Nashville union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1868-1875, 1874-07-04
WASHINGTON.
The POst-Office rendered to Min
ister Jewell at st. Petersburg.
He Telegraphs His Acceptance
The District Provisional Sworn in

WASHINGTON. July 3.-There is reason
10 believe that the President designs ap-
pointing a New Englander TO the office of
Postmaster General. 1t is known that
telegram has been sent 10 Europe tender
ing the position to gentleman now
there.
LATER-Hon. Marshall Jewell. the Min
lister at st. Petersburg, has accepted by
cable the Postmaster Genaralship rendered
this morning. Marshall, the First Assis-
tant Postmaster General, will be appointed
to serve until the arrival of Jewell.
The District Commissioners sworn In.
Gen. Ketcham called on the President
at noon and formally accepted the appoint
ment Of District Commissioner. He was
selected after the President had had a con-
sultation with DenisOn and Blow, who
said the appointment would be- very agree
able TO them. They have all taken the
oath of office and fled their bonds in fifty
thousand dollars each with the Secretary
of the Treasury. They are expected to Or
ganize for business Monday. A large class
Of citizens are anxious for that event, as
the Commissioners Will have the disburse-
ment of about a million dollars among the
unpaid employees Of the late Dfstri-r gov
eminent.
Clinton u. FIsixe.
The Secretary OF the Interior to-day ap-
pointed IS members of the board OF Indian
Commissioners to ill the vacancies which
recently occurred therein, r. Butler of New
y ork city, Gen. III. ii. Sibley, of ST. Paul,
MINI. and Clinton B. Fiske, of st. Louis.
These appointments increase the number
of members of the commission from four
at which it was left by the recent resigna-
tiOn of Brunot and others, to seven. Sec
retaTy Delano will soon I'll the remaining
three vacancies.
Pap Thomas.
The Committee Of Amy Officers to Sc
iect the model OF an equestrian statue of
Gen. e. II. Thomas have agreed upon that
designed by l.. 5. Ward, and will have the
statue erected in Washington if Congress
or the District Government will make the
necessary appropriations TO erect pedestal.
Negro FOrgers.
Mention was heretofore made of diScoVe-
ries of fOrgeries of orders for firemens' and
pOlicemens' certificates in the Office of the
Comptroller for the District Of Columbia.
To-day Albert Underwood and Thomas Is.
WaIrick. both.colOred, were arrested on in
formation, charged with the forgery. Sey-
eral other parties connected with it
will also be arrested. Underwood has
been messenger in the COmptroller's
Office for some months. He was q member
of the late District Legislature and Is a
well known local politician. Warrick grad
uated from the Howard University as a
lawyer and has since acted as CLERK in the
Collectors Office.
NOt for Neb.
Tie Attorney General has decided that
the State of Nebraska is not entitled to
per cent upon the value of the reservations
for Indian tribes in that State.
Ad Interim.
Jewell cannO. close his private affairs
and reach Washington before Aug. l. As
the law provides that no Cabinet Office can
be filled al interim for more than ten days.
First Assistant Marshall has been fully,
commissioned rs Postmaster General.
The AIIuviaI Low lands.
The President has appointed Jackson E.
Sickles and Paul A. Herbert TO the Board
of Commissioners 10 investigate and report
permanent plan for the reclamation for
the alluvial basin Of the Mississippi river
subject to inundatiOn.