Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1873-12-08

NOMINATIONS Oy Gov. SBEPHERD AM
cF9 DISTRICT OFFICERS CONFIRMED
The Senate in, executive session to-day con-
frmed the nominations of Alexander r. Shep-
herd 10 be governor of the District of Co
luDbia; Richard Harrington to be secretary of
the District of Columbia; John b. Blake and
Henry A. Willard TO be members of the Board
OF Public Works; SAMUEL Gedney to be a mem
Der of the District Council.
60 oOO,O coo WANTED FOR the Maya letter
was read in the House to-day by title only from
Secretary Robson. and referred TO the Com.
mittee on Appropriations. IL is SAID that the
Secretary desires An immediate appropriation
OF S5,too,t00 TO enable hin to carry TO compile
Ton the renting of naval vessels and 10 Rieet
such other expenses A. are cntailed upon the
department by the Cahan troubles.
Orr VESSELS ASSEMBLING AT SANTIAGO DE
CUBA-A dispatch from Commander Allen V.
Reed, commanding the l. s. steamer Kansas,
dated Bermuda, November -. 1873. announces
the arrival OF that steamer there on the even
ing OF the sd of November last. She enecuu-
tered heavy seas and violent SUN ais when about
$50 miles TO the southwark and eastward or
Hatteras, and was forced, a matter OF safety
70 keep away Before It. lie stopped at the Ber-
mudas to get coal. lie intended to leave Ber
muda on the evening OF the 2ith for Santiago de
Cuba. The Wyoming aud Juniata are already
at that port.
ACQUITTkL OF Col. ToNpEISs.-Before a
court martial which convened az headq uarters
fciuIl VI dSluCJ San GtUClscD,
Nov. {, 1853, Lieut.. Col. Charles H. TOmpkins,
deputy PuaTteTnAster general L. ). army, was
tried Tor violation of the act of Congress of
March ., lsG5, to prevent and punish fraud upon
the government OF the United States, and for
| conduct unhecomng an officer and gentle
man. The court, after due deliberstOn, de-
cdtd to sustain the special plea of the accused.
| chat he bad already been tried and acquitted
/ on the same charges,) AID discontinued further
proceedings in the case.
THE GENERAL VERDICT upon the Speakers
| composition of the committees is that he has
succeeded quite as well az could be expected in
satisfying individuals, and at the same time
| giving due regard to the interests of the pub.
| lie service. The retention OF Messrs Dawes
Garfield. SchOheld and Kelley has been receiv-
Ell on all sides with much satisfaction. The
argument used by members tor retaining them
| since the discussion regarding the form &ton o.
| the committees began, has been that all who
have known these gentlemen personally believe
| that they are thoroughly honest. and have felt
| that the House would lose greatly in efficiency
| 4 they were taken from the positions they have
- ably hlled-BoSioH Adreriissr Special.
DEPUTY POsTNAsrERs.-The President sent
| to the Senate to-day the following nominations
Of deputy -POstmasters: Geo. B. Roberts.
Rochester \. H; Mrs. II. a. Poland, North
I BrOokfeld, Mass; Bartlett Bent, Middleton
| Conn; & has. +. Bristol. AnsOna, Conn; Johu
| ". Hill. Waterbury, Conn; Miles w. Brown.
| East New York, n. Y: jesse T.. Willis Car
| thage. y. \ Joseph Hudson. PeekskIlI. \. Y:
VIM. Ward. Newark, \. y; l.. Il. Williams,
| Meady lie. Penn; VIM. NJ. Pyle, Wilmington
| Del 90. fl. Pat'ie. WarrentOn, Va; VIM. +.
| Williams. OIsngeburgh g. II, S. c.; A. 5.
RlrheradsOn, Chester &. H. ). &; Nelson NJ
| Page. Fort Dodge, Iowa; l.. a. HamIin, Owas-
50. Mich NJ. L. De Motto. Lexington, no. WIN.
! II. Gillian Seattle, Washington Territory; W 10
| H. Mann. Gilman, Ill; II. l.. Boies. Sycamore
Ill; Iucius Whitney. Morris, ILL.,; G. Y. Long
Carthage: Ill; L.: p. Mcknight, Virden, III;
Emory Gregg. Fairburg. H.; Cadet Taylor
Wenona. Ill; John x. Cameron, Ottawa Ill :
Eliza y. Graves. Onarga, Ill Mrs. R.srritt
Farmer City. Ill: ThOs. Moore, Metropolis
City. ILL.,; Daniel G. HIT. Urhana. Ohio: Mrs.
LOyena AdaiT. Portsmouth, Ohio: Rufus .
Temple, Santa Rosa Cal. NJ. j. Wright Val
itjo, Cal. John X johnson, Crete, Neb.; A. b.
Chamberlain, Ashland. Neb.