The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-04-01
MORE NOMINATIONS.
Henry G. Pearson Reappointed Postmaster
at New York.

Henry G. Pearson Reappointed Postmaster
at New York.
WASHINGTON, March 31.-The President to-
day sent to the Senate the following nomina-
tions:
ENJOYS Extraordinary and Ministers Plenipo-
tentiary of the United States-Wm r. Roberts,
of New York, to Chilli; CHARLES w. b. Buck, of
Kentucky, to Peru; Richard B. Hubbard, of
Consuls-To Liverpool, England, Charles r.
Russell, of Connecticut; to Hamburg, VIM. M.
Denny, of Texas.
Postmaster at New York-Henry J. Pearson.
Commissioner of Agriculture-Norman j. Col
man, of Missouri Collector of internal revenue,
district of West Virginia. John L. Mograw.
Naval officer for New Orleans. Henry p Kern
schar Collector of internal revenue for the Fifth
district of North Carolina, Andrew J. Boyd.
William r. Roberts, of New York, nominated
for the Chilian mission, is fiftyve years of age,
and has resided in New York city for the past
forty years. He was elected to the Forty second
and Forty third Congresses, and declined re-
nomination to the Forty fourth Congress. Dur
ihg his term of service in Congress he opposed
what was known as the back pay" bill, and on
its passage was the first man to order his portion
of the sum to be turned into the United States
Treasury Mr. Roberts is also known as o sup
porter of all efforts to benefit his native land
--Ireland-and is said to have considerable in.
fluence among Irish citizens. 1t was on a reso-
luton offered by Mr. Roberts, while in Congress,
that the Fenians imprisoned in Canadian jails
for the invasion of 1866 were litNrated.
Richard B. Hubbard nominated minister to
Japan, is the well-known Ex-Governor of Texas
He was a delegate to the national Democratic
convention at Cincinnati where his notably elo-
quent speech placing General Hancock in NOM
ination for the presidency brought him into
national repute. He was by reclamation chosen
by the Texas State convention delegate at large
to the Chicago convention last year, aud was
elected by that convention their temporary chair
man. He served several years as United States
district attorney in Texas before the war, and
now engages in the practice of law. He has
been enthusiastically supported by the Texas
Democracy for recognition at the hands of the
present administration, and it was their expecta-
ton that he would be appointed minister to Mex
ico
Charles r. Russell, the nominee for the Liv-
erpool consulshlp resides at Haddam. but has
spent a greater part of his time for number of
years in London, as a merchant. He is de-
scribed by prominent Connecticut Republicans
as a man of high character intelligence and Ca
pacity.
consul at Hamburg, is vouched for by the Texas
senator's to be q man of ability. with special
qualifications for this appointment He has re-
sided in Europe during the last four years. with
headquarters at Hamburg as immigration agent
of the Southwestern railway system. He has
been q member of the State Senate, and was for
ives years master of the Texas State Grange.
ii. p. kernachen, the nominee for naval off,
Ger at New Orleans, is sugar planter of
Plaquemines parish. He was formerly mer-
chant at New Orleans and confederate officer
during the war. lie received dangerous wound