The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1876-05-25
NOMINATIONS.

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| NOMINATIONS
| WASHINGTON, May 22-The President,
to-day, sent 10 tine Senate the following
| nomination: .,
Edwards Pierrer,nt, n. Y, minister to
England AlphouSo Taft, of Ohio, now
Secretary OF var, AIt.Gen. j. Donald
! Cameron, OF PenTsy lvania, Secretary OF
| War.
The Senate, in executive session, con-
| trn'ed the nominations.
| John Psatt, Secretary OF the Territory o.
| New Mexico; John /. Redick, of Nebraska,
Associate Justice OF the Supreme Court o,
| New Mexico The nominations of Pierre
pont, TAFT and amerun, surprised almost
every body, and especially that Of Don.
, Cameron, son OF Senator Cameron
The Cabinet changes and the nomination
OF judge PIerrepOnI a. Minister To Eng
land were the occasion of grea, surprise in
ali quarters So carefully had the in;en-
lions oil the President been concealed, that
| with the exception OF Mr.. Fish and the
gentle men directly and personally inter
| esIed, other members OF the Cabinet we're
not aware OF the arrangement until the
| nominations had been sent to the Seuate.
to depart for England, and Judge TAFT
| will, without delay, take charge Of the
department OF justice. Judge Pierrspont
viii probably arrive in England before the
termination Of the correspondence with the
British on the Win-low extraiition case.
Mr.. Cameron has telegraphed to his
friends here that he very highly appreci-
ates the honor conferred upon him by the
President and the Senate; that it WAS
entirely unexpected TO him; that he
he is now too much indisposed To leave
home, but hopes to be here in few days,
and in the meantime he will decide whelh-
er he will accept the Office
Gen. q. o. Howard telegraphs that be
did not, "a the report of the committee on
the Freedman's Bank asserts, serve a. a
trustee Of that institution.
Mr.. Faley, OF Washington, testif d be-
fore the louisiana Investigating Commit
tee day, that, a. 4 lawyer, he was en-
gagged in the prosecution Of a large claim
Tor Peruvaian guano, involving one hun
dred million dollars During the prosecu-
ton of that claim lie declI red that james
Casey, Z F. HeDwig and Nicholas Casey
were Interested IN the claim, having paid
DIR. l. Lsudreau, owner II the claim,
$3.50 900 and promised 20 aid in a prosecu-
ton Of the case.
Mr.. Thomas, Minister 10 Peru,
resigned, and then Casey used his influence
to have Gibbs appointed in his place The
Caseys and iienwig were 10 receive 80 per
cent. OF the proceeds OF this claim. The
witness had "a conversation with Casey afler
Thomas Issi4 ned, and Casey told witness
that Gibbs would be appointed. but tina,
the appointment would not lie made until
after the executive session Of the Senate
had adjourned. This was in March, 1873,
and in about a week after the Senate
adjourned, Gibbs was appointed. The
United States were prosecuting this case in
dlplomItic way, bat had no pecuniary in
terests in the matter. The witness said
that Casey's beingian officer, violstedP the
statute in buying an interest in q claim, in
which the United States was a party. The
witness worked nine months for Dr.
Lsndr au, and then Landreau sold out
his claim to Henry ID. and jay Cooke
without paying witness for his services.
After he had testified motion was made
to strike it out from the record, IA having
no bearing on the matter before the COM
mittee. IL wa. finally allowed b. remain
Tor lew days, simply to see il anything
else came out OF it.
Adjourned,
STAGE ROBBERY.
GALVESTON. Texas Nav I9-,no,bs,
daring stage robbery has occurred an The
Ell Pa-o line. One st,a,. and ,b,.. b.ck,
fuIi of p,s-erper, wef. s,on,ed Inv ,hr...
hiyhwaymen. on The oocn pr,irie X MIL.
we # Dallas. B-fore finishing their work
another hack-fnli Of passepger. came nm
On being ordered to s,op IN. driver mn
whip To his hor.e.. and escaped. Several
shots were fired by The robleri and one ~
them followed the hack come distance TLs
lire was returned by The nassenoers bnt M
one was hurt. As .,ou "a The robb.r. 80
cured The bootv which !, IA ,.no,,.i
amounted to $1,000 thew shot their own
bor.e. rno,n,.d rho b.s o,a. h.Ian,,;, o.
The stages and rio ofr ,ox,,d m. LII,
>ation. From the description given, it ia
suppored that they are the same who re-
Gently captu Ell the San Antonio stage.
LATEh--N-w7 from "a Worth says that
information just received states that ten
men were IN pursuit OF the robbers, and
on'y ;sa mint %t, liiha mem carry ,his
description given, it u -uppo-ed that thew
are the James brDIherI- The entire Country
Is aroused, and their capture il con.idered
certain.
NE. CONFERENCE.
BALTIMORE, Nd, Nav 20-In the N
T. General Conference, to-day, a preamble
citing tha, xhiIs n !. nc, ,h ae'. Inf;,v w.
puro,- oi the Us,boJ;., Co. W
manner IN con,ec, ,h.. 4 - III.
ar 10 h,;,, ,,.I;,,o. - ,:. o''
IN view Of he ;rnn;s,v nn,.;,hirTn' !3
cnrru,,;on +, -. - ~
Cnof.,snce rsofnS pu.e uus', dhe
Tho cbn-,.h ,hsonmhen. ,t a. meS Vi
49, hv - -, I ie eo1iy e"oea
= II e,.;j A1 p''Pei niehh1' :" pace
- ,.a, ~ so'een' oi'y
,nsia,aia 90 o"h 70 Possess ana
ci,ias ''''A" '"A' "e'er All" Prn'-
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"N's'oNs
NEW YORK, May 2O.-In the Presbyte-
rian General Assembly, to-day. the annual
report on home missions was rad. Ii
showed the organization of So churches and
2l0 Sunday schools. The receipts for the
year were S2sS 900 expenditure, 1924. 600.
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'ALsEsToS, MAY Z5.-ihe hist sack Of
was purchased oy the Brazil c. flee
importers. They will send it to Dom
Pedro, Emperor OF Brazil