The Memphis appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1886-1890, 1886-06-08
THE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
sPECULATIONS AS TO SECRR-
TARY MANNING's SUCCESSOR.
BILE OF Interest to the sOuth-The
President 10 Return Wednes.
day Morning.
ESPECIAL TO THE APPEAL.I

lSPBOlAL To THE AffkALsl
WASHINGTON, June 1.-THE Presi-
dent has dete mined to return here
Wednesday morning, leaving Deer
Park tomorrow night. A private
telegram to this effect reached the
White House tonight. He will take
a special train, and will arrive at a
very early hour to avoid sight-seers.
He will not leave the city again until
Congress adjourns.
SECRETARY MANNING's SUCCESSOR.
There is already a good deal of
speculation as to Secretary Manning's
successor. Various reports have it
that Representative W. L. Scott OF
Pennsylvania has been rendered the
office, that Assistant Secretary Fair
child will be elevated to the position
which he has so creditably filled dur
ing Sec, etary Meanings illness; that
Minister Nc Lane is the coming man |;
that The Hon. Henry G. Davis will
get the prize, etc. A member of the
Cabinet the other day expressed the
private opinion that If Secretary Mao
ming do. not return to the Treasury
Department his successor will be ap-
pointed from the State of New YORK.
GEN. ATKINS,
Appointments Clerk Hassler, and the
other representatives Of the Interior
Department who went 10 New York
10 open bids for furnishing supplies
to the Indians for the next fiscal year,
have returned. 1t is estimated that
there will be saving of $3.50, 900 over
last year in round numbers. This
years contracts will represent saving
of half million over the contracts Of
two years ago.
LAMAR, COL.
A few days ago it was decided to
found a new town in T. stern Colorado,
and call it Lamar. The town was | id
out and $4,000 worth of real estate
wa sold the next day.
BILLS OF INTEREST re THE SOUTH.
The following bills of interest to
the South we're introduced to-day:
By Mr.. Houck: Granting a pension
to John Creswell, Company G, Third
Regiment Tennessee Volu1tee 8.
BY Mr.. Pettibone: To incraase the
pension tf Edward j. Buddington !;
also bill for The relief of Alfred F.
Brown, Washington county, Tenn,
to p 'y him 1888 for supplies furnished
doring the wsr.
BY Mr.. q. Taylor: A bill to pay F.
L Mooat, of Shelby county, Tenn :,
$500 for stores taken during he late
war also to lay S L. McLemore $40O5
for supplies taken during the rebel
ion; a'so bill to pay Joseph E. Mil
Ter, of Memphis, $95, for the amount
overpaid on tax Eale certificate.
By Mr. Brecken. idge: A bill to pay
Henry W. Long, OF l. tile Rock, ARK.
$33, 1856 for seventy-seven bales Of
cotton taken from him during the re-
bellion
By Mr.. Morgan: To pay Calvin
Chearis OF Benton county, Miss +,
$9421 for supplies confscated; also a
similar bill to pay Richard II. Park
ham of Marsh Ill county, Miss, $500 /;
also for the relief OF Robert S. Nc
Donald of Benton county, Miss,
1874; also Z. G. Tomlinson of Tppah
county. Miss S9l0l
BY Mr.. Van Eaton; A bill to pen.
sion John Krebbs.
SOUTHERN POSTAL CHANGES.
Fourth.class postmas'ers commits
stoned John T. Damron, Hamburger,
Tenn. VIM. r. Hatfield, Paich Corn,
Tenn; joshua j. Couch, Valley
Home, Tenn.
Star route service -Arkansas-Mar-
veil to Hickville from July LIST; Pine
vile to Wideman from July LIST;
Dickson to Round Top from July LIST.
Mississippi Grenada to Cascilla from
June 30th; Smiths Mills to ChaIles-
ton from June 3Oth; Westburgh to
Percy from July LIST.
ARRIVALS.
John Qoill, Mobile; D E. Knowles,
Little Rock: r. a. Smith, Little Rock
J. A. Barrett, Nashville; H. Appling,
Chattanooga