Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-06-18
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appointed Yesterday by the President
Secretary OF Rome Legation.
WASHINGTON, June l7.-Chsrles A.
DOugherty, of Pennsylvania, who was to-day
appointed Secretary OF the Legation at
Rome, is q resident Of Philadelphia and
boz of Hon. Daniel Dougherty. He is a
fery Young man and has never been active
D politics.
Consul at st. Petersburg.
Pierce b. Young, of Georgia, appointed
consul a. ST. Petersburg, IS native Of
Souyh Carolina. 10 years old, graduated st
y l,tor. Ia Military Institute i1 1851, was
8 der at West Point and was within one
fncIlh cf graduating when the rebellion
commeUced When the war began he re.
6gued ard entered the Confederate army.
Be rose to the rank of Major General and
Vas twice wounded. He has served four
terms IN Congress as 8 representative of the
Seventh Georgia District, and was one Of
ahe Commissioners to the Paris exhibition
es ISIS.
Consul at Belfast.
George ". Savage, of New Jersey sP-
pointed Consul at Belfast, is resident and
prominent lawyer Of Railway, n.
Consul General at Rome.
VIM. L. Alden, appointed to be Consul
General at Rome is about 40 years of age
anj son of Vim. Alden, formerly principal
fof tSe A1Aly Normal School. He is
Journalist and is at present q member Of the
editorial staff of the New York Times. He
;s highly educated gentleman and speaks
the ltaiian language fuently. He has
visited Italy twice and has written several
newspaper and magazine articles on rehg
ious and political affairs of that kingdom
for which be has received the thanks of both
sYiCtor Emanuel and the Vatican.
Consul at Naples.
Edward CaDphausen appointed Consul at
Naples, Is a leading lawyer of Erie, Pa.
Francis Gallery appointed Consul at King.
hon. Jamaica is physician at Roches-
ter, y. \.
Consul at NaSasaka.
John " Birch, OF West Virginia, appoint
Jed Consul a. Nsgasaka, is a native Of Penn
. slyania. he is now Superintendent Of
Schools at Wheeling W. Va.
b. J. Ernst Metre was appointed to this
POSITION about two months ago, but his com
mission was withheld.
Consul at Athens.
Richard Il. Stoddart, of New York, sP-
loet and author. He served fifteen years
,in the Custom House st New York.
Consul at Quebec.
4 Theodore v. Down, Of Connecticut, Con-
ssul az Quebec, is resident of Bridgeport,
tConn. He was Secretary of the Democratic
State Committee during the last President
ial campaign.
Consul at Mannheim.
\ J. c. Monaghan, Of Rhode Island, sp-
pointed Consul at Mannheim, is twenty
foUr years old and a graduate Of the Brown
DIVERSITY. tie stumped West Virginia
snd O,her States tor Cleveland and den-
S.icIs
Wallace Jones, Of Florida, Consul at
essins, Is a planter and q business man.
The New Chief of the Secret Service.
4 WASHINGTON, June l7.-Jsmes J. Brooks
pI PHILADELPHIA, Chief Of the Secret Service
Division, Treasury Department who has re-
sigusd by request, will be succeeded by
Thomas l. Curtin, Of Buffalo.
Civil Service RuIe Amended.
II NAsEING-cN, June 1.-THE President
bas amended rule 10 OF the Civil Service
Eommlsson so as to include deputy naval
thCers and deputy surveyors Of customs in
ehe class OF officers exempt from examins'
fion.
Uniformity of APPraisement.
The Secretary of the Treasury has written
10 the general appraisers ct New York,
Boston, Philadelphia and Baltimore instruct
iDg then, with view Of securing uniformity
'pf sppraisemeut and classification OF i'm
ported merchandise, to require appraisers
Do daily forward them samples OF
textile and other goods Of whilh samples
ban be taken. which have been examined
bnd appraised by them, beginning July l.
Sch with label attached, showing the place
pf manufacture and expectation, name OF
nanuiac,urer, shipper, importer, vessels,
Date and uam5sr OF invoice. entered value,
Rpp4aiser's value, discoant, charges Of class
fhCatiOn, widths of goods, rae OF duty, with
fuch other particulars as may be deemed
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