, 1877-04-06
TIE OFFICES,
THE PROPER TEST.

] 6ptcfaf Ntpufch 10 The Tribune.
WASHINGTON. D. e.. April o-Two appoint
nents were made for Kentucky to-day Of moro
than ordinary aigaiacanec. Capt 8. D. Brown,
who was Special Agent for tho rost.Of OF
that State at the ttmo Of the Cincinnati Cotl-
Vention, was almost Immediately thereafter
pcrcmptori'y dismissed BY onlcr Of President
Grant, tho only reason given being that he had
been friend Of Gen. Dristow. He was the .1sss
Of a considerable number Of excellent officers
removed solely for that reason. Upon tho facts
bctng brought TO the attention Of Postmaster.
General kcy, he, after satisfying himself by In
qu11y that Brown had been faithful and efficient
officer, Immediately ordered bis Reinstatement.
Tho execution OF tbs ors1cr was delayed few
days until Col. Brown could be restored to tho
exact position he held before. The restoration
was .uado without even tho formally Of writ
ten application, as q simple net Of Justice 10 4
good officer.
To-day Mr.. T. Q, S!,ackclford, Of shclby silIc,
ky., was commissioned Surveyor Of Customs at
Louisville, vice James 7. Luce, Of IutltAuo, who
has held this Office eight ycars. It was decided
10 give II to citizen Of Kentucky. Mr.. Shack
clforl Is citizen Of high standing, and haa lung
been ono OF the prominent Republicans IN that
etatc. lie was AMONG tho most acttvc wurkcrs
ior br'stuw at Cinc!nDat. aud a. nctve after tic
Convention to 6ccuFo the election Of u4yce,
doop-nf, roLlricAi 1sYtuExCE.
4 casc MAS represented to Secretary Schurz
to-day IN which great political pressure was
heiog used to rcmuye an officer wLose commits
CURED II the present incumbent was . Roo,l
0Iflecs, and, upon sat!sfyfng himself OH that
roni, Informed those inquiring about tho mat.
ter that such man cuull not be rnorctl by all
the recommendations Of another that could
bu piteu TIN.
pErARr,!rxr Or THE INTERIOR.
N ths Re.ffrn Assocfated Irrss,
sehurz has promulgated m order providing for
tho investigation and determination Of questions
connected With appointments, removals, and
promotion: IN the various bureaus of h's de-
Irlstnc Tires Incmbcra, onc 10 ru:escit Tue
sccrc.ary'a Office and tobe appoin4ed hy lhe Set-
resAry; ono to be sclertcd from surh bureau as
tho Secretary may Indicate. and to bo named by
oy tho bead oi the o1trcau from which chanecs
or recommendations ctnanatc+ Tho two first
nan1el arc to scrye three months, aud tho tattcr
for tho season. When reduction Is necessary
ccss of tho actual number to DO ttlsmissed shall
be furnished to the Secretary, nnd tho required
Iltnher shall he selected from thu Int by tho
Board. It Is provided, however, that tho result
ol the boArd's inquiries shall In every case he
submitted To tho Secretary Of The Interior tor
The system al Investigation thus outlined has
been prepared BY Secretary Gcltx alter much
dtliheEatlon and careful consideration of tho
vrws presented to him on ls invitation by inc
varlous chiefs Of bureaus aid oihrr responsible
officers Of the Department. It Ii beloved tl1at
tte system will, in tts practical workings. not
only relieve the Secretary nntl Bureau officers
from tho present necessity of dcyutfng large
part Of their time to matters Of comparatively
!ltt!c public itnportarrc, but will securo exact
1uatlce to all parties concerned.
APPOINTMENTS.
Governor Of the Territory OF Arizuna, ni,tl John
i. hammond {flllnnia) Superintendent OF III.
disn Affairs for tho Cclltrnl 'Superfniendcnry.
The President to-day appointed Alfred F..
Lee. Of Ohio Consul-1eneral of tho United
atatcs at Frankfort, Germany, md tlo follow
Ing lostmustcrt: John Il, AfAMyi!lc, Rnntoul,
ILL.,; Mrs: Eliza Sellers, Pckil, Ill; Claruncc l..
Sherwood, Dowasiae, Aiieh.; tlorarc N. Man,il-
ton, Eato,. Rapids, Mich; Henry ". Wright,
Raelne, WIS.,; Mrs. Jane Baldwin, CouItrii
Bluffs, H.: Joseph 4. Tinncy, uanFll1c, KY;
IianEcr, Fond dn Lac, WIS.
Tho President has lppotntel Il. ". Tnwn
!!eelster Of tho, Laud.Onlce 1t Eyalatou,
Wyoming.
Wright Is appointed Postmaster at Itacinc..