The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1885-07-11

$50, 1000.
Thomas E. Nash, of Centralia, Wisconsin, has
been appointed chief clerk of the Postofice De-
partment.
1t is now said that the President does not
intend to disturb Public Printer Rounds until next
spring, when his four years will expire
Another large batch of postmasters was ap-
designations and the expiration of commissions.
For the year ended June 30th, 1885, 1860
houses were built in the city of Washington, an
increase of nearly FIVE hundred over the previous
year.
Mr.. H. C.. Wagner, of Baltimore, wants to be
one of the local appraisers at that port and has
filed his application with the Secretary of the
Treasury.
The Ohio men are still catching on. On Tues
day W. M. King, of the Buckeye State, was ap
pointed chief Of the seed division of the Agricul
tural Department
AT meeting of the Maryland Democratic
Association of Washington, held on Monday night,
the administration of President Cleveland was
cordially endorsed.
"A few days ago the President appointed Judge
Lambert Tree, of Illinois, minister to Belgium
He was a candidate for U. S. Senator against Gen.
Logan and was defeated.
The President worked all day on the Fourth
and late in the afternoon took long drive in the
country, accompanied by Col. Lamont, returning
to the White House after dark.
The total tax receipts in the District of Co.
lumbia for 1885 amount to 81, $50, S4527, and the
finances of the District are now in better condi-
ton than they have ever been before.
The Commissioner of Agriculture has APP
pointed Prof. NJ. S. Kern, an experienced land
scape gardener of Columbia, Mo-, to be forestry
agent for the Agricultural Department.
The Secretary of the Treasury has directed
that all telegraph and telephone wires boremoved
from the roof of the Treasury building, which is
thought to be endangered by their presence.
The newspapers have again opened on Eugene
Higgins, appointment clerk of the Treasury De-
partment, and they are making it very warm for
him. 1t is likely that Higgins will have to 60.
The President is preparing for his summer
vacation and expects to start in a few days. He
will first go to New York and then "take to the
woods" presumably to escape the ofice-seekers.
AT last First Assistant P. NJ General Hay has
resigned, which action he was obliged to take on
account of ill health. Ex- Congressman A. E.
Stevenson, of illinois, has been appointed to sue
coed him.
"A colored man named Shaw is being strongly
pressed in Washington for the position of Survey
or of the Port of Memphis, Tenn. He is the most
highly recommended of all the applicants for the
place and it is believed that he will get it.
"A ffty-doliar compound interest bearing note,
issued under the act of July I'd, 1854, was pre-
sented at the Treasury Department on Tuesday
for redemption. The holder received $50 for the
note. About Sl5,OOO,QOO in notes were issued
under this act.
In addition to Saturdays, the President has
also reserved Tuesdays and Thursdays OF each
week during the summer, upon which days he
will see Cabinet officers only. He does this in
order to facilitate the public business requiring
his personal attention.
1t is said the President is not inclined to
make any more appointments until the warm
weather is over. He wants some rest, but how is
he going to get it if the ofice-hunters are not
satisfied beforehand? His chances for peace and
quiet are not encouraging.
Senator German said few days ago that he
does not know when the President will decide who
shall be Collector Of the Port of Baltimore and
Collector Of Internal Revenue for Maryland, and
as there are no charges against the present incum-
bents they will probably be permitted to serve out
their respective terms.
-Rumors are current in Washington just now
that Eugene Higgins, chief appointment clerk OF
the Treasury Department, will shortly be trans
ferred to another Government position. 1t ap-
pears that Mr.. Higgins is not much Of civil SER
vice reformer and the Baltimore San admits that
he isn't much of saint.
A big fight is being made for the position OF
public printer and a good many Democrats are
displeased because the President has allowed a
Republican to remain in this position so long
There are some two thousand appointees under
the Government printer and large proportion OF
these are now and always have been Democrats.
Judge Thurman, of Ohio, thinks the Presi-
dent is moving quite fast enough in the business
of turning the rascals out" Recently he was
asked the question, "Do you think the admins
tration will be popular one ?" and his reply was
at cannot say and it does not matter whether il
be popular or not long it be right and just.
MIR. Chepowith, First Auditor of the Treasury
Department, who disregarded the Civil Services
Commission in the rejection of Keller, who hat
been certified for an appointment, says that APP
pointment Clerk Higgins had nothing to do will
the matter, and he assumes entire responsibility
The affair has created considerable stir in Wash
ington.
"A State Senator from Ohio called at the Whit
House the other day when the President asked
him, so it is reported, what the Democratic pros
| poets were in that State. He replied that thing
looked pretty well but that they could not hop,
to succeed unless they had the small postofices
To this the President is reported to have said =
ooh, you shall have them every Republican
must CO."
| Vice President Hendricks was in Washington
several days the past week and on Wednesda,
had lengthy interview with the President. H
is credited with saying that those who visited th
President and the departments with a view t
securing appointments for their friends, have hi
profound sympathy, as it is almost an impossible
ity to secure anything one expects or hopes 70
| from any administration.
decentralization will make fight TO
recognition by the administration and have al
ready filed paper with the President, setting
| forth that in number of the larger states the,
hold the balance of power between the Republi
can and Democratic parties, and warns the ad
ministration that the future success of the Demo
cratic party in the West depends upon its treat
| ment of the German voters.
"A few days ago the President appointed ex
Gov. Noyes, of Ohio, as a Government director il
the Union Pacific railroad. He being Republi
can, who is very obnoxious to some Democrats
quite howl vas raised, but before anything
further could be done in the premises, Mr.. Noye
declined the appointment in order to relieve tn
President. 1t is understood the appointment wa
4 mazda upop TIM racomm OF dation of CIV HOadly