The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1881-05-27

has gained strength, and her condition
| is-somewhat improved since yesterday
Mrs. Garfield's condition is much bet.
| ter to-day. As soon rs she is able to
travel she will be taken to her home in
| Mentor.
BESEIGIEG THE WHITE HOUSE.
Large numbers OF people were at the
| white house today to see the president
in regard 10 appointments. He did not
receive any of them. The callers were
principally those who have been here
since the Alb of March, waiting for
something to turn up The President
was busy during the day making out
appointments.
SUBCOMMITTEE APPOINTED.
The chairman Of the Senate commit
tee on commerce appointed Senator Ran
som, Jones, OF Nevada, kellogg, Con-
ger and Vest as subcommittee to act
for the full committee during recess IN
der the resolution directing the commit
tee 10 inquire into the condition of the
Potomac river front at Washington, and
the effect of bridges across the river
upon the navigability of the stream, and
the health of the city, and la report next
winter what steps ought 10 be taken in
regard to the whole matter. General
Ransom will call the subcommittee to-
getheT about the 1st of July.
THE BoYToN CASE.
The President transmitted to the Sen
ate the report of the Secretary of State
upon the case of Michael p. Boyton,
stating that the case is not one which
would warrant interference by the
United States, but declaring that should
it be the sense of the Senate he would
counsel the President to appeal to the
benevolence ofthe British government in
Boyton's behalf
LUCKY lot
WASHINGTON, ID. c., May 20.-The
Senate in executive, session confirmed
the nominations of Wondford, TennY,
McDougal and Knox for New York at
torneyships and marshalships, for which
their names were respectively sent in
yesterday. The Senate also confirmed
Schofield as judge of the court of claims.
The Senate also confirmed the following
nominations: Wallace II. White, of
Maine, United States attorney for Idaho;
James G. Weaks, United States marshal
for the western district of Louisiana;
Albert w. Bash, of Indiana, collector of
customs for the district of Puget Sound,
Washington Territory; Thomas ]. Jor-
don. of Pennsylvania, Indian agent for
the Poncha agency in the Indian Terri
tory.
WASHINGTON, May 19.-The senate
in executive session today confirmed
the following nominations: Blanch X.
Bruce of Mississippi, register of the treas
ury; George b. Lorlng, of Mississippi,
commissioner of agriculture, to take eff
feet June 30th next; Abner Tibbitts,
collector of customs at PaSO Del Norte,
Texas; ThOs. 4. Reeres, United States
marshal for the eastern district for Ten
nessec; Francis II. Pierrpont, collector
of internal revenue for the second dis
trict of West Virginia; Richard Rowett,
collector of internal revenue for the
fourth district of Illinois; Byron II.
Langston, collector of internal revc-
nue. for the fifth district of
Missouri; Albert C. Wedge, collector
of internal revenue for the first
District of Minnesota; Jeremiah NJ.
Busk, Charge d'Affairs of the United |
States for Paraguay; Thomas A. Os-
borne, Minister of the United States at
Brazil, vice II. w. Hilliard recalled;
Horace Taylor, Consul for the United |
States at Marseilles, France; George |
Manly, Minister Resident TO the United |
States of Columbia; Thomas ID. Duncan, |
Postmaster at Corinth, Mississippi; l..
of Indiana, United States MIN |
lister to Turkey; Stephen A. Hurlbut, |
to Peru; JudsOn Fitzpatrick, of |
New Jersey, Minister to Chilli; John E. |
Louisiana, United States Con- |
sui at Guatemala; II. B. TaleferrO, U. S, |
for the Western District of |
Henry G. Ripley, Collector |
Internal Revenue for the Sixth District |
of Michigan; Madison Names, Surveyor |
Of Customs at Atlanta, Georgia.