Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-04-18
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ENGINEERS APPOINTED.

General capital Ne,cs.
ENGINEERS APPOINTED.
WASHINGTON. April 17.-The secretary of
wsr has appointed board of engineers, con-
sisting OF Lieut.. Col. Jno G. Parker, Lieut.. G.
B. Comstock, and Major Godfrey Weitzel, 10
consider and report as to whether the dock
line in the harbor at Chicago will intefere
with the harbor Improvements.
COMMENTED WITH TEE CABINET.
Arthur is not distui bed by criticism in re-
gard to Irish-American suspects. He believes
the country will recognize the astuteness
which accomplished 50 much and more than
excitement and bluster would have done. He
is willing to be Judged by the result. There
is no member OF the cabinet more firmly fixed
than Frelinghuysen. a member OF the cabi-
net Is authority for saying that the president
Chandler, that he felt gratified to think he had
now arranged his cabinet to his entire salts
faction, and he hoped there would be no me-
cessity for further change.
DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS.
Owing to the late hour at which the house
the Democratic caucus was only
lig htly attended. The Democratic members
of the committee on elections reported the
status of the contested cases, and an informal
discussion ensued, but no action was taken.
It was decided to call on all absentees to
return at once and defer definite action to
another caucus.
NO MORE POOLING WITH sHIPHERD.
The foreign affairs committee are deter
mined to bring Shipherd to book, and intend
to put him through rigid examination. II
he refuses TO answer questions the power of
the committee to compel him to do SO will
be exercised.
HURLBuT TO BE HEARD.
Hurlbut, editor of the New York World has
written asking to be heard in the Shipherd
investigation, and the committee on foreign
affairs have set next Thursday to hear him.
Shipherd will be kept here until Hurlbut and
Blaine testify.
NOMINATIONS.
Geo. B. Armstrong Illinois, register of the
land Office at Huron, Dakota; smauel p. Car
ter, commodore OF the retired list to be rear
admiral on the retired list.
Postmasters-Alfred G. Shilleng, Lewisburg,
Pa, N. f. Holden, Augusta, Ga; Jas. B. Har-
ris, Franklin, KY; R. F. Dundss, Ludington,
Mich; Gilmore w. Stratton, Clay Centre,
Kas.
APPOINTMENTS.
Janice II. Ellsworth, South Bend, Ind, was
appointed clerk of the house committee on
elections; Geo. B. Ames, Indianapolis. assist
ant clerk.
CONTRIBUTIONS.
Henry s. Pierce, collector Of internal
revenue for the Twenth.eighth district Of New
York, vice B. Van Horn removed; Henry G..
11o11 80 - A.
the Central American States; Thos. Adam
son, Pennsylvania, consul, Panama; c. C..
Andrews, st. Paul, Mimi, consul at Rio De
Janerio; Geo. E. Bullock, Indiana, consul at
Annaberg, Germany; George Nancy, Tennes-
see, United States minister and consul general
to Bolivia; VIM. l.. Scruggs, Georgia, United
States minister to the United States Of Colum.
bia.
MISUNDERSTANDING A. Reager, Mount Ayr,
Iowa; VIM. w. McCleary, Braddock, Pa,
John Mason, Snowden, Brownsville, Pa,
Fisher, Fowlersville, Mich; Samuel F. Dean,
Martins Ferry, Ohio; Leslie ]. Perry, Poola,
Kas.; John D. Blair, Hiawatha, Kas.
sCovILLE AND GUITEAU.
District Attorney Corkhill to-day received a
note from Guiteau stating that scoyille has
nothing to do with him or his affairs and that
CndrIeS ID. heeQ mas Inc enLlre charge OF ais
case in banc. He has also received notice
from Scoville that he would be ready to argue
the case May Is. The district attorney told
Reed he would not take notice of either COM
munication, but when the case is called in the
general term whoever is present will be re.
cOgnized.
TELLER IN.
Secretary Teller to-day received his com.
mission and assumed the duties Of secretary
of the interior. The retiring secretary, Kirk
wood, introduced Secretary Teller to the heads
of bureaus and chiefs of divisions. He leaves
tonight for his home in Iowa.
BREvITIEs.
Rear Admiral John Rodgers is seriously i'll
with Bright's disease.
Secretary Folger has approved the appoint
ment of Camden o. Rockwell, Missouri, BROTH
er.in-law of President Garfield, as deputy col.
lector OF the port of New York.
Miss Ada Sweet is nominated for pension
agent at Chicago.
A telegram was received by the secretary of
the navy announcing the arrival of the Alaska
at Panama yesterday from Callao, with the
family and remains of the late Gen. Hurlbut
on board.
Secretary Chandler took the oath OF Office
as secretary of the navy to-day, and at once
entered on the discharge OF his new duties