Little Falls transcript. [volume] (Little Falls, Morrison County, Minn.) 1876-1894, 1879-12-12
GENERAL CAPITAL NEWS.
PRESIDENTIAL NOMINATIONS.

WASHINGTON, Dec. 8.-The President nomi-
mated Owen N. Denny of Oregon consul gene
raj at Shanghai; Jno. Hay Ohio, assistant secre-
tary of State; Elihu A. White, collector of in
ternal revenue, Second district of North Caro-
lima; Sidney @. Ward, collector of internal re-
venue, First district of New York. -
Thomas F. Morgan, IF district of Columbia.
to be commissioner of district of Columbia.
Receivers of public moneys-F. J. Buston at
| East Saginaw, Mich. G.. B. Folsom, Taylors
Falls, Mimi; Thos. B.. Presnell, Duluth,
MINI; Paul G. stetten, Crookston, MINI. ;
Robert B. Hechrington, Beatrice, Neb. ,..
Registers of the land office-Soren Lis toe,
! North Pla:te, Neb. ~ It - e." 10
Postmasters-Samuel B. Piper, Bornsville,
Ohio; VIM. P. Wolf, at Wilmington, Ohio;
Samuel B. Baldridge, Jackson, Ohio; John T..
Ogden, Wellington, Ohio: Leroy 8. Jorden,
Piqua, Ohio; Dwight Webb, Marysville, Ohio;
Albert J. West, Shenandoah, Iowa; Chas. W.
Snyder, Cedar Falls, Iowa; John Blinehood,
Monticello, Iowa; A. G. Burlingame, Sutton,
| Nebraska; Geo. @. Cross. Fairburg, Nebraska
Eli Bowy, Olney, Illinois; Miss Sarah Pearson,
Nashville, Illinois; A. M. Sergeant, Shawnee
town, Illinois; D. W. Simmons, Jacksonville
Illinois; J. Sparks, Verden, illinois; VIM. G..
Snyder, Fulton, Illinois; L. A. Hamblin, 0swe,
Geo. r. Stone. Alleean, Michigan; Oh.s: Q:
Thompson, Whitehall, Michigan; Frank W.
Hastings, St. Louis, Michigan; Chas. Randall,
Owatonna, Minnesota; Virgel NJ. Hall, Glencoe,
Minnesota; J.W. Stowe, Onarea, Illinois; Jno.
B. Hardy, Three Rivers, Michigan; Cyrus NJ.
Simpson, Topeka, Kansas.
FAVORABLE REPORT.
The Senate judiciary committee has reported
on the nomination of Secretary Gen. W. McCra.
ry to be United States Circuit Judge, recon.
| mending its confirmation. az.
| POSTAL MATTERS.
| The House committee on postofice and post.
roads this morning instructed the chairman tc
| report the resolution introduced by Repre-
sentative Valentine, calling on the postmaster
general for information why mails are not car
ried on new railroad lines constructed in the
West during the summer, and why service on
rou tes now established is not incl eased in &C.
cordance with the necessities of the people.
! communication was received from the Law
clerk of the postofice department, accompanied
| by the rough draft of q bill embodying the
views of the department upon the lottery ques
| ton.
The bill introduced at the last session by
Representative Morey, which provides that, il
order to facilitate the delivery of letters and q
speedy return to tho writers thereof of such a.
are refused or cannot be delivered, the post
master general is hereby authorized and EN-
powered to establish such postoffices or return
letter Offices as he may deem necessary, WA
ordered reported with an amendment making
it mandatory on the postmaster general to cs
| tablsh certain return offices.
| DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE.
The subcommittee of the House committe,
on agriculture this forenoon took up the bill
relating to the agricultural department. A some
what animated discussion developed wild,
difference upon some features. The ways ane
means committee favored some legislation t,
enlarge the scope of the department.. prop
| osition to make the commissioner a cabinet of
hcer is not likely to be determined on the bill
reported till after the holidays.
| TRADE MARKS.
The subcommittee of the House committe
on manufactures discussed without action tn
joint resolution introduced last Tuesday b,
Representative McCord, which proposes al
amendment to the constitution of the United
States. giving Congress power to grant, protec
and regulate the exclusive right to adopt an,
use trade marks.
The secretary of war transmitted to the Sen
ate to-day the report of the board of enginee
officers relating to a bridge across the Detroi
river at Detroit. The board arc unanimously
of the opinion that the most complete solution
of the problem is the construction of tunne
under the Detroit river. They, however, en-
dUrse the bridge plan conditionally, conclud
ing there will be no material difficulty in yes
sells passing through draws of 800 or 400 feet il
width at any time when it would be safe t.
navigate the river, and that if the right of wa
is clearly and emphatically given to naviga
ton, there could be no material or undue in
jury to that interest.