Hillsboro recorder., 1888-05-03
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The President has decided To visit New
York on the 30th Of May to participate
In the Grand Army memorial exercises in
that city and Brooklyn.
The President has nominated to Be
postmasters Edwin Phillips, Newport
News, Va; Thomas L. Crosland, Ben
nettsyille, s. c.; William A. Moore,
Yorkyiile, s. Q.
Mr.. Crisp has made favorable report
from the commerce committee on the
measure allowing the Tennessee and
Coosa Railway company to build bridge
over the Tennessee river at Guntersville,
Alabama.
The latest ''slaten reported, and which
appears plausible, is that Justice Gray, Of
Massachusetts,, will be appointed Chief
Justice, Mr.. Phelps, Minister to Eng
land, will be Secretary Of State, and
Secretary Bayard win go back to the
Senate.
The Senate has confirmed the nomina-
tions Of e. L. Martin, postmaster Water
Valley, Miss. w. T. Walthall, Of Missis-
sippi, consul at Demerara; Ezekiel e.
Smith, OF North Carolina, minister resi-
dent and consul-general at Liberia.
Senator Call presented in the Senate
resolutions adopted by the jacksonville
board Of trade, urging the passage with
out delay Of the bill TO perfect the quar-
antine service Of the United States, and
urging an amendment providing for the
disinfection or destruction of such ar
ticles as may be considered by the marine
hospital service, or by state authorities, a
source OF infection or disease.
The district commissioners removed
Tax Collector John 7. Cook, and Dis
trict Auditor, Isaac s. Tichenor. E. G,
Davis, formerly dry goods merchant o.
Washington, was appointed to succeed
Mr.. Cook, and j. T. Petty, also oi
Washington, to succeed Mr.. Tichenor.
Petty has been book-keeper in the audi
tors Office many years. Cook is q col
ored man, very popular, and has held
Office since 1874.
The members Of the appropriation
committee give as their reason for re
porting adversely the bill to appropriat,
$50, 900 TO the colored adjunct Of Au
gusta's, (Ga.) exposition that none!
could not be given to but one coloreC
exposition. and as the the majority q
the colored race preferred holding thei
national exposition in Atlanta, and q
that was exclusively acolored exposition
they decided 70 grant the request Of tn
majority.
The President has granted pardons il
the following cases: Thomas NJ. Belew
convicted in South Carolina Of retailing
liquor without license. NJ. s. Helms
convicted In Virginia Of selling liquo
without license. Applications for par
dons were denied in the following cases
William Henry, convicted in South Car
olina Of using the mails for fraudulen
purposes; jefferson ID. Thompson, con
victed in South Carolina Of abstractinI
the contents OF letter.
The letting Of the star route mail con
tracts was completed. Among the NOR
prominent ones in the South are the fol
lowing, From Elizabeth City to Fair
field, In North Carolina, steamboat sery
ices twice week each way, for fou
years; contractor, Frank N. Husscy
compensation $500. From Chattshoo
chez to Apalachicola, Fla, steamboa
service three times week each way 70
four years; contractor, Peter Burke
compensation IS, 149 per annum. Ther
were f,l02 contracts in all.
The subcommittee OF the appropria
| tion committee, appointed to conside
the Kelley bill approprialing $4,000
for Atlanta's colored exposition, reporte
fayorably 20 the full committee, wit
the suggestion that the committee max
a favorable report on the bill with a
amendment postponing the expositio
one year. Chairman Henderson. Of th
subcommittee, made statement ]
which he said that his amendment wa
made in order that the colored peopl
might have more time TO get up crediia
bic exhibits and make the exposition