Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1878-12-10
WASHINGTON GOSSIP.
Saventy-fOurth Call for $50 Bonds
The Presidents Nominations and
Senate COnfirmatiOns-The
Shanghai Consulate.
The Omission Of the Hot Springs
Cause.-The Indian Commission
And Other Matters Of
Interest.

WASHINGTON, December 9.-The secre.
tary of the treasury to-day issued his seventy
fourth call for redemption of $50 bonds o.
| 1865, consols of 1865. On March 9th next
interest will cease. The following is a
description of uonds and coupons dated July
l, 1865, namely: One hundred dollars, Nos
146,00l to 147 900. both inclusive; $500
Nos. 104 001 to los, 900, both inclusive;
| $1,000, Nos. 200,001 to 100000. both in.
elusive. Total coupon bonds. $1,000 600
Registered bonds of 500. Nos. 19,26l to
| 1929, both inclusive; $500, Nos. ii 1921 to
| II 1896, both inclusive; $1,000, Nos. 49, 0I to
| 80 3O4, both inclusive; $4,000, Nos. II, 701 to
II, 104, both inclusive; $40 600. Nos. p, 357
to $500, both inclusive. Total registered
bonds. $3,000,000. The call aggregates
| SIS, 600, 900.
THAT DEBATE ON SENATOR BLAINE's REsO-
LUTON.
The debate in the senate on Senator
Blaine's resolution In regard to the recent
elections in the south, will begin Wednesday.
1t will be opened by Blaine and he will be
followed by Thurman and Gordon.
THE PRESIDENTS NOMINATIONS.
Eugeue J. Ball, of Indiane, was nominated
Consul at Pesth; David A. Galley, of Ohio,
consul-general at Shanghai; Andrew V.
Mccormick, United States attorney for The
eastern district of Texas. Postmasters-
James Gallup, Grand Rapids, Michigan;
James W. Mack, Holden, Maine; Ansell T.
Brown, Burlington, Kansas.
THE SHANGHAI CONSULATE.
The committee on expenditures in the state
department continued to-day its inyestiga-
ton of consular affairs in China by COM
commencing the cross examination of 6.
Wiley Wells, who reiterated the general
purport Of his previous testimony in regard
to finding matters when he resumed charge
of the Office of consul general at Shanghai,
that documents had been distracted and the
records mutilated. sMr. Wells added that the
docket had the appearance of a butchers
book, whereuDon Minister Seward excitedly
remarked: That is talse!
Mr.. Wells, with still greater warmth, re-
joined: eff you say so, you are liar"
Seward was on the point of replying, but
the committee prevented further c)lloquy
Mr.. Wells then Informed the chairman, that,
unless he could be protected by the commit
tee from such insulting Interruptions, he
must protect himself. The cross examination
was then continued.
The deposition of DE- Bethune M'Cartee.
relative to the affairs OF the Shanghai con-
sulate, which the committee on expenditures
in the state department will make public on
Monday, Is mainly IN confederation Of Wells
testimony before the committee last spring,
concerning Braiford's conduct while vice
consul.
The select committee on investigating the
omission Of the Hot Springs clause from the
sundry evil appropriation bill last session
mt this morning and examined Thomas A.
BRITT, temporary officer of the secret service
division of the treasury departm -ns who
made report to Secretary Sherman which
was sent to Atkins and by him to this COM
mIttee. Britt's examination was unnterest-
ing. He related interviews with Boyd add
yVb a of in
Senator Dorsey asked if Brooks had said
anything about himself and Senator Atkins
having to do with the bill.
Witness-Mr. Brooks once said to me:
They say Dorsey and Atkins had something
oyCI.' Tjg ma yoGe gone tar enough to satisfy
himself that they had nothing to d. with the
abstracting or omission.
Senator Dorsey said he had been a very
active supporter of the Hot Springs bill, and
he did not care to be pursued by treasury de-
tectiyes; he hoped transcript of this state
ment would be sents by the committee to the
secretary of the treasury.
THE INDIAN COMMISSION.
The Indian commission to-day heard Ex-
Senator Morrill, IN opposition to the transfer.
He advocated radical changes in the existing
law, and said that the Indians should be To-
Called and properly educated to be prepared
to meet the emergency of delivering up their
JANUS 10 Tue ldsG Increasing WHITE pOpulatlOn.
John Young, agent of the Blackfeet Indi-
ans, of Montana, SAID they were unanimously
opposed to the transfer.
COMPILATIONS.
The senate confirmed HoberI T.. PANE, Of
Wisconsin, commissioner of patents Post
masters-Illinois: G. w. Hutton, Auburn;
Samuel II. Webster, Shelbyville. Iowa:
VIM. B. Bell. Washington; Chas. H. Tai
mage, West Union; John D. Wilson, Belle
PLANE; John ]. Steedmsn, Creston; w. t.
Spottswood, Westside; Willard Jones, Nee
nah, Wisconsin; Hiram Rapp, Hutchinson,
Kansas; Algernon S. Badger. New Orleans;
Mrs. J. Il. Thompson, Memphis; /. II. Jes-