The Donaldsonville chief. [volume] (Donaldsonville, La.) 1871-current, 1874-07-25
NEWS SUMMARY.
Personal AND POLITICAL.

county, for State Treasurer, and Miss Jennie
F. Willing, of Bloomington, for superintend-
ent of Public Instruction.
The Iowa Republican State Convention
was held at Des Moines, on the 1st, and nomi-
mated the following ticket: Secretary of State,
Josiah L. Young; Treasurer of State, Will
liam Christy (both renominated by acclama-
tion); Auditor, B. r. Sherman; Register of
State Land Office, David Secor; Attorney
General, NJ. E. Cults; c ( of Supreme
Court, John S. Runnells. The resolutions
adopted by the Convention are published in
another column.
Messrs. Denison and Blow have accepted
their appointments as Commissioners of the
District of Columbia. Mr.. Cattell has de-
clined.
Mr.. Hale, on the 1st, withdrew his accept
ance of the appointment to the position of
Postmaster-General,a and Mr.. Cresswell con-
sented to remain in charge of the department
until the vacancy was filled. Mr.. Hale's
health, it is stated, was not such as to war
rant his assuming the responsibilities and care
of the position.
The Arkansas election has resulted in
large majority for the Constitutional Conven-
ton.
Mr.. Charles F. Conant, OF New Hamp-
shire, for several years chief clerk in the
warrant division of the Treasury Depart
ment, has been appointed Assistant Secreta-
ry of the Treasury Uice Mr.. Sawyer, re-
signed.
Henry Grinnell. well-known New York
merchant, who became famous by his liberal
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regions to search for Sir John Franklin, died
on the 30th ult., aged 70.
The Democratic Executive Committee of
the State of Georgia met at Atlanta on the
1st, and decided not to call State Conven-
ton. An address was adopted, calling for
unity of action, and the selection of the best
men for candidates. Resolutions. relative to
call for congressional convention were
adopted, as also one declaring the attendance
of aspirants on primary meetings, and nomi-
mating conventions unwise and impolitie.
The Anti-Monopolists of the Eighth Iowa
District have nominated A. Rood, of Fre-
mont county, for Representative in Congress.
The Democrats of the Ninth Indiana Dis
triet have nominated A. Holman Hamilton
for Representative in Congress.
Gen. John Fl. Ketchum, of New York, for
merly Representative in Congress from the
Westchester district, has been rendered by the
President the vacant District Commissioners
ship, and it is understood that he has ac-
cepted.
The Secretary Of War has appointed the
following commission to examine the mouth
of the Mississippi River: Army engineers
n 1S TV.in nd Holo
Comstock; civil engineers-William Minor
Roberts, j. D. Whitcomb, and Sickles; Coast
Survey-Prof. Mitchell.
Hon. Marshall Jewell, of Connecticut, Min
lister to Russia, has been rendered by the
President the appointment of Postmaster
General and has signiied his acceptance of
the same. As it will be some time before Mr..
Jewell can reach this country, the First As
sistant has been commissioned to act as chief
ad interim.
The Secretary of the Interior has appointed
as members of the Board of Indian Commits
sioners to fill vacancies which recently oc-
CURED therein, r. Butler, of New York City,
Gen. II. Fl. Sibley, of st. Paul, Minn., and
Clinton B. Fisk, of St. Louis. These appoint
ments increase the number of members of
the commission from four, at which it was
left by the recent resignation of Mr.. Brunot
and others, to seven. Secretary Delano will
soon fill the remaining three vacancies.
The President has appointed Jackson E.
Sickles and Paul o. Herbert to the Board of
Commissioners to investigate and report a
permanent plan for the reclamation of the /
alluvial basin of the Mississippi River SUBJ
ject to inundation.
President Grant and family arrived at
Long Branch on the 4th.
The new District Commissioners have made
a thorough reorganization of the District
Government, consolidating the duties of
many former officers and employees in one,
and sweeping away whole army of depend
ents who had become pensioned upon the
District under the Ring rule. The hours of
labor are increased-to be hereafter from to
42and no increased compensation to be al
lowed for additional services rendered under
the new arrangement.
The findings and opinion of the Court of
Inquiry in the case of General Howard have
been promulgated in general orders. The
opinion of the Court is that General Howard
has not, with knowledge or intent, violated
any law OF Congress, regulation of the army,
or rule of morals, and that he is not guilty,
upon legal, technical, or moral responsibility,
of any of the offenses charged. Judge-Advo-
cate Holt differs widely from the Court in
many important conclusions. The President
has approved of the finding of the Court, and
General Howard has been assigned to the
command of the Department of Columbia,
with headquarters at Portland, Oregon.
Hon. A. 81. Stephens declines renomina-
ton for Congress on account of his continued
i'll health.
COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY.
The closing price of gold in New York, on
the 9th, was 10.
The Secretary of the Treasury has issued
the following circular, which is of interest to