The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-06-28
WASHINGTON.
President Cleveland Reforms
Some New York Custom
House Positions.
Manning Keeps WhoOping 1t
up 10 the o. P.'s In the Treas
ury Department..
Bnrchard the Kicker now Dan
giles, Suspended by the Re-
form President.
The Redskinned Cheyennes lie Id
Level by the Troops, and no
Trouble Feared.
WASHINGTON NEWS.


other national Matters.
Washington, June 27.-The presi-
dent to-day made the following APP
pointments: edward l.. Iedden,
collector OF customs for the district
of New York, n. y; Hans s. Bcattie,
surveyor of customs, for the district
of New York; Silas w. Burt, naval
officer of the customs district of New
York.
Edward l.. Hedden was born in New
York city in 1928. From 1859 until
last year he was partner in the ship
ping house of Wiimere Crydcr II Go.
and for thirty-tive years has conduct
ed the custom house business of the
firm. He is vice-prcsident of the
North River Bank and director in
several insurance companies. lie has
always been democrat in politics
and was endorsed to the president for
the appointment, by Edward Cooper,
Gen. Jno. b. Woodward, Jno. T.. Dow
lin, Daniel Drake Smith, j Pierepont
Morgan, Charles ). Smith, and u
large number of other New York
politicians.
II. l.. Beattie is a lawyer, and was
an associate in the corporation cOuu-
|
ney's term. lie has been an active
man in the county democracy organ
ization, is at present deputy comfy
clerk Of New York, and has always
been democrat.
Col. Silas w. Burt was formerly II
naval officer, and was removed by
President Arthur. lie is at present
chief examiner of the New York
| Civil-serviee commission. lie sup
ported Cleveland for governor in
1882, and was an active supporter of
the democratic candidates last fall.
The term of Graham, the present in
cumbcnt, would not not expire until
1886, but he is suspended in mid-term
because the president believes sound
public policy requires a reorganiza-
ton of the whole customs service at
the port of New York, and deemed a
complete new organization essential
to the proposed change of methods.
! CUSTOMS CANDIDATES.
Secretary Manning has amended
Art, 1858 of the general regulations OF
tue treasury relating to customs and
, and navigation, SO that 1t shall read al
follows: Candidates Tor minor ap
pointments in the customs servic,
: must not be less than 81 nor NOR
than So years of age, of suitable phys
Z ical condition aud morally qualified a
S required by the rules and regulation
of the civil service of the Unite
States. Outdoor inspectors must h
i of robust frame and constitution
Il Deputy collectors and other en-
II ploves whose duties are performe
{ exclusively within the customs bull,
!, ing and who are selected on accoul
o OF possessing qualifications of speci
70 value 10 tho service may, after sati
II factory physical certificate, be clegib
v, for appointment il between 81 and
r, Years of age" A sufficient number
Of applicants not having attained Il
st eligibility in the examination he
a in May last, a supplementary exam
Is nation for admission TO cadetsh
L. in the revenue marine will
As held about the end of August
f. provide for filling the vacanci
es TREASURY APPOINTMENTS.
Of Secretary Manning to-day appoil
in ed II. ii. Henry, Patrick CunniDghf
q and Charles I. Mitchell TO be chit
ed the sixth auditors office, and l..
lg Mangum TO be chief OF division
AL the first comptroller's office, vi
IN Major Saxton, reduced to the Sli
i'm class. A. Huntington was promot
to be assistant chief of the loan di
sion, vice Stewart, deceased, n
ms, Chas. l.. Caron WAS promoted from
lily fourth class clerk to be book keep
lat IL is understood a..change will be ma
to- in the office of chief of the loan
en- vision, a position now held by w
OF FlGcher, on the first of August.
iot A TEXANS APPOINTMENT.
w. 1t is said that Leigh Chalmers,
III Texas, will be appointed special ag'
an of the department of justice, v
~, Stanton, resigned aud that ID.
~ Fisher, of Ohio, Will be appoin
'n a special examiner in the departing
~ among the names mentioned for
poiutlnent as assistant attorney in
~, department are Representative VIII
~ of West Virginia, Mr.. Sternson
' ' New Jersey aud Mr.. Branigan of
'"' diana.
A SPLENDID SWORD.
lar. Lieutenant Scheutze will take TO
) a. Lena delta a sword Designed by h
The self, as a gift from this government
rom the governor OF Yakutske. The bl
July is of line steel, its scabbord and
Y Ia arc OF gold On the former are
cess cravings of dogs, reindeer sleds
tate the Jeanette. II is inscribed; Z"
the sented by the President OF the I'm
was States TO Major-GeIeral Georguy
son dorvitch schernoief, governor