New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-04-21
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v.rTrRs OF NATIONAL INTEREST.
-ove m THE LONG LIST OF NOMINATIONS
-.yrso 10 BE CoHsrDERED-A GREAT sfhHon
- svxAroR rRYE-rHK BoURBoSs AROUSED
~ A TERRIBLE ARRAIGNAENr-sESATo" S0NN'
4. rhs President yesterday nominated mcnalo
rIner. of New-York, to be second A's''' .
= =. po1tmaster- General w. A. M. Grier' Oh
.s'...rIvania. - to be Third Assistant Postmas-
!'sns,sr.I. A. u. Hazen to be Assistant
At4oruey-G General for the Post Omce De.
ss,tnent; and Harrison Adreon 70 1e
postmaster at Baltimore. Mr.. Frye maus
- ,..iaen meech in the Senate, and aroused
=. Rourbons by his arraignment OF their
....-.o and speeches. Senator Burnside ue-
..urced a. false the allegation OF hep"oh'
an bargain with Mr.. Malone.
THE LATEST NOMINATIONS.
.,coxn Ixp THIRD ASSISTANT PosrNAsrERs-eEN-
v,,,A Nrw POSTMASTER FOR BALTIMORE
COLLECTIONS OF CUSTOMS.
w.smxoroS. April 2O.-The President to-day
.snt - the Senate the following nominations;
Rishard Elmer Of NswiYoTWF 70 pc GIief, SssSf Of
Asnstant Is Ts;1d
ssrsi VIE AZ b. Hszen appointed Assistant Attorney
General for the Post 0fice DEPARTMENT SeGrg9 al
EsssSns o. Of the Fifth District Of North carOpa
-. cclinctors of Customs.J. Henry Wilson tor tiie
District Of Columbia Ahner Tiehsfts ior 1ne unnf w
tricf of Paso del Norte, Texas Wiinam III. num-
g. III for the District Of Montana and Idaho.
fostHaster-Harrison Adreon, at baltiniore
RICHARD A. ELMER.
A. r,rrer who was nominated for the position OF
c..crd Assistant PostrnasterGeneral, is resident
~ Waveriy. Tiogs County. N. Y, and President oi
The National bank at that place. He is graduate
AZ Hamilton College, about forty-two years OF age
1, husness man, and has never held office, but waf
prominent candidate before the hepHionea as STATE
veution two years ago for nomination as oVa'e
Treasurer.
3 Mr f,r;er. nominated to be Third Assistant Post
,n.s,s,.Gsneral. cast the first vote in the Chicago
Convention for the nomination of General Garfield
.rd nerss.ed in thus voting on every ballot from the
cond 10 the last although for long time no other
Sclernte joined him. He is resident OF Hazleton,
Penn and no far as can be learned here, has never
teld any public once.
A. D. HAZEN.
An. pazen appointed Assistant Attorney General
for the Post Office Department, began his official life
aftoen wears ago as 81 200 clerk in the Stamp DIV
;.;ou Of the Post Office Department He rose by
yradaL promotion to be the principal clerk OF thai
division, and in 1874 Congress- upon the recon-
mcndation of the Postmaster-Geuerai, created the
oioe of Chief OF the Stamp Division, to which posi-
/. ton he was Immediately appointed. He rendered
Invaluable assistance in systematizing the posta
card system and in the introduction of ofhcia
stamps for the executive departments. In the posi-
stion of Third Assistant Posmaster-General ne has
heen prominently connected with several OF tn'
most valuable practical reforms of recent years II
the postal system of this country; His promotion
voint Of salary is from So 500 to $4 600 per year.
Mr.. BRADYs RESIGNATION
It is said on good authority that the Postmaster
General, by direction of the President, to-day de
manded the resignation of Thomas j. Brady, Secon'
Assistant Postmaster-General,t to take effect imme
dia.ely. The statement is current tonight that nj
other course was open which woud secure tn
s,.,av scVeranee of Mr. Bra,lys connection with th
Post Office Department because of the Senate dead
lock, which might indefinitely postpone the eonir
nation OF his successor. Facts explanatory Of thi
summary action on the part of the President an'
Postmaster General WILL it is said be speedily mad
public.