The daily intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Territory [i.e. Wash.]) 1876-1881, 1877-05-24
EASTERN STATES.

NEW York. May 23.--The Worlfs
Washington special says: The Secretary
of tho Navy has instituted a very
marked reform to-day for filling the
vacancy in the office Of Navy Paymas-
ter Frost. He issued orders requiring
candidates 10 enter upon competitive
examination before board of officers,
on whose report the appointment will
b. made This never has been done be-
fore.
A large building at Cedar Rapids,
Iowa, fell yesterday, killing one and III
juring several.
The Hraifs Washington special says
VIM ID. Kelly and Senator Jones are
believed here to have inspired the at
tack Oh Secretary Sherman in the Wash
ington Nation that declares Sherman
Is running the cCurtry, and no doubt
/ they would like their OWE financial
/ plans adopted. Jones was once IA silver
man, but he is now understood 20 favor
/ the abolition Of National Banks; the
permanent abolition Of gold and silver
as currency; the issue of irredeemable
legal tenders at rs many dollars per
head Of our total population and yearly
/ census, with .n increased issues Of green
backs based on an increase in popula-
tion Jones Is contiden. that with such
Il system we shall be happy and pros
porous, and If he finds Sherman inca
pablo of seeing the beauties Of his sys
tenn he naturally wants to get u new
Secretary in his place. There are PEG.
pie here who say Jones has net rs much
influence with this Naturalization as be
had with the last
WHITEHALL. y. Y. May % The
R-isc says 1t may be fresh III the rec
objections OF our readers interested in
the rise and fall of the Egyptian vice
royalty, that some time ago Capt in
Richard Burton suddenly appeared At
Cairo and that he left that capital on
some mysterious mission accompanied
by several officers aud small escort of
cavalry. We now learn OH unquestion-
able authority that this wei known
traveller is at present homeward bound
on an Australian Lloyds' steamer tor
Trieste, having successfully convinced
, the khedive that he is the happy pos
SCISSOR Of rich gold and silver mines in
. Egypt, This discovery OF new Cali
, sornis has created great excitement in
; Egypt.
ROCHESTER,, \. Y, May 23-W II.
, G.. Hosmer of the Posi-, dict this morn
, lug.
WASHINGTON. May %. Several days
. ago letter was received by the Presi-
den, parpos,,ng 10 he from ]. II. Lewis,
Chief Justice Of Washington Territory
resigning THAI position. and concluding
. with remark on retiring 10 private
life lie WAS in fall accord with the
reconciliation policy If the President
. Nc. suspecting the genuiencss of the
, letter the President yesterday appoint
: Ell Associate Justice Greene 70 fill the
vacancy supposed 70 he occasioned by
, the alleged resignation. This morning
, information Was received from Judge
7 Lewis ami others by telegraph pro
uoapcing the letter forgery, and SEN
: ator Mitchell represented these facts Il
tie President, who therenpon reversed
3 hi. action If yesterday thus continuing
Judge Levi, in office 4 similar flaui
VA. prae,ice,i SAX or seven years az
? while Judge | wis MAS Chief Justice 81
a Idaho. \ forged letter ot re.isua'i ION
having been received by tie President
; a s,oecssor was appointed ard con
I ,irmed by the senate before be has
: time % desec. the fraud. ana therefor,
he hal no remedy 81 that time.
Ngw loRK. Nay - An emineu,
u Ascl ,iiissn Of AIahama 'aterviewet
. Tilisn - day. ani argued ths. b,
:. shoali have sas,sted uEon his rights q
+. elect.a President. ssyin. tia, if the
, pteree announcement = IL tx . tht
electoral college hal been pFeseo:cd b.
Uons~ o: Representatives would hav.
= elected hlm according - The ssraas d
c lax sni made itself responsible for hi
Z iniacsiaa in,o office. T.lden replie~.