The Abbeville messenger. (Abbeville, S.C.) 1884-1887, 1885-07-01
Cleveland's Cabinet Retrenches and Re
forms.

| oAS'SAAhu AbStkVhCHCo dHu ltCs
forms.
| WASHINGTON, June 23.-It is learned
to-day that the dismissals made in the
department of justice yesterday. will
take effect on the first Of July, when q
new disbnrsing clerk and six new nssis-
tant attorneys or law clerks will be
appointed to take the places of the pre-
sent occupants Of these positions. The
entire force Of special examiners, num-
bering five and including the general
agent, has been dismissed, and it is un-
derstood that these officers will he abol-
ishcd. Secretary Manning made num-
Der Of dismissals in the treasury depart
ment today, including sixteen clerks in
the auditors office and eighteen mes sem
gers, most of whom were employed in
the internal revenue bureau. 1t is that
more removals will be made between
now and the 1st proximo. Mr.. Graves,
chief OF the bureau of engraving and
printing, had an interview with Sccre-
tary Manning this afternoon in regard to
the proposed reorganization Of that bu-
reau. The policy to be pursued is not
quite settled, but it appears to be gcncr-
ally understood that the force will
be reduced and the expenses otherwise
curtailed.
The President made the following ap-
pointmcnts to-day: Edward II. Strobel,
of New York, to be secretary of legation
to Spain: VIM. w. Allen, of Alabama.
to he United States marshal for the
Middle and Southern districts of Ala
bnma; VIM. II. benson, Of Alabama, to
be United States attorney for the North
ern and Middle districts of Alabama
Gen. III. llcth, Of Warrenton, Va,
special Indian agent, and A. Gaboosku.
OF Georgia, superintendent of the
Haskell Institute of Kansas, and the In
dian school,
VIM. w. Allen, who has been ap-
fpo'nted marshal for the Middle and
Southern district Of Alabama. is a gradu-
ate OF Princeton College and served dur
ing the war as major-seneral in the
Conlederatete army. since which time
ne has acted as recorder OF the city of
Montgomery, and has hecn engaged IN
the practice Of law.
VIM. II. benson, who succeeds
George II. Craig as United States attor-
ney for tho Northern and Middle dis.
trict OF Alabama, resides ut Gadsden.
Ala, and is lawyer in good practice.
he was Democratic elcctor at the last
Presidential election.
| WHY NOT HAVE DONE 1T BEFORE
Col. Mclean, who is acting commits.
sioncr of pensions in Gen. Blacks ah
sence, yesterday had his attention call
cd to paragraph in Philadelphia pa
per regarding woman nomed Margaret
A. Cox, living in Pennsylvania, who
was terribly burned the day previous by
her dress catching fire from. a stove.
The paragraph stated that she was
the widow Of Union soldier and the
mother of large family of children,
and that she had an application on file
for several years for a widows pension.
Col. Mclean Immediately ordered the
claim made special, had the record ex-
amined and in less that one hour from
the time the matter was called to his at
tcntion the claim had been approved
and received the signature of the secre-
tary of the interior and a certificate of
over S1,5oO back pay was on its way to
the woman's home.
AMERICAN SILK CULTURE.
A handsome specimen of American
SILK culture was received by Major
Jonas, of the interior department. from
Cornith Miss, intended for the the agri
cultural department. The specimen is
quite heavy and is the product of CO.
coons raised in Mississippi and comes
from one of largest plantations in the
country.
MINISTER KEILY's CASE.
The Cabinet meeting to-day was at
tended by all the members except Sec
retaries Endicott and Whitney. The
case of Minister Kelley was considered,
but no decided action was taken. It
was understood, however. that the SEN
tlmcnt OF the Cabinet ". in favor of
his recall.