Wichita eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1885-07-03

gaze 20 the OemOcrAuc n4tl0nM conventions
Of soar "a and was endorsed by Senator
Payne, eT-Congrsssman:: Paige and others
James L. Lydell, appointed United Statel
marshal for the northern district Of Missis
sippi, 10 years Of age, Q prominent Lawyer
and planter Of Carrollton and has beer
prominent in Democratic politics Of Missis
pi for q number of years. He isa warm
friend of Senator George and was strongly
endorsed by him and Senator Waltbam
and nearly all the Mississippi delegation in
congress. He served in the Confederate
army during the war.
Benjamin F. Jones. to-day appointed COL
lector of New Orleans, is fifty years of age
He served in the Confederate army, was a
member Of the Louisiana legislature in
1851, and has been prominent for many
years in the politics Of that state. He was
elected to the United States senate, took his
seat in March 1879, his term Of office ex-
pired on March Bird, 'S5.
Charles DENLY. Jr., appointed to the sec
ond secretary Of legation tn China, is about
"a years Of age and q son Of Col. DENLY, Of
Indiana, the recently appointed minister to
China: He has been studying law in his
fathers office.
FEDERAL FINANCES.
| The debt statement, to be issued to-day,
will show reduction of the debt during
the month of June of $S.5000OO.
DEPARTMENT DoINGs.
The attorney general has made the follow
ing appointments in the department of JUS
tice to fill vacancies by removals: Frank
Strong, District of Columbia, to be general
agent, at compensation of $40 per day;
Leigh Chalmers, Texas, and j. Monroe
Hatedall Marx1ap1 60 n 30 60
per day; ID. A. Fisher Ohio, to be examiner
at So per day; Edward w. Watson, Missis-
sppi, and II. j. May, Indiana, to be assis-
tant attorneys at $1,000 per annum; BENZ.
Wilson, West Virginia, Lewis Cochran,
New Jersey, and F. p. Dewcse, Pennsyl-
vania, to be assistant attorneys 1t $500 per
annum; Felix Brannigan, New York, to be
an assistant attorney at $1,000 per annum
These appointments take effect to-day.
John G. McGregor, assistant chief of the
customs division of the treasury, was to-day
promoted to be chief of that division, vice
Ii. b. James, resigned.
The beginning Of the fiscal year brought
comparatively no changes in the state, war
and navy departments and the clerks who
feared that they might possibly receive a
dreaded yellow envelope on the first Of July
became treasured as the day passed without
being notified TO quit. In the state depart
ment there were two or three appointments
made under the civil service rules to fill
vacancies in the lower grade. In the navy
department the services of carpenter in the
secretary's office were dispensed with be-
cause there was no appropriation for his
retention. The secretary of war had not
returned to the city this morning and
nothing was known of any removals
contemplated by him, but it was thought
that he has already made all the changes he
intends to max. There are at present
eleven presidential postofiices where the
commissions Of the postmasters have ex-
pred, and where no appointments have yet
been made. These Offices are Milford, N.
H.; Waterford, n. Y; Manitowac, Wis;
Gilroy, Cal; Augusta, Me-; Bellefonte, Pa;
Mitchell, Ind; Everett, Mich; South Haven,
Mich; Preston, Mimi, and Corinth, Miss.
The vacancies in the fourth-class postoffices
number not less than $500, and some esti-
mates make the number much greater.
Nearly all of the vacancies have been caused
by designations or removals because of mis-
conduct on the part of postmasters. In
many cases postmasters have written to the
department asking why no attention has
been paid to their request to be relieved
from the duties of Office made in March last
The explanation is to be found in the great
number of cases that are constantly pressed
upon the attention of the first assistant post
master general, where an immediate change