Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-01-18
AFFAIRS AT THE CAPITOL.
Combinations To-dar.
APPOINTMENTS AND PROMOTIONS APPROVED sy rUE



APPOINTMENTS AND PREDICTIONS APPROVED sy rHE
SENATE
The Senate this afternoon confirmed tie follow
ing nominations:
Navy.-RobeTT ". Shufeldt. OF the District OF Co
lumoia. TO be rear admiral: Commodore Alexander
e SnlnG. or New York. 10 Oe rear admiral: Com
modore Thomas Patti~on, OF New YORK. 10 be a
rear admiral: Capt Thomas : Eluebrowu. OF the
District OF Columbia, 10 b. commodore: cant.
Iohn H. Russell. of the District Of Columbia. 10 b'
commodore; Commander ByrC1 Wilson, oI OHIO. 10
o. capt ain; COMMANDER FREDERICK '. AcN.sr. II
thc pstrlct or Columbia, 10 b. a captain: Lieut..
commander Dennis ". MEllaa. 81 Naiy land 10 ~
a commander; Lieut.. George r. Davis o. NaSSach,l-
SettS, to Ice commander; Lieut.. Comm sH.irI
George ID. r. Gliduea 81 aine 10 ~ a commander.
Lent. Commander y. Mayo nNer. Of NaSSt, bjl>tt il
10 be commander: Lieut. Commander Francis VI.
t-recn, or the District OF Columbia. 10 bc a CON
mander: Lieut.. William Z. Webb. ~ Indiana. 10 "
lieutenant commander: Lieut.. Zera l. Farmer. 81
New York. 10 oe lieutenant commander; Lieut..
William WEIGH. OF New YORK, 30 be 4 lieutenant
commander; Lieut. samuel BeldeG. ui CoGDo,t lieut..
10 De lieutenant commander: Lieut.. Ea-cne ".
watson, OF pennsylvania. 10 % a lieutenant com
mander: Lieut.. John +. Merry. OF Maine, 10 be q
lieutenant commander.
Lcutenants-AasU'r VIM. P. Clason. OF Rhode
Kansas. Lieut. Henry Barrou Ouninr grade. OF
Missouri, Lieut.. Chas. ID. galloway tlunior grade
OF Maryland. Lieut.. Frederick III. Lelavor tlgnior
grade. OF ohio. Lieut. Charles a. Foster junio:
grade. OF Minnesota. Lieut. Nm. f. Sewen. ,junior
grade. OF New York. Lieut. Henry NcCrea, OF
lndlana. Lieut.. Edward +. Qualtrough tjunior
the District OF Columbia, Ensign Henry j. Hunt. OF
Rhode Island, Ensign George ". Stoney. ~ Ala
balna. Ensign Frederick ". Colttn. Of NSSSachu.
Setts. Ensign Harry NJ. Hodges. Of Illinois. Ensiyu
William b. Caperion, OF tennessee. Ensign James
i. smith, OF North Carolina, Ensign RldStly Hunt
OF Louisiana, Ensign Peyton b. Blob Junior grade
OF Alabama.
Ensigns-Ensign John F. Mcdonnell Uuniol
grade. or Nevada, promoted; Ensign Geo. II. CIalB
Junior grade. of Ohio. promoted: Ensign George IL
STAFFORD uunior grade. OF Iowa; Ensign VIM c
tanneld Junior grade. OF Ohio; Ensigu
Allen q. Rogers Junior grade. OF North Carolua
promoted; John A. Hoogewerff. OF Maryland: ROO {
b. DaShiell, OF Mary land; Edward T. Capehart. al
Ohio. Houston Eldredge. OF New York. Henry b.
wilson. OF New Jersey Gilbert Wilkes. OF Utdh Ter
r1tory; and Geo F. Blow. OF Virginia. 10 b. ensign,
OF the Junior grade, from tie first July lSS3 all be
ing graduates OF the naval academy. promoted
Frederick c. Rider or Rhode Island, JAY ~ Whit
ham, OF Illinois, and c. Marrast Perkins OF Georgia
all graduates OF the naval academy to be assistant
engineers.
Commander Francis ". Bruce: OF Conn. 10 be 8
captain; Chief Engineer ChaS II. Lortng. Of Mass.
10 be chief OF bureau OF steam engineering: Assist
ant Engineer j. :. h Reeves. OF bel. TO be passed
assistant engineer: Thos Ireland, or Md, 10 be col
lector OF customs for the district or Annapolis.
PoStlnaSters-Seth Smith at Manning, Iowa; Elias
skinner, Mason. Iowa; j. y. Hibbs Lewiston. Idaho
MOTHS G. Hutchins, Maysv1lle, Ky: Nm. b. Don
that, Fayetteville, Tenn; John .. Schom, Athens
Tenn.