Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-04-05
General Capital Netcs.
BONDS cALLEDIN.

BONDS CALLED In
WASHINGTON, April 4.--The secretary OF
the treasury will this afternoon issue call
for S15O, 900 900 OF bonds, extended skies, pay
able on the first Wednesday of June. This
will be the 10Th call for bonds. The secre-
tary virtually decided not to anticipate the
interest on bonds included in the 10Sth call,
which natures on the Sth inst.
NOMINATIONS.
The president nominated John j. Pratt,
Ohio. consul of the United States at Cork;
D. B. Searles, United States attorney for the
district of Minnesota: Ben. j. F. Simpson
United States Marshall of Kansas.
The president nominated the following post
masters: W. Willard, Wilmington, Ill.,; R0bt.
Marier. DePere, Wis; Jabez r. Stearns, Bliss
field, Mich; VIM. Halzeman, Guthrie Center.
Ia; Ebenezer Spooner, Greenfield, Iowa;
Harry C. Taylor, Lyons, Kas.; David +. Col
Inns, Cherry Creek; New; VIM. w. Keighly,
Durango, Colo; James McLeer, Brooklyn,
NY.
BADLY ABUSED Baptist.
Secretary Frelinghuysen has informed the
Baptist minister's association of Philadelphia
that he has instructed our minister at Stock
holm that anything he can properly do to
mitigate the severity of the action proposed
to be taken against the Rev. Mr.. Herbert, will
be appreciated, and that it is hoped his repre-
sentation may secure relief to the reverend
gentlemen. Herbert's offenses was baptizing
converts in Norway.
SATISFIED DISPENSERS OF SPIRITS.
The passage of Dunnell's bill, granting I'M
limited time for warehousing spirits before
payment of tax, as sent to the house. SO fully
satisfied the whisky interest that no further
legislation will be asked for by them at this
session. Further agitation of the question
of reduction of tax will be deDrecated by
them.
ADAMANTINE AUDAcITY.
George Scoville, counsel for Guiteau, has
prepared petition to the house asking that
the bill for the pay of the medical experts for
the government be amended by authorizing
he department of justice to audit and pay
claims for the legal service of counsel for the
defense.
GOOD PRICE.
Counsel for Crow Dog, sentenced TO be
hanged for the murder of Spotted Tail, has
written to the commissioner of IHdian affairs,
asking him to furnish funds for an appeal OF
the case to the United States supreme court.
Commissioner Price refuses to interfere.
BANKERS PROFOSlTlcS.
Secretary Folger says it is true that a bank
er recently submitted proposition to replace
the extended S11ss with s2O0,O00,000 legal ten
ders at per cent, but beyond the submits
sion nothing was done.
sH1PEERD RECOVERING.
The house committee on foreign affairs will
probably continue the examination Of Ship.
herd tomorrow. shipherd wac at the capital
to-day.
A CONTEST CASE
The house committee on elections adopted a
majority report in the contest case of Lynch
VS.. Chalmers, sixth congressional district Of
Mississippi The report declares Lynch elec-
ted and entitled TO the seat.
BREvITIEs.
George Scovile, Guiteau's counsel, is seri-
ously i'll.
Judge Blatchford took his seat on the su-
preme court bench this morning.
The department of state has received a
dispatch confirmatory of the report of the
death of Hurlbut, United States minister to
Peru.
The supreme cour. will adjourn for the
term May s, and viii net ~sar arguments af-
ter April %.
The president does not altogether coincide
in the opinion of Judge Advocate General
Swain given in the Sergeant Mason case.
gentleman of this city who claims to
have direct information says Senator Tellers
name will be sent to the senate this week for
secretary of the interior.
Secretary Folger denies that Gen. Grant
during his recent visit urged the issue of two
per cent. bonds to be held by the national
banks instead of legal tender reserve.
The president will not act in the case of
Sergeant Mason until the supreme court dis
poses of the questions as to the legality of his
sentence The secretary of war sustains the
views of Judge Advocate General Swain that
the sentence is invalid.