The Elk County advocate. [volume] (Ridgway, Pa.) 1868-1883, 1882-03-16
From Washington.

TIE President received from ex-senator
Conkling a letter declining tho associate
iusticechip of the United States supreme court,
70 which position he was recently nominated
and confirmed.
HEREAFTER United States notes, silver certif-
Gates and fractional notes equaling or exceed
ing three-fifths of their original proportions are
redeemable at their full face value. Fragments
of United States notes, silvor certificates and
fractional notes each constituting clearly one
half but less than three-fiftbs, are redoomablo
at one-halr the full face value. Fragments of
less than half are redeemabe only when ac-
companied by an affidavit stating that the
missing portion has been totally destroyed.
NOMINATIONS by tho President BENJAMIN s.
Parker, of Indiana, to be United States consul
TT Sherbrooke, Canada; Evas j. E. Penny
packer, collector of customs district of Will
mingtop, N. O.
CoNFIRMATroNs by the Senate L. d. r. Du
Verge, of Maryland, consul at st. Paul dc Lo-
anda; Horatio N. Beach, of New York. consul
at Puerto Cabcllo, Venezuela.
| FROM figures presented to the war depart
ment it appears that the n umber of persons
left destitute by the Mississippi river floods is
! nearly 50,000
IN communication to the secretary of the
| navy, Captain Meade, commanding the Van
dalis, reports the results of his personal obser-
vations on the Igthm1s Of Panama. He says
the canal company has been quietly at work
preparing for the gigantic task before it. and has
accomplished large amount of preliminary
work. Several of the best officers of the COM
pany have died from local fever and want of
suitable attention. Some deaths among the
| inferior employees have occurred, but
the number has been greatly ex-
aggerated in the American newspapers
| The entire line has been cleared of trees AMI
underbrush for width OF, say, 800 yards
| This is a work of no small magnitude in itself.
Fifty miles of underground cleared off in this
region represents deal OF work. All along
the liue tho company has constructed stations
and villages for ita la5oiers.
THE bill regulating Chinese emigration passed
the Senate by vote of twenty-nine yeas tc ff-
teen nays, seven Republicans voting for and
enc Democrat against it.
IS the Senate amendments to tho bill for a
commission to investigate the liquor traffic
were adopted that not more than three of the
five commissioners shall be Of the same politi-
cal party, and that not more than three shall
be prohibitionists.
The Senate confirmed tho nomination of
Colonel Rulus Ingalls, to bo quartermaster-
general.
News has been received that the Rev. DR..
Highland Garnet (colorod), United States min
| is.n In il,pria 4 frina ia hood in sixI,
ighth year.
The fin ling and sentence of the court-mar-
tial in the case of Sergeant Mason, who shot a.
Giiteau, have been issuel by order of Major
G, neral Uancock. Mason is sentenced to be
dishonorably discharged from the army and to
he imprisoned for eight years.
LORD GEORGE F. MoNTAGU, secretary of the
British legation at Washington, died few
days ago. aged twenty-seven years.
THE congressional temperance society is
holding meetings every week. Addresses ha re
been made by Messrs. Vance, of North Caro-
lina Hepburne, Of Iowa, Price, Indian COM
missioners, and others.
The Smithsonian institution has received
from Professor Foerstcr of Berlin, the an
nounccment of the discovery by Palisa, at Ber-
lin, of q new planet of the thirteenth magni-
tude
A CENSUS report shows the.aggregate national
debts of the principal nations of the worlI to
have been, in 1880, s23 286, 4147 1853, an increase
over 1870 of Sc, 16S, ,744, 1925. In 1880 France
headed the list with national debt of So, S21, =
9S2, 800, followed by Great BIiaiu with
$3766, 671, 900; Russia, s3,9ls, ,959, ,OO); Spain,
s2,579 245, 900; Italy, $3.50, ,3l3, 900 ; and the
Unite States comes fifth with 50, AIS, ,371.
Denmark has the least debt, S4S, S,GG5,0OO.