Morning journal and courier. [volume] (New Haven [Conn.]) 1848-1894, 1885-03-26
ENGLAND ASSERTS HER CLAIMS.

LONDON, March 25.-At to-day's Cabinet
council it was decided to demand of Russia
an immediate beginning of the delimitation
of the Afghan frontier in accordance with
the agreement for a boundary commission
under which Sir Peter Lumsden and the
British surveying party have been ready for
months to proceed.
Russian Troops Going to the From
tier.
VIENNA, March 25-Despatches received
here state that twenty thousand Russian
troops are on their way from the Caucasian
districts to the Afghan frontier.
SUNSET cox FOR TURKEY.
The List of Nominations Yesterday
MANY Postmasters Named But
None for this Section.
WASHINGTON, March 25.-The President
sent the following nominations to the Senats
to-day: Samuel S. Cox, of New York, to be
envoy extraordinary and minister plenipo-
Tertiary of the United States to Turkey
Captain David B. Anthony, of New York, to
be chief of bureau of yards and docks in the
Department of the Navy with relative rank
of commodore. To be postmasters: Samuel
j. Gerrish, at Portsmouth, N. H; Orson g.
Couch, at Amherst, Mass. William Burns,
at Plymouth, Mass; Nicholas Hath
eway, at Fall River, Mass; Will
liam J. Kennedy, at Taunton, Mass; Ran
som R. Grant, at Plattsburgh, N. Y; James
T. Wiley, at Elizabeth, N. j.; Henry G: Shan
non, at Erie, Pa; George T. Gross, at Allen
town, Penn; William 7. Iglehart, at Anna
polls, Md. Mrs. Elizabeth S. Herbert, at
Newberry G. H, S. c.; Donald ]. Aud, at
Sumter c. H., South Carolina; w. D. We'll
chel, at Gainesville, Ga; J. R. McCollum,
at Newman, Ga; L. Hensley Grubbs,
at Decatur, Ala; VIM. A Wartham,
at Sulphur Springs, Texas; Robert o. Den
ton, at Gainesville, Texas; Henry G. Cassidy,
at Youngstown, O.; Henry D. Beach, at Co
shocton, O.; Willis G. Neff, at Greencastle,
Ind; Gordon Lister, at South Bend, Ind;
J. Knox Hall, at Toulon, ILL.,; Thomas ].
Bum, at Bloomington, ILL.,. John Gun
ningham, at NATION, H.; James E.
Meet at Versailles, Ky; Frederick
Mich; George w. Cate at Stevens Point,
Wis; David o. Erwin at Lake City, Mimi;
J. NJ De Almond at Davenport, Iowa; NJ.
NJ Ham at Dubuque, Ia; Joseph Lander at
State Centre, a.; William R. White at Pres
colt, Ark; George Mcclellan at Chatham,
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and Erastus ]. Rogers at Geneva, N. Y.
Samuel Sullivan Cox was born in Ohio in
1924, and was graduated from Brown uni
versity, Providence r. l., in 1916. He en-
tered the bar and afterward purchased and
edited the Columbus, O., Statesman, in 1853
"a. He was secretary of legation to Peru
in 1866, and was elected to the 35th,
Columbus, O., district. Coming to
New York in 1865, he was elected to
the 41st, 42d, 43d, Nth, 45th. 18th,
47th and 48th Congresses, and is member
elect of the 49th. He was Speaker pro TEN.
in 1876. He has contributed great many
articles to magazines and newspapers, and is
the author of the following books: 1.-THE
Buckeye Abroad, )" eight Years in Congress"
ga Search for Winter Sunbeams, 'and ''Why
We Laugh
In executive session of the Senate to-day
the following nominations were confirmed:
Samuel S. Cox, of New York, to be envoy
extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary
of the United States to Turkey; Henry L.
Muldrow, of Mississippi, to be assistant Sec
rotary of the Interior; William A. J. Sparks
of Carlyle, Ill, to be commissioner of the
general land Office. With the exception of
the time occupied in making combinations
the session was devoted to further discussion
of the Weil-La Abra treaty, which at the
hour of adjournment. had not been con-
Guided.
Commissioner Mcfarland of the general
land Office and Commissioner Price of the
Indian Office to-day took leave of the clerks
in their respective Offices. Their successors,
Messrs. Sparks and Atkins, will assume
charge tomorrow.
Mr.. Richard Devens, superintendent and
disbursing officer of the Postofice depart
ment, day rendered his resignation, which
was accepted. This action was entirely vol
untary on MI. Devens' part. He will engage
in private business