St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1885-04-30
SHORT SKETCHES.
The Newly Appointed Officers
Abroad and their Past Careers.

WASHINGTON, April 29.-Charles l..
Scott of Alabama, who was to-day ap-
pointed minister to Venezuela, is son of
the late Robert G.. Scott of Virginia, form
erly minister to Brazil. He was born in
1929; educated at William and Mary college;
studied law; went to California in 1S49,
and was member of the Thirty-ffth and
Thirty-siXth congresses from that state. Sub
Sequently he removed to Alabama and
served in the Confederate army as a major.
He is a lawyer by profession, but of late
years has been editor of aDemocratic paper
at Camden, Ala. His appointment was
recommended by the ire Alabama dele
CATION.
John C. Bacon of South Carolina, appointed
as charge d affaires to Paraguay and Uru-
quay, is lawyer so years of age. a son-in-
law of Gov. Pickens, and consequently
brother-in-law of Senator Butler. He has
served as district judge, and was secre-
tary of the
UNITED STATES LEGATION
at st. Petersburg when Gov. Pickens was
minister. His appointment was requested
by all the members of the South Carolina
delegation. Warren Green of Kentucky,
appointed consul general for Konagorway,
Japan, is son of DR.. Marvin Green, pres
ident of the Western Union Telegraph COM
pany. He is about 40 years of age, and is
now president of the Louisville board of
trade.
Robert E. Withers of Virginia, who sue
ceeds Gen. MoSby as consul at Hong Kong,
is 63 years of age, physician by profession
and practice until Virginia passed the Or
dinance of secession, when he entered the
Confederate army as major. He was
soou promoted to be colonel and served in
the war until disabled. After the war he
edited the Lynchburg News, was elected
lieutenant governor in 1878 and United
States senator in 1875. He served in the
senate until 1881.
Albert Looming of New York, who goes to
Bremen as consul, is engaged in the real es-
tate business, owns cattle ranch in Texas
and is highly recommended by the German
merchants of New York city. He was born
in this country of German parentage.
Berthold Greenbaum of San Francisco,
who is made consul to Apia, is a German
merchant, appointed, it is understood on
the recommendation of Justice Field.
Victor A. Sartori, the new consul for
Leghorn. is native of Philadelphia and
highly recommended by his fellow citizens
and is known in politics.
Joseph B. Hughes or Hamilton, u, the
newly appointed consul
FOR BIRMINGHAM,
is indorsed by the usual factions of the Ohio
Democracy, Messrs. Pendleton, Payne,
Thurman and Hoadly uniting in his
recommendation. He is at present auditor
of Butler county.
john II. Putnam of Chillicotte, o., who
goes to Honolulu as consul, has served in
both branches of the legislature, was Gov.
Aliens private secretary and is prominent
politician and editor. He edited the Ohio
Statesman and afterwards owned the Co
lumbus Times. He has been popularity
known as Senator Pendleton's right-hand
man.
John S. Williams, who was appointed to-
day third auditor of the treasury depart
ment. is asresident of Lafayette, Ind, and
editor and proprietor Of the Courier pub
hshed in that city. He is about 55 years
of age. and has always been Democrat,
but has never held public Office He was
candidate for congressman at large IN
1880. but was defeated. In 1876 he was
an elector at large from Indiana on the
Tilden and Hendricks ticket His appli-
cation for one of the treasury auditorships
was indorsed By the entire Indiana delega-
ton and ex-senator Mcdonald