, 1881-05-27

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Faiday, the 9th.
Don Pardee has been confirmed as Judge
OF the hfth judicial district, and Stanley
Matthews as associate justice of the sn.
prenle court of the L. 5.
The senate confirmed Malachi Kiahas
receiver ofpublit moneys ut Boise City,
Idaho, Moses NJ. Bane receiver of public
moneys at Salt Lake, Utah.
The president has Withdrawn the nom.
instlon of w. A. Grier, of Pennsylyania,
TO be third assistant postmaster general.
urler having declined his position.
1t Is now stated that there is no chance
OF an arrangement between rival Atlantic
| cable companies, and the prospect is that
there Will be competition at shilling per
word tariff.
The senate Judiciary committee voted
| TO report adversely the nomination of
| Stanley Matthews. The nomination WAS
reported accordingly 10 the senate in ex.
! ecutive session.
The president has nominated Charles
r.. Henry, of Ohio, L. >. marshal f0r the
District OfColumbia, and Frederick Doug
lass recorder of deeds for the District of
! Columbia, vice George 4. Sheridan, re-
sgued
The commissioner of internal revenue
estimates that internal revenue receipts
aggregate this year about Sl0,000OOO
/ more than last year. The increase in due
to Increased production OF cigars and ci-
| garettes.
In the English house of commons. w.
! Ter, conservative, gave notice of all
amendment to the parliamentary oath
bill. 1t characterlzes Bradiaugh as u no.
torlous republican,, a publisher of prOfane
! literature and an atheist
American machinery shipped to France
which under the old tariff paid from Is
to 80 francs duty, will now pay III francs,
! the same as English machinery. A large
quantity Is waiting al Havre TO be en-
tered under the new tariff
Only about half the republican senators
! were at the caucus on the 18th OH account
! of the heat. The best feeling prevailed.
/ Efforts TO get a reconsideration of Mat
thews's nomination failed, and three SEN
ators informed the western press reporter
that no such attempt would be made in
executive session.
The New York Commercial Eulletin of
| the 18th says: WINDOWS circular to-day
sent Is TO the highest point Yet, ll7s and
| stimulated buying of investment securi %
| ties. 1t is estimated that ten million Us
have been sold here for foreign account
within week. London is buying BIS
| and railroad securities Of The L. :. largely
since January.
The postmaster general directs that
sample copies of new publications cannot
be mailed in quantities until submitted
Tor ruling ty the department The de-
| partment hears that parties start wild cat
publications of an apparently legitimate
| character under contract with advertisers
TO circulate large quantities of the first
| issue, advertisers TO pay in proportion TO
the circulation, which is proven by the
postmaster at the Office of mailing. These
| papers have been inadvertently slipped
into the mails at the rate of . cents per
pound Instead of paying third class rates
as they should.
The Chinese legation at Washington is
in n guandary. Immediately on recep-.
ton of telegraphic intelligence Of the
| death OF thedowHger EN- press the legation
went into mourning after the practice of
their nation. Their pig tails We're tied
| with black, and the entire legation down
TO the house servants were debarred from
attending any entertainment or making
merry in any manner. 1t now appears
that the stipulated period of mourning
must date its commencement from the
receipt of news by mail. This is impera-
tive and the legation finds that it has inn
posed upon itselfunnecessarily two whole
weeks of penitential grief,
Senator Frye says that he does not con-
slider it worth while to answer any
speeches of democrats in reply to his. The
administration had nothing 10 do with
that speech. lie alone was responsible
for its sentiments. Gen Hawley denies
that he had row with Conkling in cau-
Gus, or declared that he would not ?ote
for Gorham. Dawes says that, so Tar
from being dissatisfied with his leader
ship, the president has urged him TO re-
main here. and he has done SO to the in
Jury of his business III Massachusetts.
1t is understood that Lamar favored con-
tirmation of Stanley Matthews. The rest
Ian, Davis and Bayard opposed 1t. Conk-
ling and Garfield were absent.
A Philadelphia dispatch of May 18th
SAYS: 1t is stated by prominent tlnan-
cier on Board street that next Saturday,
the 18th, Henry Willard, president Of the
D, Il, & y. CO., Is required by his contract
with the Northern Pacific pool to make a
statement of the use to which be put the
millions which were placed in his hands
in such perfect confidence by his friends
that thev had lot the remOtest idea
where he intended to invest 1t. This fact
is thought by persons who have an ac-
ouaintance with Wizards aims and OBJ
jects, has close connection with recent
fluctuations i'll Northern Pacific stock.
Between this time and next Saturday,
Willard must put himself in a position to
show a good balance sheet to his friends,
and if he is, he will be able 10 extricate
himsel: from the rather unpleasant posi-
ton in which he has been placed for some
weeks. To this end it is currently re-
ported in this city aud New York that
Willard had succeeded in a preliminary
arrangement with the Northern Pacific
which win result in compromise of all
matters legal or otherwise between he
two parties, There is no doubt whatever
that the very powerful influence of lead.
ing banking houses i'll this country who
are interested IN the Northern Pacific
has been excited in behalf of some settle
ment, of the difficulty. II has long been
urged that an honorable compromise
would be beneficial, not only to NIllarc
but To the Northern Pacific Railroad
Company. The nature of the proposed
terms OF settlement, if they have been
agreed upon, is kept a profound secret. II
was said that Willard would be allowed
two directors. and that some agreement
would be made III regard To the business
of the Oregon Railway Il Navigation
Company. The rumor current isthat The
two companies will be consolidated and