Watertown republican. [volume] (Watertown, Wis.) 1860-1906, 1878-05-29
Washington.
NOMINATIONS.

Charles Payson, of Mississippi, third
assistant secretary of state; c. NJ.
Spencer, of Iowa, consul general at
Melburne: Chester E. jackson, of Wis
consin, consul at Antivua, John b.
Gould, at Marseilles, and Chas. Holden,
Jr., postmaster at A lton, LII.
THE INVESTIGATION.
The Potter investigating committee
meets this afternoon. The main fea-
ture of the bill reported in the senate
by Mr.. Edmunds, to-day, on the sub
iect of the electoral votes given for pres
ident and vice-president, is the provis-
ion that no electoral vote from any
state from which but one return has
been received shall be rejected.
CoUNTERFEITs.s
Washington advices of the sd inst,
state that the secret service tonight re-
ceiyed information that the eamship
Herier, from Hamburg, arrived yester-
dav in New York with large number
of emigrants on board who were loaded
down with counterfeit $50 notes on
the National Broadway Bank and the
Tradesmen's National Bank of the city
of New York. They obtained them
in exchange for their gold in Hamburg
prior to starting for this country. The
fact was discovered by one of the emil
grants presenting 5000 at the sub-treas-
ury in New York, asking for gold there
for The balance Of the emigrants have
gone West, and are making for Column
bus, Neb, having on their persons large
sums of counterfeit money, -,
- PACKARD CONFIRMED. -y,r-
Washington adyices under date of
the 23rd inst, state that the senate
has confirmed the nomination
of Stephen B. Packard, of Louisiana, U.
S. consul to Liverpool, aice Fairchild,
transferred to Paris. There was a brief
discussion over this nomination and the
two consular changes involved in its
confirmation 1t was confirmed by a
strict party vote of q Republicans
against % democrats, comprising all
present except Senator Eustis who with
held his vote. The senate also confirm
ed Lucius Fairchild, of Wisconsin, now
consul at Liverpool, to be U. S. consult
general to Paris, rice Alfred t. R. Tor
bert, recalled. a. 15ussH CO =.
SOME SERIOUS CHARGES.
The following are the principal ar
ticles Of impeachment against c. B.
Bradford, late ACKNOWLEDGEMENT at
Shanghai, China:
First-That Bradford became inter-
ested in and promoted officially the
railroad from Woo Sung to Shanghai in
violation of treaty obligations and acts
of congress. ....--..- ....l .IEf-s,5- Il
Secondhand he conspired for pecu-
mary gain to deceive the Chinese au-
.thorities by procuring consent to build
carriage road and afterwards the con-
struction of a railway from Woo Sung
to Shanghai. "
Third-That ne was guilty of Unjust
ice, tyranny and extortion as judge OF
the consular court. There are five
specifications under this article.
Fourth and tifth-That as postal agent
of the United States he distracted let
tiers from the mails and opened them
for the purpose of prying into the bust
ness and secrets Of persons writing let
tiers.
Sixtn--That he took voucher in one
instance for $50, and paid in person only
$50, retaining $40.
Seventh-That as postal agent al
Shanghai he received Mexican dollars
which were at a premium over gold and
currency. that he paid expenses in like
coin, but charged the government
premium, as if he had purchased such
coin, thereby defrauding the govern
ment out Of large sums. EE,#
Eighth-That he embezzled fees due
the government.
Y Ninth-That he elnbezzled $1,000 OF
the government finds
FINANCIAL STATEMENT.
At the cabinet Getting to-day Secre-
tarySherman submitted financial state
ment showing deficiency in the fiscal
year thus far of $1,000, 900 less than in
the corresp onding time last year; also,
showing a decrease of $S,OOO,0O0 in the
expenditures.
THE PATENT LAWS. ~ - A@As
Z The house committee on patents to-
day agreed to report fayorably Repre-
sentative Vance's bill for a general re-
vision Of the patent laws. .......
GENERAL APPROPRIATION BILL. .,
The full senate committee on appro-
priations to-day commenced the consid-
Grafton of the legislative. executive and
Judicial appropriation bill. From pres
Civ iAiNiORtAOio: eL4OJ w III sICCOlu uuGIlu
non-cOncurrence by the senate in most
of the reductions made by the house in
the real force of the various executive
! departments, and in reporting the bill
will restore salaries generally to the
amount now paid. - q aFYf5 e.
III N - HAYES ON INVESTIGATION.
Washington advices of the Goth inst
say that President Hayes while main
taing his natural equanimity in temper
n was not inclined to look lightly on the
= house proceedings of the past week,
He did not think it was matter to
treat with Indifference; great events in
history had sprung from smaller begin
nings. Tracing the movement from
its birth the president has been struck
with It's rapid growth. He points to the
significant circumstance that such indie
> pendent and influential men as Alex.