The Russellville Democrat., 1881-05-19
NEWS IN A NUT SHELL.
EVENTS OF THE PAST WEEK FROM ALL
 OVER THE WORLD.
The Cream of the Two Hemispheres Care- fully Condensed and Classified--An In- teresting Budget of Personal and
 MIscellaneous Information.
Washington.

Washington.
 THE census office states that the people of the United States pay annually s26 250, 100 for their daily newspapers
 CHAIRMAN Jewell of the Republican na- tional committee issued a circular inviting expressions of opinions from Republicans throughout the country in regard to the best methods or rules to be adopted for eleoting delegates to their national conven- ton in 1884
 THE senate judiciary committee discussed Chandler's nomination, but took no action as the Republicans wanted to lay it over until after the Robertson case is decided Channdler is bitterly opposed, and to put his nomination before the senate now would, it was thought, bring on a contest over him that might further complicate the Robertson case
 THE President sent message to the Senate withdrawing the New York nominations for United Stateds Marshas and District Attorneys. The nomination of Judge Roberston for Collector of Customs is not withdrawn. The message is simply formal containing no explanations or comments. The nominations withdrawn are as follows: Stewart L. Woodford United States Attor- ney for Southern District of New York Asa w. Tenny, United States Attorney Eastern District; Lewis E Payne, United States Marshal, Southern District; Clinton McDou- gall, United States Marshal Northern Dis trict John B. Taylor, Collector of Customs, Buffalo, New York.
 THERE is good authority for the statement that the President is giving ear to solicita- tions of friends who are urging some sort of compromise of the Robertson contest, Gov. Foster said tonight that suggestion has been made to the President that he should go outside of New York State for candidate for collector of the port of New York. Foster says the President is seriously considering this proposition and the further suggestion that he should withdraw both Robertson's and Chandle4 nominations; that he should nominate Robertso ear dis trict attorney for the Eastern distlico < New York, or for solicitor general, and that Chandler be nominated for collector of the port of New York.
 SENATOR KELLOGG submitted a resolution calling for complete lists of all officials em- ployed in all the executive departments of the government, when each employe was appointed and by whom recommended. The object of the resolution is explained to be to find out which states have more than their quota of federal offices and which have lesS with view of giving the latter their due. Senator Brown, in 8 recent speech, presented figures showing the num- Der of persons in the departments, and that but very few, far less than they are entitled to, are from Southern states. It is stated that thousands of letters have been received from Southern Republicans asking if Browns statement were correct and if so, demanding that Southern Republicans get their share of patronage.
 SENATOR HILL of Colorado has been in- teresting himself to obtain from the inter- for department more liberal interpretation of the act of 1875 whien, while granting to all duly incorporated railroad companies the right of way over public lands, and such timber, stone and other material as may be required for use in construction of their roads, the ruling of the department entirely excludes railroads from the timber benefits of this act in cases where there is no timber immediately adjacent to their lines. Senator Hill has represented to the department that continuance of this ruling would greatly impede the progress of rail road building in nearly all far Western states and territories There is believed to be full warrant for saying the law will be so construed as to give railroad companies the right to obtain timber necessary for construction purposes from the nearest public lands where suitable timber can be found