Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-12-10
POLITICAL,

The President Thursday appointed John
A. Sullivan to be collector of internal
revenue for the Second district of New
York; j. Bomar Harris, United States
attorney for southern Mississippi; In
fayette Dawson of Missouri, United States
district judge for Alaska; William G.
IIangford, associate justice for Washing
| ton territory, and Charles II. Pollard of
Indiana, associate justice for Montana.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2.--The Baltimore
| & Ohio special train, which conveyed
| Secretaries Bnyard, Lamar and Whitney
| and Postmaster General Villas to Indian
| apolis reached here on the return trip at
$3.50 O'Clock to-day. 1t was utterly i'm
possible to convince the crowds which
had gathered at many points along the
route thut President Cleveland was not on
board. The impression that the President
was with the party also prevailed
among the masses in indianapolis and
when the first, or pilot section
of the cabinet special left the
Union Depot there the cars with curtains
closely drawn were singled out by the
immense throng as those occupied by the
President and his friends. Upon arriving
in Washington Col. John NJ. Wilson, U.
S. A., went directly to the Executive
Mansion and reported to the Presi,
dent the success of the arrangements
planned for his trip to the Vice
Presidents funeral and also delivered
Mrs. Hendricks kind acknowledgement
of the Presidents autograph letter and
: of the message and flowers sent her by
! Miss Cleveland. With the exception o
!, Secretary Whitney who took the Con
1 gressional express for New York, tn,
! members of the cabinet proceeded Il
\ their respective homes.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 2.-The Presiden
has appointed Albert A. Wilson of Wash
ington, to be United States marshal 10
! the District of Columbia Mr.. Wilson i
= president of the Firemen's Insuranc
/ Company, vice president of the Metro
y politan Railway Company of Washington
y and director of the National Bank G
the Republic. The President being cor
WINGED that the people of the District q
Columbia are entitled to the entire tim
and attention of this officer in the pei
Of fornance of the legitimate duties pei
re- tanning to the marshalship, has detei
10 mined to relieve the Office of the unofficit
to and social functions that have in lat
years attended it, and Mr. Wilson wi
not be called upon to perform such SCI
vice.
On the day following the inauguratio
ar of President Cleveland, Clayton Nj
Is, Michael, marshal of the District of @,
ke lumbia, presented his written resignatio
w. of that office. Since that time M
McMichael has made repeated requests
he relieved at the earliest convenience
the President. To-day the President a
dressed to the marshal the following aut
le- graph letter, with permission to make
public:
have this day determined to appoint
your successor in the Office of Marshal
the District of Columbia, Mr.. Albert A. W
T.; son, of this city. ! have every assuran
M that he will continue in the Legitimate III
official functions of the Office the saG
~ clean methods and admirable system viii
ny you have maintained. l bespeak for hi
Al. the consideration and kindness which v
= have expressed yourself as willing to exte
ak to your successor.
ing 1t is satisfaction to assure you that 70
ne discharge of official duty has been all tn
-sSS could be desired and that your thoughtf
m. ness in suggesting and ability in executi
measures for my personal comfor n
. pleasure are fully appreciated and will
"a pleasantly remembered.
thank you, tot, for your willingness
continue in the discharge of your dut
beyond the time when yon desired to reti
at my solicitation and for my ease and cC
. vcnience.
In permitting you, Mt your own requC
new to be relieved of the duties of yt
= official place, desire to express the he
II that success and prosperity may attend
your undertakings and that comfort N
9 wait upon all your future way of life.