New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-05-22
APPOINTMENTS AND SUSPENSIONS.

WASHINGTON, May 21.-The President To-
day made the following appointments ,,..,,,- y
TO he Collectors of Internal Reven pron w Web
Thompson. for the % District OF Iowa; Dyion W. W.
ster, for The Sd District OF Iowa =, ~ rrrD,.r for
To be Collector of Customs-Robert NJ l. ""N'''
the District OF TappahannOek, va. - ru In the
To be Surveyor Of Customs-Daniel o. Barr' III 'no
% b 1ttorreys Of the United states-Henry G. Allen
Tor the West Dist let of VirginaCyrenius r. bacA' o
the East District of Michigan; .,nor. r Gibson.
To be Marshal Of the United etates' Aipoi' '"
for the District OF louisiana ,, ,oa W
To be Postmasters-D " OLeary at Albany scT Var
H. Craig. commission expired; L. W. Caur rd Wuiam
renton Va vice william A. Patio. suspended siuvan
H. Renour at HaTrisouburg, Va vice James va vice
suspended: John A. X. Warner at Lexington va Wv,
c. E. Beaver suspended George X heId nv ~ I'M
Va vice O. T. Holmes suspended; A. rsneDdnd: Bruce
Gibson at Winchester Va, vice D. H. Dea'
Mrs. Mary H. Long at Charlottesyle' Va psenh O.
John +. Regain at Terre Eaute' ind' N0o ''''f
Jones' commission expired. -, D.. .ho su.ren.
The following explanation is offered TOT inc ercise Of
sions above noted: They made In the eAcroiso
Presidents power Of removal ana because t The
masters were partlsans OF S9tn RT in the service
der this Administration. In addition lhe icc
at Leesurg has three times been I0uhl uo b per
ton to have applied the moneys OF his once 10 ms PVT
sOnal USE that his cash was twice dencleh
specion in 1884 and once In the present ss' was dis
in each instance made good after the shortage
covered. He had also antedaled rem'l"hoes !"
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RIM T. Hunter. the new Collector OF Customs for toe
District of Tappahannock. Va. has had remarkable
history. Forty years ago he was Speaker OF te hous'
OF Representatyes and was subsequently elected I"
the United States Senate where he served Tor fourteen
years until July 1861. wheHhe wasexpeed on the grounu
of participation in the rebellion He was secretary o
State Of the Conedeacy and member OF the Conieuer"
Senate. He was aferward Treasurer OF the STATE u
Virginia which Office he held until 1880. since which
time he has been living IN retirement on his small iai
in Essex County. He is now about seyentyn yfa
age. In 1850 he was candidate ior a shc a. Witch NJ,
before the Charleston Convention The once 10 Won
is appointed paws $25Oa year with fees ana
amounting IN all to less than $1,000 MI hunler Wal
very much impoverished by the war; ana was hppohou
to the office on his own application
Dr. V. OLeary who was appointed Postmaster u.
Albany is the present health officer OF that CITY anu
has been practising physician there for about hItee"
years. lie is forty years OF age was born In oguehS
burg n V, and twenty years ago went to Albany ana
entered the medical college student being grad
uated in medicine from that institution In 1866 lie
city physician Albany during the outbreak OF ssil
pox in s7S'79 and rendered valuable service 10 Ine
sick at that time. He said to be popular ana MS ~
poinmen was made upon the recommendation Vi 'no
Democratic organization at Albany.