The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1873-03-22

trustees, yet Lewis holds sne SCRIP uy dervery.
Is alleged that the State Ii liable to lose all benefit
from the scrip by this transaction and that neither
Boxham had legal authority to dispose OF Il nor
had the Department the right to deliver Il to sny
person except the party specified in the act Of
Congress. The matter has been referred to the
Attorney General for investigation.
Pennsylvania's Warwick Wisely Silent.
Cameron intended yesterday to have pitched into
Hamilton, OF Maryland, fer some recent criticisms
on the recent election OF Senator In Pennsylvania
but he slept over 1t and wisely decided to-day t.
hold his peace.
Taking Issue with tho Treasury Depart
Mr.. Wallace p. Groom, OF New York, to-day de-
manded payment, at the United States Treasury,
OF one hundred dollar legal tender note In SPECIE
or an interest bearing bond or anything receivable
for customs duties and, payment being refused in
either OF these methods. he purposes having the
greenback formally protested tomorrow, his main
objects being to publicly attack tho existing prac-
tice OF purchasing nve-twenty bonds which are not
yet due with over due greenbacks and to Illus
trate the alleged need OF providing government
bonds that shall be interchangeable with green
backs at the option Of holders.
The Nomination OF Collector Casey Under
CONFEDERATION.
III
executive session and went over under an objee-
ton. With the exception Of West and few dis
contented republicans the only opposition will
come from those republicans who want of1ces for
r1ends, and who hope that by affecting opposition
they can induce the President to buy them or by
granting their requests.
Appointments by tho Secretary or the
Interior.
The Secretary OF the Interior to-day appointed
Congressman J. p. G. Shanks OF Indiana, Charles
Marsh, Of Nevada City. CAL, and Agent ]. L. Burch
ard, Of the Round Valley Indian Reservation, CAL.
to be commissioners under recent act OF Con-
gress, to apprase settlers improvements on the
Round Valley Reservation, and report where it's
northern boundary should be located. Messrs.
shanks and Marsh are allowed s. per day and ac-
tual expenses. Instructions, merely embodying
the provisions Of the law, will be prepared imme-
diately by the Commissioner OF Indian Affairs.
Nominations by tho President.
The President sent the following nominations to
the Senate to-day
James E. Milstead. to be Collector OF Customs at
Yorktown, Va, and David Bushy to be Collector OF
Customs for the District OF Oregon.
I-h0ltc Lands OclcerS-J0seph Fox, to be Receiver
at Grand Island, Neb James r. Lafferty, to be Re-
ceiver at Dardonelle, Ark; George w. Burchard,
TO be Receiver at Independence, Kansas; w. W.
Martin, to be Register at independence, Kansas 8.
=: mobetts' to be Register at Tallahassee, Fla.
James A. Shrigley, to be Register at Dard0nelle,
Ark.
Nominations Confirmed.
The Senate In executive session to-day con-
nrmed the following nominations:
RecefUers or Public MOnevs-Lewis Lewiston, at
Duluth. Mimi; Joseph Fox, at Grand Island,
Neb.; ). G. Wright, at Carson City, New. NOmna.
ton made to correct error In name, James q.
Bradln, at Litchfed, Minn.
Registers at Land OMces-Simon L. Tibbetts,
Tallahassee, Fla. william Il. Fellows Duluth
MIMI; John p Owens, Taylor's Falls, MINI.
observation-disclosures +. Greene, william Fl.
HendrIcks0n ana Edward 8. Holden, to be Profess
sors of Mathematics In the Navy; Lucius Garfield,
Collector Of Customs at Puget Sound Joseph ID.
Pillow, Surveyor OF Customs at Portsmouth, N. Fl.
I'ostmasters "A. L. Christie Nyack, N. Y; d. @.
Frisbte. Morrisanta, N. X; Elizabeth z. Vanlew,
Richmond, Va.
NOmin ation Rejected.
The Senate to-day rejected the nomination Of
John M. Dunn to be United States Marshal for Della.
ware.