Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-06-16
Combinations To-day.

The Senate In executive session to day con
hrmed the following nominations In army pro-
motions:-Colonel Richard C. Drum, to be adiu
tant general; Lieut.. Col. John c. Kelton. to be
assistant adiutant general, with the rank O,
colonel; Major George ID. Ruggles. to be assist
ant adjutant general, with rank of lieutenant
colonel; Captain Henry C. Corbin. to be assist.
mel Nathan w. Brown, to be paymaster gen.
eral; Lieut.. Col. Samuel Woods, TO be deputy
pa. master general, with rank OF colonel; Major
charles T. Larned, TO be deputy paymaster gen
eral, with rank OF lieutenant Medical Depari-
ment-Lieut. Col VIM. 5. King TO be surgeon.
rank OF colonel; Major John E. Summers. 10 be
surgeon, with rank OF lieutenant colonel; Cap
tam Geo. A. Otis, George B. Jaaueil, VII.
liam Z. Waters and Edward Bentley
TO De surgeons, with the rank OF major;
Rahoolph q. Ebert, Oregon; Robert J. Gibson.
conn; Robert b. Benham. Pa; VIM. G.. Gorgos
Ala: Norton Strong, Mich; A. w. Taylor. Y.
L., 10 be assistant surgeons. The Reverends
Mm L. McAdams Iowa; John Ii. Macomber.
MINI; N n. Z. Blaine. Pa; David Wilson, ID. c.;
army; First Lieut.. L. A. Abbott. to be captain
10 9th regiment OF cavalry u. S. A; Second
Lieutenant L. A. Torrey, to be lst lieutenant Ct
reslment OF cavalry U. 5: A; NJ. o'Brien, TO be
nance Department-Se Lieut. Charles Ii.
Clark OF the lst artillery, to De lSt lieutenant:
FIRST Lieut. Max WesendorfI, to be captain OF Isl
Lieut. r. q F. FaS f. Wainwright w 3 A to Be- ssoona fs1
lieutenant 1st regiment of cavalry, u. s. A.
F1ank H. Clarke, TO be passed assistant paylnas-
Ter e r, I: ). n; Jacob d: Doyle, d. C; Charles S
CoWle, Iowa; Richard I, NJ. Ban. Va. Harry r.
sullivan, Ohio, to be assistant paymasters. To
be second Lieuts. La the Marine Corps Samuel
I. JackSon, Mass; Jas. Ashley Turner, Texas.
Carroll Mercer, D. c.; T. G. Fillette 5. G: How. How
ara h. Gilman, Me. George X. Benson, TO be
ISL lieut. In the marine corps. Nicholas III, Lam
dln, TO pe passed assistant engineer In the navy
Cadet Engineers VIM. B. Dunning, H. H. Stiyels
r. j. R1ed, to be assistant engineers In the navy.
otto MearS, Col; John B. Bowman, XIV: Al.
ned B. Meacham, Washington, ID. c.; Geo. W.
Maypepny, Columbus, o.; Jno. j. Russell Iowa.
TO be commissioners to ratify the agreement;
with the Uute Indians; Jacob w. Heinrich, La.
TO be commissioner o. L. S. mint at La. 10 be
registers OF Lard Office-Geo. A. c. Woolley.
NO, at Springfield. Mo-; Charles A. withereil.
New, TO be register OF land Office at Carson
City. To be Receivers of Public Moneys-John
II. Allen at Fergus Falls, Minn.; Amos Newton
hlmoaI at jackson, Miss; Otis P. G. Clarke,
Charles E. Robinson, n. g, to be col,
lector OF customs district of Albemarle. n. c.
Io be 1naian InSpectOrs-Isaac L. Mahan.
MIS-; Rosert s. Gardner, w. Va; Richard H.
Agency In oregon. To be Pvstmasters- Miles
L. Spaulding, at Suncook, N. H.; Alfred o. Long,
at Ashland, Ohfo Katharine w. Hanson. u,
London, Ohio; Hugh B. Wilson. at Greenfield.
Ind.; ChaS. IL. Davidson, at Austin, Mirn: Ed.
ward w. Walsh, at CookstOn, Mimi; Thomas
Chestnut at Silverton, Col; Alex. M. McEIhin
ney, at Silver Clif1, Col; Horace Cole, at VII
Der, Neb.: Spencer NJ. Hillebert at Humboldt
Neh; julius Fl. Hale, at Spence, Iowa; Nathan
5. Gilbert, at Central City, Oak. Colonel Alberi
j. Myer, Chief signal officer United states army
10 be Chief signal officer United States arm !
with rank of brfgadier general, TO date from
July l6, 1850.
ONE REJECTION.
Tne Senate today rejected the nomination OF
Chas. Pelham, OF Alabama, 10 be associate ius
llce OF the supreme court for the territory o
New Mexico.