Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-12-13
WASHINGTON.
Estimate Of the Cotton Crop Of 1873,
5,197, 900 Bales-The Sugar Duty
QHestiOn-Romer's Case
Pensions.
November Crop Reports Show About
$4,000, 900 Bushels of Wheat-N0m-
nations by the President Con.
flrmed by the Senate.

WASHINGTON, December 12-The cotton
crop OF SI8 Ia round numbers. is five millions one
humqrrd ana ninety,ssyen thousand bales, allowing
TOUR hundred and hfty pounds t. the bale.
NOMINATIONS
The Presidents nominations were Jere
Murphy. OF Alabama, to be the United States mar
snail for the northern district Of Alabama; Colonel
spector general with the rank or br1gader general
THE SUGAR QUESTION.
The committee on ways and means to day
adopted resolution inviting the secretary of the
next wiki reference the duties upon sugar and
appointed subcommittee, Gibson Phelps and
iar1ed TO collect the information on the subject for
the full committee On the first day after the re
assembling OF coLgress the committee will hear all
persons concerned In tbs question.
ROMER'S CASE.
The American consul at C0nstaniiuople has
made three applications for tire release OF Romer
he was informed that Romer was party to the CON
spiracy In 1858, In SYRIA but his arrest was con-
trary TO the IT atty obligations the vizier order,
komer to be delivered to the consul for trlal The
minister OF police requested the remand or the prls
onzr until to day. The consul protested, and will
apply again to day for The custody of Romer.
GENERAL DEVIH TizE WILL ~ Inc, NOT RETIRE FROM
1t can now be stated positively that there
Is at least no present probability of Attorney General
Deye9s retiring from the cabinet The
considered it of m advantage TO the government
that no change shall occur at present. and while
General Deyens has had offered to him position of
first circuit 1udgeShph he will defer his own wishes In
regard thereto. and remain In his present office.
NOVEMBER CROP RETURNS.
November returns for department of agri-
culture DID not materially change the aspects of the
wheat crop, as foreshown by the monthly reports
lis condition. The December returns, Including es
what enlarge previous estimates. A computation
from al returns shows the aggregate crop to be
aoou' lour hundred anu twenty-five million bushels.
PENSIONS.
Bill for the payment of invalid and other
pensions for the next fiscal year, as it passed the
house today appropriates twentynine million three
hun'red and fifty thousand dtl liars less than the
amount estimated. ard fifty thousand dollars less
The bill contains a proviso that any unexpended
balance nom the former appropriation may be ex-
bill, us reported yesterday, was prepared Ia Accord
ance with the estimates. but 1t having been found
mat mere was an unexp -nded balanc the commit
te5 on appropriations accordingly prepared a sub
stit1ie Tor that Pill making the apparent reduction
COMBINATIONS.
The senate confirmed the following nomi-
nations: Tnos. Hilhouse, of New York, United
States assistant treasurer at New York.
sidney W: Barnes. OF Arkansas, United States at
d. G. Moody, of Dakota, associate Justice of the
supreme court or the United States for the territory
Ne" o leans mInt-MaIttn V. Davis, of Pennsyl-
saver Mdximilian Ferdinand, or Louisiana
kOstmasterS-Chas 4. Noyes, of Geneva, Wilson,
sin; James W. Mack, Of Holden. Missouri; Judson
b. Stete, Georgetown, Kentucky Miss Matte D.
Todd. OF Cynthiana, Kentucky
Captain Richard L, Law, Of Indiana chief Of
bureau of yards and docss, with the relative rank of
in the United states navy.
Medical drecJor-J. Winthrop TAILOR of New
Jersey, chief Of bureau IF medicine aud surgery and
surgeon general with the relative rank OF comccOre
GENERAL ITEMS.
The Potter committee will meet on Tups- |
day next unless The chairman otherwise advises in
the meantime.
, The joint commission on the proposed transfer of |
me indian bu:eiu from The interior to the war de-
Dartment has closed The hearing OF evidence.