Presidential Nominations

Washington, Jan. IS.- The president has sent these nominations to the senate: Thomas S. Sholers, assistant appraiser of merchandise, district of New Orleans, La.: William J. Mills of New Mexico, to be chief justice of the supreme court, Territory of New Mexico. Postmasters: Indiana - James W. Hess, Indianapolis; James E. Caskey, Greensburg; Thomas E. Newton, Shelbyville; George F. Brown. Nappanee. Illinois- D. E. Keen, Mount Carmel: John F. Rector, Cairo; Augu9tus Gibson, McLeansboro; Jerome B. Stewart, Wilmington; William A. Stienberger, Augusta.