Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-07-01
NNAGNVUS OFEICIAL GA ANGES.
Appointments by the PreSidcnt-De-
Partment Dismissals, Appointments
and Promotions, etc.

Appointments by the Presidcnt-De-
Partment Dismissals, Appointments
and Promotions, etc.
The President made the following appoint
| ments today: VIM. w. Rockhill, of Maryland.
10 be secretary of the legation of the United
States to China; ChaS. DENLY, jr., Of Indiana
to be second secretary of the legation of the
United States to China.
The President has appointed the following
postmasters: Mattick Chisman, vice H. r.
Booker, resigned Hampton, Va: Bartholomew
Tristan, vice Valentine Lapham, resigned,
Marion, Ohio; Thomas H. Beaie, vice f. ".
Cushman, resigned, Hamilton, n. Y; S. NJ.
Iowa. II. F. Alexander, Vice r P McMaster'
resigned, Ludington. Mich. N. A. Barnett. vice
T.: ". Lerick, commission expired, Madison,
The President has appointed Francis Herman,
ol New ork; Edmond F. Noyes, of OHIO; Gen.
McVeah Aie0andef o9 hf,o;f of Augusta GA Franklin
Nebraska, government directors of the Union
Pacific railroad.
FEW CHANGES IN THE STATE, WAR AND NAVY
DEPARTMENTS.
The beginning of the fiscal year brought COM
paratively no changes in the State, War and
Navy departments, and the clerks who feared
that they might possibly receive a dreaded
yellow envelope on the first Of July became re-
assured ass, as the day passed without being noti-
civil service rules to fill vacancies in the lower
grades. In the Navy department. the service.
| office, were dispensed with because there was
no appropriation for his retention. The Secre-
tary OF War had rot returned to the city this
morning, ana nothing was known Of any re-
mova!s contemplated by him, but it was
thought that he has already made all the
changes he intends to make.
THE CHANGES IN THE TREASURY DEPART
MENT
Yesterday were not numerous and xvora cbiofx,
such as were provided for in the new appro-
priation bill. Twenty clerks were dropped
from the rolls of the classified service, and
thirty employestn the internal revenue bureau
ferred to other offices, Several changes in the
navigation bureau provided for by Congress
were made. VIM. Somerville, of Illinois, chief
clerk OF the internal revenue bureau, has ten
dercd his resignation, and Frank NJ. Thorn, of
trle county, N. l., has been selected as his sue
ceSsor 1t Is understood that the vacancy in the
onlce OF chief OF the customs division caused by
the resignation OF II. b. James will be filled by
the promotion OF Capt. j. B. McCiregor assistant
mon, okkis Of the the office
rector OF the mint; Mr.. Day, the new second au-
ditor, and the chiefs of divisions appointed dur
Ing the month assumed their new duties to-day
J. NJ. Marsh. clerk in the special agents bl-
reau OF the Treasury, has been removed.
POST OFFICE DEPARTMENT.
The Postmaster General has appointed ~ R.
Barrow postmasterat Bay Ridge, Anne Arundel
county, Nd; Alexander Price at Mantua Mills,
Baltimore county, Nd, and Paul Stratton, vice
Va 0'"A'''
CHANGES IN THE DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
The following appointments in the Depart
ment of Justice were announced today to take
effect from the LIST of July: Frank Strong, D. c.,
to be general agent of the department at $40
at SO ,0SO, Edward W. watson. MISSISSIPPI. % Wee
Blair, and Heber ]. May. Indiana, vice Howe;
aSsistpt attorneys at $500 BENJAMIN Wilson
Jersey, vice Fay, and +. p. Devices, Pennsyl-
yania. vice Heath, and assistant attorney at
examiners at SO per diem, Leigh Chalmers. Of
Texas, vice Bowman, ana ]. Monroe Heiskell
Maryland vice Ballin, and examiner at Sc per
Rasan, D. c., -watchnan, vice McIlerayey re-
moved, and VIM. u. Davidson, d. c., laborer
Major Frank Strong, who succeeds Mr. STAN
ton as general agent Of the Department of JUS
tee, at . salary Of $4,000, is a Union soldier
posed mainly Of native unionists, and Served
In the southwest throughout the war. At its
close he settled at Little Rock, where he married
banker and business man. During the guber-
natoriai contest of 1S73-the Brooks-Baxter
War-MaJor Strong rendered valuable services
70 the cause OF good government in sustaining
the right Of Governor Baxter and was thus
thrown into political relations with Senator
Gariand, which have been cordially maintained
ever since. For several years Major Strong
has been employed in the money order division
OF the Post Office department, as credit and
to which he has been appointed are undoubted.
and he will doubtless prove u very valuable
assistant SIS dtaa1d TO II the Aa, AAttorney General:
Springs, Miss, and is q lawyer OF good stand
ing. H. ]. May was formerly a state senator OF
Indiana, and il is understood owes his appoint
ment 10 Senator VO, .'hees. Benjamin Wilson
was formerly representative from West Vir-
ginia. and is we'll known here. Lewis Cochran
r. Devices is resident of Pottsville, Pa, and is
connection of Frank Hughes He owes his
appointment, it is understood, TO the influence
OF Representative Randall. Felix Brannigan
Is well known as the man of business of s. s.
Cox, who endorsed MIN for the office Fisher
dnd meiske & were formerly examiners IN the
days ago, were removed last spring when the
force OF examiners was reduced. They are both
democrats, and their reinstatement Is owing to
that fact.
PENSION OFFICE CHANGES.
The following sixty-two special examiners.
appointed under act of July Z, 1884, have been
notified that their services have been dispensed
with under the provisions of that act:
A1en, neSs Ae AAnt'W,s W r P Gsg S IL
Mich; J: G. Cook Ohio; e. E. Chapman Ind ind.; S; $.
3. Chapin, Arz.; g. NJ. Callen, Tenn; H. ". COZ.
fin, 9hl9; z: $: burment, Ind; W. ". Dedsiek,
Foster, Ind; F. ". Fisher. Mass; ". L. * foSike. III M
H.; L. Il. F1nney, Ohio; A. Gregory, Ca; G. H.
Gage y. Y: Geo; House, Vt: ]. ]. Hoffman Greg:
Hunter, no; 6. r Hasweli, Texas; j. II. Hawk: <:
ins, Ky.;C. II. Isham, Conn; c. NJ King, Mimi:
I. c. Kelly, Ohio; W. +. Lohr, Iowa; r. B. Lesh,
Pa: F.A. Lapham, N.Y.;H s. Larcombe, La; c.
F. Moody, n. Y; A: 7: Morgan, Miss; ]. H Nc
Coy, H.; v. p F. Milburn, Tenn: c. +. Nichols,
Reeve, Iowa; H. A. Richards, Wis; John s.
Ragsdale, Ind; @. A. Reed, MI: Luther Rees.
Kan; B. NJ. StOddard, Minn.: J. w ShOuse XIV
g. ID. Sloan, n: Y; F. J: Smith, Ill., c. H ST. John,
Col; c: ]. Swtzer, Ohio; E. T. smith, Mich; L. I.
s!rgIss 5oTa Ta;ior o. oMa Terry " w. LIBBY
W. Whyte, Ill; II. G. Worthington, s. G.; j. E.
Warner, Va.
The following are reappointcd:
]. I. Allison, ILL.,; ]. NJ. Asher, Kan: J. W.
Abel, Pa; 4. $. Badgely, Tenn; +. ]. Baunson,
IND; f. L. Bower, La; s. i. Bracket, Me-; S. C.
Benjamin., OHIO; F. W. Burke, Mich; Wray
ia g. coidsen, Mich.; It. H Gailsie Isl = va: Sark A.
c.; W. E. Dieffenderfer W. Va; e. P. Elliott.
Ind; g; A. Emerson, n. H.; ]. H. Elliott Mass;
W. Gaibraith, CAL: a: G. Harding, Mo-; Chas.
Hanesik HAM, Sieh iss g. E ha H0eki9s r. r. H9a5 "a
E. Jenkins, n T.; ii. 7. Johns. MINI: NJ.
Legg, NY; J. j. La Marsha. Kan; Dow McClain.
Ind; =. $. Mcintyre, Ill.,: J. T. Matthews, Ind;
M; Maloney, Col; L b. Means, Ohio; L: w.
ssa Il Asys e. M1yffs fss ina VI Xcbos + Mar
c.; W. s. Neeley, KY; D. w. Peters, Mo-; Is. W.
Perkins, Mich; F. "A. Piper Me-: H. A. Peed
Ind; H. N. Patton, Ohio; l.. N. Parrish Ill; ].
w. Quinby, Ohio; G. .. lockwood, Mimi; E. J.
Riohardson, Ind; ]. H. Rice, Mass; r. S. Rick
Mich A NJ Seaher Kv.'C TT SfoddorJ w