The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1873-02-27
General News Summary.
Personal and Political.

Postmasters-A. e. Blount, Cleveland,
Tennessee; A. G Sharp, Chattanooga,
Tennessee; Mrs. Julia G. Woolford, Jack
son, Tennessee; John d. Lewis, Pulaski,
Tennessee; Arthur d. Downs, Wyan-
dotte, Kansas Simon Matz, Hayes City,
Kansas; Fred L. Richter, Council Grove,
Kansas; M. B. Baldwin, Elgin, Illinois /;
Gustavus A. Pfrangle, Aurora, Illinois !;
William G. Stewart, Marengo, Illinois /;
Samuel w. Price, Lexington, Kentucky;
Benz. L. Winans, Newport, Kentucky B..
II. Crapster, Shelbyville, Kentucky /;
John M. Stockton, Maysville, KY; A. B.
Hilpp, Lebanon, KY; John j. Karnew,
Fort Wayne, Ind. Jno. B. Tyre, Wabash,
Ind. H. NJ. Reddington, Elyria, Ohio /;
Thos. w. Collin, Coshocton, Ohio II. B..
Clark, Newark, Ohio; Henry Stevenson,
Greenville, Ohio.
The Republican State Convention of
Rhode Island has nominated Henry How
ard for Governor, and Chas. G. Vanzandt
for Lieutenant Governor.
Oakes Ames has been banquetted by
his townsmen.
The latest footing up of the New Hamp-
shire election, gives Straw, (Rep., 400 ma
jority for Governor, and Small, (Rep.,)
300 majority for Congress, in the First
District. The contest in the Second Dis
trict is very close, both parties claiming
to have elected their man. In the Third
District the Democratic candidate is
elected.
Col. Harry D. Cook, David A. Brown
and John M. Pearson have been con-
firmed by the Illinois State Senate as Rail-
road and Warehouse Commissioners.
Right Rev. Bishop McIlvaine, Episco-
pal Bishop of Cincinnati, died at Flor
ence, Italy, on March IA.
The following additional nominations
have been sent to the Senate: George w.
French, Chief Justice of the Supreme
Court of Dakota; w. David Noggle,
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of
Idaho; j. P. Kiddar, Associate Justice of
the Supreme Court of Dakota; w. w.
Brookings, Associate Justice of the Su-
preme Court of Idaho; s. S. johnson,
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court
of Wyoming; Thomas A. Spence, Assist
ant Attorney General for the Post-office
Department. Postmaster-Henry King,
Topeka, Kansas. Surveyor of Customs
George II. Sharpe, New York. Col
lectors of Internal Revenue-L. Weitzel,
First Ohio District: John w. Ross, Fifth
Indiana Col. E. Mott. Fifth Iowa.
Judge Richardson has been appointed
Secretary Boutwell's successor in the
Treasury Department.
The entire Cabinet resigned, on March
II, and were Immediately reappointed,
and snOrUy aILeI waIdo confirmed by the
Senate.
The President sent the following nom-
nations to the Senate John Gofforth,
Assistant Attorney General of the United
States P. G. Shannon, Chief Justice of
the Supreme Court of Dakota; James G..
Palen, Chief Justice of the Supreme
Court of New Mexico; Geo. w. French,
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court
Of Dakota; A. A. Armstrong, Marshal of
Minnesota; Coles Bashford, Secretary of
Arizona Territory; Frank Hall, Secretary
of Colorado; VIM. G. Ritch, Secretary of
New Mexico; w. H. Fitzpatrick, Regis
ter of Land Office at Topeka, Kansas (; A.
j. Simmons, Indian Agent at the Milk
River Agency, Montana; Charles Del
lengbern, Naval Officer at New Orleans.
Postmasters-J. r. Jackson, Union City,
Ind; d. W. Voiles, New Albany, Ind;
VIM. A. Harroll, Washington, Ind; D.
Grass, Napierville, Ind; F. M. Morrison,
Sandwich, H.; Ed. Smith, Batavia, H.;
VIM. H. Stillwell, Humboldt, Tenn; Jos.
DeLavehe, Memphis; Mrs. L. A. Carey,
Ashtabula, Ohio; j. F. Curren, Della
ware, Ohio; A. M. Ellsworth, Lowell,
Mich; E. w. Merrel, Muskegon, Mich;
A. B. Turner, Grand Rapids, Mich; A.
Reynolds, Grand Haven, Mich; j. II.
Morris, Abba, la. Surveyors of Customs
W. H. Holiday, Wheeling, w. Va; VIM.
Evans, Parkersburg, w. Va; Philip
Hornbeck, Evansville, Ind; Il. Steele,
Pittsburgh, Pa; Geo. Fisher, Cairo, ILL.,;
w. II. Sitter, Alton, ILL.,; j. P. Luce
Louisville, Ky.
Commodore Vanderbilt has just giver
$500, 900 to establish Methodist Univer
sity in Tennessee.
Senator Bogy, of Missouri, desires an in
vestigation into the circumstances attend
ing his election, and announces that HI
shall suspend his functions as Senator un
til such investigation is concluded.
The President, on March Is, sent to th'
Senate the following additional nomina
tons: E. A. Thomas, of New York, AS
sociate Justice of the Supreme Court o
Wyoming Territory Jason B. Brown o
Indiana, Secretary of Wyoming; Hiram
Latham, Surveyor General of Wyoming
B. F. Campbell, Register of the Land OF
fee at Vermillion, Dakota. Collectors
Internal Revenue-Isaac H. Duval, Eight
eenth District of w. Virginia; S. Fl. Bal
ley, Fourth District of Michigan Alexi
Cape, Sixteenth District of Ohio. Post
masters-Robt. S. Kendrick, ChattanoC
ga, Tenn; w. S. Krake, Ravenna, Ohio
VIM. Jackson, Rock Island, ILL.,; Jane
Newly, Cambridge City, Ind; p. Chu
ner, Upper Sandusky, Ohio; R. j. ThomI
kins, Mt. Carroll, ILL.,; F. NJ. Cassidy
: Winterset, Iowa.
The Rhode Island State Democrat
Convention has placed Charles r. Cutie
: in nomination for Governor, and Samu'
H. Wales, for Lieutenant Governor.
In the Massachusetts Legislature, tf
resolution to rescind the action of the pr
, vious Legislature, whereby Mr.. Sumner
course in regard to battle flags was col
demned, was defeated on March 10, by {
yeas to l67 nays