The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1874-01-17


Treasurer has fed, leaving Its accounts more
than 100000 short.
TREE fires occurred at Dubuque in twenty.
four hours. Two OF them were not very
des tructive, but the tho third destroyed fine
greenhouse, worth, with its contents, IS 000
The loss is covered by insurance.
Washington.
TIE President, on January 8, sent & mes
cage TO the Senate Withdrawing tue nominal
tioa Of Acknowledgement Williams for the
position of Chief Justice of the United States
Supreme Court, stating that the Withdrawal
is done at the request OF Williams. The NOM
nation OF Col. Bristow for the posi- ioB Of
Attorney General is also Withdrawn. The fol-
lowing is the letter of Williams asking the
withdraS al Of his name
DEPARTMENT OF JUsTICE,
WAsHINGToE, D. c., Jan. 7, 1874 I
To tie President:
SIR You were kind enough, without my
solicitation, or any knowledge Oh ny part that
YOU cont nIpiatel such thing, TO nominate
ne for Chief Justice OF the supreme Court OF
| the United States. Since mat time The food.
gates OF calumny, III all directions, nave besn
| opened Gu me. Ms abilities have been dis
question, and it seems to me that
public opinion avcTse to Iny appointment
| has been created. which might hereafter
! emtarrsss YOUR administration, and perhaps
impair my usefulness upon toe bench. With
| pc, feet Consciousness that l have peGio med
with clean hands, aud upught purpose. a the
| tuties Of the various public Offices 10 which !
| have heeH called, and trnsting to time, and Il
! jG>t puzzle, "hro bet CT informed, for my VIM
dicauon, respectfully SIX you 10 withdraw
any ronInatIon for culet justice.
| | have tae honor to be. with great TespecJ,
GEO ii. WILLIAMS.
The Pref lent, on rec .Ipt Of tho above re-
qu ST. Immediately coup Piled with It's requi E.
ments, and withdrew the name D "ilIams.
Spacul ltiUn was then busy rs to who would be
tie next nominee. Sanalor Morton, Judge
Rockwell Howe. Ed.sId4 piefrepont, Judge
| Dillon, OF Iowa. aud Iorr son Waite, CT 0nio
W. mentioned in tnnecion with he place
| but later vents proves that all these sprcu-
i1tions were wide OF Ia mark The President OF
a late hour on Friday give notice that h
would appoint TO the position OF Chef Just. CO
Caleb Cushing. and also Intimated that he
would accept. As soon as the appontmeal
was announced, there commenced a discus
! sion by ev rybody about the capitol, and the
prevailing oplnion seemed to be that tae
selection was an exec lent one, anC
! that the nomination would be con
| frmsd. Tue poiutment Of Gushing as Chiei
justice leaves a vacancy Ia the missi n to
Madrid, and opens another field for sQecula.
ti5n. The President attaches greet lmpor
lance to this place at tins tins, as Is shown
| by his selection Of On hing 30 succeed SIckles
and it IS probable tlat he viii aPpoin some
one having Pro.oan3 knowledge Of the laws
of nations, aad Charles Francis Adams has
| been named 10 wild rumors.
me President has appointed Gustav L
Wsble as postmaster al Cincinnati.
TIE President visited tue Capitol on Mon
day, and was IN conference with several Sena.
tors and Representatives on the Louisiana
question. lie is now sad to favor the posi-.
uon taken by Senator Carpenter last winter
and Will favor the ordering of new election
ia that state, as the Gihicultits that are pre-.
scented. and constantly arising, ofier 10 other
| solution.
CAIEB CUSHING has been confirmed as Min.
lister to Spain.
TUE special report to Congress upon the
practicabi.ity Of ostabli- hing lite-saving sta.
lions on the lakes and Western rivers will be
aeuttO Congress he latter part Of this month
Bat little hopes arc entertained that Congress
| VIII authorize their erection, just on accoun
OF the apo opriatlons required therefor
luz coinage at the Philadelphia mint fol
| the mouth Of December was ST 206, 600 gold
and S545,0O0 silver. 1T San Francisco Cal.
the coinage VS. s., $50 900, aud 100000 il
silver trade dollars.
II has been determined by the HoEse Com
mIttee on Pensions to make a favorable repor
on the bill to ineIease the pensions of soldier
aid sailors VINO have suffered total disability
also on the bill extending n time for film.
original 4 piicatIoas. The two measures vii
cost nearly 1900 0e0 per year.
Re House Committee on Approximation
have proceeded SO far with their work tia
they believe reduction Of $50, 600, 0GO in tn,
estimates is possible. The estimated de6ci
IN the revenue for the fiscal year is SAC, OQO
eco, and it seems certain that he additiona
so. 000,G00 must be obtained by increase,
taxation.
AT Largs.