The Canton advocate. [volume] (Canton, D.T. [S.D.]) 1877-1897, 1881-03-24
from the Capital.

Mr.. JOHN HAY, assistant secretary of
the treasury, has rendered his resi- nation
for ''private reasons" His successor has
not yet been appointed.
BY direction of the president general
order has been issued by the war depart
ment prohibiting the sale of intoxicating
liquors at the military posts and stations
GEN. EDGERToN has accepted the prof
fered appointment of U. s. senator in
place of Senator Window. lately appoint
ed secretary of the treasury.
SENATOR KAHLo, of Loganspprt, Ind,
has strong hopes OF being appointed con-
sal general to Berlin, the city of his ma
tivity.
GEN. SHERMAN recommends the retire.
ment of Colonels T. l.. Crittenden, of the
18th infantry; Pinkney Lugenbiel, of the
lst infantry, and F. L. Dent, of the 9TH ar
tillery.
PRESIDENT GARFIELD has nominated
Sanford A. Hudson, of Wisconsin, to be
associate justice of the supreme court of
Dakota, and Clark +. Carr to be post
master at Galesburg, III.
IT is said that President Garfield, after
a consultation with Senator Blaine and
Attorney General MacVeagh, has deter
mined to nominate Stanley Matthews for
Judge of the supreme court.
WHILE the funding bill was pending,
$1S, ,764, ,434 in greenbacks was deposited by
l3S national banks to retire circulation
OF this amount, $l.2S6, 500 has been re-
turned.
The name of Major j. w. Powell, of
Illinois, well-known and very accom-
p!ished :atural scientist, has been sent to
Z no bo of
the United States geological survey.
THE senate democrats at Washington
have agreed upon their committees. Da-
vid Davis becomes chairman of the judi
ciary. Johnston, of foreign relations, Bay
ard retains the finance, and Lamar takes
the railroads.
SECRETARY BLAINE, on receiving intel
ligence of the death of the Gar, cabled
to the American minister at St. Peters
burg to express to the royal family the
sympathy of the United States. Similar
messages were sent from every court in
Europe.
IT is believed at Washington that the
organization of the senate will be effected
by compromise. The chairmen of the
| two party caucuses held an interview on
yesterday and the democrats have been
notified to attend another caucus this
morning.
The new senator from California, Mr..
Miller, is not only the president of the
Alaska Seal company-he is, also, model
Christian. He rose at one of the Moody
meetings in Frisco recently, and asked
prayers for himself in his endeavor to
lead Christian life. His family dress
in sealskin to the very heels.
THE senate has confirmed the nomina-
tion of William NJ. Evarts, Allen G.. Thur
man, and Timothy O. Howe to be COM
missioners to the international monetary
conference; D. D. McClurg to be surveyor
of customs at Cincinnati; Lot NJ. Morrill,
to be collector of customs at Portland,
Me-, and John w. Green to be revenue
collector for the Second district of Iowa.
TIE committee appointed recently to ex-
anime into the question of the indebted
ness Of Mexico has reported that the debt
recommends the consolidation of the debt,
and the issuance of bonds bearing per
cent. interest, which shall be receivable
for public lands.
a SELECT committee of the house has
been examining the system of awarding
pensions. Commissioner Bentley is said
to over B., 100000 annually have been per-
petrated. Five hundred pensioners have
been dropped from the rolls. In 1873
man in Maine, named Prince. was discov-
J cred to be drawing payments for seven
widows, and was sent to the penitentiary
for ten years.
THE three gentlemen appointed as men,
bers Of the International monetary COM
mission will sail Immediately. Congress,
in the civil service bill, made adequate
provision for the commission, having vot-
ed for compensation of s., 900 each, with
unlimited allowance for expenses. and as
signed secretary to the commission, with
a compensation Of $4,000 and expenses.
Evarts and Thurman are now in the city.
Evarts believes that the conference will
be successful. Opinions are quite gene
rally expressed that the ratio that will be
determined will be 152 or l6 of silver to
Of cold