The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1885-05-20
NEWS OF NATIONAL INTEREST.
A Large Number of PRESIDENTIAL Postmas-
1ers appointed nv the Pres.den Etc.


WASHINGTON, May 1S-The President to-
day appointed the followingnsmed Presi-
Dental Postmssters: Albert B. Page, st
Heulton, Me-, vice Eben Woodbury., CON-
mission expired; Paul B Lsline, at Palatks,
Fla, vice w. c. SnoF, resigned; JACOB B.
O6ell, at TarTy yto1n, y. Y, vice NJ. ID. Ray
mond, commission expired; Michael W. Cor
bet, at Aurora, Ill, vice o B KnickeIbocker,
deceased; Miss Sue Dubois, at Marion Court
House, s. G 4, vice A. Il. Odpoat, suspended
on report Of the Inspector sho wing that he
was Incompetent 10 perform sstisfacioril =
the duties of the Office. and had not, after
many months of service. learned the duties
sc ss to discharge them efficiently; an opDo--
tunity to resign wss afforded him. of which
he did not avail himself; James D. Watson,
at May field, KY, vice John T. Hoppy, 70.
signed; Thomas &. Cooke, ct Victoris, Tex :,
vice Willism Billings, resigoed; Willis II.
Both, st Delton, Tex, vice John 3. Mich
olas, commission expired; James Z. Pennelt,
at lie baDon, Ind vice @. 3. Wilson. resigned; :;
George w. Cooper, ct Columbus, Ind,
vice Isaac 1. Brown, commission expired; A
B Champion, at Delphi Ind, vice ]. NJ
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City, Mich, vice d. ]. Esston, resigned; I;
Willard Stearns, st Adrian, Mich, vice ].
II. Fee, commission expired; Curtis Reed, at
Men acha, Wis, vice S. NJ. Bronson, commits
sim expired; Robert T. EaustOn. 81 Tama
City. Iowa. vice I. j. NJ. WoDssr superseded
on The report of an inspector. showing the
II, stmaster was short in his money order J.
counts snd had habituelly used postal funds
to msks up the deficit 10 his money order
fund; Norman E Ives at Marion, Iowa. vics
Il. s j. Mcclellan, resigned; George S. Win
tiers, at ida Grove, Iowa vice @. n. Clark,
commission expired; Cyrus A Reeder, ct
Anthony. Kss., vice A s. Lindser, resigned ;
Gcttlieb Christ at Saboths, Kss., vice j. F.
Clougb. commission expired; George II Tat
comb, at Wskerville, Kss., viceJ G. Dickey,
commission expired; Eugene Bancroft, sJ
Mankote. kes, vice j. ID. Vance, office be.
coming Presidential; J. Morgan, al kssroey.
Neb, vice +. NJ. Grimes, resigped Matthew
ID Crow, at Pueblo, Col, vice J. w. Stanton,
commission expired; Milton IA Huntress at
Breckenridge, Col, vice S. +. Wilson. re-
signed.
Admiral Jouett informs the Navy Depart
ment that the rebels hsVing been forced to
retreat from Cartbegena. BareDquills is tue
! only point of the isthmus where they now
hold posseSsion. Comnander Mccall, who
comm Snded the land forces OF the navy dur.
ing the recent trouble there, returned to
Washington to day. He re ports the hea th
of the men who remained as excellent. The
1 people of Panama were anxious for our forces
| to remain in that place but when AZourn
agreed in writing not to erect barricsdss in
the city we left He could do nothing on
the outside or the inside after this agree
ment. las long as the Columbian forces re-
main on the Isthmus there will be no trouols
4 Rum is the great evil Great quantities are
drunk sfler every hard day. Preston has
gone to Carthagena. That place is besieged.
/ and understood before leaving that il was
\ running short of provisions. Eggs were sell
ing at 80 cents apiece. CRrthsgens is a
spleDdidiy fortified city, and contains prob
ably 10000 or 10000 people"
William walker, OF Illinois, has received
his formal appointment, to take effect May
! 81 az Assistant Clerk of the General Land
Z Office, to succeed j. Dempster Smith, re-
/ signed by request.
The committee appointed to examine as.
sets a. d books OF the United States Treasurer
I at close O. business April SO, has made its
/ report 10 the Secretary Of the Treasury Ii
shows complete verification OF the books
/ and assets Of The late IRE easurer, Mr.. Wyman.
| Tee report says. however, that the verifca
/ ton of the correctness OF the balances re.
/ ported to the credit of public disoursing Off
] GERS was not as complete as the committee
would prefer. They consider that the only
/ satisfactory test of the correctness of al
/ account of this kind is q statement by the
/ deposition 10 that effect. To secure this veri.
/ fication the accounts were written up 10
I April 80 last, and sent TO the several depos
itors for verifcation and report. In many
/ instances thess reports have been received.
/ Others will come in from time to TIVE and
/ Will be examined. An excess OF thirteen
I cents was found in the balances due from
/ the Treasurer. as Sinkiog Fund Commis
sioner Of the DistrIc: Of Columbia, on AZ
c0unts settled by the accounting officers OF
: the Treasury.
Professor Henri Erni, formerly Consul %
the United States at Basle. Swiiz >rlanc, wa
+ found dead ia his bed this afternoon. Pio
fessor Erni has been Professor in the U0i
/ Yersity of Nashville.