Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1875-03-27
WASHINGTON.
Cabinet Meeting.

Washington, March 26. At the cabinet meeting
to-day the question arose as to the power of the
President to appoint Judge for the vacant judi
cal district IN Louisiana, to which Pardee had
been nominated but which nomi nation failed of
being confirmed.
The President referred the subject to Attorney
General Williams, who gave his opinion that the
vacant judgeship cannot be filled until the next
session of Congress.
Persona.
The President will leave mex week for brief
visit to New York, accompanied by members Of
his family.
Commence Business.
The Comptroller of Currency has authorized
the following banks to commence business:
Second National Bank, of Nashua, n. ii. Cap
ital 100000.
First National Bank, of Auburn, Ind. Capital
So, 900.
Manufacturers National Bank, of Amsterdam
\. y. Capital $4,000.
Appointment.
On the ommendation of President Barnard
of Columbia College, n Y. the Secretary of the
Interior has appointed Walter p. Jenney geo]-
ogist for the exploration Of the Black Hills
try.
Indian Beggars.
Black Hawk and another chief representing
the vagabond Winnebagos of Wisconsin, had an
interview with Commissioner Smith, of the Indian
BUREAU To-Day, requesting some pecuniary ASSIST
ance from the government to enable them to sue
cessfully avail themselves of the Indian home
stead provisions, enacted last session on the def
cheney bill. They want money to buy some stock
and agricultural implements. The Commissioner
took the matter under AMUSEMENT.
Naval Affairs.
The Alert, one of the s new sloops of war au-
thorized by the act of 13. will be the first ready
for sea, at Chester Pa. Orders have been given
to have her ready for sea by June lst for the pur
pose of taking the class of cadet engineers from
the naval academy on their annual practice cruise
this summer The other two iron sloops, Alliance
and Ranger, will be prepared for sea at Chester,
where they were built by contract. The wooden
sloops authorized to be constructed by the same
act the Adams and Eseex, at Boston, the En-
terprise, at Portsmouth, and the Huron, at Nor
folk.
They will all be ready for service by fall. The
Trenton, which is the largest one on the stocks at
\. Y, will not be ready for over year. Tie
Tennessee, the new ship for the Asiatic squadron
is nearly ready. Rear Admiral Reynolds, the
new commander of that station is preparing to sail
for Singapore where he will relieve Rear Admiral
Pennock of the command of the American fleet
in those waters.
Admiral Pennock, upon being relieved will
sail for the United States the Hartford, his
flagship.
command of the Monongahela, on the South At
lantic coast, vice Capt Thornton, who was thrown
from his chair by sudden luich of the ship aud
seriously injured.
Decision.
The Secretary of the Treasury has decided that
merchandise arriving at Island Pond, VT, from
Canada, sealed and just appearing by invoice may
be allowed to pass as heretofore, provided 1t shall
distinctly appear by the sworn shipper or owner
of the merchandise that the same is destined for
port 10 the L. S. as an importation, and not as
goods in transit for foreign port.
l: is also decided that the day on which vessel
receiving goods in foreign country is fully laden
and cleared for departure, is the day defined as
the day on which goods are actually on shipboard
bound to the L. S.
Arguments Concluded.
The arguments before the Court of Claims, in
the famous Boston bank cases, begun last Mon
day, were concluded yesterday afternoon.