The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1876-05-25
FROM OUR REGULAR CORRESPONDENT.

WASHINGTON, May "a, 1875
/ RuMoR CURRENT REGARDING THE REs1GNA-
TIoN OF SECRETARY robson.
Arumor Is current hero at midnight that Secretary
tobeson has rendered his resignation President
,ut that the President declined to accept until the
Savai Afsirs Committee OF the House had passed
ipon ,be investigated by them affecting the ad
n,nistration OF the Navy Department
THE AUsrRIAN MIssIoN-sKETcH OF THE NOM
ISRE FOR THE POSITION.
General Edward =. Bcalc, who was to-day nominated
by the President TO be Minister Austria though ut
present resident OF Washington lived until within
The last two years at Chester in
Tor many years before prominent resident Of Cali
lorna He in early life officer OF tho navy !;
took part. as young man, In the series OF actions
which resulted In the capture OF California ana for
brilliant made bearer OF the dispatches
which first announced that event President Polk
and brought over the earliest specimens OF gold from
California the Fast. He was afterward employed
with KIT Carson, Fremont and others in public
surveys. and crossed tho Continent tunes to lay
the thirty nfsh parallel wagon road supcr,ntend
OF Indian Affairs in California and New Mexico
where hc won praises for his success managing the
Indians; commissioned Brigadier General Of Cali
fornia TO complete an Indian was detailed by tho
Treasury Department 10 report upon the efficiency Of
eamels upon tho Western plains, In 1861 was ap
pointed Surveyor General OF California and Nevada;
rent his resignation TO President Lincoln with re-
quest for active service in the army, but his
resignation not accepted General Beale
Is scholarly and accomplished man, speaks several
languages and . Of large wealth. Though
he has hot in years been the public service
while resident OF Psnnsylvania He took an active
part In the discussion OF public questions, and was
among the rst In that State urge public speeches
that the vote should be gwen to tho colorcd people
More recently he has lived in Washington. In whose
society his family general iavortcs lie OF
~ old naval family. being grandson Of Commodore
Truxtop. and he himself educated a the Naval
Academy; he graduated IN 1912
4 NEW ARMY RETIRING BoARD-oYPIcrRs or
DERED TO REPORT FOR RxAxISArIoS-xoM-
NATIONS SENT TO TIKI SENATE.
The following officers compose now Army Retiring
Board ordered to next week at 81. Lous:-
Colonel J. H. simpson, corps Of enginccrs aud 5. ID.
sturgls, seventh cavalry; Lieutenant Colonel Amos
Beckwith. Assistant commissary General and Sur
gsons 9. T. Alexander int b. A. Clements, with Cap
lain Hale, Seventh cavalry as recorder
Major John " Dubois Third cavalry and Msior
James Curtis, Tenth cavalry, have becn placed Oh the
retired list this week, have also Captains Thomas
Brent, Third cavalry. and Samuel X
seh~enn Eighth ,'s, cavalry the nominations %s,
airy, and Captain N. b Mclaughlin TO be MAJOR Tenth
cavalry, sent 10 the senate to-day Captain Shell.
tine tooWinK have been ordered 10 report for
xainlua lonvy the Euery Retiring Board in Washing
ton --CoIonel George A. Woodward, Fifteenth infantry
Captain John II. donovan, Seventeenth infantry, aud
LicutcnAnts G. 4. Crcsson and j. q. Kyle. Fret
srsis :na & BSsSsO' .ysns Sna easarSw Duaos
isn,ry. and Sisssis: D. Badger. twenty second IA.
fanssy Captain Joseph kerin Sixth cavalry has been
ordered before the Board San Francesca, Of whcq
General Schoneld y PrssidsaI