The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1886-03-12
Miscellaneous Notes.
special to the Indianapolis journal.

Special to the Indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, March 1l-Representative
Cobb, who is one of the bondsmen of Treasurer
Hollingsworth, of Vincennes, believes there are
not more than about half dozen of the bonds
men solvent, and that it will cost each over $10.-
900 to get released. He does not believe, how
ever, that those bondsmen who have disposed Of
property and became insolvent since they became
sponsibility Mr.. Cobb was very much aston
ished to learn of the defalcation, although he
had had enough intimation TO lead him to believe
it might occur.
Elk Senator j. E. Mcdonald is at the Riggs.
The acting Comptroller of the Currency today
appointed j. Leslie Thompson to be receiver OF
the First National Bank at Sioux Falls, d. II.
The contract for carrying the mails between
Vicksburg and New Orleans by river route once
a week, was let to day to Thomas p. feathers,
of New Orleans at 81. 900 per annum
The total values of the exports of breadstuffs
during eight months ended Feb. %, last, were
$72, 5lO,97S, against $11O, 1920 132 the same time
last year.
two claims of John Roach one of $38. $40 for ex-
ira work on the United States monitor Puritan.
and the other of $50 274 for watching, care, tow
ing and piotage of the monitor Roanoake from
March IL, 1877, TO Sept. "a 1883.
During the executive session to-day, the SEN
ate adopted resolutions inviting the House OF
Representatives the President, the Cabinet,
Supreme Court and Foreign Legations to be
present on Saturday at the funeral of Senator
Miller Senators Jones or Nevada, Frye, Gull
lum, Butler and Gray were appointed q commit
tee to accompany the remains to the place Of in
torment
Secretary Manning has sent to Senator Nor
ri several letters identical in substance, relat-
ing to the suspension Of officials whose success
ors nominations are under consideration by the
finance committee, and stating briefly, out more
emphatically than anything hitherto uttered, the
views of the administration in respect to such
suspensions Both sender and receiver ara
willing the letters should be made public, but
courtesy held to be due each from the other pro-
vents either from giving them out
The Senate to-day confirmed the following
nominations: Postmasters-Henry p. Grant, at
Helena, Ark; NJ A Burnett, at Madison, Ind;
Alexander A. Dawson, at Seymour Ind;
Haynes, at Franklin. Tenn. Chas. Wilkins, of
Benson, Mimi. register of the land ONCE az Ben
son. Mimi; Henderson M. Jacoway, receiver of
public moneys at DArdanelle Ark.
Senator Evarts to day presented in open SEES
sion petition OF the lawyers of Albany for the
confirmation of J.3C Matthews, the colored
nominee for recorder of deeds. This is an exec
utive matter The Chair looked surprised, but
said nothing.
The House committee on foreign affairs today
further discussed the Morrow bill to suspend for
twenty years the operation of the Burlingame
Chinese treaty. Mr.. Rice the Republican mem
Der of the sub committee, to which the bill was
referred, presented minority report adverse to
the adoption of the measure, and it was consid-
cred in connection with the majority report in
favor of the bill prepared by Messrs. Cox and
McCreary, but fiual action was deferred.