Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-09-25
DIR. HAMILTON In LUCK.
THE PRESIDENT WILL NOT AO-
CEPT HIS RESIGNATION.

VIM. Fl. English's Son-in-Law Somewhat
Surprised-Arrival Of the Men-Of-Wae
with the silver DOliRrs-Commodora
semmes' Death the Result of EtazOs
Cash in His Throat.
WAsHrNGToN, Sept. 24.--Dr. Walling,
son-iu-law OF William II. English, called
on the President this morning and asked
him whether he would be appointed
Surgeon General Of the marine hospital
service. The President replied that if
he intended TO make change in the head
Of the service at this time, and if he pro-
posed to go outside OF the marine hospital
service for the successor Of the present.
Incumbent, he would consider DR.. Walls
ing's application fayorably. But he added
that for the present, at least, he saw no
reason to remove Dr. Hamilton, the PRES
ent Surgeon General, and saw 4
reason for his retention in tho
fact that the country was threatens
ell with an epidemic from Canada.
The President said, in conclusion, that
he saw no reason why the Office OF Sur-
geon General Of the Marine hospital ser-
vice should be taken into politics, nor
why it should rot be filled by the promo
tiOn Of some worthy surgeon in the ser-
vice. Ex-senator Joseph Mcdonald and
DIR. Walling's other Indiana friends have
been thinking this reply over ever since.
sAvANNAH's DIPLoMATIsTs.
The New York World to-day published
the following from Washington:
at is certain that the nomination Of
Gen. Henry Il. Jackson, as Minister to
Mexico, VIII be rejected by the Senate as
soon as 1t meets, Notwithstanding the
legal opinion Oi Atty. Gen. Garland. The
RpnuhIfauu EpOatora all hold fhuf (au
Jackson is not eligible to the ofiices
The Republican Senators will hold
that President JohnsOn's pardon did
qualify Gen. jackson to hold the Office
until the constitution was amended
in 1868. Gen. Lawton, who was n0mi-
mated Minister to Russia, saw, after ex-
amining this amendment carefully, that
he could not be confirmed, and he with-
drew on that account. 1t is said that he
will ask Congress to remove his disabili-
ties as soon as that body meets. II this
is done promptly, Ms friends expect that
he will be appointed Minister to Spain.
ARRIVAL or THE SILVER.
AT the Washington navy yard this
evening it was stated that the United
States steamships Swatara and Yantio
would probably arrive of Alexandria to-
night, and that tomorrow morning they
would be towed through the fats up to
/ AhI WhsA NNo oh AhA aAhs aAA tAb AAth"A~
| ing OF their precious cargOeg
would begin at once. 1t viii
take, they say, seven days to transfer the
100000 900 OF silver from these ships tn
the vaults Of the Treasury. The silver
will be carried from the navy yard to tha
Treasury Department in open trucks. Ib
will be guarded by United States officials
COMMODORE sEMMEs CUT HIS THROAT.
A newspaper printed at Hamiltons
LoudOn county, Va. where the late Rear
Admiral Semmes, U. 5. N, passed tha
summer, states upon the authority OF tho
two local physicians who attended BIN
in his last Illness that Rear Admir- al
Semmes committed suicide. The physi-
clans state that he had been i'll, and that
his Illness had affected his mind. Being
left alone for a short time about O'clock
on the afternoon OF the day he died. he
drew razor across his throat, and so
killed himself.
ARCHITECT BELLS RESIGNATION.
Supervising Architect Bell has rendered
bis resignation, to take effect Nov. /. il
is believed that his successor will be q
newspaper mana personal friend Of Sec
retary Manning.