The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-01-28

OF the United States witheu1 opposition m his own
party. He was introduced to the company by Rep
resentative Hazleton ana returned his thanks for
the friendly demonstration and handsomely en-
tertained them at his table,
Walt Whitman Stricken with Paral ysis.
Walt Whitman, poet and clerk, was to-day suffer-
ing from q paralytic stroke, and confined TO his
room. The regular pedestrians on Pennsylvania
avenue would not know what to do without their
Walt.
Burnside's Mail steamship Line.
General Burnside is hard ut work here to secure
the passage of bill which will open to competition
the San Francisco, Sandwich Islands, New Zealand
and Australian mail steamer service at low sub
sidy. This has given a fatal blow to the nice plan
for giving largely increased subsidies to the Webb
line, and webbs strikers are pitching in against
Burnside who is actuated, they say, by an old
grudge against Webb Some OF these days look
out for high old debate in the Senate, with Nye
backing Webb and Chandler backing Burnside.
Acts OF Congress Signed by the President.
The President to-day signed the act to authorize
the President to appoint Frederick e. Echton, Of
Bath, Me-, a master in the Navy Of the United
States; also act for the relief of 7. H. Holders,
owner Of the British ship Duke of Edinburgh.
Appointments Confirmed.
The Senate, in executive session, tits afternoon
confirmed the following nominations
COrasaas-Alfred V. Dockery, OF North Carolina,
at Op0rto, vice James Q. Fletcher, recalled; Will
liam X. Peabody, OF Massachusetts, at Rio Grande,
Brazil, vice Z: c. sammis, resigned; Franklin T.
Ferguson, OF Massachusetts,, at Santiago, Cape de
Verde Islands, to fill vacancy.
Collectors OF Internal ReCe7t,te-AuStin SAVAGE
for Idaho; Israel A. Powell, for the Eleventh dis
trict of Illinois, vice R. D. Nobleman, removed;
Charles J. Kinney, Tor the Sixth district OF Tennes-
see, vice Jesse Taylor removed.
| Surveyors OF ClstomS-Thomas Jernegan. at
Michigan City, Ind; james SNOWFALL, at Houston,
Recetcers orPuotc Moneps-J. W. Haverstick, at
| Los Angeles, CAL. L. ID. F. Poore, at Springfield,
Revenue Marine Servtoe-J. G. Barker, OF Rhode
Island, to be Captain in the Revenue Marine Ser
Roberts and George Il. Gooaine, q Be Second
| Lieutenants in the Revenue Marine Service; Ed
Hunter, David A. Han, Francis futile, Walter s.
Rowland and Frank H. Newcomer, to be Third
neutenants in the Revenue Marine Service,
ling, to be clerk Of Assay ONCE. Boise City Idaho.
Colonel; George A. Gordon late Major in Fourth
cavalry, to be Major in the Fifth cavalry. First
Ldeutenants to be Captains-H. Il. Humphreys,
| Moylan, Fl. W. vessels, Jr.; John r. Myrick and
James r. Kelly and number OF second heuten-
| Ndvy-COmmOdOre Alexander NJ. Pennock, to be
| Rear Admiral, vice Joseph Lanman, retired; Com
'3h IT, 70 PC NEAR Mafa we
EmmOns, to be Rear Admiral, vice J. +. Greene, re-
| tired; Captains Robert ii. Wynan, George b.
| Balch Thomas II. Stevens, +. A. Parker and John
| Guest to be Cemmodores. and promotions in all
the lower grades to I'LL vacancies caused by the
foregoing promotions
The Senate also confirmed the nomination OF
Rear Admiral Joseph F. Greene, to be continued in
command of the North Atlantic squadron; also a
number of promotions OF Assistant Engineers and
Pay Inspectors in the Navy and Lieutcnants in the
Marine Corps.
! Nomination Rejected.
| The Senate also in executive session to-day re-
jected the nomination Of Joseph Nimmo, Jr., to be
Supervising Inspector General OF Steamboats,.