Daily globe., 1879-06-24
GENERAL CAPITAL NEWS.

REFUNDING CERTIFICATES.
WASHINGTON, June 23.-Total sales of refuud-
ing certificates to date amounts to S39, $50, ,76O,
which leaves but 3l9,240 to be disposed of.
The conversion of certificates into bonds to-day
reached $22, ,06O: ECO.
TINE EXTENDED.
Information has been received at tie depart
ment of state that the period for receiving ap-
pications for place in the international exhi-
bition at Melbourne has been extended to the
3lst of October, 1870.
CONFIRMED.
The Senate confirmed the following nomina-
tions: Oscar Hatfield, New York, consul of the
United States at Batavia; VIM. J. Gilbraitb,
associate justice of the supreme court of the
Territory of Montana; Josiah Dent, commits
sioner of the District of Columbia. Post
masters: Chas. L. Kerr, Shelby, O.; Isaac N.
Hawkins, Chillocothe, o.; Daniel Chill, Ur-
bana; C. R. Wilkinson. Vinton, Ia; Mrs.
Elizabeth j. Cook, Arkadelphia, Ark, and o
large number of army appointments.
CORBIN.
The nomination of d. T. Corbin, of South
Carolina, as chief justice for the supreme court
of Utah Territory was reported from the iudic-
ary committee adversely and placed upon the
calendar for consideration by the Senate here
after.
M'CABE-ORTH.
The House committee on elections agreed to
postpone further consideration of the ninth
Indiana contested election case Of McCabe
against Orth until December next.
THE INVESTIGATIONS.
The Senate committee on privileges and cleo
tions decided to commence the Ingalls, investi-
CATION in Kansas by asub-committee of five, to
proceed to that State next September, and to
prosecute the Kellogg -Spofford inquiry in New
Orleans in next November by subcommittee
Of three. Senator Salisbury is to be chairman
OF the Kansas subcommittee, and Senator
Hill will probably be placed at the head of the
subcommittee for New Orleans.
ADJOURNMENT.
The Senate committee on appropriations in
voting to-day on the resolution for final ad-
| journment of Congress next Wednesday, de-
cided upon strict party lines, the Republicans
| all taking the ground that no day should be
fixed upon until the final enactment of the bill
providing for the judicial expenses of the gov
ernment is assured.
| RAILROAD CONSOLIDATION.
It is said proposition has been made by the
Iron Mountain railroad company, of st. Louis,
for consolidation with the Texas & Pacific
railroad company, and that negotiations to this
effect had been referred to committee con-
sisting of Messrs. Margnaud, Allen, Minturn
and Wheeler, and that corresponding COM
mittee of the Texas & Pacific board has also
been appointed, consisting Of Messrs. Shaw
Walters, Stebbins, Houston and Barclay.
Wy.at to DO WIN H1NdT9d 1601sano
| Dollars.
| Louisville Courier Journal.
| One Sunday night "ovar the Rhine," il
Cincinnati, a little groupof newspaper writ.
ers and reporters were Willing away the
eisure of the happy hours by scussing the
| problem touching the use which might be
made of q hundred thousand dollars, sup
/ posing such miracle should happen to 8
member of the company. Each mind took
the journalistic bent. One would start 9
morning daily; another would. start ar
evening daily third an illustrated paper
and SO en-. Finally, poor old Gen. Willict
stumped the NIB Of his cigar upon tho edge
of his mug, and as the ashes sparkled likt
snowfakes in the moonlight and the orches
ira foated off into the mazes of the "Beauti
ful Blue Danube" !" says he !: aWell, oph eve1
Il / get un hundred tousand dollars, der news
paper peesness may 60 to- h, und shell
chust 60 to Europe!''
Hon. Jared Benson and Ammi Cutter, Anoka
at the Metropolitan:
j Hon. Sam. E.. Adams, Monticello, vice presi
dent and probable president of the State Agri
i cultural society, and B. @. Judson, secretar,
of that organization, are guests at the Metro
politan.