, 1880-07-01
TELEGRAPHIC.
EASTERN STATES.
Appointments Confirmed.

Appointments NOmhrHseu.
The Senate confirmed the following nomi-
nations Lieut.. Col. Samuel Wood, deputy
paymaster general; Randolph G.. Ebert, OF
Oregon, surgeon; Rev. David Wilson, OF
Colorado. post chaplain; Chas. A. Wetherell.
Of Nevada, register of land office at Carson
City; Richard H. Fay. agent of the Umatilla
Indians. Oregon; Thos. Chestnut, postmas-
ter, Silverton, Colorado; Col. Drumm, adiu.
tant general; Otto Mears, Of Colorado, John
B. Bowman, of Kentucky, Alfred B. Meaeh-
am, of Washington, D. G., Geo. W. Mon
eypenny, OF Columbus, Ohio, and John ..
D----i, ~s as~-,. oo.i IA "'i.'ioI1i' W ,aI
the agreement made with the Ute Indians;
Jacob Heifferich, OF Louisiana. to be coiner
of the United States mint at New Orleans.
Investment OF Railroad Funds.
WASHINGTON, June T.-U. S. Treasurer
Gilfllan to-day instructed the sub.treasurer
at New Orleans to invest to the best advan.
tage on account of the sinking fund of the
Union Pacific Railroad 1927 1856, and on the
a Central Pacific $2l2.670.
Omcial Reform.
WASHINGTON, June H.-The official ak
continues to fall oH Grant men. Secretary
Sherman has directed the Collector OF Gus
toms at Charleston. 3. c., TO discontinue
the service Of VIM. A. Hayne as Inspector
. of that district after the l3th inst Hayne
wss South Carolina delegate to the Chica.
go convention and always voted for Grant in
obedience to instructions.
PEACE at Leadville,
DENVER, Col. June 18.-A LeadYille
special gives the result of the meeting Of
the miners union yesterday. The meeting
was largely attended by members OF the
union, and adopted series of resolutions,
agreeing to resume work at terms on which
they were employed previous to the strike.
Certain mine owners agreed to recognize the
eight hour system in future as berAtofore,
and gave pledges to use their influence to
have that system generally adopted through.
out the camp. AS the matter now stands,
miners are to 90 to work at the old prices,
the union not to be disbanded, however.
Mime owners and managers make no con.
cession, except that they will use their in
duence in favor of the general adoption Of
the eight hour system. Mooney and other
leaders were guaranteed immunity from ar
rest If they return. II the miners go to work
tomorrow, all the mines will resume with
full force. Mooney was released. All the
militia are mustered ont except one COM
pany. Everything is quiet.
starvation In New Mexico.
SHAKESPEARE, N. NJ, June lS.-Citizens
Of Silver City and vicinity are almost starv-
for want of provisions. Not one pound
tffiour. potatoes. bacon or staple neCessi-
ties of life arc 10 be obtained for love or
money; peitb'r can checks or eastern ex-
\ change be CO, vsxts into oas'l, being unat-
tainnbe. Bu mes is completely prostrated
in consequence, both at Silver City and
Shakespeare. Victoria raid is the cause of
all this, yet Gen. Hatch telegraphed Gov.
Wallace recently that be knew of no freight
trains having been troubled by Indians.
Inhabitants of Brooklyn.
New YoRK, June lS.-Tha census returns
show the population OF Brooklyn to be
$4,000, an increase Of 1000 in five years.
a4 n People of Chicago.
CHICAGO, June l9.---Census Supervisor
Wrights lists are nearly completed, and in
dicates the population OF Chicago to be
about SAFE, 900. reHn
Death Of General Sutter.
WAsHISaToE June 20,--Gen John A. Sut-
ter, the discover of gold in California, died
here yesterday. He had been sick about
week with Inflammation OF the kidneys.
Northwest Floods. li
~ CHICAGO, June 20.--Passengers coming
10 from Minnesota and Dakota repq ssent the
whole country literally under water. and the
damage to crops and other property will be
incalculabIe. The rain last week swelled
the streams. and nothing like 1t has ever
been before known.
Tne Pressdent Coming West.
CoLUMBUs, June 20.-In referring to his
contemplated visit to California. the Presi-
dent said that il he goes at all it will be as
late az September, his idea being to reac b
Sacramento in TIME to attend the State Fair
about the middle Of that month. He Will
extend his "Trip 60 Oregon, and possibly 10
tine far north. 5.a
Arctic Expedition.
WAsHrsoToN, June 2U.-The Gulrare,
Capt. howgate's Arctic vessel, leaves Mon
day for arctic regions, The vessel is British
and cannot carry the Amencan flag. The
expedition vill be 3 personal affair OF Capt.
Hovgate, who will bear all expenses.
where the Money Goes.
Receipts and expenditures oi the treasury
from Jply /, 1879 10 June /, 1880. Receipts
OF customs, Sl7l. l.0lx.l26; internal revenue.
Sllj.u5S 500 miscellaneous, sal, ,l8I $40,
total S3O5, ,2sZ, ,Sl7; expenditures, civil aud
miscellaneous. SIS. S.aiO. .4T3; war, S35 9gl.
2i0; navy, Sl3, ,l9l, 900 interior (Iudlan-)
$5ly.64l Interior (pensionsl, Sas.2I5, I73:
interest on puplc debt, t92, ,333. .5iI; 1o,ni,
$2fs, 7Cl ,9i4. This exhibit does NOT inclcdt
the postal Tsvenuts or postal expenditures
Postai ARaars.
Pacific Coast POSTAL changes las, week.