The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-05-16

Appointments To the Executive Board oi
tho New Orleans Exposition Other
appointments Made, Etc.

WASHINGTON, May 15.-The President has
appointed Captain Henry McEIderry, Assist.
snt Surgeon OF the United States Army, and
Lieutenant B Ii. Buckingham, OF the United
States Navy members of the Executive
Board at the Worlds Industrial and Cotton
Centennial Exhibition. Lieutenant Buck.
ingham is to bs President of the Board, and
Captain McElderry is to represent the War
Department, TO fill the vacancy caused by
the death of Colonel Lyford.
The Attorney General has decided that the
Naval Court Martial has jurisdiction in thu
Wales case.
The Postmaster General has appointed c.
Mackey as Postmaster at Buena Vista, Pa.
Henry 9. Bules, of Iowa, Special Swamp
Land Agent Of the Lard Office, and J. A.
McEwan, Specisl Examiner of the Pension
Office, have gned.
Mr.. Zacharian ontgomery, prominent
Ca.iforn - lawyer. called at the Ioterior De-
partment Today, in company with Attorney
General Garland, and was introduced to the
employees of the law Office by Secretary
Lamar as the future Assistant Attorney Gen.
eral of the Department. 1t is understood
that the formal appointment will be made
in few days, as his predecessors resigna-
tioD takes effect ON the oath inst.
Secretary Lamar today appointed the fol-
lowing named persons as Special Agents OF
the Bureau of Labor: Charles B. Jodd. of
Colorado: Jonas Libby, of New York; Elgin
r. Gould. Of Maryland; Henry G. Wilson
Of New jersey William a S:inson, of New
Hampshire; James Reed, of Massachusetts; !;
Arthur b Woodford of Connecticut; j. Il.
Groves, of Delaware; 81. L. Inns. of Penn
sylvania; Gregor Fox, OF Pennsylvania;
Charles Gillian, of Ohio; William s. Auaby
of Ohio; Ripggold w. Browning. of Mary.
land; William @. Trenholm, of South Caro-.
lima; 81. Newman, of Missouri; Henry
Jones, of Georgis, and Siienus D. Ward, of
New York.
1t is Learned that in making the appoint
ments the Secretary did so without regard
to the question OF political affiliations of
those 10 be appointed. The districts to
which these appointees are to be assigned
are not fully determined.
1t is understood the President will appoint
General Roecans to one OF the folio wiog
positions: Collector of San Francisco, Reg
ster OF the Treasury, Register of Wills for
the District of Columbia, or to q vacancy
soen tn occur on the Mississippi RIVER Com
mission.
The committee appointed to count tn
cash in :he Treasury finished the notes in
the Bureau of Engraving and Printing. and
completed its work to-day. The finished
and unfinished notes correspond with the
Treasury books.
The appropriation for the payment of
bounty to volunteers, their widows and
legal heire and for the pay of two and three
year volunteers, has been exhausted.
The President, on being invited to visit
Boston, replied that public business would
not permit him at present to fix day.
The Democratic members of the Iowa Con-
gressionel delegation assert that the Presi-
dent has decided to revoke the commission
Issued TO Christopher L. Williams. making
MARSHAL N q iOt of
lows, and appoint Ed Campbell in his
stead. The friends of Williams say the
commission has been suspended pending
further investigation, not revoked.