Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1881-05-11
WASHINGTON.

WASHINGTON, May 10. The President
has sent to the Senate several nominations
for Western postmasters.
Stanley Matthews case was not taken up
TO-DAY, but probably will be considered to-
morrow.
The judiciary committee this morning,
agreed to recommend the confirmation OF
Don A. Parlee, as circuit Judge OF the Court
of Errors, of the 9TH Judiciary circuit, and
subsequently reported the nomination FAVOR
ably to the Senate.
The nomination of Michael j. Cramer, now
Charge d. Affaires to Denmark, to be Charge
d. Affaires to Switzerland, was favorably re-
ported from the foreign relations committee
during the executive session, this afternoon.
The judiciary committee reached the NOM
nation of VIM. f. Chandler, as Solicitor
General, to-day, but laid it aside for consid-
Grafton at another special meeting, probably
Tomorrow.
The Senate to-day received from the Presi-
dent his message, (which was too late for de-
livery Yesterday Withdrawing the nomination
of W. 4. NJ. Grier, as Sd Assistant Post
master General. The message states that the
nomination is withdrawn at Grier's request.
The President also withdrew from the Sen
ate to-day, the nominations of VIM. Jesse
Grant as postmaster at Terrell, Texas, and
JODdtlaH W NC pOSthoSeSA a. A'AN~A
ettsville, Texas.
1t has been decided by the Treasury De-
partment TO extend the limit of time for re-
ceiving 6 per cent. bonds for continuance at
"a per cent, the date to which limit will be
extended it is believed to the Goth inst, the
day uron which the time is expressly for the
continuance of skies held in Europe.
The statement that Mrs. Garfeldis seriously
ill is not correct She is suffering from a
severe attack of nervous prostration which Is
somew hat aggravated by malaria. Physicians
assure the President that no danger is to be
apprehended.
Commodore Kane arrived with the Galena
at Chios April It'll. He says Il at once
called upon the governor, Sadyk Pasha, and
offered such assistance as it was in my power
to render. found that the reports that l
had received of the disaster had been exag-
gerated. The loss of life cannot at the pres
ent time be accurately computed, and esti-
mates vary all the way from 20OO to $4,000.
the latter of course being very much too
great In my opinion, the number killed is
probably about 5000 or 5000. There were
two destructive shocks at intervals of a
quarter of An hour, the first causing the
greatest loss. After them and up to the
present time there have been succession OF
minor shocks, which however caused no
further damage. Almost all the houses in a
greater part of the island have been thrown
down or so shattered as to be uninhabitabe.
| am having an investigation made of the
phGmeana attending the catastrophe, and
shall communicate the results in a detailed
report have had parties ashore every day
extricating dead bodies, tearing down unsafe
walls, bringing in wounded from the country
around. have established hospital tent
ashore and shall probably have to put up
another to-day, as % wounded which our
men brought in yesterday completely filled
up the space remaining in the first tent.
There are still hundreds of people in the
villages who have as yet received no medical
attention whatever. | have seen no evidence
of want of food among the people, the need
in that respect having been amply supplied,
but want of medical care is extremely press
ing. The native here exhibit most aston
ishing Indifference to the sufferings of their
own people, and we have had to compel them
to aid in carrying the wounded. have been
much pleased with the zeal exhibited by the
officers and men of this ship in all the work
they have been required to perform since
our arrival at this place.
Orders were issued Tuesday from the Post
Office department to discontinue the steamboat
mail service at once on eight designated
routes in the south and southwest. Extend;
ing the star service on these routes will effect
a saving of $4,000.