The Jasper weekly courier. [volume] (Jasper, Ind.) 1858-1922, 1877-06-08
CURRENT NEWS.



service regime ~ the State Department Is,
that no person shall be appointed Consul
who can not speak the language Of the coun-
try in which his post Is situated.
The President issued an executive order
on the Esd, reserying Pagosa Hot Springs
and one square mile Of land surrounding
them, in Colorado, as permanent public
property. These springs are considered valu-
able for medicinal purposes, and this action
Is taken with q view TO preventing future
difficulties concerning them, a. In the case
of the Arkansas Hot Springs.
The President has appointed Edward p.
johnson United States Attorney for the Ter
ritory OF Wyoming, rice Richard A. Watts,
resigned; and Gabriel G. Wharton United
States Attorney for the 'trict OF Kentucky,
go II. II. Finley, remo.,d.
Hon. Geo. ii. Boxer, United States Minis
Ter TO Russia, has resigned.
The President has appointed james f. An
derson, Of Ohio, United States Consul at
FuDchsl.
United States Treasurer Wyman has ten
dered bis resignation on account Of ll-health,
and has accepted the position Of Assistant
been appointed TO succeed Wyman.
Washington Associated Press dispatch
Of the 18th SAYS: According to previous ar
rangemcnt, a secre. meeting was held here
to-day for the purpose Of organizing Ma
tional party. About $50 persons from DIFF
ferent States were present. Those from the
North expressed themselves strongly against
the course Of the President and his Cabinet,
alleging that they retained In Office men who
are opposed TO the principles OF the
Republican party, TO the exclusion Of its
tried and true adherents. Representatives
from the south declared that the President
had discarded States which had elected MIN,
and given Office TO enemies Of the party.
Resolutions were adopted organizing the
meeting into National joint body. Perma-
ncnt officers were elected, with power to in
stitute branches throughout the country,
with headquarters at Washington.
Simms, the fugitive slave who was cap
tured by Attorney-Genera Devens when he
was United States Marshal at Boston. dur
ing Fillmore's Administration, and under
the Fugitive Slave Law turned over 10 the
authorities at Savannah, Ga, has been ap-
pointed messenger In Gen. Deyens's depart
ment.
The reported INSTRUMENTATION move
ment at Washington for the formation OF a
new party is said by correspondents to have
very slight backing, only flew Southern Ee-
publicans being engaged in II. Mr.. Blaine
y said TO disayow acknowledge Of the move
mert
President Hayes has determined, IL i said,
that he will accept no private hospitalities
while he holds his present Office. secretary
Evarts has also decided to plead no more
cases IN court while ne continues 70 act a.
secretary q STATE the duties Of which Office
are suhcientiy exacting to employ all his
time.
Preparations are now oelng made by the
ordnance Bureau q the war Department
70 ciose up me national armories and work
snops AFTER inc IL q July, there being no
appropriations 70 continue work. six hum
ureu mechanics Will be thrown out OF work.
senator Norton mas written letter re-
karuihg inc political situation, IN which he
says ME, IN my Judgment, u was clearly
~ l'sn' ~ 'ne fresioent under tne Consti-
'u'ion 70 recognize me PACKARD Government
ana support y ~ military power, the under
'aA'ns would nave been futile and the fall
.ie uiSaS'rous' WIN = divided opinion IN
~ own parry ana potn houses q Congress
aea'nst n'm' ne would have failed IN the
emu - Y the general political condition
=. louisiana ana south Carolina, Senator
MORTON eharges uistinctiy that the Republic
an 0oneInments nave simply yielded %
lorce' b,n ne f'iiiy admits that faekard and
ssISas ~. .a'a 49,. N" ao,s = sustain mem,
risma 80 -. ss.s..,. u s',en' n"'eS "a ="
=, - - "ef'''es.
a"e ~" lolN z1prsss eSp..eii'y denies
s 49,. 'spo,'' 'e'snIy p,Dl.snsu - lne wash
.'s'p" nspao"c.n' 'nat AZ. iliden mas
.AAen >lsps ~ TEST the legaiiiy OF Nr.