The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1877-10-31
NOMINATIONS CONFIRMED.

The Senate, in executive session, con.
tirmed the nomination OF E. W. Slough.
ton, minister 10 Russia; Noyes, minister
to France; Kasson, minister to Austria;
Lowell, minister to Spain; Thos. a. o.
born, OF Kansas, minister to Chill; James
NJ. Comfy, Of Ohio, minister to Hawaiia,
Alonzo E. Bum, United States District
Judge, for the Western District Of Wis.
conSin; Jacob Boreman, Associate Jus.
tice OF the Supreme Court OF Utah; Danl.
L. Boynton, Pension Agent at Knoxville;
Samuel Post, Pension Agent at Detroit;
Rufus Campon, Pension Agent at St
Louis; Clark Wsggoner, Collector Of In
ternal Revenue OF the Tenth District oi
Ohio.
Postmasters-Edward r. Shipley, Of
Springfield, o.; G. Burch, Jefferson city;
Thos. $. Case, Kansas city; Alden Carter;
Memphis; Jennie C. Prater, North
Springfield; Francis D. Phillips, Platts.
burg; Wm. Firth, Moberly; Mathew n.
Stafford, Joplin, Missouri.
Representative Hunter, OF Indiana, has
introduced \ bill authorizing an expedi.
ton TO the Arctic Seas. The bill embraces
the Howgate plans.
John Welsh, nominated Minister to
England, was President OF the Board OF
Finance Centennial Commission, and il
a prominent merchant OF Philadelphia,
The President, Mrs. Hayes, Webb C,
Hayes, Richard Hayes, Miss Platte, Sec.
retary Evarts and two daughters, and
Mrs. Sherman, Attorney General Devsns
and others left this morning tor Rich
mond.
Senator Blaine left here to-day for his
home at Augusta, Ne.
THE CASE OF SENATOR PATTERSON.
The case Of Senator Patterson has been
further postponed by agreement OF coun-
sci at the request Of the Attorney Cen
eral OF South Carolina, who is unable to
be here tomorrow on account Of official
business. The case will not again be
heard until some time after the 10th oil
November. The exact time is 10 be agreed
on hereafter, with the understanding that
no other reqursition will be made or new
charge preferred during the pendancy oi
the proceedings before Judge Humphreys
THE NOMINEE FOR THE ENGLISH MISSION
The nomination Of John Welsh, ol
Philadelphia, for the English Mission
occasions much surprise and consequent
comment. He is a merchant OF Phila.
delphia and brother Of Wm. Welsh,
late one Of the Board Of Indian Commits.
sioners. He Is about65 years OF age and
has made large fortune in the sugar
importing business. He has never held
an Office Of any prominence outside oil
local Philadelphia politics, and is better
known to the public as the President Of
the Board Of Financc-of the late Centen.
nial Exhibition and one Of the most &C.
tive promoters Of the success Of the Exhi.
bition. In politics Mr.. Welsh has always
been thorough going Republican, sup
porting all State and National measures
Of that party. At the same time he has
never been identified with the Cameron
division in State affairs.
BANKING AND CURRENCY.
The House Committee on Banking and
Currency met this afternoon. Judge
Buckner, chairman, said he was willing
that the committee should have the ear.
liest opportunity to pass bill to remon.
etize silver and repeal the third section
Of the resumption act.
RELUCTANTLY ACCEPTS.
PHILADELPHIA, october SO.--John
Welch stated this evening. that after
mature deliberation, and with,great diff.
dence, he had reluctantly yielded 10 the
wishes OF the President and had conclud.
ed to accept the nomination as minister
70 England il he should be confirmed by
the Senate.