The Magnolia gazette. [volume] (Magnolia, Miss.) 1872-current, 1881-03-25

trained criminal lawyer, an able solicitor
in Chaneery, and for some years pro-
fessor of commercial and criminal law,
and the law of evidence in the New Or
leans Law School He was ready and
able writer, was valued adviser to Gems.
Butler and Banks in Louisiana, was an
old Wing before the war aud q moderate
Democrat for several subsequent years,
but ultimately Joined the Republican
party and was elected Attorney General
in 1876 on the Packard ticket In 1877
he settled at Washington as lawyer
In 1878 he was urged for the post Of
Collector Of New Orleans, but was given
instead Judgship in the Court Of
Claims. He was recently recon-
mended by the Bar of Louisiana, with
cut distinction Of party, for seat on
the Supreme Bench il place Of Justice
Strong, but the prize was awarded 70
Judge Woods. His decisions in the
Court Of Claims for the past two years
show him to be dilligent, learned ard
upright magistrate.
Judge Hunt is related by marriage 70
the Livingston family Of Louisiana,
originally from New York, and has a sum
mer residence in this State ON the banks
Of the Hudson. He will have no diff
Guilty in ruling all that there is of Uncle
Sans navee, and has fine opportunity
to distinguish himself by supplying
''long felt want" in that direction.
THOMAS i. JAMES, POSTMASTER GEN
ERAL.
A universal chorus Of applause salutes
the elevation to the Postmaster General
ship Of Thomas Il. james, tire most pop
| ular and efficient Postmaster New York
CITY has ever possessed. Mr.. James is a
native of Utica, Oneida county, N. ",
city not wholly unknown in connec-
ton with the distribution of political
honors-in short, the Ohio Of the En-
I pire State. He was born in 1881, and
when fifteen years old was apprenticed
TO learn the printing business in office
| of the Liberty Press at Utica, under the
veteran abolitionist, Wesley Bailey.
| Five years later he, in partnership with
Francis B. Fisher, purchased and edited
| the Madison County journal at Hamil
ton, N. ", and he continued to publish
that periodical for nearly ten years, first
as a Whig and afterward as a Republic
can organ. Hamilton was Democratic
stronghold, but Mr.. james was largely
instrumental in 1856 in carrying the
Republican county ticket against the
powerful Know Nothing combination
| he became general favorite in Hamil-
ton society, took an active part in pro-
noting all local interests, was influential
in the management Of political cam
paigns in the county, and filled for sew
eral wears the local office Of Collector of
Canal Tolls. He was well known az a
lifelong advocate of the temperance and
abolition causes, and enjoyed the warm
friendship of his neighbor, the venerable
philanthropist, Gerritt Smith. In 1861,
through the influence, as is believed, OF
Mr.. ThuTlow Weed, he exchanged the
quietude OF country town for the post
Of an inspector of customs in this city,
. under the collectorship Of Hiram Bar
ney. In 1864 he was promoted without
solicitation to the position Of weigher,
and in 1860 to that of Deputy Collector
in charge of the third division (ware-
housing department,) the most response.
BILE post in the collectorial Office Three
wears later, in 1872, he was strongly
urged for the Surveyorship of this port
then vacated by Alonzo d. Cornell, but
. to his own surprise and that Of hi
/ friends President Grant sent in his name
/ as postmaster, upon the resignation o1
. Gen. P. II. Jones Several OF the mos
/ eminent citizens Of New York, including
: Thurlow Weed, +. d. Morgan, A.. b
{ Cornell, Thomas Murphy and Abran
! Wakeman, volunteered 20 become hi
sureties in the large sum of 81 100000
required as qualification for that re
sponsible Office. OF his administration
of his great trust it is enough tosay tha
he has been an ideal postmaster, AM
! that every citizen Of New York, Will
o rejoicing in his well-earned promotion
!. will regret the necessity Of his severanc
!. from the Office he has Allied 80 we'll.
l. WAYNE MAcvEAaH, ATTORNEY GEN
II ERAL.
81 The new Attorney General, Wayn
u Mac cVeagh, Of Pennsylvania, has lon
I, enioyed reputation as lawyer, oratoi
, scholar. diplomatist and civil service II
r former, which could only be family SUI
e. missed from the record Of the few publ
u offices he has filed. Born in Phenil
Z; vile, Chester county, Pa, April /!
e. 1893. he prepared for college at Freelaa
u Seminary, Montgomery county, Pa, an
le was one Of the prominent members
eI the famous class of 1853 at Yale Colleg
3 where he greatly distinguished himse
q as an orator in the Linonian Societ
"a Admitted to the bar Of West Cheste
y Pa, in April, 1856, after studying in IL
nc Office Of Mr.. Joseph L. Lewis, of tn
es town, whose daughter he married,
nt was elected District Attorney year
=, q, two later, entered the Union army
"a September, 1862, as Captain Of cavall
ne company, in the emergency of d
n threatened invasion Of the State, and
1868 was for short time Major on d
'al staff of Gen. Darius n. Couch. /
early distinguished himself in the ar
zE field Of Pennsylvania politics, becomii
in 1863 Chairman OF the Republics
lrt Central Committee, married in 1867
he his second wife a daughter OF Senat
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