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California Reconsideration to Expect
Official Decapitation,

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! California Postmasters-Wiaen to Expes
Official Decapitation.
| WASHINGTON, March 24th-The commi:
sions of Postmasters at the following name
offices in California will expire at the dat
opposite their names: Alameda, Februar
II, 1889; Auburn, June %, 1888 Baker:
field, January 80 1886; Benicia January ,.
1889; Berkeley, February u, 1887; Bodit
June q, 1856; Chico January 20. 1887 CO
lusa, January s, 1888; Dixon, February l!
1887; Eureka January II, 1886; Fresh
City, July 6, 1886; Gilroy, March %, 1885
Grass Valley, February Is, 1887; landlord
December 20, 1885, Healdsburg Januar
20, 1887; H0ilister, January Is, 1887; Lo
Angeles, February I, 1889; Marysville, De
cember 20, 1887; MERGED, January Is, 1887
Modesto, January %, 1889; Monterey, Jan
uary >, 1887; Napa City, October Is, 1885
Nevada City, December 20, 1887; Oakland
February u, 1887; Oroville, February q
1889; Petaluma, January u, 1885, Placer
vile, April 26, 1856; Red Bluff, May Ii
1856; Riverside, January -, 1887; Sacra
mento, December 20, 1887 St. Helena
February "a, 1887; Salinas, March 81, 1886
San Bernardino, February p. 1885, Sal
Buenaventura, February 4, 1888; San Die
| ~, ONtOJtl IL, 1000, fDdIl fIuilCiSCO, VI ID
%, 1886 San Jose, April q. 1856; San Lui
| Obispo December 20, 1895: San Rafael
January II, 1886; Santa Ana, December l.
| 1856; Santa Barbara, May s, 1886; SAINT
Clara, February 10, 1887; Santa Cruz, Feb
ruary II, 1887 Santa Rosa, June 26, 1883
! Sonora, December IL, 1888; Stockton. Marcel
"A, 1883; Truckee, January 10, 1885 Uliah
December %, 1888; Vallejo, February l.
1856; .Nisalia December 20, 1887; Watson
| vile, March "A, 1888; Willows, March 10
1856; Woodland, February 4, 1888; Yreka
! January 80, 1887; Tulare, May2 1888; Red
ding, July 4, 1855; Pomona, January -
| 1889.
United States Senate.
WASHINGTON, March 24tb.-Memorial
from the Legislature of Arizona, prayin,
for the return to the public domain of land
granted railroads in the Territory, and fo
legislation to prevent organized raids from
Mexico, were referred.
The galleries of the Senate were thel
cleared and the doors closed 1t is sup
posed that the Well and La Abra treaty
to-day was taken up. A large pile o
straightforward books lay upon Morgan.
desk and it is assumed that he will con
sumo the day with a speech i'll favor of th(
treaty.
ilC NliSCliSSlOlI was DlOuSllI " an CIlU DN
an half hours speech by Senator Vest il
opposition to the treaty. No action wa,
taken. There were about dozen Senators
in the chamber.
When the doors were reOpened, the ere
dentials of James II. Berry, Senator-elec
from Arkansas were presented, and The
Senate adjourned
Nominations by the President.
WASHINGTON. March 24th.-The Presi
dent has made the following nominations
Henry l.. Muldraw, of Mississippi, Assist
ant Secretary of the Interior; William A
J. Sparks, OF Illinois, Commissioner of The
General Land Office Daniel McConvile
of Ohio, Auditor of the Treasury for tht
PoStotfice Department.
Comments on CleveIands Foreign APP.
pointments.
New YORK, March 24th.-Most of The
Democratic papers express themselves as
pleased with the foreign appointments
though surprised at the selection of Phelps
and the ignoring of Thurman Many indi
vidual Democrats, however, are Disguised
and declare that Blaine might as well have
been elected at once. The World sneers {
little at Pendleton, who, it charges, is the
father of civil service reform
The san says of Phelps appointment
No political reason whatever is apparent foI
giving such an Office to citizen of Yer.
mont, as that State is hopelcsSly Republi.
can. And yet itcannot be said that Phelps
is unequal to the public duties to which he
is assigned. At the same time it is certain
that he cannot perform those social post
prandial and semi-literarv duties in which
Lowell made himself the most popular
in England, and it is equally certain that
the new Minister will never come back. as
Buchanan did in 1886, tocarry offthe Dem
ocratic nomination to the Presidency and
be elected by the people afterwards. In
this sense it is a prudent appointment.
The Herald in interviewing we'll known
New Workers on the appointments, found
Hubert O. Thompson who said "Cleve-
lands appointments, so far, have gratified
all his Democratic friends III New York.
But the nomination of Phelps of Vermont
as Minister to Great Britain, is great
disappointment to every Democrat in this
State"
George William Curtis eulogized the
present incumbent, Lowell, and said he
considered that the new appointee would
be placed in striking contrast with Lowell
who had performed his duties with great
ability wisdom and patriotism.
The Herald reports well-known lawyer
saying: This list of nominations must
have proved startler to old-time poll
ticians, when young blood some of it
almost unheard of in this neighborhood, is
pushed to the front, and such old war
horses as Thurman and Mcdonald, are for
gotten. There is not a war-horse in the
lot. Worse than this the finest mission in
the heap has gone to Nairmont.' the most
hide-bound and moss-grown Republican
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politicians that they may as well take down
their banners from the outer walls and cut
them up into bandages or shrouds."
A State Senator said: - Phelps was asso-
ciated with Trenor W. Park in several rail
road law suits, and is known in Wall street
as a railroad lawyer"
Anarchist Schwab says "Pendleton is
| believe, dude society man, and the au-
thor of the alleged civil service reform bill
Yet | am not certain whether he has
enough of the lickspittle in him to suit
Bismarck. However, should he not fill the
requirements, the Washington
Government will apologize, spank him and
send another, more cringing and more sub
servient, to fill the post draw his salary
and pocket insults. | believe with Jeficr-
son that foreign ministers are unnecessary
for the republic McLanc, Minister to
France? Why, this IS Il resurrection, and
Cleveland said that under his regime no
lead men were to be rehabilitated Me-
Lane? Why, he was Minister to China
when the century was yet young, and Min
ster to Mexico under Buchanans Admin
Stration"
Although agreeing with the Eastern Re
publican journals that the Phelps nomina-
ion is acceptable, the Tribune, neverthe-
ess, finds room for an editorial taken from
he New York Times. of September 6, 1880.
which, abiding to Phelps nomination for
Governor of Vermont, declared him one of
he most pronounced, bitter, anti-war, pro-
slavery Democrats in the country From
careful stenographic report of q speech
made by Phelps i'll September, 1854, before
he little club of Burlington copperheads
IN extract "a taken, showing that he called
Llncoln " a wooden-head, twentieth rate,
attorney and declared the |
North was Sighting simply TO turn loose |
all nlggers, and whtewash the Niger !
n the blood Of millions"
The Posts Washington special saws The |
prominent 0f Jackson as Minister to |
IeXico is criticised because the Admins |
ration was advised semi-oiliciallv that |
resident Daz Eequested that $40 one |
iaQuld be sent to Mexico who had been Il
older in the Mexican war. The Diaz
afty in Mexico is somewhat embarrassed |
Y the younger element of American haters
'hiek is coming into politics. In selecting
helps for the English mission, Bayard has
cted 0D the belief that in view of the cor
antly increasing Importance of the Irish
ueStiop and the impending fishery discus !
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