
Philadelphia, Washington and Norfolk
will be continued. Though enlistments
will be confined to able bodied seamen 10
keep that class up to the required num-
Der, such men being always needed in the
service, landsmen and other recruits will
not be accepted.
STILL PAYING OUT ROPE.
The outstanding legal tenders amount
to $377, ,191, ,602. Receipts from Internal
Revenue for the month, $7,020, ,302; for
tha Hena1 uoor eAa 900 roo
The Attorney General has recon-.
mended to the President for pardon ]. In.
gald Young and Neal Haskins, Of Ala,
convicted Of Ku.Klux outrages some time
ago and sent TO the Albany penitentiary.
The Commissioner Of Patents has or.
dered that Thomas Hupperman, q patent
agent, or any firm Of which he may be q |
member, be forbidden to practice hereat-
ter before the patent office. .f.
NO REDUCTION m THIS QUARTER.
q The Third Assistant Postmaster Cen
eral has completed systematic and care
ful examination Of the estimates recently
submitted 10 Congress for the appropria- |
tions deemed necessary for the proper |
performance ol the postal service during
buc uGAt uoCaL 1Sal hAu tuU SoASiuoAoA
arrived OF alter such revision Is that no
reduction in the sums asked for can safely
be made. The Postmaster General will
aubmit 10 Congress plans and estimates for |
The improvement Of the Post Office De.
partment building, together with re.
commendation that an appropriation Of
one and q half million dollars be made TO
ENLARGE the 'huildiup. To ~ ..
2 Only three witnesses have been exam
ined by the Senate Committee on Judi.
ciary In connection with the name Of Geo. |
q. Williams to the Chief Justiceship,
namely Assistant Attorney General Hill;
A. ]. Falls, chief clerk in the Department
of Justice, and Mr.. Nesmith, of Oregon,
the last named with reference to the ad-
verse kilograms from that State While
some Senators think Williams may ulti-
mately be confirmed, others are Of the |
opinion that his nomination will die In the |
committee. fa'u-H.'l'n 10 t.-.s'r 1