The Princeton union. [volume] (Princeton, Minn.) 1876-1976, 1878-12-18
PERSONAL AND l.vAITICAL.

Secretary Sherman is making busy
day. &c.,.
Col. 8. Hammer has been elected
President and DR.. Ewelti Vice President of the
Swiss Conferation for 1879. SIS .. -.
The secretary Of the treasury has issued
a circular OF instructions concerning the re
sumption ofspecie payments. > Hs
A private cable dispatch, states Henry
Wells, of the Wells, Fargo & Co.'s express, is
lying at the point of death at Glasgow.
The Potter subcommittee will con-
tinue Investigations in Louisiana if Congress
will grant money to pay the expenses.
The committee on commerce of the
Senate has deferred till the 10th the consider
alton of the New York custom house nomina-
tions.
Secretary Sherman has appointed VIM.
Fletcher chief OF the loan division OF the treas.
ury department. E. G. Coon succeeds Fletch-
er IS assistant chief.
At the election for Mayor in Worces-
ter, Mass, Pratt, citizens candidate, rsceiv-
ed 1926 votes to 1,947 for Dickinson, nomin-
ated by the Butler club.
The total amount recommended by the
pension appropriation bill is $296l6,00o, the
department estimate, and Sg44 900 more than
the appropriation Of the current year.
Secretary Stickney Of the peace COM
mission has been before the Indian transfer
commission in session at Washington. giving
his views in opposition to the transfer.
The President has recognized Richard
Reade consul of her Britannia Majesty for
the States of Pennsylvania, Ohio, Indiana,
Michigan, Illinois, Iowa and Wisconsin, to
reside in Philadelphia.
In the English house of commons,
Dec. 10Th the under secretary for India said
the council of India intended to increase the
native army $4,000 men. They are not send
ing fresh soldiers from England.
AT Indianapolis, Ind, William Merrick
has been convicted of the murder of his wife.
The jury were out but thirty minutes and re-
turned a verdict of murder in the first degree,
and affixed the penalty OF death. rs.>
Mahomed Damned Pasha has been
summoned to the the place at Constantinople,
and appointed Governor of Tripoli, in Barbary.
He left for his post Immediately without re-
turning home. This is equivalent to Danish.
ment. - Z.
A London telegram of Dec. 18th, SAYS,
man named Madden was arraigned at the
Bow street police court, the day before, charg-
ed with threatening the life of Queen Victoria.
Madden. it appears, is harmless lunatic, and
has been known as such for twenty years.
The Senate committee on finance have
agreed to report fayorably on the nomination
OF Hillhouse to be assistant treasurer at New
York city. Gen. Lyon, Of the purchasing com.
mlttee OF the Indian commissioners, and Bar
clay White, representing the society OF
Friends at the Winnebago agency have taken
stand against the transfer of the Indian bureau
to the war department..
It can now be stated positively that
there is at least no present probability Of At
torney General Devens retiring from the
cabinet. The President and other members
of the cabinet consider it to the advantage of
the government that no change shall occur at
present, and while Gen. Devens has had Offer
ed to him the position of first circuit Judge
ship, he will defer his own wishes in regard
thereto and remain in his present office.
The Congressional House committees
on appropriation have agreed to Recommend
an appropriation Of $45O,O00 for the expenses
OF the firstmail service. The committees also
completed the Indian appropriation bill. 1t
appropriated s4,7lO,000, s57 less than the ex-
listing law. Judge Durham was authorized
to reported an amendment to the Senate bill
providing for the purchase by government OF
the Freedman'sibank and appropriating for
the purpose S275O0O. The amendment re-
duces the sum to S155,000. The committee
decided to Recommend Inconvenience in
Senate amendments to the military academy
bill.