Gloucester County Democrat. (Woodbury, N.J.) 1878-1932, 1885-12-10

MAJOR GENERAL SCHoFIELD, command
ing the division of Missouri says in his an
nual report that his force in round numbers,
consists of $500 infantry, 5000 cavalry and
$50 artillery, aggregating 5000 men. They
occupy sixty-five different stations, giving
an average of 231 men at each He declares
that in order to prevent murder and depre-
dations by the Indians larger standing
army is necessary.
THE President has made the following ad-
ditional judicial appointments: Lafayette
Dawson of Missouri. to be United States
Judge for the district of Alaska; William G.
Langford, Of Walla Walla, to be associate
Justice of the supreme court of the Territory
OF Washington; Charles r. Pollard Of Del
phi, Ind, to be associate justice of the su-
preme court of the Territory of Montana; j.
Bomar Harris of Mississippi to be attorney
of the United States for the southern dis
trict Of Mississippi
AT a preliminary caucus of Republican
Senators in Washington, on the 4th, upon
motion of Mr.. Edmunds the nomination of a
successor to the late Vice-P President Hendricks
as president pro tenn. of the Senate was unan-
imously rendered to Senator elect Logan,
but Mr.. Logan declined the proffered honor,
saying that he could be more useful on the
f1 oor Of the Senate
SPEAKER CARLISLE has received a long
letter from Samuel j. Tilden, urging
the necessity of proper legislation look
ing to the strengthening Of our
sea coast defences Mr.. Tilden says
that the property exposed to destruction
by hostile naval invasion is worth five thou
sand millions, and that to leave ourselves de-
fenseless in order to reduce the cost of
whisky is solecism.
THE President has appointed James w.
Porch, Of Missouri, to be United States con-
sul-general at Mexico; Van v. Richardson to
be United States marshal for the eastern dis
frriaf f,f
be surveyor of customs at San Francisco:
James E. Tucker to be assistant appraiser Of
merchandise at San Francisco; Henry o.
Kent to be naval officer Of customs. district
of Boston and Charlestown Mass; Nathaniel
Newburg to be appraiser Of merchandise,
port Of Cincinnati; Thomas J. Hamilton, Of
Washington Territory, to be United States
marshal for the Territory of Washington
THE report of the supervising special agent,
Louis G.. Martin, to the secretary of the
treasury. shows that through the efforts Of
the special agents there has been paid into the
treasury during the past fiscal year $3.50, ,31S,
as follows: On account of seizures, SIC, 23l ;
fines and penalties, S14, 476; suits S33, ,096;
duties, $T72, ,202, and miscellaneous, $312.
THE President has made the following ad-
ditional appointments United States attor-
neys-John e. McComb for the eastern dis
trict of Texas; Thomas P. Murphy for the
northern district of Iowa Receivers of pub.
llC nOueyS-JOnu montgomery Oi 4udHO dO
Oxford, Idaho; Tyree II. Bell of Idaho
at Visalia, Cal Registers Of land
office-Frank w. Beanie Of Utah at
Oxford, Idaho: Henry Lockhart, Of New
Mexico, at Santa Fe. Supervising inspector
Of steam vessels-W William L. Daily for the
Eighth district, with headquarters at Detroit
JOHN SHERMAN, to be president Of the
Senate; John G.. Carlisle, to be speaker Of the
House; the bill making members OF the Cabi-
net eligible to the Presidential succession
speedily to become law, and Thomas B.
Reed, of Maine, to be the minority leader
in the House e-such, in brief, was the chief
result Of the various caucuses held by the
members OF the two houses of the Forty-ninth
Congress. All the old officers of the House,
except the chaplain, were renominated by
| the Democratic caucus. For chaplain, Rev.
w. H Milburn, the blind preacher Of Chica-
go, was chosen.
DURING the past fiscal year the netrevenue
OF the government was 1928. $50, 7O6, q de-
crease Of $s4, ,s2e, ,16S over the previous year,
and 1.-THE expenditure was $3.50, ,226, 935, or
/ SlG. 100 500 greater than that OF The year be-
| fore.