Waterbury evening Democrat., 1889-03-26
THE NEWS OF WASHINGTON.
Brief Notes on Topics of Interest to the
 General Public.

Senernl fuDlic.
 WASHINGTON, March 98.-President Harri- son yesterday denied hm>elf to general callers. Only Secretaries Blaine and Win dom and Senator Hoar, with Speaker Moves of the Massachusetts house of representatives. saw him before noon The usual Monday afternoon reception was omitted on account of the presidents attendance at Justice Mat thews' funeral
 The senate committee on commerce held a meeting yesterday morning to take testimony concerning John c. New, whose nomination as consul general at London IS now pending before the committees The charges were recently made against M. New. They are old charges which have been investigated heretofore in the Indiana courts Mr. New was charged with using his position as presi- dent of the Indiana national bank for stock Jobblng purposes and with defraud ng his brother of $20,OO0 in the settlement of his fathers estate. Ex-Senator Mcdonald, of lndl;sla, who was counsel for MT. New in the cases before the Indiana courts will ap- pear before the committee to defend Mr. New. The committee would have agreed to unanimous report in favor of Mir. New after hearing the charges but Mir. Mcdonald had put in request to be heard, and the commit tee therefore deferred final ac ion
 Charles B. Mitchell the new commissioner sf patents will relieve the old commissioner, Mir. Hall, on Monday next
 Postmaster General Wanamaker went over to Philadelphia on Saturday, as usual, for Sunday and taught his Sunday school. He reached this city about noon yesterday and found crowd of impatient patriots who were waiting to see him. During the absence Of Mir. Wanamaker the first assistant Mr. CIarkson, received large number of visitors.
 Ex-Congressnan Truman A. Merriman, of New 1ork, Is an applicant for the position of Democratic member of the civil service com mission.
 Secretary Tracy has directed Cranp Broth. CTS to convey the gunboat Yorktown to the League Island navy yard, where she will be accepted by the government soon as the electric lighting plant is satisfactorily ar- ranged.
 Secretary Windom has appointed Mai. Fred. Brackett as a special agent of the treas ury, in order that he may familiarize himself with the duties of chief clerk before being appointed to that position. Chief Clerk Youmans will continue to serve until Mai. Bracket is appointed to succeed him.
 The resignation of Capt. Hassler the ap- pointment clerk of the interior department, which was t~ndered on March 4, has been ac- cepted by Secretary Noble, to take effect thirty days from April 1. Capt. Hassler leaves next Monday to engage in the real es- tate business in Dakota
 The Massachusetts delegation called on the president yesterday to present a petition signed by Charles Francis Adams and numer- ous Massachusetts business men asking for the appointment of Edward w. Kinsley, at present one of the state railroad commission CTS, to succeed MT. Walker on the interstate commerce commission. Charles Moves, ex- speaker of the Massachusetts house of dele gates is also a candidate for this position The friends of Gen. James H. Wilson say that he has assurance that he will receive the appointment and that his nomination will be sent to the senate today.
 A delegation of the friends of Judge Samuel F. Miller, of the supreme court, called on the president and presented his name for appoint ment to the English mission. The president, it is understood, told the delegates that Judge Miller could not be spared from the bench.
 Ex-Congressman Mahoney suffered a re- lapse yesterday, and his condition is con- sidered quite serious.