The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-05-22

Presidential Postmasters Appointed and
Reasons for, Suspensions-Other
Appointments. Etc, Etc.

WAsHINGToN, May 2l.-The President to-
day appointed the, following new Presiden-
tial Psstmasters: L. w. Caldwell, at. War
renton, Va, vice William A. Pattie, sus.
pended; William e. Ritenour at Harrisburg
We, vice James Sullivan suspended; John
A. r. Warmer, at Lexington, Va, vice @. E.
Dsaver, suspended George 9. Head. at Lses.
burg, Va, vice o. =. Holmes, suspended; A.
P. Bibb, at the University of Virginia, vice
R. II. Fife, suspg gnded; Bruce Gibson, at
Winchester, Va, vice j. a. Dean, suspended; !;
Mrs. Mary H. Long. at Charlottesville, Va,
reappointed; John f. Rsgau, at Terre Esute,
Ind., vice Joseph D. Jones, commission ex-
pired.
The President appointed Collectors of In.
ternsl Revenue: William @. Thompson,
Second District of iowa; Byron w. Webster,
Third District of Idwa; Collector OF Customs,
Robert L. N. Hunfer, District of Tappahan-
neck. Surveyor OF Customs, Daniel 0. Barr,
District OF Pittsbusg, Pa. Attorneys of the
trict of Virginia Cyrenius P. Black East
District of Michigsf. Marshal of the United
States, Albert G. Gibson, District OF Louisi-
ana.
The following explanation is offered for
the SUSPENSIONS above noted. The suspep-
=
dents power of ramoval, and the removals
were made because: the postmasters were par
tisaDs OF such kind. as satisfied the President
that they ought nat to continue in the SER
vice under this adrh rhinistration. Ia addition
the Postmaster It Leesburg has three
times upon an Inspection been found TO
have applied the monies OF his Office to his
personal use, so th!t his casa was twice de.
hcient, on inspsctisn in 1884 aud once dur
ing the present spIsrg, although in each in
stance made good dfter the shortage was dis
covered. Ee has also an;edated remittances
IN other cases.
The President 10 day appointed d. Y.
OLesry 90 be Post tI1sster.
Secretary of the savy Whitney proposes 70
make prompt inCS1iry into ali matters re-
latiDg 10 the Mare Island Navy yard.
A delegation representing the Grand Arm y
Of the, Republicl OF the department
nn3ns PnennssiCanis Ca,ss ami the % Veterans Righ
Manning and General Black, Corr
missioner of Pensions, to-day, in
the interest off the enforcement #
the laws relating to the appointment ano
retention of ex soldiers in the civil service of
the United States. 7; In their interview with
the President, the s1elegation asked that the
law giving the preference in appointment to
ex- Union soldiers SHALL be enforced wherever
removals are mace, and that wherever re-
ductions OF force aSe made, the law of 1876
which provides thSt in the making of any
reduction of force "a any of the departments
preference may be Siven.
The President asslred the delegation that
he desired to do al that can be done for the
old veterans and that he recognizes the
claims of the old soldiers upon the Govern
ment, but he said i, was impossible for him
to give his attentidn to individual cases.
The delegation aext called upon Colonel
Lamont, the Presidents private secretary,
and informed him hf what had been said at
the interview with the President. and ob.
tanned from him tb assurance that he would
lay before the Pres dent promptly any com.
munication from item.
The Dolphin will have another trial.
Mr.. +. r. O'Neisl, of the st. Louis Post.
Dispatch, who is one of the agents of the
State of Missouri commissioned to go to
Auckland, New Zsaland. to bring back to
this country Maxwtll, the Englishman who
murdered Preller. arrived in this city to.
day. to await the Signing of the extraditiou
papers. The papers have not reached the
State Department..