Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-07-28

APPROVAL OF ADMIRAL NICHOLSON.
WASHINGTON, July 27.-Secretary Chandler
stated today that he was satisfied that Rear
Admiral Nicholson, commanding the Euro.
pean station, bad acted in discreet aud proper
manner in al he bad done for the protection
of American interests at Alexandria.
CONTRIBUTIONS.
Jas. Riley, Weaver, W. Va, secretary of
legation and consul general Of the United
States at Vienna; John +. Robson, Tenn,
consul OF the United States at Beirut Jas. G
Tolman, surveyor general of Oregon; James
Dumars. receiver of public money at Spring
field, Mo Z. Z. Allen, Mich. Indian agent at
Nlackinack agency, Mich, VIM. Ii. Swan,
Penn, Indian agent at Cheyenne River agency;
w. G.. Henderson, collector Of customs at
Pearl River, Miss ; Z. G. Scallman, postmaster
at Dcsoto, Mo.
CONSCIENTIOUS TOWER.
Supervising Inspector Tower OF the New
York district in his letter to Secretary Folger
declining TO resign, says. while he has the
greatest respect for secretary OF the treasury,
knows no guide in his official capacity but
the statute of law and he must persist in fol-
towing the statutes as he understands them,
rather than The instruction of board of SUI
pervSiDg inspectors. Tower adheres strictly
w bliC VIC NO III lcopICb ~ luc DOdLu WHICH
were originally the cause Of his being asked
to resign.
ATKINS VALUE DEMONSTRATED.
1t having been stated that Representative
Atkins would not be a candidate for re nomin.
alton to congress from the Eighth district of
Tennesseca number of his Democratic col
leagues presented him to-day with letter ex-
pressing regret that he had determined to de-
cline The re nomination and requesting him to
reconsider the determination. Atkins ex-
pressed thanks and promised to give his atten-
ton TO the matter, but indicated that he could
not under the circumstances become c,ndi-
date for re election.
ARTHUR's APPROVAL.
The president approved the act appropriate
ing $4,000 for Mrs. Garfield. less any amount
paid to President Garfield on account of his
salary. He also approved the act for a
public building at Marquette, Mich, and the
act fixing The times for holding terms of the
circuit and district courts of the United States
in the northern district of Ohio.
TREATY RATIFIED.
The president has made proclamation OF
u ratification Of the treaty between the United
States, Switzerland and other contractin z
powers, giving in the adhesion of this gov.
ernment to the terms of what is known as the
Geneva red cross convention.
NOTHING LATELY FROM NICHOLSON.
The abstracts of dispatches received by the
secretary of the navy from Rear Admiral
Nicholson relative to Egyptian affairs to day
submitted to the house, refer only to the
period previous to the bombardment, and
contain nothing of interest not already pub
lished. Secretary Chandler says the depart
ment has no information from Rear Admiral
Nicholson bearing upon the circumstances OF
the landing of the marine guard after the
bombardment.
$lO,000,000 FOR ILLITERACY.
An attempt was made in the house to- day TO
put through bill appropriating 100000
per year for the education of the illiterate of
the United States. 1t failed because of OBJ
jections.