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proclamation. 1t is directed against the il
legal occupation of tho Oklahoma lands i'll
the Indian Territory, and forbids their lnVa-
sion without authority under penalty of the
law.
SECRETARY MANNING has dismissed forty
officials of the special agents division Of the
treasury department on the score OF econ
omy.
THE Senate in executive session confirmed
the nomination of Charles S. Fairchild, of
New York, to be assistant secretary of the
treasury.
FURTHER nominations by the President:
Colonel Nelson H. Davis, to be Inspector
general with the rank of brigadier-general;
Lieutenant Colonel Absalom Baird, to be in
Encouragement with the rank Of colonel;
Major Robert T. Hughes, to be Inspector
general with the rank of lieutenant-colonel.
Miss CLEvELASD's second reception at
the White Hous, was attended by about
ESQ people. Among the visitors were Mrs.
and Miss Blaine and Mrs Logan. Miss Cleve-
land was assisted in receiving by her sister,
Mrs. Hoyt, Mrs. Manning, Mrs. Endicott and
Miss Bayard.
SECRETARY LAMAR has ordered that all
the horses and carriages belonging to tho in
terror department, except those used for
trucking purposes, be sold and the proceeds
luIIltSl tIlIO IN lleuoulS ~ lS'uio ~ StHo
order will be the return to their regular
duties of seven employees who have been
used as drivers. A similar order has been
made by ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Garland.
SECRETARY OF THE NAVY WHITNEY ha;
ordered O number of American war vessels,
belonging to the North Atlantic squadron, to
proceed to Central American wat RS, for The
purpose of watching General Barrios, presi-
dent of Guatemala, who is endeavoring to
make himself ruler Of the whole of Central
America.
SECRETARY LAMAR has ordered that no
tice be published that the Texas Pacific rail-
road lands have been restored to the govern
ment. and are for safe at S2.50 oil acre as
provided by the homestead, preemption and
other land laws.
SENATOR EvARTS and two other gentle
men forming n committee callel Upon OK
President Arthur and. as the representatives
of go prominent New York city business
men of both political parties, invited him to
a banquet to be given i'll his honor at Del
monico's, in New York. Mr.. Arthur ac-
copied the invitation.
HI President nominated Mr.. Joseph S.
Miller, of West Virginia. to be commissioner
Of internal revenue, in place Of Mr.. Walter
s.. Evans, of Kentucky. Representative
Thompson, of Kentucky. had been strongly
pushed for the place by Speaker Carlisle
and the two Senators from Kentucky, while
Mr.. Miller's claims had been urged by Con-
gresham Randall.
GENERAL HAZEH testified before the court
martial trying him that his letters to the
secretary Of war were written to clear him
self of the imputation of being responsible
Tor the fate of tho Greedy expedition.
THE nomination of General John c. Black,
of Illinois, to be commissioner of pensions, has
been confirmed by the Senate.
FURTHER combinations by the Senate: Ed
ward D. Ciarkc,of Mississippi, to be assistant
secretary of the interior: Colonel Nelson II.
Davis. insp~ector-gcneral, will: rank Of a
br~igadicr-gcneral Lieutenant-Colonc Alb
salon Baird to be inspector-general, with
rank of colonel: Sidney d. Jackman, of
Texas, to be United States marshal for the
western district Of Texas.
THE ST. Patrick's day procession in Wash
ington was reviewed from the ~Iortico OF the
White House by President Cleveland.
SECRETARY MANNING, in obedience to an
act of Congress has issued a warrant tor
$3.50. 73 to reimburse cx-l resident Hayes FOR
payments made for the expenses of the com
mission sent to Louisiana III April, 1871. war.
rants have also been issued in tho name OF
Charles H. Reel for 5000, and of George
Scoville for 5000 for services rendered as
counsel for Charles J. Guiteau.
DIR. JOHN NJ. GREGORY, of the civil service
commission, left Washington the other morn
ing to hold examinations in the West.
The President sent the following nomina-
tons in one batch to the Senate on the 18th:
Elk Congressman Milton j. Durham, OF
Kentucky, to be first comptroller of the
treasury; William Garrard, of Nevada, to
be superintendent of the mint of the United
States at Carson City, Nevada; Joseph r.
Ryan, of Nevada, to DO coiner OF the mint ct
Carson City, Nevada; Malcolm Hay, of Penn
sylvania, to be first assistant postmaster-gen-
oral; Martin V. Montgomery, OF Michigan,
Baker, jr, of Rhode Island, to be attorney OF
] the United States for the district Of Rhode