The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-05-10
GENERAL NEWS.
New Chief OF the Bureau Of Engraving
and Printing Several Other
Appointments.
Sheriff Denounced by a Jury =
Prospects Of Cotton and
Wheat Crops.
NEWS OF NATIONAL INTEREST.
Appointments of Secretary Manning aud
The President. Etc, Etc

WASHINGTON, May S.-Secretary Manning to day
requested the resignation OF Colonel i. n Burril.
Chief OF The Bureau of Engraving and Printing.
L. o. Groves, Assistant Treasurer Of the United
States, has been appointed to I'LL the vacancy Mr.
Groves entered the Treasury Department in 1868
as si.20 clerk. He has served as Chief Clerk OF
the department., as Superintendent OF the Na'iol
al Bank Redemption Agency, and Assistant
Treasurer. He was also made Chief Examiner of
The Civil service Commission under President
Grant, and In 1877 was a member of the commits
sion appointed to reoreanize the Bureau OF En-
craving and Printing. By this reorganization the
expenses OF the bureau was decreased to the ex.
tent OF several hundred thou mnd dollars The
appointment Is promotion for Mr. Groves, the
salary being 500 more per year than tha. OF As
sistant Treasurer. He voted for Mr.. Cleveland.
The Bureau OF Engraving and Printing has about
1,2C0 employees, but twelve OF whom come under
the provil ions of the civil service law These
appointed by the Chief OF the Bureau.
The President this afternoon appointed Arthur
ID. Bissel, of New York, 10 be Collector OF Customs
Ior the District of Buffalo Creek. ". y; A. N.
the Port OF Indianapolis, and Hamilton C. Jones
North Carolina TO De United States District Attor-
ney for the estern District OF North carolina
Board of Visitors to the United states Military
Academy: Hon. Iobn Bigelow. of New York !:
Gas. r. Goldman. oi MASSACHUSETTS; General Filz
Huge Lee, OF Virginia: Hon. Geo. Hoad ey, of
Ohio: James c. Tappau, of Arkausas Professor
Edward s. Holden, OF Wisconsin, and George l.
Miller, OF Nebraska.
Tne President to day appointed Lewis C. Bart.
lea, OF Binghampton, n y. TO be Second Deputy
Commissioner OF Pensions, vice n. ?. Loveridge,
resiened.
To be First Assistant Engineers in the Revenue
Service: Chas. +. Coffin, David MacFrench aud
Chas W. Beckwith. To be Second Assistant En-
gineers in the Revenue Service: Harry L. BOYD.
Herbert W. Spear. Phillip Littig ana Richard w
Champlsin.
the following appointments William 4. Seay.
of Louisiana, to be Minister, resident and Consul
General OF the United States to Bolivia To be
Consuls General of the nited States, EDhri an
B. Ewing, of Missouri. at the City of Mexico.
II. Clay Armstrong, OF Alabama, at Rio Janeiro
to be Consuls OF the United States. Gustayas Luce
Staub of Tennessee, at st. Gall. John NJ. Strong
OF New. York. at Bellevile Canads; Alexander
Bertrand. OF New York, at St. Johns, Quebec
Laws NJ. Minnie OF Michigan. at Port Saraia
John Fl. Oberly, OF Illinois. To be In dian School
superintendent vice James NJ. Haw0r b, deceased.
The Secretary of the Navy, in h notice con-
csrning the construction OF new steel steam cruis
ing vessels for the United States navy extends al
invitation TO all engineers and mechanics OF es-
tablished reputation. and all reputable manufac.
turers of vessels steam engines, boilers; all OIL
GERS of the navy and especially all naval c0astsue
tors steam engineers and ordnance officers OF the
navy. having plans models or designs of any
sci. or OF any part thereof OF the veszels ordered
by the naval APPROPRIATION. to submit such plans
models and designs 10 the Secretary OF the Navy.
These vessels are to be constructed on the best
and most modem design having the highest al
tainable speed.
Commissioner Sparks stated in an interview
with an Associated Press reporter that he had
been haTrassed for some time past by the impOrtu.
mites OF Colonel De Hama to have his accounts al
lowed To-day he had not time and told him so,
which De Hama became abusive, cursed and swore,
snd was ordered out OF the room. BE coatinu ed
this abuse. and was finally elected wneu the
matter was made known 10 Secretary Lamar he
showed signs OF annoyance, but made no com
ments
i is ohleislly stated to-day that another ap-
p0intment will be imade in plae30i Dr.. j. Erast
Mere as Consul at Nagasski, Japan.
The Post announces tnat Representative G..
W. Shelley. of Alabama, will be appointed Fourth
Auditor OF the Treaiuiy and that DR.. H. B.
Ford, also of Alabama. will be appointed United
States Consul at Venezuela