The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-03-08


eight; captains. two, besides nearly two hundred
Others retired for like cause, or because OF inca
pacity resulting from long and faithful service,
from wounds or injuries in the line of their duty
from sickness or exposure therein, or IRON other
incidents OF the service.
Washington Alumni or Princeton.
The Washington Alumni OF Princeton College,
New Jersey, hold their annual meeting and give
banquet on the evening Of Tuesday, March H. In
vitations have been extended to President McCosh,
ex-President MacLean and the Professors Of
Princeton College, and also the Presidents OF other
alumni associations Of the college throughout the
country.
Signal Service by Professor Tyndail.
AT the request Of the Chief Signal Officer of the
Army, Professor Tyndal, now in Europe. has con-
sented to superintend the device and construction
OF electrical instrument to ne used at the signal
stations OF the army, for making regular, simulta-
neous observations of the electrical condition OF
the atmosphere. 1t ia hoped from the immense
rapidity with which electric changes manifest
themselves, system of electric observations OF ap
preaching storms far in advance of any hitherto
had, may be established.
A Collectors Head in Danger.
Collector Adkins, the Georgia "Cracker," whom
ex-Attorney General Alderman put into the Savan-
nah Custom House, Is threatened with decapita-
ton Oh grounds of general ineficiency.
Now Hampshire Voters Homcward
Bound.
number of New Hampshire voters will leave
here tomorrow night to participate in the State
and Congressional election on Tuesday next.
Nominations by the President.
The President sent the following nominations to
the Senate today
A. C. Malloy, United States Marshal for the West
s erno district Of Texas; A. M Hughes, United
Marshal for Oregon; John M G. ~ Parker tcI:
surveyor Of Customs for New Orleans |;
William sherman, Assistant Treasurer of the United
States at San Francisco, CAL Captain Il. II. Pratt
OF the Second Infantry, to be Assistant Adiutant
General with the rank OF major; g. p. Wadrought,
Adrian Van Dine, to be Collector OF Customs at
ArOostOok; George N. HitchcocK to be Collector of
Customs at san Diego, Cal A. j. Sampson, to be
Consul at Jerusalem.
I'0stnasters-A. }. Christie, Nyack, N. Y: d.
B. Frisbie, MOrrsania; M. f. Rowe, Yonkers, N.
nett, Norwich, N. Y; William w. Perkins,, Bald.
wInsville, N. Y; James Furman, Bordentown,
N j.
J. B. Moore, Appraiser OF Merchandise at San
francisco, CAL; Il. G. Waite, Naval Ofcer, San
Francisco, CAL. G. II. Gray, Surveyor OF Customs,
Customs, Perth Amboy, N. j.; George Jerome, Col
lector OF Customs Detroit Mich. A. ]. Goss, Col
lector OF Customs, st. Augustine Fla; A. o. Adis,
j. Il. Howell and Orange Ferris, reappOinted South
ern Claims Commissioners
United States Marshals-J. r. Bennett for the
Eastern district of Michigan; H. T. Goldsborough,
District OF Maryland; s. b. Packard, District Of
Louisiana; 4. II. Murray, District OF Kentucky; Il.
Ii. Campbell, Northern district of Illinois; $. p.
Evans, Eastern district OF TENNESSEE. Q. A. New
comb, Eastern district OF Missouri G. d. Smythe,
Georgia; John Dunn, Delaware; p. r. CARL, Con-
p. II. Emerson, to be Associate Justice for Utah
Territory; A. i. Maynard, United States Attorney
F5e Michigan pdx r. indian agent
for the Quahapas Indians, Indian Territory |;
M. L. Stiles, Receiver of Public Money at ella,
Kansas; Captain j. NJ. b. Clitz. to be Commodore;
Lieutenant Commander; b. T. smith, to be Com
mander; Commander d. b. Luce, to be Captain,
Captain A. BrysOn, TO be Commodore; Commander
J. l.. Davis, 10 be Captain in the Navy; Captain
James Diddle, to be Major of the Sixth Infantry,
Captain H. c. Bankhead to be Major of the Fourth
Infantry.
He also sent number of promotions of officers
In the Army and Navy.
Nominations Rejected.
The following is list of nominations made to
and rejected by the Senate during the third
OF the Forty-sccond Congress ending March g.
1872
william A. Britton to be United States Marshal
for the Western district of Arkansas; Joseph
Nmmo, Jr., to be Supervising Inspector General OF
Steamboats, Satterlee q. Plumnler, to be reap
pointed captain In the army.
Legal Value Of n Pound Sterling.
Business men may be astonished to learn that,
by recently enacted law, the value of pound
sterling is now 81 s6, and that ali contracts made
after the LIST of January next based the present
value shall be null and void.
Treasury Balances.
The balances in the Treasury at the close of bust
ness to-day were as follows-
Currency ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 2,37s, 412
Special deposit of lega, tenders for the
redemption OF certificates Of deposit. 2s o05, 900
Coin. ........... Observation-Disclosures. O., 19l, 9s5
Including coin certificates. 70, 70l, 500