The Corvallis gazette. [volume] (Corvallis, Or.) 1862-1899, 1885-04-03
TELEGRAPhlC DISPATCHES.
WASHINGTON NEWS.
Cleveland Appointees.

w WAShlNG1ON, heiCh OO.-<a. IA. 1ACIy
nominated minister to Italy, is lawyer il
successful practice at Richmond, Virginia
He has been mayor of that city, was TO
several years chairman of the democrati
COMMITTEES, taking An active and prcminen
part in the contest against the eadjusters
and is also well ks.own as counsel for tn
Virginia bond holders, in their prolonge.
litigation.
Edward Parke Curtis Lewis, nominated
for the mission to Portugal, is resident o
Hobekea, New jersey. He is said to b.
distanay related to Senator Bayard, ane
has been member of the legislature.
Isaac Bell, Jr, nominated to be minister
to the Netherlands, is a wealthy citizen O
Ne~s,srt' r. L, and prominent democrat
and has several times beeu the democratic
candidate for governor. He is a brother-iu
law of James Gordon Bennett. He was the
democratic candidate for the United States
senate at the last senatorial election.
Rufus McGee, of Indiana, nominated
minister to Sweden and Norway, is resi-
dent of Logausport, lawyer and state
senator He is a friend of ex-senator Nc
Donald, whom he accompanied recently to
this city.
Rasmus B. Anderson of Wisconsin, nom
mated minister resident to Denmark, is an
eminent Scandinavian scholar, and is author
of number Of horks upon Scandinavian
folklore and mythology. He is p'ofessor
i'll the Wisconsin, university, and is well
Known among literary men.
Thomas &. Waller, nominated consul
general at Lon Ion, is we'll known as ex-
governor Of Connecticut,
Frederick Pai.,e Of Mar ylantl, nominated
for the Berlin consul scnera!ship, is editor
of the Baltimore e'arres pondrnt, demo-
cratic paper.
Edward Jussen of Illinois, who WAS APP
pointed consul general at Vienna, is a
brother-in-lawo of Carl Schurz
Alexander R. Lawton, nominated for the
mission to Russia, is prominent lawyer OF
Savannah. He was also educated at West
Point, served in the army number of
years, and resigned and studied law at
Savannah and engaged in the practice of his
profession there When the civil war br, ke
out he entered the confederate service as a
bHgadier general and subsequently became
quartermaster general os ths confederacy.
practice at Savannah. and soon after was
appointed attorney for the Central railroad
and banking company. He is described as
lawyer of distinction, and gentlemanly,
quiet and affahle in manner.
George W. Merrill of Nevada, nominated
minister resident to the Hawaiian Islands,
H lawyer by profession, bat is now private
secretary to Senator Fair. He is well
known here and generally esteemed
Thomas j. Jarvis. nominated minister to
Brazil. served In the confederate army and
was governor of North Carolina for six
years
Lewis was in the confederate army and is
a son-in.law of Edwin Stevens OF Steven
battery tame.
Pre- n6snts ciss Service
.WAsHINGToN, March 3o.-Lewis McMul-
len nominated appraiser for the port of New
York, is at present employed in the ap-
praiser's office there as examiner in the
hardware division. He is democrat, hav-
ing served continuously in the appraisers
office for about twenty-t:.ree years. Treas
ury department officials hesitate to express
any opinion in regard to reasons for the
removal of Kstchum, whose place McMullen
is to take. 1t is intimated tonight there is
likely to be contest in the senate over this
nomination, unless it can be shown that
Kstchum was removed for cause.
Payne OIL Monopoly Wins
WASHINGTON, March 3O-The appoint
ment of William Caldwell as surveyor of
the port of Cincinnati, is claimed as a vic
tory for the Payne Mclean faction, he hav-
ing been endorsed strongly by Senator
Payne, who is said to have personally urged
his nomination. His most formidable COM
pstitor for the place was Theodore Cook,
who was Pendleton man in the senatorial
fight year ago, and who led the bolt
agalnst the Mclean legislative ticket for
Hamilton county in the state campaign in
1883, when members of the legislature
which chose Mr. Payne were elected.
Cleveland Invited to Georgia
WASHINGTON, March 30.-.Senators Brown
and Colquitt of Georgia, and Henry. w.