The Portland daily press., 1883-08-08
WASEINGTON.
The First Appointment Under the Civil
Service Taw

service Law.
WASHINGTON, Aug. THE first appoint
ment under the civil service reform law will
be made by the commissioners to-day. The
vacancy to be filled is S90e clerkship in the
Treasury. Several vacancies exist in other
departments for which appointees have not yet
been selected. -Four substitutes letter carriers
in the city post Office have been promoted, and
their places will probably be filed by the COM
mssoners this week
Suicide OF a Signal Service 0fieer.
Maj VIM w Beebe Of the signal service
died at his residence last night from the effects
OF a dose OF laudanum, taken with suicidal in
tention. He was discovered by a servant, who
thought him asleep Later a physician was
summoned, but too late TO be of any service
Major Beebe was unmarried and was about
forty years of age. He was in the army with
Gen. w. r. HaZen during the WaE and was
mustered out at its close. As member of the
first Greeley relief party he was exposed 10
severe hardships and his head gave him
trouble from time to time. He was to have
taken charge of the second relief party which
left recently for the Arctic regions, but GER
tain stories ia connection with his habits On
previous trips led to the countermanding of
the order. He was much esteemed by his
superioTs in the service as a good officer and
held warm place in the affections of his COM
rades. Dissipation is said to have been the
cause of the suicide.
The Presidents Som Salmon Angler.
The Presidents son Alan has made bril-
liant reputation among the Canadians as a sal
mon angler, having succeeded in killing forty
of these fish during his recent trip through the
Dominion Permission was granted him to
cast his flies in the upper Cascapedia river,
where to quote a disciple of Izaak Walton,
he had an unobsiructed run of luck, as these
waters had not been overworked by fishermen.
His largest turned the scales at 45 pounds.
President Arthurs record as a salmon fisher
has been eclipsed by his son, who has an outfit
second to none in the country. The Marquis
of Lorne and Princess Louise took consider
able pains to make the young American feel at
his ease while he was in Canada, and insisted
upon his spending portion Of his vacation
with them at Quebec. 1t was suggestion of
the Marquis that Master Arthur should fish in
the upper Csscapeda, as the former had set it
apart to be used only on special occasions by
his friends
Investigation of the Telegraph Strike.
The Senate Committee on Education and
Labor will proceed at once to investigate the
causes Of the telegraph strike. Sergesnt-at-
Arms Bright is now preparing for the trans
portation of the committee, of which Senator
Blair is Chairman, to all the principal cities to
obtain the views of the people most interested
A report will be made to the Senate early in
December,
Egyptian Rags Bound for Gloucester.
Surgeon General Hamilton of the Marine
Hospital service to-day notified the Collector
OF Gloucester, Mass, Of the expected arrival
Of a cargo of Egyptian rags and instructed
him not to permit the landing of the crew or
cargo till all necessary precautionary measures
have beer taken.
A Through Train to San francisco.
The first through train from Washington to
San Francisco and return started from the
Baltimore & Ohio depot this morning. The
train bore away $50 pilgrims from Washington
and Baltimore to the trieDnial conclave of
Knights Templars at San Francisco. The
party is fully equipped with provisions and
supplies, and will be gone about month.
The Work i'm Architect HiI1's Office Far
Behind.
A Washington despatch says the work of
the supervising architect of the treasury ia
thrown very much behind by theEsrecent and
tedious investigation. Mr.. Hill says he will
be ablenow to give his attention to the busi-
ness of the office. At present it is overwhelm-
ed by routine work. The requirements of the
Murch investigation have kept thesoffice force
busy. Tbirty-five public buildings were au-
thorized by the last Congress, greater num-
ber than had ever been authorized by any pre-
ceding one. The plans and specifications for
each of these buildings have to be prepared by
the supervising architect and then submitted
TO the secretary of the treasury for his APPROX
al. The supervising architect has then to re-
ceive bids and let the contracts for all the work
TO be done on the buildings and to see that the
work is properly done. If found all right he
must approve it after completion. All this
new business has been added 10 that Of uncom-
pleted buildings authorized by preceding Con-
crosses While the work of the Office has thus
been greatly increased 20 provision has been
made for additional clerical force. The work
of the offics has heretofore required the con-
tinuous employment oi large number OF
clerks and draughtsmen. This force is found
entirely inadequate to the accumulated busi-
ness The result will be considerable delay in
getting work on the new buildings started.
Serious Illness of Attorney General sher-
man.
This forenoon while the Attorney General
Sherman was at the State House on official
business he was suddenly taken i'll, shis mind
wandered and he was quite sick. AS soon as
he was able to be removed he was taken 20 the
residence of DR.. j. Bayer, 81 Mount Vernon
where he now is The doctor considered it
prudent to notify the family of General Sher-
man of his illness and they were sent for this
afternoon. Three physicians gave Mr.. Sher-
man constant attention and at IL o'clock to-
night his condition was much more favorable.
No immediate serious result is apprehended.