The Middlebury register and Addison County journal. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1883-1885, 1885-04-03

brown az alfnyral ~; III, ana Erastus D.
! Rogers at Geneva, N Y. Mr.. Cox's nomin
alton was Immediately confirmed by the Sen.
ate in executive session.
NOMINATIONS confirmed by the Senate on
| the goth: John Z. Donworth, to be collector
of customs at Aroostook, Me Francis b.
! Torrey, to be collector of customs at Bath,
Me; Daniel McConville, of Ohio, to be
auditor of the treasury for the postoffice de
partment; John w. Saville, to be passed as
sistant engineer of the navy ON the retired
list.
NOMINATIONS made by the President on
the Goth: Thomas G. Crenshaw, ir, to be
collector internal revenue, district of Georgia;
| to be postmasters-Aquila Jones, ST., at
| indianapolis, Ind. Osbun Shannon, at Law.
renee, Kan; John Mileham, at Topeka, Kan. ;
n. c. Ridenour, at Clarinda, Ia Vincent
j. Lane, at Wyandotte, Kan. Mrs. Lizzie Ii.
| Fickler, at Charleston, ILL.,. Claiborne Bow
man, at Yazoo City, Miss. William Gordon,
at Newcastle, Pa; James b. Corcoran, at
/ Rome, n. Y; Charles Mcneil, at 1orrngton,
Conn. Samuel w. Cobb at Hanover, n. H. ;
Warren s. Burrows. at Hinsdale, n. H.. Ed
win G.. Fletcher, at Camden, Maine.
THE interior department was closed on the
Goth in honor of President Buchanan's secre-
tary Of the interior, Jacob Thompson, whose
funeral occurred on that day
No nominations reached the Senate in
time to be considered on the 9th, as it ad-
journed before tine Presidents messenger
reached the capitol. The principal nomina-
lions in the list, however, were understood
! to be General Joseph E. Johnston, of Nir-
| ginia, for commissioner of the Pa
cifc railroads; Colonel N. j. Colman,
/ of st. Louis, commissioner of agricul-
ture, and Judge Alexander McCue, of Brook
/ lyn, N. Y, solicitor of the treasury Gen
eral Johnston was prominent Confederate
/ officer, and member of the Forty sixth
/ Congress Mr.. Coleman is the editor of an
agricultural paper printed in st. Louis
Foreign.
EMPEROR WILLIAMS eighty-eighth birth
day celebrated in Berlin with much en-
thusiasm
CHINESE losses in Tonquin during the re-
cent battles with the French are reported to
have been enormous
MATTERS have taken serious turn in Cen
trail America General Barrios president of
Guatemala, who wants to be ruler of the
whole country, was reported on the oath to
be marching against San Salvador with d.
600 men, while President Zalvidar was hur-
rying to oppose him with 1000 men, Mica
ragua and Costa Rica were pushing forward
with troops to aid Salvador.
The relations between Great Britain and
Russia, growing out of the latter country
advance on the Afghan frontier, were again
reported in an unsettled condition.
THE British government has ordered A. 5O1.-
600 pounds Of canned beef from one Chicago
house and 100000 pounds from ano,her.
These are the largest orders ever received in
Chicago The canned beef is intended for the
British army.
AN instruction has broken out among the
half-breeds of British America under the
leadership of the noted Louis Riel At Prince
Albert, where the rebellion began, the popu-
lation, consisting mostly of French Scotch
and Indian half-breeds, want more land
Not getting what they demanded they have
broken bal ,, 10
dian government Louis Rel, the organizer
of the movement, led a similar uprising in
1910, and has been "A member of the Canadian
parliament Mounted police have beerLsent
to the scene of disturbance.
THE British at Suakim have been using
balloons for the purpose of finding out the
position of Osman Dignas Arabs.
THE peace negotiations in progress between
China and France have. it is stated reached
a stage which promise success.
THE British losses in the battle near Hash
ocn are officially put at $50 killed and
wounded, including camp-followers. They
also lost 1,0J0 camels, killed by the Arabs.
AN American bark and two French steam
ers were wrecked during a terrfi, hurricane
off the coast of Madagascar. Seventeen lives
were lost and much damage was inflicted.
QUEEN VICTORIA in special message to
the British house of commons, ordered out
the reserves and militia. This action together
with the extraordinary activity prevail ing in
the British war Office, further inrreas ID the
probabilities of a war between England and
Russia on account of the latters advance to-
ward the frontier of Afghanistan.
The Canadian government has ordered
troops to the scene Of the half breed rebellion
under Louis Riel in Manitoba
A PROPOSAL partaking of the nature of an
ultimatum was teegraphed by the British
government to st. Petersburg.
A LONDON dispatch says that Russia's re.
ply to England's calling out the reserves is to
mass $4,000 men on the Caspian sea.
WAR has actually begun in Central Ameri-
ca, the forces of Guatemala and Honduras,
acting in harmony, having he'd skirmishes
with troops from San Salvador. An alliance
has been formed by San Salvador Nicaragua
and Costa Rica to protect themselves from
the entertainments of Barros, president of
Guatemala, who wants to become supreme
ruler of the five republics of Central Ameri.
ca in spite of the refusal of the three named