Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1880-06-18

board, and the StanGIsh and Dispatch have the
cadet engineers. The Dale is expected to leave
Annapolis to-day or to- morrow with the second
class Of cadet midshipmen on board.
THE TALIAPoesA arrived at CharleStoWn,
Massachusetts,, last evening.
THE NOMINATION OF THOMAS F. JOHNSON OF
Georgia, to be collector Of the port of Savannah
was one of those that failed of confirm atton by
the Senate. He will be appointed to the place
by the President. the appointment to take effect
August 18th. johnson Is a son OF Judge Her.
schel V. johnson, of Georgia, and ne will sue
ceed Mr. Atkins, who is brOther-in-laW OF
General Garfield.
SUIT AGAIssT SPEAKER RANDALL.-Chapin
Brown, administrator of the estates OF Andrew
r. Chambers, deceased, has instituted suit in
this city against Hon. samuel j. Randall,
Speaker Of the House OF Representatives TO re-
cover Judgment for s11,1I1.2S.
NAVAL ORDERs.-The graduating class Of ca
det midshipmen and cadet engineers are de-
tached from the Naval Academy and ordered
home to await orders. The order detaching
Pay master John Furey from the New York navy
yard is revoked; also. the order of Paymaster
j. F. Tarbe1 to duty at the New York navy
yard. Leaves of absence are granted as fol-
lows: Capt. G. E. Belknap for one month from
21st inst; Lieut.. Commander C. E. Clark, for
thirty days frOm the 18th inst; Professor E. s.
HClden, from June 2lst to July 9th; Lieut.. Com
mander c. A. Schetky. for July and Lieut.. w.
Ii. Everett for six weeks. The leave OF Chap
lain E. W. Hager is extended one month.
EX-SENATOR CoNoyER, of Florida, who has
been In the city some time, will leave for New
York to-day or tomorrow. From New York he
will return to Florida to take an active part in
nominee OF the republican party for the Florida
gOyernOrShip. He says his party is sufficiently
strong TO win the coming fight. He does not
doubt his election.
SECRETARY SCHURz AND GEN. GARFIELD took
a long ride together to-day.
SECRETARY EvARTs has gone to New York for
TWO or three days.
INTERNATIONAL SANITARY CoNFERENCE.-An
act passed In May last provides for the holding
of an international sanitary conference In this
city at the call of the President Of the United
States. The Department Of State Is IN confer
epce with foreign governments Interested. All
the conference. The date for the meeting has
not been fixed. and will not be until all prelim-
mary arrangements are made.
PRESIDENTIAL APPOINTM ENTS.-The President
to-day made the following appointments: Thos.
T. johnson, to be collector OF customs at Saw
annah. Ga; Joseph W. Burke, to be collector of
OF customs at Mobile. Ala; and John NJ. Nor
ton, to be surveyor Of customs in the district of
San Francisco. Cal John NJ Morton is the son
OF the late Senator Morton. He was nominated
to the position for which he is to-day appointed
sometime before the adjournment Of Congress.
HIS nomination was not acted On owing to the
opposition OF the California members OF Con-
greSS, who held that the place should be filled
oy a Pacif1c coast man. Thos. T. johnson was
nominated for collector at Savannah Just before
adjournment, but he was not acted on by the
Senate
A LETTER FROM NICARAGUA confirms the tele.
graphic adyices heretofore received that the
Nharaguan senate had confirmed the grant to
an American company for the construction of
the canal The terms OF the grant are exactly
the same as were asked OF the Nicaraguan gov
erlment.
COL. F. A. SEELY chief clerk OF the Patent
Office, hos been appointed principal examiner
of the trade marks divisions and has rendered
his resignation, TO take effect when his success
sor shall have been appointed
THE BOARD OF EXAMINERS to conduct the com.
ing examination In the Patent Office has been
appointed as follows:-H. H. Bates, examiner in
chief; b. L. Catlin, principal examiner; F. L.
campbell, OF the Interior department. The
officers to be chosen are two principal eXamin-
ers. five first assistants, six second assistants,
and seven third assistants.
P. o. D. CONTRACTS AwARpEp.-The Post
Offjce department awarded the contracts for
supplies this morning as follows: For wrapping
paper, George Bill, OF Georgetown, D. c.. for
cotton and Jute twine Francis II. Smith, of New
YORK; for hemp tw1ne, John t. Bailey & Co.. of
Philadelphia; for letter balances and scales
Fairbanks & Co., New York; for marking and
dating stamps, Ben jamin Chambers, Washing
ION, d. Z. The awards tor stationery will prob
ably be made to-day, as the examination of bids
is nearly completed. The appropriations for
these several items is as follows: Wrapping
paper, S2e, 600; tW1ne, 1000; balances and
scales, $1,000, and stationery, $1,000.
INTERNATIONAL POSTAL AGREEYENT.-Th Post
ONCE department to-day concluded an agree
ment with the British Minister which increases
the limits OF weight and dimensions of packets
OF merchandise exchanged through the mails
between the United States and Great Britain as
IoiloWS: The limits are to be-Weight $50
gram1neS; dimensions. length, 80 centimetres;
breadth, 20 cenumetres, and depth, 10 centime-
LeXt This will be an increase over the rates eS-
taolished by the international postal conven.
u0n no ana which apply to all other countries, of
10 In breadth, and In depth.
POSTAL UNION RATEs.-The Postmaster Gene
raj to-day issued an order applying the postal
union rates to the Bahama Islands and the re.
PuDilcs OF Uruguay and Ecuador from the st OF
July next
THE CONVENTION for arranging some of the
miner details OF the railway mail service met
today In the Office Of the general superintend-
ent. Present-Superintenden r. C. Jackson.
VINO was elected chairman; John Jameson, NJ
j. Waldron, NJ. v. Bailey, F. NJ. Terrell, C. j.
Frund, jas. Z. White and w. G. Lowell Among
the subjects discussed was that OF perfecting q
system OF weighing mails on the various rail-
way lines; the tracing OF lost registered matter:
the reporting oferrors In the distribution made
In the larger offices; the necessity for desig-
nation on newspaper packages to indicate the
Gfiice nom which they are sent; the identifca-
t1on OF employees when receipttng for registered
matter; the prOpriety OF addressing Complaints
TO the superintendent OF the division in which
complainants reside rather than to the general
department.
GEN. TOWNSEND yesterday afternoon closedup
b ) business in the War department. This
morning General Drum assumed the duties of
adjutant general OF the army. He Is In the room
ofmerly occupied by General Townsend Gen.
Drums old room viii remain empty for the
present.
CONGRESSIONAL LNOMINATI0Ns.-The democrats
OF the thirteenth Ohio district have renomi-
nated Gibson Atherton for Congress" 1.-The
republicans OF the fifth Maine district have
~ nolninaeed M Seth T. Mtllihen, OF Belfast--Hon.
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