The National tribune., 1882-07-01
REVIEW OF THE WEEK.

REPRESENTATIVE Hubbel1, chairman of the
Republican Congressional Committee, has ad-
dressed letter to George William Curtis rela-
tive to circular sent by Mr.. Curtis TO large
numbers of persons employed in the service of
the Government, advising them to refrain from
complying with the request of the Republican
Congressional Committee for contribution to
its campaign fund. In this circular Mr. Curtis
stated that, in the opinion of counsel, as the
members of the Republican Congressional
Committee are officers of the United States
Government, all persons making contributions
to such committee will render themselves liable
under section 6, chapter 2S7 United States
statutes. MIR. Hubbell claims that the law is
misstated in the circular, that persons paying
do not become liable to a penalty, and chal-
lenges Mr.. Curtis to unite with him in request
ing the President to ask an opinion OF the
Attorney-General. Mr.. Hubbell further says:
" If you desire any other form of action in any
tribunal which can give immediate considera-
ton of the point will join you in testing the
soundness of the circular, and invite you to
this mode of settlement as both more manly
and more honorable than your attempt to con-
fuse the action or alarm the minds Of the
employees alluded to-"
THE House Committee on Elections has
directed Representative Waite, of Connecticut,
to report to the House resolution in the con-
tested election case of Smals against Tillman.
The resolution is the same as tifat adopted by
the second subcommittee. 1t declares that
Mr.. Tillman was not elected; that Mr.. Smalls
was, and recommends that the contestant be
seated. The committee adopted q resolution
in the Alabama contested case of Strobach
against Herbert, which recommends that the
House declare the contest dismissed and that
leave be granted to the contestant to withdraw
his papers without prejudice. The report
agreed upon by the committee on June in
the Alabama case of Smith against Shelley,
recommending the seat be declared vacant
has been ordered to be reported to the
House The committee decided to hear argu-
ment in the Maine contested case of Anderson
against Reed and in the Virginia case of Stovall
against Cabell The second subcommittee of
the House Committee on Elections has COM
peted the examination of the notary who took
the testimony in the Missouri contested cleo
S''S VA
argument will be concluded in day or two.
THE President has sent the following nomi-
nations to the Senate: Albert H. Beach, of
West Virginia, to be surveyor of customs for
the port of Wheeling, w. Va; John S. DOmer,
of Colorado, to be melter of the mint at Den
yer, Col; Patrick II. McNulty, of Missouri, to
be receiver of public moneys at Bonneville,
Mo-; Gustave Schnitger, of Wyoming, to be
United States marshal for the Territory Of
Wyoming; Captain. Jonathan Young to be a
commodore Commander Robert Boyd jr., to he
a captain; Lieutenant-C Commanders Charles II.
Pendleton and Richard P. Leary to be COM
manders; Lieutenants Andrew ]. Iverson and
William B. Newman to be lieutenant com
manders; Masters Gustave C. Hanus, William
NJ. Irwin, and William P. Elliott to be lieuten-
ants; Ensigns Francis Z. Beatty, Henry II.
Hosley, and Charles NJ McCarteney to
be masters; Midshipmen Richard NJ. Hughes
Harry Mel. P. Huse, and Charles n. At
water to he ensigns; First Lieutenant Henry
Galley to be captain Second Infantry; Second
Lieutenant Richard r. Earle to be first lieu
tenant Second Infantry; Lieutenant Colonel
John D. Wilkins to be colonel Fifth Infantry;
Major Montgomery Bryant to be lieutenant
colonel Eighth Infantry; Captain william F.
Drum to be major Fourteenth Infantry.
Buel Z. Hutchinson, of Wisconsin, to be re-
ceiver of public moneys at Aberdeen, Dakota;
George B. Brooks, of Michigan, to be receiver
of public moneys at East Saginaw, Michigan;
Gustaye Rciche, of Missouri, to be registrar of
the land Office ut Bo0nvile Missouri James
H. Evans of Oregon, to he registrar of the
land office at Lake View, Oregon James G.
Wright, of Illinois, to be Indian agent at
Rosebud agency Dakota; Samuel s. Lawson,
of Illinois, TO be Indian agent at Mission agen-
cy, California; George A. Johnson, of Califor-
MIA, to lie collector of customs for the district
of San Diego, California; Charles NJ Gorham,
of California. TO be cOiner Of the mint at San
Francisco James Armstrong, of New York, to
be collector of internal revenue for the fifth
district of Tennessee; Samuel Il. Crumbaugh
to be collector of internal revenue for the
second district of Kentucky; Y. K. Sawyer, of
Florida, to be consul of the United States at
Turks Island.
A DISPATCH from Kings Tree, s. c., dated
23l nit, says: Anderson Singleton, Lucinda
Teasdale, Abram Anderson, and Boston Single
ton. all four colored, were hanged to-day. The
first two were convicted of the murder of
Phoebe Teasdale, the wife of Anderson Single
ton and the half sister to Lucinda TeaSdale, on
the 18th of January last Singleton and An
derson were convicted of robbery and arson on
the 9th of March last. The execution was
conducted within the Jail inClosure but crowd