Los Angeles daily herald., 1889-12-21
Capital Cuttings.

WASHINGTON, December 20.-The Pres.
ident has approved the joint resolution
to extend the time of service of the dele
gates Of the United States to the Inter-
national Marine Convention.
The Grand Jury today indicted E. G..
Silcott, late Cashier of the Office of the
Sergeant-at- Arms of the House of Repre-
sentatives, for grand larceny and forgery.
Since Secretary Window announced his
policy of the gradual withdrawal of pub.
lie funds on deposit with national banks,
the amount go held has been reduced to
little over $3S, 600, and the avail
able surplus in the treasury has been re.
duced to $27 100000
COMPUTATIONS AND APPOINTMENTS,
Among the confrmations today were !:
Asa @. Matthews, Illinois, First Comp
troller of the Treasury; John R. Lynch,
Mississippi, Fourth Auditor of the Post
Office Department; Edward o. Leech,
District of Columbia, Director of the
Mint; VIM. Il. Dimond, superintendent
of the Mint at San Francisco; Samuel G..
Wright, Superintendent of the Mint az
Carson City Michael E. Smith, Assayer
in charge of the Mint at Denver; Pearls
B. Ellis, Assayer of the Mint at Carson
City; Chas. h. Potburn, Coiner of the
Mint at Carson City; Henry H. Law
renee, Assayer of the Mint at San Fran
cieco; Horace W. Byipgton, Collector Of
Revenue, Fourth California District.
Diplomatic and consular Edwin Dunn,
Secretary OF the legation to Japan; VIM.
R. Gardner. Indiana, Second Secretary
OF the legation to Japan; John Little, of
Ohio, Commissioner to settle the Vene-
zuelan claims. Consul Generals-Joseph
A. Leonard, of Minnesota, at Shanghai !;
Henry w. Severance, of California, at
Hong Kong. Consuls = Oliver. H..
Simons. of Colorado, at Hong Kong /;
Dslos H. Smith, of Arizona, at Nogales.
Appraiser of Merchandise-Chas. M.
Leavy, San Francisco.
Receiver of Public Moneys-Alex. @.
Mcclellan, at La Grande, Oregon.
Registers of Land Of1ice-Warren
Fruit, Lakeview, Oregon; Frank d.
Hobbs, Salt Lake, Utah; J. B. Hunting
ton, Burns, Oregon.
Charles P. Lincoln, Michigan, Second
Deputy Commissioner Of Pensions; !;
Thomas O. Mendenhall, of Indiana,
Superintendent OF the Coast and Geolog-
icaI Survey; and large number OF army
and navy promotions.
PostmasterE-California: A. O. Batter,
San Pedro; T. j. Barnes. Monrovia;
Alonzo Bradford, Towards; W. T.
Brush, Cloverdale; @. G. Bush, Red
ding; L. Dodge, Hanford J. L. Dryden.
Coronado; Benjamin Fish, Santa Clara
G. O. Folger, jackson; A. L. Hunt, Ell
sinore; J. A. Miller, Santa Maria; Ellis
Battee, National City; George N. Platt,
Vacaville; John Pool, Redwood City
A. E. Hynes, Yreka; N. H. Shaw, Ven.
tura; A. 8. Smith, Marysville; ]. P.
Leese, Monterey; @. A. Post, Modesto
Frank Hart, Long Beach; Edwin Holt,
Santa Barbara; FL. w. Dean, Visalia
N. G. Gill, San Bernardino; Mrs. l.. g.
Bates, Anaheim; @. w. Critchfield,
Ukiah; 8. F. Barstow, San Rafael; II.
7. Batchelder, Chico.
CULLoM's POSTAL TELEGRAPH BILL
The bill introduced by Senator Gull
lom today to establish o limited postal
telegraph service, authorizes the Post
master General to contract for five years
with any existing telegraph company for
the use Of it's lines for the transmission
of postal messages between FREQ delivery
offices, the Postmaster General having
authority to determine between what