The New York herald., 1875-12-14
weeks, - 10 likely that both houses viii adjourn
nom about tho 2lsi inst until the sth OF January
GENERAL WASHINGTON DISPATCHES.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1s, 1878.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 1s, 1873
NOMINATIONS By THE PRESIDENT.
The President to-day sent the Senate The following
nominatons.-D d. Pratt. TO be Commissioner Of In
terna Revenues Charles Ely French OF California TO be
Chief Justice the Supreme Court OF Arizona Territory
Mark Bangs TO United States District Attorney for
the Northern district OF Illinois, VIM f. White TO be
Collector Customs for the district OF ST. Marks Fla
John W. Babson, OF Maine to be Deputy Commissioner
OF Pensons Barclay White, OF New Jersey, to be su
perintendent OF Indian Affairs for the Northern Super
ntendency; John II. Burnham, 10 be Postmaster at
Hartford, Conn, and Clarkson, to be Postmaster
at Des Moines Iowa
George r Thomas Register of the Land ONCE, Chey-
enne, Wyoming; j. G Whipple Receiver OF Public
Moneys at Cheyenne, Wyoming
Indian Agents-James Lawrence, Ponce Agency,
Dakota Jacob vore, at Omaha, Neb "A O. Williams,
Wichita, l. T. Cyrus Beede, Ncosha, T., and Mar
cisse Cornoyer, Umatilla, Oregon.
Postmasters-F. A. Sheemway, at West Killingy,
Conn; E. A. Hough, at collinsyille, Conn James K
Dawes at Easton Pa; B. M orrell, at Fayetteville,
N c.; s. G. Bedwel Yazoo City Miss J. D. McAdoo,
at Marshall, Texas; H. N Hoyt at Crete, Neb. f. r.
ogg, at oathe Kan. J. NJ Cavaness at Chetopah
Kan. G, G. Lwen, Kent, oho w. H. Mccoy, cadiz
Ohio; E. D. Henry, omro, VIA. A. F. Phillips Ko-
koma, Ind.
rtt COMBINATIONS BY THE SENATE.
The Senate in executive session this afternoon con-
1rmed the following d. Pratt, of
Indiana be Commissioner Of Internal Revenue, vice
John W. Douglass, resigned; Edward g. Tobey, Post
master at Boston, vice VIM L Burt, resigned; R. Hol
land Duel of New York Commissioner Of Patents, vice
J. NJ Thachcr, resigned; Geo NJ Emery, Of Tennessee
Governor OF Utah Territory vice B. Axtel resigned
Charles w. Goddard, Postmaster at Portland, Me-
James 8. Clarkson Postmaster at Des Moines, Iowa
APPOINTMENT OF CHIER CLERK IN THE
The Clerk OF the House OF Representatives has ap-
pointed his uncle, Green Adams, of kentucky, Chief
Clerk in the place of Clinton Lloyd Mr.. Adams was
member OF the Thirty sixth Congress and afterward
Sixth Auditor OF The Treasury The salary is $s ooo
THE FORTHCOMING MESSAGE OF THE PRESIDENT
ON SOUTHERN AFFAIRS.
The message which the President will shortly send to
Congress on Southern Affairs will relate for the greater
part to the troubles Mississippi and the mode OF
conducting elections In that State the information
having been gathered by persons designated for that
purpose 4r
TILE EXPENSE OF TRANsMITTING NATIONAL
BANK NOTES FOR REDEMPTION. fts
circular will soon be issued from the oce OF the
United States Treasurer the subject remtances
by national banks 70 the Treasury for redemption the
condition OF which In respect renders them unfit for
circulation. The Treasurer says that hereafter the
government win not pay express charges upon pack
ages of notes sent for redemption when such notes
found to be in good condition, is the In numer
GUS instances The banks will be officially informed o
this determination and advised that hereafter the
pense falling upon the government for expressage upon
money sent to the Redemption Bureau, where such
money is a condition unfit for circulation will
be deducted from the amount received here, and con
] sequenty will fall upon the senders.
DEPARTURE OF MAILS.
The Post once Department has been advised thai
the steamer King Richard, which left Baltimore or
the Och inst for Brazil via st. Thomas, with Tho
United States mals has returned to Baltimore for re
pars and will sail again from that port the 15tl
| inst
The department. is also advised by the agents OF th
North German Lloyds that owing the loss of thei
steamer Deutschland the steamer Salier, appointed Il
sail from New York the 25h, with the Un tied States
mails will not be despatched that day, will the
company send any steamer on the date named.
THE ISSUE OF ADVERTISING CARDS RESEMBLING
/ THE NATIONAL CARBOHYDRATES ARRESTED
THEREFOR.
Several persons have recently been arrested In differ
parts OF 8e country for selling TO small tradesmen
printers and others advertising card note which
in some OF It's features resembles tho national cur
rency The diverse contains the figure "3n sci
In scroll work. and also the statue o.
tho Goddess Of Liberty, while the is
fac pile Of that of the $40 greenback Not only the
printers Of these cards. but those who circulate them
among the public liable to fine and imprisonment
and measures being taken to put stop to the
circulation No ordinarily intelligent person would
accept of these notes in payment for anything
but ignorant persons have taken them and given good
money in change.