Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1875-03-11
CoNrrRnArIoNs.-The Senate. in execu-

CONFERENCE.-The Senate, In execu-
tive session, has confirmed the follow
ing nominations-Wm. A. Purrington, of
District OF Columbia, secretary of legation at
Bra zil. Roland G. Usher (whose commission
expired on the I'd instantly to be u. 8. marshal
Conant. U. s.. marshal for northern district
Of Florida. John NJ. Woodwork, super
wishing surgeon general of the United
C. Sbeats, OF Ala, to be sixth Audi
tor of the Treasury. John A. Hiestand to
be naval officer at Philadelphia, Pa. Theo
Charleston, s. G. Charles g. Manning to he
collector of customs at Albemarle, N. C..
Robert Fitzhugh, do, Natehez, Miss. VIM
Swift. do, Barnstable, Mass. Delos E. Lyon
surveyor customs, Dubuque, Iowa. John G
Abercrombie, ditto, Burlington, Iowa. VIM.
rich, receiver public moneys, La Crosse.
Wis. Fred'k Fleischer, register, same
Llaee. VIM. p. Bartlett, register, Eau Claire,
Wis.
.COnsuLs Harrison G. o. Chase of Masssa-
ehusetts, at Petropaulooski; VIM Crosby at
Talcahuana; Edw. g. Kelton at Mazatlan;
cart; John T. Edgar, of Nebraska, at Beirut;
Frederick HOlbrOOk. of Vermont, at Odessa:
Joseph RawicZ at Warsaw; VIM. w. Norton
at VladwostOck; John Murphy at Manatil
Ian.
PosfnGsfes-Wm. l.. Burt at Boston, and
number of others.
JohnC. Beaumont. lin conformity to the
special act OF Congress, approved March Sd.
1851 TO be commodore in the navy, from
June 14th, 1874, and To take rank next above
Commodore Charles III. b. Caldwell.
Pension Agents.-Edward +. Small, at Ban
gOr, Me; Benj. +, Bryant, La Crosse, Wis.
Cbas. II. Belvin, Raleigh, N. c.
CJliecfoTs Of Internal Rerenue-A. j. Ransier.
Mdish1ct, South Carolina; Howard Knowles,
Army-Captain Samuel ". benjamin. of
the I'd artillery, to be assistant adjutant gen.
eral, with the rank of major; Majors VIM. ID.
Whipple and Chauncey McKeever to be as
sistant adjutant generals. with the rank of
Lieutenant colonel; Lieutenant Colonel las
b. Fry to be assistant adjutant general, with
rank of colonel. [NOTE-The three promo
tiOns last named are confirmed, with the I'M
Outstanding that the rank is to be determines;
by date OF appointment and not the date of
the vacancy or prOmotion.l Second Lieuten-
ants II. H. Patterson, c. l.. Best. jr. Geo. W.
Eeshler. ID. r. Burnham. Geo NJ. Love, Chas.
L. Morrison, and III. L. Kingsbury TO be first
RWem I in the ny army: First Lieutenants
Il. Ea kim and Jos. p Sanger to be captains
In the army; Captain William Silvey to be
major; VIM. II. Tiffany from at large, +. S.
calhoun OF Ohio. and Geo. l.. Rousseau of
Kentucky, to be second lieutenants in the
army.
NoNlNATIoN.-The President sent to the
Senate to-day the nomination of Daniel w.
GoOcil, TO be pension agent at Boston, Mas
sachusetts.
Mr.. j. j. NOAH, a clerk i'm the Post Office
department, has been appointed clerk of the
Senate Committee on the District OF Column
bia, by Mr.. Spencer, chairman.
IMPORTANT MILITARY CHASGEs.-Gen.
Anger has been ordered to New Orleans to
succeed Gen. Emory; Gen. Ord to San An
tonic, Texas, to succeed Gen. Anger; Gen.
Crook to the department Of the Platte to sue
coed Gen. ORD Gen. KautZ takes command
i'm Arizona as Gen. Crooks successor. These
changes indicate the retireme mt of General
Emory, at present in command in Louisiana.
THE CALL FOR BONDS for the sinking fund
was made to-day by Secretary BristOw. 1t
contemplates coupon bonds OF fourth series,
S24 ,a3.750: registered bonds, 8, $50, 2j0. The
fOliowir g is the call in detail
Coupon BO5ids.-S50, No 1O,OOi 10 No. 10, 400;
500, q ,j0l TO 10000; $500, 1851 to 10000;
3 900. 39, O01 to CO 900.
Registered B0nds.-Sj0, 2.001 to 2.l25; 500.
1555l to 16,743 $500, 1851 to 1851; O00 35 oil
to 3s,O$; 5000, ll60l TO 1232O; $4,000, Is 50l
to l., 341.
The call natures three months from to
day. when interest will cease. The bonds
viii be paid on presentation at any time pre-
vious TO the maturity of the call.