Evening star., 1877-10-17

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city.
THE NEW YORK OEFICEs.-It is generally
conceded that Roosevelt will he given the
collectorship of New York, aud that Merr Il
Will be either surveyor or naval offic car. Tue
| name for The third position will o. decii a
al ihe CABINET meeting on Friday.
AMONG THE CALLERS at the White House
| this morning were Vice President Wheeler.
| Senators Paddock, MATHEWS, Cameron Bay
ley AID Harris; Rep1eses tatives lsworth,
| Neal, DnTE&u. stevens, Brewer. Lo wood q,
| ny an, CSlkinS, Sexton, Bretano, McCook.
| Stone and Cail.
| y JOINT CAUCUS OF THE DEM 1CRATS of
| the two Houses Will be held tonight to
decide as TO the length Of the session, and
| whether any general business other than
| that for which Congress was specially clII4i
| snail be Transacted. The western denpcrats
| Will insist that some act ion shall he tai ksl ol
| ihe currency question, and a lively session
| is expected.
| THE HOUSE COMMITTEEs.-Speake an
| dali viii not announce the cDmmittees Of the
| House until 10 day week. II the democratic
caucus to be held ght determines not to
| tran sact general business al the spe 'ial seS-
| sion, he may defer the announcements even
| until a later date, with the exception of the
| committee on appropriations aud the elec
| tlOn committee.
| THE DEMOCRATIC SENATORS met in eau
| NHN l-I- anu aIt'E lDl5 discussion
| it was decided TO present the name of Spof-
| ford of La. to be sworn in without the usual
| leferel ce TO the committee on privileges ani
| elcctlOns. In accordance with this deci. ion
| senator thurman, at half past twelve,
| moved IN the Senate that he De sworn in
Immediately, which led TO long debate.
| CROPS AND TRADE OF NOVA SCorrA.-
| The United States consul at Windsor Nova
Scotia, in his commercial report 10 the De-
| partment Of State for the year ending Sep
| Iember 80, 1877, says that the crops In the
| province have been very good. Potatoes
| abundant, and shipped in large quantities to
| the United states. The increase of 25 per
| cent. is noted in the exports OF gypsum to the
| United States. a large and increa sing trade,
| carried on in American vessels. DO ne IN sn-
| ufactures are steadily increasing, but still
| the preference is given to manufac ,ures from
| the United States, aud If reciprocity were in-
auguTated this branch of our trade c3lli be
| largely Increased.
| THE HUNGRY MEN OF OHTO.-O1io is a
| great state. 1t not only claims erything
| Mr.. Hayes has to dole out, but its hungry
legions are turning their attention to the
House OF Representatives. Here is the slate
| and what they want: Simeon X. Donovan,
| assistant doorkeeper, - 900; NJ. IL. SpilIard,
| room, 81 SEQ; Ike Hill, champion shoulder
| hitter, anything he can get; Ed. Winship,
| bookkeeper Sergeant alarms Office, g., ,20O;
| Bob. DE Lenox, John q. ThOmpsOn's aide de
| camp, messenger in latter's office, 81 800;
| Charles Rainey, anything from a loaf of
bread up. Ben: Churchill, Cincinnati
| Kicker, arrived late, but is willing to be sat
| lsned with LOAF and small dsh. Sam
| Bell. son Of eX secretary of stale, wants to ba
| clerk of Soutnard's S committee, If he gets one
| John Fannlng, brother OF the clerk ei ct Oi
| the Supreme Court of Ohio, wants commit
| tee clerkship. John Robinson wants light
airy work, with good salary. and assurance
| fIOm removal. Bill B.Own, of the Mahoning
| P,ndicotor. don't want nything himself, but
has some friends who expect a great deal of
| him John Dozen, of the Dayton Democrat.
| is being pushed for the post of librarian OF
| the House. Charley Sargent will be content
| 10 bar z an easy door on the SandersOn side
| of the Capitol. Ike Moore, of Cincinnati, has
| his eagle eye on a clerkship Charley Ale-
| shire, OF GallopOiS, wants to have charge OF
| tie document room. To nights trains are
| expected TO bring large accessions, If the free
| passes do not give out. Not a few candidates
| are detained, owing to deaths In the family.
NoMINATIoNs BY THE PREsIDESr-Tne
President sent the following nominations to
| the Senate to day:
John M. Harlan, to be associate justice of
the L. s. Supreme Court.
| To be ENJOYS extraordinary and ministers
ward F. NOyes, of Ohio, to France; James
| Russell Lowell, of Massachusetts, to Spain;
John A. kasson, of Iowa, to Austria; Taos.
| A. Osborn, of Kansas, 10 Chilli Henry w.
| Hilliard, of Georgia, to Brazil.
Ministers resident of the U. S.-John l.
| Stevens, Maine, W Sweden and Norway;
1
lands; John NJ. Langston, District of Column
bia, To republic of Hayti.
| Consul general of the U. S.-Alfred L. Lee,
| OF ONO, at Frankfort
| u. =. cOnsuls OF the U. S.-Alfred V. Dock
! ey, North Carolina, at Leeds; Charles y.
Shepard, New York, at Bradford; Thomas
| Il. Reed W WiscODsiu, To Funchal; Allen Fran
| CTS, oregon, Victoria and Fancouver's Is.
| land; owen y. Denny, Oregon, at FienTien;
Robert II. Knox, Alabama, at Hamilton,
Canada; William Morey, citizen of the e.
| s, at Cey lon; George q. Tanner, SoIth Car
| olina, at Nerviers and Lterge; Joseph O.
| Wilson, Iowa, at jerusalem; Joseph w
| Merriam, citizen of the u. s., at lquique; j.
| Ellington Montgomery, New YORK, a. Ge
| neva; John F F.Winter, Illinois, al Rot -eriam;
Robert +; Clayton, Georgia, at Calais; JOS.
| ando; John +. Quarles, Ca, at Malaga.
Nicholas Fish, New York, to be charge d.
| afiaires of the U. S. TO the Swiss confedera.
| tOn; Wicshany Hoffman, New York, TO be
| secretary OF legation OF L. S in Russia;
dwight T. Reed, New York, to be secretary
| of legation OF Z. s. in Spain; Henry Sidney
| Everett, Massachusetts, to be secretary OF
| legation of U. s. in Germany.
| AlOnzO Bell, n. Y, Assistant Secretary Of
the Int rior; E. A. Hoyt. commissioner of
| Indian Affa RS; Henry IL Bates, examiner in
| chief of the Patent Office; B. L.. Lang. secre-
| ,ary to the President 10 sign land warrants;
John II. Hammond, ILL.,, superintendent Iu-
| dian affairs for Dakota superintendency; j.
1 W. AmeS, Cal, surveyor general of Cali
| foInis district; II. b Sheldon, Cal, agent for
| Indians, Round Valley agency, Cal; John
| zona; ii L. Hart, Ohio, indian agent, San
| Carlos agency, Arizona; John j. Casper,
! Neh., secretary territory of Arizona; f. n
| Mills, Mont, secretary of territory of Mon
| tana; James S. Patten, Indian agent, Sao-
| shove agency.
Also, the following: Edgar NJ. NJ 1role. as
| sistant attorney general for department of
| Interior. A. y. Freeman, assistant attorney
| general Tor Post Office department; Kenneth
| Rayner, solicitor OF u. 8. Treasury; Peter G.
| Shannon, chief justice supreme court, terri
| tory of Dakota; w. w. Peck, assistant justice
| supreme court of Wyoming; Samuel B. Me
| Lin, assistant justice supreme cou.N of New
| Mexico; j. y. Boremap, assistant jusIIcs sa-
preme court of Utah.
| Also . number of u. s. attorneys aud mar
| shals, u. s. revenue officers, postmaster,
etc. Also the following:
Abraham ID. HaZen, OF Pa, to be 81 assist.
| ant postmaster general; VIM. G. LsDuc, of
MINI, to be commissioned of agricul.urs
| Thomas B. Bryan. OF District of columbia,
| CT mmissiOner of the District OF Columbia:
Richard c. Mccormick, to be assistant secrs-
tary Of the treasury; James Gilfillsu, TO be
| treas urer OF the U. g.; VIM. w. Upron, TO b.,
ID controller OF the treasury; Albert W.