The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1870-08-11
TREASURY DEPARTMENT.

George s. Boutwell, the able aud effi-
cient Secretary during his brief career
as member Of President Grants
Cabinet has displayed great ability,
as we'll in his selections Of officials to
aid him, as in his own personal la
bors. A reorganization and consoli-
dation of the divisions of the Secre.
tary's Office was completed last Fri
day as follows:
/. Appointment Office H. s. Wander
| bilt chief.
2. Revenue Inspector and Marine
Hospitals, N. B. Devereux, chief.
3. Warrants and Warehouses, G.
F. Conant, chief.
4. Collection Of Customs, H. B.
James. chief.
5. Custom Appeals, Remission of
Fines, Penalties, &C., d. Lyman,
chief.
6. Shipping, Tonnage and Miscel-
! laneous, Geo. Wood, chief.
! Z. u. s. Depositaries and Sub
Treasurys, Geo. Parnell, chief.
| s. Internal Revenue, e. P. Gaines,
| chief.
8. Stationery, Files and Printing,
A. Il. Sturtevant, chief
The divisions consolidated with
others are the law branch, w. F.
Clark, chief; warehouses, Mr.. God
dard, chief; files. J, A. Lovejoy, Chief /;
and printing, J. +. Meyers, chief
All of these gentlemen, however, re-
tain positions in the department, and
will bo assigned to duties in oonnec-
ton with their former divisions.
| Too much praise cannot be award
ed to Mr.. Horny S. Vanderbilt, tho
Chief of the Bureau of Appointments,
for his Just discrimination between
loyal and disloyal applicants for
Office. He is one of those who be-
lIeve that those who supported the
Government in the dark days of re.
bellion, are now entitled to the bene-
fits-not those who sympathized
with treason. Democracy finds no
favor in his sight. This course Of
procedure on his part has called
down storms Of indignation upon his
head by the large press and penny-a-
liners Of the Johnson democracy, but
it has called around him hosts OF
friends good and tue" lam sorry
to say it-but truth demands the
statement-that in tho Interior De-
partment under Secretary Cox, and
| in the Post Office Department under
1 Cresswell, hundreds of those who
prayed for the success Of Seymour
and Blairin 1868, still hold fat Offices.
| Why is this? It is not 80 in the
Treasury. There the red -mouthed
Democracy are few and far between.
4 Tho condition Of afairsin the Interior
and Post Office is commented upon
by many-espeeially, by those ex-sol.
diers who desire positions, but cannot
secure them. Oh that every depart.
ment had Boutwell, and every
Boutwell, had : Vanderbilt g.
Although quite young, Mr.. Van
derbilt has attained high
degree of popularity, owing tc
his suavity .of manner and good
business qualifications. He 10 only
twenty eight years old !; VIA born il
Phi,adelphia, and, after grHdusting
! entered mercantile establishment
He became such an expert that hs
was offered a position in Paris b.
Philadelphia merchants to puchas,
silks, &c. While Illuminating whethel
or not to accept the position, he pait
, a visit to Hon. Thomas u. Tullock
who was then Navy Agent at Ports
!. month, New Hamshirc. The duties
: ofthis latter gentleman were arduou
and he prevailed upon Mr.. V. Il
relinquish theidea of goingt to Europe
5 and remain with him as an assistant
! Among all the accounts sent t
) Washington, by the various Nav,
Agents throughout the county, non
iwere moro accurate than the return
OF Messrs. Tullock and Vanderbilt,
0 Mr.. Tullock camo 70 Washington an
: accepted tho Secretaryship Of tn
Q reconstruction committee, performiD
o the duties with signal ability, Whe
9 General Grant was inauguratet
Q president, Mr.. Tullock was mad
o Chief Of the Appointment Burea
n with Mr.. Vanderbilt as Assistan
}. Soon aftca Mr.. Tullock resigned an
,, was succeeded by Mr.. Vanderbilt
!. whose administration has thus (:
It been entirely satisfactory, except
$. copperheads and s'dead beats"
II The weather to-day is quite coo
o and relief after the oppressive b,
'r weather Of The past fortnight,
Domn.r.c