, 1875-11-05


SOLICITOR TO TIE INTERIOR DEPARTMENT
Spteit Dtspateh to TIE CAIeaoo fr,bunt.
WASHINGTON, D. G., Soy. 5.-Iu tho appoint
ment Of Augustus s. Gaylord. Of Michigan, as
Solicitor Of the Interior Department, tho new
Secretary considers himself very fortunate. 1ls
Is mnn Of high standing Al lawyer, Of wide
practice, and large wealth. lie has had much To
do with land cases. liz takes tho position moro
aa favor 10 Mr., Chandler than on account Of
any benefit tt can be to himself. There Las been
much interest about the Supreme Court for tho
past two 0ays oyer the consideration Of tic
uraugor caseB. atessss. 11onghton aud Eyarts
cloaed thelr arguments today.
LIFE 9UAEus.
The annual figures At tho oflco OF tho Super
yisug Inspector Of Steamboats, show good sac-
GERS throughout the year, in preventing Incident
and guarding lifc Last year the loss OF life
was g4U. This year IL Aas 20t, though this does
not include tue C1inamen lost Oh tho steamer
Jaran, but is the number lost on tho riYors lnkeB
and ssa-coasta Of the United states
tn Tie -dssoe,aitd Ff<&s.l
THE INTERIOR nErARTNEST.
WASHINGTON. d. e.. Nov. 4.--Augus.us y.
Gaylord. Of Saginaw CITY, Mich, has bcen ten-
Jered aud today Accoptej the appointment OF
Assistant Attorney General for tbs Iuterior Do-
partment, vice William IL. Smith, reEigued. Mr..
GAYLORD IL a lR~yer OF extensive practice, but
has not heretofore been In public life.
Slnco Secretary Clandlor's return from the
WaHt, he has intimated that le intends to mako
number OF changes iu hiH Department al 5000
as he gets fairly into harness. The belief is
strong that Assistant Secretary Cowen and In
d!an Commissioner Smith will both have to 20.
THE FAAT.sIAIl TRAINS.
WASHINGTON D. c.. Nor. 4.-Nicu tho aldi-
ttonhl fass-tuall service fram Nav York wust-
ward goes into operation on tho lat prox., there
will be two posta-csr trains run daily lo,ween
Now York and Pittsburg, bnt only ono betweeu
pistHtrs aad points further west. The COLI
ucction between rittshurg and those points will!
i,o definitely determined hereafter, but Con.
Iyner SAYS it iB probab!s the st. Lo1is oonnec-
tionB, 10 far as postAl-car service IL concerned,
mill 10 made With fast morning .1aiil from New
York.
GAINES VI. CUSHING.
The auit OF alra. MyrA Clark Gainos ys. CaIob
Cnsting. pending In the special term Of tht,
Court for mauy mouths, haa boeu refertet to
tho general term. TO be heard by all tho Judges.
The SUIT IL for III injunction to Restrain Mlustor
Cushing from interfering with ccrtnin cnt,sea
which. he contends, hayc been. eItlltr in wilolo
or In part, transferred tu him III satisfaction OF
his services Us counsel for Mra, QaincH.
. NEssaHEn.
Col. William Mcsllchscl, United States Attor-
ney for th6 Eastern District Ot rennalyAuia, has
tendogoa llis resignation.
1Su1c1Ep Fon FuAvD.
tn addition 90 tho indictment against Julius
WitkowAkl, charged with fskuduleitly obtaining
e30. 0.Dl0 from tho Government, true ba have boon
found by tho Grand jury IN the aloKol coa-
apIraoy Of presenting false claims against Con-
]. 8. Nsgley, Henry Felte1hcre, Wley Edwards,
Mitchell a.. 4. purdy, David q. Stewart, Fsanl
Sowers, aud Henry Waters, and also against
fugg Fort and ex-Congrcsauaan Il. H. Daticr, OF
Tcnlce6oo.