Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1877-03-28
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met nj Lansing on the 10Th. Henry i. Seyerens
was nominated for Supreme Judge, and Johh
Lewis and A. T.. Chadwick for University Re-
gents.
A recent Washington telegram states that Sec
Rotary Schurz had notified all heads Of bureaus
! of the Interior Department that during his adj
minis;ration of its affairs there will be no re-
moyal of clerks or other employees except 4" for
cause, and no promotions except I" for merit.
1t is further stated that there are at present no
vacancies of any kind to be filed
At tho recent State election in New Hamp-
shire, Prescott (Rep.) was elected Governor by a
majority of between $500 and 1900. Jones
(Dem.), for Congress in the First District, has a
plurality Of about As; In the Second District,
Briggs (Rep.) has plurality OF about 100, and
in the Third, Blair (Rep.) has plurality of
about 200.
President Hayes received n telegram from
Gov. Chamberlain, Of South Carolina on the
lG.h, in which the latter states that the PROPOSE
ton for new election in his State was wholly
ucw to hun. So far as lac knew, no one at
Columbia had ever proposed or considered such
a plan.
The voters Of New Hampshire, at the recent
election in that State refused to strike the word
Protestant from their Bill of Rights, and Ro-
man Catholics are consequently still ineligible
to the highest Office in the State.
Postnaster-Gen. Key, in II recent letter to
senator Merrimon Of North Carolina, SAYS that
IN making appointments TO Offices within his gift
ia the posto0ice Department lac shall always
give Republicans the preference, if suitable men
are recommended whose selection will be salts
factory 80 tha people most concerned but Other.
wise he shall appoint Democrats.
A New Orleans telegram Of the 10th states that
Au'y-Gc Ogden had filed IN the Fifth District
Court "a petition for t. writ of cjrotmcnt against
S. Il. Packard claiming TO be Governor, j. 3.
johnson, claiming to be Superintendent Of Edu-
cation and others residing in the st. Louis
Hotel building known as the Sate-IIouse. 1t
was reported on the same day that large num-
bers of oolored people from the country were
cougregattng in the city, to join the militia
which Packard was said to be engaged in re-
cruitng with view of enforcing his claims to
the Goyeruorship.
A New York telegram of the 10Th SAYS Gov.
Hampton, of South Carolina, had given guar
antee TO President Hayes that If the troops were
"'''','a"u no ,''''''g "o"'u occur of DC al
berlain by legal means only, and under statute
enacted 10y the Republicans in 1863.
Secretary McCrary issued circular, ON the
20th, informing the civil employee in the War
Dcnartment Tint bsroafter rs,,oy,Is in th,, de-.
partmrnt viii b, made for capse only and ,,-,-
motions will be- ordered upon the sole ground ,f
merit. No political Test ia rr51iroa hevo,,d ,,,
earnest support of the Constitution ona IA
amendments and proper respect for the rights
Of citizens guaranteed thereby. Industry and
i''''i"''''S' J" the discharge OF duty a good
moral ''''t'.,''' ana strictly temperate habits
VIII o' require" ana enforced
Judge Rcol in the Circuit. Court of Chq'oa-
'''' . - O" Tue -o'0 rendered t's decision M
'-' .'.F'| ''.. N ''-e OF lNHn, releasing Ai'n
CON- "' -''','' ''''' ''t'ohS' Ram haa no author
''l as governor" ANA consequently t''t me com-
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