, 1874-11-05

tow has had under consideration for I
some time the question whether Federal
office holders shoald be, allowed to be-
come candidates for election for offices |
while they hold their positions. The
President and Secretary have held sew
eral consultations with regard to this
question and the President has fully ap-
proved Of the views of the Secretary.
that that should under no circumstances
during their terms of Office become can
didates for elective positions. The
President has appointed A. R. Martin
melter and refiner in the San Francisco
Mint; and, Thos. j. Black Post. Master
at Box Elder, Utah. Thos. Q ehilteree
has been suspended from the office of
Marshal Of Eastern District of Texas
and Lemnld Evans appointed in his
place. Evans was formerly Judge in
Texas and member of Congress. sgd
ney p. Gotay has been eppointedsP M.
at San Antonio, Texas.
4 Nsw York, Oct. f3O.--Chief Justice
Nelson has denied the motion by Coun>
sci of Henry Ward Beecher to compel
Theo. Tilton to furnish bill of partcu-
lars, specifying the time and place in
which the alleged improper intimacies
| took place between Beecher and Mrs.
Tilton. 2ea -.i+ .sa's= s'-'s
MILFORD. N. H., Oct. 30.-The Mil
ford Savings Bank has suspended. Liza
bilities $500, 900, covered, it is believed,
by assets. G. LIZ .g.gz So
BosToN, Oct. 3d. Geo. H. Kingsbury.
Assistant Receiving Teller of the Ma
tional Bank Redemption, has been ar
rested, charged with embezzling $31 900
Of Bank funds. In the last two years
he has returned 500, 900. .a q t..fl
WASHINGTON. Oct. 80 The Postmas-
ter General to>day, awarded to Philip
D. Moore the contract for carrying the
mail.i during three and half years
from January 1st. 1875, between Tacoma,
Washington Territory. and Victoria,
British Columbia. at $2O.96S per an
mum. Other bids for this service. Gar
lfelde aud James M. Robbins at $22,-
900, and Loomis NJ. Starr at S33, 500.
| Optional bids were made for beginning
the service at Olympia by Moore at $685.
$50; Garfelde and Robbins at $31 400:
Starr at 500, 700. and D. M. Finch at
$40, 900. Starr, the present contractor,
will stop the service on the 31st inst,
Moore Is therefore requested to begin
on the LIST proximo. +.r., e.
CINc1NSAr1. Oct. 30.--A special from
Hartford City, Indiana, says there is a
terrible fire raging in the woods south
of the city, fully four miles in length
and a heavy wind blowing it along the
track of the Fort Wayne. Munroe rand
Cincinnati railroad, threatening the
track end bridges with destruction. A
Dayton special says the woods and fields
between Union City and Greenville and
Dayton are on fire in MAN. places
Hundreds of acres are being covered by
flames. It's flames reached the tallest
trees, and present a terribly grand spec
tacle at night. Forest fires are also
raging in the vicinity Of Oxford, Logan,
Crestline, Kentucky, Ironton, Bellefon-
taine and Deleware, Rushvilie, and Rus
sell, Kentucky. There is great search
city of water at all these points.
New YORK, Oct. 30--Advices from
venzuela via St. Thomas report that
the Provinces OF, Cora and Barcelona
have began revolution against Presi-
dent Guzeman Blanco.9 Insurgents are
under the lead of Pollard Redera and
Vulido. i6a3N9f
LISBON, Oct. 30.-Advices from Buenos
EAyres state that Congress of Argentine
Confederation has declared the Repub-
lie in state of siege and voted money
neeessary'to to crush the insurrection. A
number of newspapers have been sup
pressed And the editors have fled or been
imprisoned. President of the Republic
says he can muster and equip twenty
thousand men immediately..i sgf0