Show TASniKBTOX The Clerkship ot tbo House Army Vacancies and Promotions Pro-motions Grants Intentions Inten-tions Fraadalcnt Land Entries Washington ISA letter receive here say that General Harry White of Pennsylvania who has just failed to be re elected to Congress will make an acre ac-re canvass for the clerkship of the House of Representatives This will make three Ptnnsylvanu applicants for the place ExClerk McPherson Gen aral White and D C Forney It is said the Camerons will use their influence against McPherson because of the active part he took in Blames interest in the onrentioBofl87G and subsequemly at the Chicago convention lat summer Toe appointm of Gao Miles as chief signal officer which seems to be assured will make another vacancy on Gen Shermans staff It will promote LieutColonel A McDowell McCook o f the generals staff to be colonel of the filth Infantry The vacancy caused by the death of Colonel Audendried has not been filled Gen Sherman says he will be in no hurry to make selections for his taff The following promotions in ad dillon to that ot Gen McDowell McCook would also fOllow Gen Miles appointment Mrjor Henry K Miner 0 be litteoantcolonel of the Tenth In fantry Captain W G Sanders to be major the Eighth Infantry and First lieutenant J F Mason to be captain of the Sixth Infantry A special to the Baltimore American rom Wilmington yesterday says Senator Sen-ator Grover of Oregon is i living here at a medical home under treatnot fjr pinal irritation He will go to Washington Wash-ington next week to remain through the winter if his strength permit He does not speak positively of being able to attend regularly at tho sessions of the Senate and he will take no active part in the worSt of that body The appointment by Governor Wiltz of Louisiana of a successor to the deceased de-ceased Senator Spofford who contested Senator Kelloggs seat indicates that thi old contest is again to bo reopened Kellogg Kel-logg > howercr is ufo ma at least jive democratic senators including Bsytrd and Thurman ara in accord that Kol loggrs case is res adjudicata Grorge C Gorbam has returned toW to-W for the winter The treasury department today purchased pur-chased 415000 ounces of fine silver lot the United States mints at Philadelphia San Francisco and New Orleans A telegram was received today by Commissioner Williamson of the general land office from a special agent whom be sent to Dakota several month ago to unearth the suspected extensive frauds in homestead entiles reports as a rem t of his iavettigitions that the grand jury at Yankton ha brought five indictments for subornation or perjury and one for forgery and that thejury is still at work in the same direction Brigadier General Jacob Zeeler United States marine cjrps died today |