The weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1878-1881, 1881-03-22

rnary, 1873, he, to say the least, stempor-
lzed," and on the resumption bill declared,
May 20, 1878, that he had no faith that the
government would pay gold at the date fixed
and that is was not compelled to do SO by any
existing law.
SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY WINDOW.
William Window, the new secretary of the
treasury, was born in Belmont county, O.,
May 10, 1927, received an academic educa-
ton and studied law at Mount Vernon,
where he practiced until his removal to Min
nesota in 1855, being elected prosecuting at
torney for Knox county in 1852. He was
elected from Minnesota to the thirty-sixth
congress and served in the house of repre-
sentatives five terms, being appointed to the
senate in 1870, to fill the unexpiled term of
Daniel 5. Norton, deceased. He was elected
to the senate in 1871 and re elected in 1877.
Mr.. Window is man Of moderate ability
and very pronounced republicanism. He at
tracted some attention year ago by the ac-
tive Interest which he took in the negro ex-
odus, and in March, 1880, introduced bill
for national savings banks. He last came
prominently before the public at the anti
monopoly league meeting OH the 21st ult., to
which be contributed a vehement letter Oh
the railroad question.
POSTMASTER GENERAL JAMES.
lIotDdS Il. JdueS, Ol New Ofk, Inc new
postmaster-general, was born at Utica, n. Y.
in 1881, educated at the Utica academy, and
at the age Of fit cen was apprenticed to Mr..
Wesley Bailey, editor of the Liberty Press.
In 1851 he purchased the Madison county
journal, which he edited for ten years, frst
in partnership with Mr.. F. B. Fisher after
wards as its sole proprietor. Originally a
Wing, he Joined tie republican party at its
first organization, and took leading part in
local poliLlcs. He was for short term col
lect,r of canal tolls AT Hamilton, but in 1861
came to New York, becoming inspector of
customs under Collector Hiram Barney in
1851, and III 1864 Weigher. In 1860 Mr..
James was appointed deputy collector in
charge of the third division, embracing the
warehouse department. Upon the iMaugura-
tion or the civil service reform he held the
position of president OF the board of examiners
for the cu>tom-house. After serving three
Years AS deputy, vacancies occurring in the
offices Of surveyor 1f the port, by the resigna-
ton OF Mr.. Cornell, and of postmaster of New
York, by the resignation of General 2. B.
Jones. the friends Of Mr.. James urged upon
the president his appointment to the former
position, bat General Grant, appreciating the
Importance of the Office Of postmaster aud
made acquainted with the integrity and ahir, Y
which had characterized Mr. James ,ublic
career; appointed him to the latter position.
The regulations of the department required
the execution Of bond to the government in
The sum of 100000, with sureties to Justify
in double that amount. Although Mr. James
was not possessed of pecunialy means, he
fund no difficulty in procuring bonds
men III the persons of Thurlow Weed,
A. Is. Cornell, Thomas Murphy, Z. D.
Morfian. Frank Squires, VIM. A. Dazzling,
Abram Wakeman and others, who gladly vol
unteered to assume the responsibility. The
success winch has attended Mr., James ad-
mnistratlon Of the affairs of the New York
postOtfice is known to every reader of the
| metropolitan press. In May last, on the res
lgnatlon OF PoStmasterGeneral Key, he was
offered the postmastergenera an office
which, however, he declined in consequence
OF the pressure placed upon him by the mer-
| camille community.
SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR KIRKWOOD.
Samuel j. kirkwood, the new secretary of
| the interior, was born in Hartford county,
Md, December 20. 1913, received an acadenl-
ic education i'll Washington city, and from his
fourteenth year was employed as druggists S
clerk till, in 1885, he removed to Richland
county, Ohio, where be studied law, being
admitted to the bar in 1913. lie was tor four
years prosecuting attorney for the county,
and in 1850 served in the constitutional con-
veDtiOn, being member of the judiciary
! committee. In 1856 he was elected to the state e
senate, and in 1859 chosen governor, defeat
| ing A. G. Dodge, democrat. by a small ma
! ,jority, being twice reelected. In 1866 he wa:
erected to the United States senate to fill the
vacancy caused by the appointment of Sena.
tor james Harlan to the department of the
| interior, serving single term. In 1873 he
was again elected to the governorship, and or
the 4th of March, 1877, began his term in the
/ | nitnI States senate WbAra hp SnppnpIAI
Senator Geo &. Wright. He is man of tail
| but BY no means brilliant ability. In Iowa
i he has been repeatedly assailed for taking
some SS, 900 hack-pay when frs, elected % the
! senate. In June last Senator kirkwood dis
! tinguished himself by tacking an amendment
to remit the duty on salt imported for curing
fish to the bill providing for the free importa
! ton OF classical antiquities.
SECRETARY OF WAR LINCOLN.
| Robert Todd Lincoln, the new secretary OF
warts the only surviving son of the late Pres
| idenC Lincoln, and sOn-in-law of ex-senator
| James Harlan, Of Iowa. He was born III
| Springfield, ILL.,. and IS about thirty y-Seyen
| years of age. lie served IN the war as a cap,
tain on the staff of General Grant. After his
| fathers assassination Mr.. Lincoln went tC
Chicago, where he studied law and has prac.
ticed there in partnership with Mr.. lsham
ever since his admission to the bar. He is a
man of fair parts, a graduate of Harvard, in
telligent, clear headed and honest, and was a
delegate to the Chicago convention, but gave
up his seat to make room for Stephen A
| Douglas, jr. He is one of the counsels efthe
Pullman palace car company.
+ SECRETARY OF THE NAVY HUNT.
Judge William II. Hunt, the new secretary
of the navy, is by birth South Carolinian
He is son of the late H. B. Hunt, and re-
moved to Louisiana while yet boy. lie
has ever since made his residence chiefly il
that state. He is by profession lawyer, anG
is a man Of fair ability. Originally an ole
line Wing, he identified himself at al
early date with the Republican party, anC
was an opponent of secession. He was Ke
ogg's attorney in the famous Dnrell case, and