Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1876-05-22
Important Nominations By the Pre-.
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The President sent the following nomina-
tions to the Senate to-day:
Edwards PIerrepont, of New York, to be
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipo-
Tertiary to Great Britain.
AlphoDso TAFT, of Ohio, to be Attorney
General of the United States.
j. Donald Cameron, OF Pennsylvania, to
be Secretary for the Department of War.
John p. Hoyt, OF Michigan, to be Secretary
of the territory of Arizona.
THE NoMINArIoSs CONFIRMED.
The nominations OF PlerrepOnt, Taft, and
Cameron, when taken up by the Senate,
mnpes
and the nominations were confirmed.
MAIL POUCHES are now dispatched from
the city post office at 1890 p. m. for Boston,
New Haven, Hartford, and Providence.
Mails for Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont
ana Massachusetts, are also dispatched at
the same hour, and reach their destination
early the next day, via the New York and
New England through line.
THE BLAINE BOND INvEsrIGAr1oN.-
The committee investigating the Blaine
bond transaction held no meeting to-day on
account of the continued illness of Mr..
Blaine IL Is expected that the Investigation
Will proceed to- morrow, when Mr.. Slckles,
OF New York, former confidential secre-
tary of Josiah Coldwell, now in Europe, will
be examined.
GUEssEs AT THE GREAT UNKNowN.-
Perhaps Judge Miller, OF Iowa, now on the
Supreme Bench, is the dark horse. He is q
man OF exceeding power, will, sociability,
and learning. Miller is, like Bristow, a
a nnt We OF , kIeintncky sta9ncn repubican
river. His character Is lofty, his person is
attractive, and he Is In the prime of life, a
fire orator, and accompllshed.-I''Gd ,h' in
Graphic.
SECRETARY CHANDLER denies the pub
lished statement that he intends, if the
Senate shall decide that it has Jurisdiction,
TO recommend to the House the impeach-
Inent OF one Thompson, who was Secretary
OF the Interior before the war, for abstract
irg more than SEQ 900 OF the public moneys.
he admits having made the remark, but
only as joke. He says, however that there
is no doubt as to Thompson's guilt and that
ne is wealthy enough 20 repay the amount
10 the government, and should be made to
do 1t.
PENNSYLVANIA IN THE CABINEr.-J.
Donald Cameron, nominated to-day by
the President to be Secretary of War, is a
son of Senator Cameron, of Pennsylvania,
and is about forty-three years OF age. He is
graduate of Princeton College, aud after
leaving that institution became an active
officer OF the Mtddletown PA bank, owned
by his father. subsequently he became in
ierested In the iron business. During the
war he was vice president Of the h orthern
Central Railroad. He was elected president
OF the road, but was removed couple OF
years ago, when the road fell under control
OF the Pennsylvania Railroad Company.
Although Mr.. Cameron has never held q
state or federal office, he has for the last ten
years been quite an active politician. He
was a delegate to the convention which
nominated Gen. Grant the second time for
President, and is very wealthy in his own
right. His appointment, as well as that of
Mr.. Pierrepont, is generally regarded as
In the interest OF Senator Conkling's Presi-
Dental aspirations. He is good busi-
ness man, and will probably make an eff
hcient Secretary OF War.
ARMY ORDERs.-Tne leave of absence
granted Captain David g. Gordon, I'd csvaI-
ry Fort Fred Steele, Wyoming territory
Is extended two months Leave of absence
for len months, with permission to go be-
yond the sea, Is granted First Lieutenant
Henry Seton, itn infantry, fort Fred
Sieele.) The leave OF absence glantei Cap
Tain f. r. Ames, 9th infantry, is extended
until October 81, 1876. and his resignation
has been accepted by the Precedent to take
effect on that date. First Lieutenant James
from duty under the orders OF Captain c. W.
Howell, and will req ort in person to M ljOr
ii. l.. Abbot, at Wlllets Point, New York
fCr duty with the battalion OF engineers
Leave OF absence for two mouths, on sur
geon's certificate of disability, is granted to
Captain c. w. Foster, assistant quartz mes
ter charleston, s. CD, with permission to
Lieutenants James E. Macklin, Co. F, aud
Edward w. Casey, Co. /, of 22d infant v,
will change positions. Leave of absence for
eleven days is granted First Lieutenant
Thomas j. Gregg, ID cavalry, (Pittsbnrg,
Pa( A board of medical officers, consisting
OF Colonel Charles HI. Crane, assistant sur
geon general, Surgeons James Simons and
the oath instant to determine and report
upon a question to be placed before it in
papers to be transmitted by the adiutant
general OF the army.