Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1882-03-11

States marshal, Dakota; Sullivan M Cutcheon
| United States attorney, eastern district, Mich
igan; Fred Solomon, Missouri, surveyor gen
eral Utah; John M. Wilson, Ohio, Unite,
States consul, Bremen. Postmasters: j. w
Orr, at Knox, Pa; Mellelle Bretch, Atchison
Kansas.
NOMINATIONS
| Postmasters: VIM. NJ. Curtis, Athens. Ohio
August Bierwerth, Cape Girardeau, Mo.
CUTTING OFF TAXES.
| 1t is understood the Subcommittee of the
house committee on ways and means have
virtually agreed upon a bill reducing the in
ternal revenue tax on whisky and tobacco, an6
| removing the tax entirely from number OF
articles embraced in schedule GA" The total
| amount OF the reduction in the internal reve.
nue. to be effected by the bill Is estimated al
abont 70,00O,0 0O.
The president has authorized United States
troops to aid the governor of Nebraska to
suppress disturbances at Omaha. Orders were
sent to General Sheridan.
BREvITIE5.
The bill for commission on the alcoholic
liquor traffic came up and was discussed upon
pending amendments. Senator Haywood said
the suppression of pure alcoholic stimulants
would increase the use Of opiates ard drugs.
He moved amendments to include inquiry on
this point, among others, be assigned to the
commission.
The state department is Informed of the
death of Rev. by. Highland Gaonett, United
States minister to Siberia, at Mondraaia, the
18th ult
The secretary telegraphed Lieut.. Danenhow-
er at Irktousk, to allow Moro, one of the sur.
vIvors OF the Jeanette, to accompany the
New York Herald CORES pondent to the mouth
of the Lena river.
Secretary Folger contemp plates issuing,
Tuesday, call for bonds of confirmed SKIES
for the amount of Sl5,0U0,O00, payable in
three parts of about $4,000 900 each, Sd, 10th
and 17th of May.
United States bonds redeemed under the
105th call. 1859 $50; 106th call, $40 1885,, 75O;
10Th call, $3,3SS,450.
The secretary of the treasury has directed
the transfer from the Philadelphia mint to the
treasury here of 100000 of gold coin, to
relieve the vaults now crowded to the utmost
capacity. The secretary has also directed the
transfer of s., 345, n82 of gold bullion from the
assay office, New York, to the mint at Phila-
delpha.
The house committee on war claims have
decided to report the claims of the heirs of
Sterling L. Austin for $3.50, 600 for cotton and
property destroyed in Louisiana during the
An argument took place to-day in the su-
preme court in behalf of the heirs of General
Lee TO recover from the government the Ar
lington estate,
In the Christiancy divorce suit to day re-
porter testified that he visited Mrs. Christian.
CO on the morning of Jan. 4, 1881, after the
letters put in evidence by Edel Giro were pub
lished. She said she had an object in writing
in the style she did, and she was giving him
(Giro) "tafy." In another interview Mrs.
Christiancy denied the authenticity Of some
of the letters, and declared them to be forger-
les.
The confirmation of General Rufus Ingalls,
az quartermaster general was accomplished
without serious opposition. Senator Beck
made short speech directed against the pol
icy of appointing officers to higher rank
merely to retire them. 1t Is believed General
Ingalls, will at once make new assignments of
chief quartermasters of the great military
Senator HIPS friends say there is
no change for the worse in his
condition, and even ii true the cancer in the
throat has not been eradicated, there is no i'm.
mediate danger Of q fatal result. He is assured
by DR.. Grass, Philadelphia, that at the worst
he has several years of life before him.
1t Is stated positively tonight that Edmunds
still has the associate judgeship of the
supreme court at his command. The president
has requested him to reconsider his refusal,
aud there is some prospect he will finally
accept.