The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1877-03-24
WASHINGTON.

TIE army of Office seekers at Washington is inn
mense.
FRED DOUGLAS will be appointed ma RS hal of the
District of Columbia; it is worth from $40 900 to
$12, 900 year.
IT is positively determi ned that no nomination.
win be sent to the senate during its present session
to I'LL the vacancy on the supreme bench caused by
the resignation of Justice Davis. Most of the in
fuential recommendations from.the south for this
position are said to be about equally divided be
tween Hersche Y. Johnson and ex-senator Joshua
Hill, OF Georgia. but it is yet entirely uncertain
whether or not southern man will be chosen.
PREsID EMIT HAYES takes frequent occasion to in
form senators and congressman of his views as to
the relations which ought to exist between them
and the Executive in the matter of appointments
to Office. He says that he shall be glad to receive
their recommendations, and shall, no doubt in
MANY cases appoint the candidates they indorse
but if he sees proper to select somebody else he
does not want them to think that their rights have
been invaded, and that they have consequently
any cause to take offense.
TIE President and Postmaster General Kew have
both requested ex-Postmaster General Tyner to re-
main first assista ant postmaster general The
President stated that he did not wish to request
Tyner to accept subordinate position after hav-
ing been i'll the cabinet, but he should be pleased
quest of Key.
The question of the conflicting claims of Hamp-
ton and Chamberlain to the governorship of South
Carolina, came up in the circuit court at Charles
ton, March ID, as involving the invalidity of COM
mitment by trial 11stice appointed by Hampton
Judge Reed decided that the authority of the trial
justice must be respected as that of de facto and
de jure officer of state. This decision establishes
the legality of the Hampton government as to the
Charleston circuit. The other circuit Judges
throughout the state had already made similar de-
csions.
1t is probable that Postmaster General Tyner will
be made postmaster general of the marine CORPS.
to fill the vacancy created by the recent death of
Major Cash. 1t is very pleasant appointment
ONE of the earliest acts of President Hayes will
undoubtedly be to change most of the federal off.
GERS OF Louisiana. Some of the most important
Offices, it appears, are held by negroes who can
neither read nor write. SO important an ONCE as
the naval Office at New Orleans is held by negro.
whose accounts come to the auditing officers of the
treasury sig led by his mark This persen is noto
riously unableto read wrte and Is reported to be
ivideing the emoluments Of his ofRce with outside
persons.
SENATOR EDMUNrJ is 80 overcome by his Iahors
on the electoral tribunal that he Will not be able To
attend the present session of the senate He leaves
for Florida with his family
In accordance with custom, Mrs. Hayes held her
FIRST reception at the White House on the afternoon
OF the 9th inst 1t was very numerously attend
ed, principally by ladies residing in Washington. and
included large and distinguished representation
OF unofficial as well the ocial society of the CAP
ital.
The assistant secretary of the treasury has issued
the forty.second call for the redemption of $40
bonds OF 1865, May and November. The call is for
slo,ooO,OOO, and 100000 coupon and s., 900
registered bonds principal and interest paid at the
treasury on and after June 10, next. Interest will
cease that day. The following is a description of
them Coupon bonds, $500, No. s6l to 40 400, both
inclusive; $1,000, No. 1851 to los, 100, both in
elusive, registered bonds, $50, No. 49I to 1885, both
inclusive; 500, No. 1851 to 1886 both inclusive:
500, No. 1851 to 1878, both inclusive: $1,000. No.
2o,O51 to 1852, both incusive $4,000, No. S763 to
1885, both inclusive.
Z. b. WAsHBuRNE, minister to France, is now
In Washington to settle his busin ess affairs with
the department of state.
SENATOR SzERMAN's commission as secretary of
the treasury was signed on the 9Th inst
SENATOR CAMERON, of Wisconsin, is lying quite
i'll at Washington of typhoid fever.
A DELEGATION of colored gentlemen interviewed