Daily globe. [volume] (St. Paul, Minn.) 1878-1884, 1883-01-18

which, it seems, he expended in purchas
ing material and property necessary to
begin work.
Oliver, of the tariff commission, was
before the finance committee of the senate
to-day explaining why the commission
make two classifcations of Bessemer steel.
The hearing was continued till tomorrow.
Yesterdays NOMINATIONS.
The president to-day nominated Roger
S. Green, Washington territory, to be
chief justice of Washington territory;
Joseph Wasson, of California, to be
United States consul at San Bias, Mexico.
MIAMI INDIAN GETS LAND PATENT.
Under the provisions of an old indians
treaty with the Miami tribe, the commits
sioner of the land Office, this afternoon.
issued a patent to the heirs of an Indian
known as 'The Beaver" for 1920 acres of
valuable land in Whitley county, Indiana,
about twenty miles west of Ft Wayne.
DISTRICT OFFICIALS ooLLUsIoN WITH THIEVES.
The citizens committee have a state
ment from lady robbed some
time ago, which gives her experience with
detectives and officials at police headquar-
ters, and showing the connection which
some high district officials seemed to have
with detectives, thieves and receivers of
stolen property.
PosTMAsTERs NOMINATED.
Williamson Graham, at Rochester, Penn;
Mary E. Imbrie, Beaver, Penn; Thomas
M. Robertson, Brazil, Ind; George San
derson, Pittsfeld, ILL.,; Milton R, Moore,
Salida, Col; Jas. P. Newcomb, San An
tonic, Tex; VIM. Fl. Waterbury, Augusta,
Wis.
WANTS A REPRIEvE.
The attorney general has prepared re-
port to the president in the case of Charles
Shaw, colored, sentenced to be hanged
Friday for the murder of his sister, j an. 16,
1881. 1t is understood that the attorney
general reports the case to the president
as one that does not call for executive
clemency. His counsel and spiri itual ad-
wiser asked the attorney general for com
mutation or a short reprieve to determine
the question of the prisoners mental con-
dition.
COMING MESSAGE ON CIVIL SERVICE DETAILS.
The president will probably send mes
sage to congress suggesting clerical
amendments in the civil service reform
bill in reference to the employment of
the chief examiner.
THE TARIFF BILL.
The tariff bill reported from the ways
and means committee yesterday includes,
among the general legislative provisions
substantially all those framed by the
tariff commission and adopted likewise
by the senate finance committee in regard
to the duties Of custom officers and the
administration of the laws. The ways and
means committee also Incorporated in
the bill, without material alteration, the
measure adopted by the senate finance
committee providing for the right of
appeal from the decisions of local customs
officers, either to the secretary of the
treasury or the court of claims.
THE NATIONAL BOARD OF TRADE
to-day adopted q resolution in favor of
the passage of the Lowell bankruptcy bill
as it now stands in the senate; in favor of
the national railroad commission to su-
pervise all railroad traffic; and allowing
masters of ships to bring their vessels into
port without incurring the charge for
plotting, upon their passing the usual ex-
animation. Commissioners were appoint
ed to consider the questions of postal tel
egraph and department of commerce as
branch of the national administration.
Frederick Fraley was chosen president.
THE ALABAMA CLAIMS COMMISSION.
The court of commissioners for the
Alabama claims held the first session for
business to-day. During the last two
weeks more than 5000 claims were filed
per month. Before all the cases can even
be entered the court announces for the
convenience of all concerned, that cases
represented by the same council will be
grouped and considered together, or con-
secutively, although that facilitate prog
ress lin cases the establishment of the
general fret, such as the sailing of the
confederate cruiser or destruction of a
vessel in one instance, will be sufficient
for all other cases pending in court.
SOUTHERN RAILWAY POOL.
The Southern Railway and Steamboat
association elected Senator Brown presi-
dent to-day. The Richmond & Danville,
East Tennessee, Virginia & Georgia, and
Norfolk & Western roads joined the asso-
citation. This membership has heretofore
been wanting to complete the control of
transportation in the Gulf states. A prop
osition has been discussed looking to a
general advance of transportation rates on
all lines under control.
NEWS NOTES.
The supervising inspectors of steam YES
sells met to-day and after organizing ad
journed till to- morrow.
The grand jury to-day returned an in
dictment against Frank II. Fall, charging
him with attempting to corruptly control
the vote of Brown, juror in the first star
route trial.
Gold certificates of all denominations to
the amount of $6,O0O,O0O have been sent
to San Francisco.
The Smithsonian institution receiyad