The Portland daily press., 1885-05-02
WASHINGTON.
Appointments by the President.

WAsHINGToN, May 1.-The President TODAY
appointed E. j. Hale of North Carolina to be
United States Consul at Manchester, Eng,
vice A. d. Shaw, suspended; John Goode OF
Virginia to be Solicitor General, vice Samuel
+. Phillips, resigned; VIM. M. Merrick of
Maryland to be Associate Justice Supreme
Court of the District of Columbia, vice An
drew Wyle, resigned
George Hayes TO be supervising inspector of
steam vessels for the 9th district, vice Mark d.
Flower, suspended.
During the month of April the Postmaster
General appointed six hundred fourth class
postmasters. He is each week becoming more
adept. Yesterday he succeeded in filling 95
offices.
The Public Debt
The reduction OF the public debt for April,
according to the new form of statement,
amounted TO S4 837 .339 II. Ry the old form Of
statement, which was issued today simuitane-
ously with the new one, the decrease is given
as IS, AGA $50 49, The total debt less cash in
the treasury is shown by the old form to be on
May 1st 81 .410 904 1883, and by the new form
ISL 5O7 ,4i6 524. 80.
National Bank and Legal Tender Notes
Outstanding.
The following is statement of the comp.
troller OF the currency showing the amount of
national bank notes and of legal tender notes
outstanding at the dates OF the passage of the
acts of June 20, 1874, June ii. 1875, and May
81, 1878; together with the amounts outstand-
ing aS date and the increase or decrease: Ma
tlonal bank notes-Amount outstanding June
ing January IA, 1875, 1851 1861 450; amount
outstanding May 81, 1878, $322, ,555, ,965;
amount outstanding at date Circulation of ma
tlonal god banks not included, $3.50, ,839),
$52O 45l ,867; decrease during the last month,
81 ,302 8S5; decrease since May /, 1884, S2l.-
994212; legal tender notes-amount outstand-
ing June 20, 1874 1882, 900, 900; amount out
standing January IA, 1875, 1882, ,000, 600;
amount retired under act OF January IA, 1875,
to May 81, 1878, $35 31S,9S4; amount out
s,auding on and since May 81, 1878, $346, $751;
Oio; amount on deposit with the treasurer of
the United States to redeem notes of insolvent
and iquidating banks and banks retiring cir
culatlon under act of June 20, 1874. $3S,Ol7,-
I93; decrease IN deposit duriug tue last mouth.
Sl o 400 80; decrease ia deposit since May 1,
1884, 81, ,254 432.
Oaisials Removed.
The Secretary of the Treasury TODAY an
pointed Wm. Il. SwitZsrler OF Missouri 60 be
chief clerk of the bureau OF statistics vice
Joseph NJ. Whiting of Maine, removed He
also ordered the removal of special agent s.
=. Ohsmberlin, one of the reasons alleged for
hs removal being that be was born in Yer
mont, was appointed from Virginia and voted
in Maryland.
The Postmaster General has removed the
following post Office inspectors: e. @. Stevens
OF Augusta, Me-, and Charles Field of Boston,
Mass.
Miner MATTERS.
About one hundred clerks and counters are
engaged in counting the moneys and securities
In the United States treasury, and 1t is not ex-
pected they can complete the work before the
10Th lust.
Mrs Sarah E. Wilson, wife of Commodore
Wilson, chief naval constructor, died this
morning.
J. B. Baird of Georgia today received his ap-
pointment as superintendent of the dead letter
office, and Immediately entered upon the dis.
charge of his duties.
1t is reported that the resignation of Judge
Axtell of the Supreme Court of New Mexico
has been requested by the Attorney General.