The Anderson intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson Court House, S.C.) 1860-1914, 1885-07-02
The Port Of Rev York.

WASHINGTON, June 27.--Tho Presi.
dent to day appointed Edward l.. He'd.
den 10 be collector of customs at the port
of New York, Hans S. Beattie, surveyor
of customs at New York, aud Si!ss w.
Burt, naval officer of customs at New
York. The new collector Of customs
was born in New York city in 1928.
From 1859 until last year he was part.
ner in the shipping house of Wetmore,
Crydcr & Co., and for thirty .fivo years
conducted the customhouse business OF
the firm. lie is vice president Of tho
North River Bank and director in scy.
eral insurance companies. Ho has always
boen Democrat in politics. His father
s,udied law with Alexander Hamilton,
and was representative of New York
city on the occasion Of the opening of
tho Erie Canal.
ID. 8. Bcattie, surveyor Of customs, Is
lawyer aud was an associate in the
corporation counsel's Office during Secre.
tnry Whitney's term. He has been all
active man in the County Democracy
organization, and Is at preseut deputy
County clerk Of New York and has al.
ways been n Democrat.
Tho Washington correspondent OF the
New York Tines, writing under date of
June %, gives the following account of
Mr. Hedden, tno new collector:
The CooperThompson candidate is
Mr.. Edward L. Hedden, Of Wetmore,
Cryder & Co., South street merchants.
He had not been heard of before he was
mentioned among few persons here last
night, but he is praised very highly by
Mr.. Thompson as merchant of high
.JNup nf,tn Il al, -
Mr.. Cooper mods cordial assent. Early
this morning Mr.. Cooper and Mr.
Thompson called upon Secretary Man.
and claims. They are aaid 10 have ex-
highly, and Mr.. Manning listened atten.
Hcdden that his name had never been
heard at the White House until brought
forward by Mr.. Cooper and Mr.. Thomp.
son, when they visited the President.
He Is pressed as business fIau particu.
lnrly, with view to gratifying the busi.
ness clement with which he would be
brought in contact if made collector.
Mr.. Thompson Is credited with having
made the discovery that he would be,
above all others, tho best man in New
York If the President il determined that
q politician shall not have the place.
Mr.. Thompson, it is said, made his &C.
qunintance through Mr.. Hedden's son.
in-law. Mr.. Worthington, who supplies
tho public works department with pumps
and water meters.
NEW YORK, June 27.-The feeling
here among the Tammany men on the
Presidents cnstomhouse appointments Ia
decidedly bitter. Coroner Martin, ona
Of tho leaders Of the organization, said
when asked how he liked them: ut is
acrying shame. The President has made
gross blunder. This man Hedden has
never done anything for the Democracy,
and in appointing him the President has
inBulted all true Democrats" They all
feel about that way, though some pretend
Indifference aud say they never heard of
Hedden aud don't know anything about
him. The Irving Hall people are less
disturbed. but several of them use faint
praise to express their feelings. The
County Democracy men Gre jubilaut.
Even Hubert 0. Thompson seams to be
very happy, although ho 10 Yepute6 to be
q disappointed aspirant for the collector.
ship.
Col. silas w. Burt, the newly appoint.
ed naval officer, was formerly o naval
officer and was removed by President
Arthur. He is at present tho chief
examiner Of the New York civil service
commission. He supported Cleveland
for Governor In 1882, and was an active
supporter of the Democratic candidates
last fall. The term Of Graham would
not have expired until 1887, but he Is
suspended because the President believes
that sound public policy requires o reor.
gaLizatiop OF .he whole customs service
at tho port Of New York, and deems
complete now organization essential 10
the proposed change os the methods Of
the Office.
At the opening Of the morning
eession of the second day of the conven.
tion Of she American society Of engineers
at Deer Park, Md, on Thursday ks. z.
Collingwood, Of Elizabeth, Nj, read n
paper on tho preservation Of forests.
The paper presented a large number Of
It's purpose being % show the necessity
forest ppodass ana the ne posb oss
iiy Of wood wood fam famine. nc. The writer % con.
tho U.,itsd statss & certain % to bs s OK. !.
hausted before The end of this century,
and probably in Canada. OF Southern
pine at tho present rate of consuin ption
lhere Is stated TO be 1550. years 'auppiy.
Offspruce and hemlock East ,1f the
Nississippi there is probably twenty. five
ycars' supply. OF hard aeoods tho supply
Of fshlack walnut and aah ID being rapidly;
exhausted !. Tie supp plies Soss other kinds
of wood afe, howe ever, 90 abundant that
a famine csiiluot he pred dicfed. I'm refer