Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-05-09
THREE MISSIONS FILLED.
j. V. n. LOTHROP OF MICHIGAN
GOING TO RUSSIA.

CleveIand's Good Opinion in His Case
Obtained in a Novel Way-Boyd Win
chester of Kentucky Booked for Switz-
erland-J. Il. w. Thompson the New
Minister TO Hayti.
WASHINGTON, May S.-The President
to-day appointed George V. N. LoTHRoP,
of Michigan, to be Envoy Extraordinary
and Minister Plenipotentiary of the
United States to Russia.
BOYD WINCHESTER, of Kentucky, to
be Minister Resident and Consul General
of the United States to Switzerland.
JOHN E. w. THOMPSON, of New York,
to be Minister Resident and Consul Cen
eral OF the United States to Hayti.
LOTHRoP's BIOGRAPHY.
Mr.. Lothrop, appointed Minister to
Russia, is go years of age, and has been
prominently identified with the legal pro-
fession. His residence is at Detroit.
Shortly after Cleveland was elected to the
Presidency Mr.. Lothrop, with other Mich
igan gentlemen, called upon him at Buff
falo. The President was greatly pleased
with Mr.. LOthrop, and so expressed him.
self on his return to Albany. The APP
pointment to Russia was unsolicited. Mr..
tion, and has declined nominations to
Congress. A son of the distinguished
lawyer was prominently mentioned in
connection with the Commissionership of
Patents. The father wrote to President
Cleveland informing him that his son
was an attorney, and as lawyer had be-
come interested in matters pending at
the Patent Office and that for this reason
he thought the appointment should n0tbe
i &c understood W
accept the appointment rendered to him
to-day.
When President Cleveland found that
Gen. LawtOn would not take the Russian
mission, he quietly picked out old Mr..
LOthrop as the man for the place. Mr..
LothrOp is an admirable man. His party
has made him its candidate for United
States Senator several times. He was a
Douglas Democrat in 1861, land contributed
to the Union cause as a war Democrat.
He is now 64 years of age, having gradu-
ated in the Evarts class at Yale. He is
a natural dipl0matst. His appointment
will please both the Republicans and
Democrats in Michiean. The Michigan
delegation had nothing to do with it. No
one of their candidates have as yet been
appointed to office. The President made
this appointment himself.
THE NEW MAN FOR HAYTI.
Dr. John u, w. Thompson, who was to-
day appointed Minister Resident and Con-
sui General OF the United States to Hayti,
was born in Brooklyn, N. Y, and is at
present a resident of New YORK city. He
is q graduate Of the medical department
of Yale College. After leaving Yale
he pursued his medical studies
in Paris, where he became
proficient in the French language, which
knowledge will serve him in his new
sphere, as the Haytiens are a French
speaking people. Thompson is a yonng
colored mnn, and was highly recon-
mended for the position by the faculty of
Yale as we'll as by many leading citizens
of his native State. He is said to have
been lifelong Democrat.
BOYD WINCHESTER.
Boyd Winchester was recently ap-
pointed United States Consul to Nice. He
declined on account of the small salary.
it being but $1,000 per year. The annual
salary of the new position is $4,000.
ALAsKA's GOVERNOR.
A. p. Swineford, of Marquette, Mich,
was to-day appointed Governor of Alaska.
Mr. SwinefoTd is an ex-MayOr of Mar
quette, is editor of the Marquette N,ninq
journal, has served as a member of the
Legislature of his State and was a candi-
date for Lieutenant Governor two years
ago. He was appointed State Inspector
of Mines and Mining by Gov. Begole OF
Michigan.