Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1885-04-14
Federal Patronage.


One hundred and seventy=three
nominations to office have been made
by President Cleveland since his in
auguration. One hundred and fifty
three of them the: Senate confirmed,
two it rejected and thirteen it left IN
acted upon. The appointments are
distributed as follows:
Administering General, S.
CONGRATULATIONS general to
London and consul to Liverpool,
s12, 900.
M Delaware-seeretary of State, So
Georgia-Afinisters to Russia and
Mexico, consul to Manchester, $780,
900.
Observation-Disclosures of pension
and general land office, and consul
general to Vienna, S12, 1000.
Indiana-hiinister to Norway and
Sweden, $500.
Observation-Disclosures to Peru and
first comptroller, $15, OOO.
Observation-Disclosures to Paris, CEN
sui general TO Berlin, and assistant
postmaster general, $25,
Observation-Disclosures of War,
So, 600.
INSTRUMENTATION of patents,
"a, 500.
Mississippi-secretary of Interior
and assistant secretary, s12, 900.
Neutrality-suspicious. of agri-
culture and superintendent of foreign
mails, $1,000.
Nevada-Minister to Hawaii, 81
500.
New Jcrsey-Niinister to Portugal,
New York-Sccretary of the Treas
ury, Secretary of the Navy, assistant
secretary of treasury, and minister to
Turkey, $50, 600.
North Carolina-Ministcr to Bra
zil, s12 200.
Ohio-A1inister to Germany and
sixth auditor, $21.100.
Observation-Disclosures to Greece,
assistant postmaster general, and
commissioner of customs, SIG, 900.
Rhode Isiand-N1inistcr to the
Netherlands, $500.
Tennessee-Assistant Secretary of
State and Indian commissioner, $8,-
500.
Texas-Ministcr to Japan and con-
sui at Hamburg, SD. 800.
Vermont-N1inister to England,
$4,000.
Virginia-N1inister to Italy, rail
road commissioner, and deputy first
comptroller, s29 200.
West Virginia-Commissoner OF
internal revenue, 5000.
Observation-Disclosures General
and minister to Denmark, $4,000.
The postmaster at Rome, n. y,
has been suspended from further
duty in his office by order of the
President, and james B. Corcoran
has been designated to perform the
duties of the office in his stead. The
President proposed the removal of
the postmaster and nominated Cor
coran to the Senate at the recent ses-
sion. and as it failed to take action
on the nomination, the Postmaster
General applied to the President for
his directions in the ease and re-
ceived awritten communication which
has been procured for the department
which sets forth in full the causes for
which the postmaster was removed.
An examination of his office discov-
cred the most disgraceful confusion
in all that pertaincd to accounts and
the financial condition of the office,
and a deficiency in the money order
account of more than 800, which has
been refunded to the government
The precedent hereby established
that the Administration will hold all
officers to a strict accountability and
they shall give close personal atten-
ton to their duties, as required by
law and the public interest-shows
that President Cleveland means bust
ness in this as in other matters.
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The report from st. Petersburg,
last Thursday, that the Russian
forces On the Afghan frontier attacked
the Afghans at Penideh, on March
80, and defeated them with consider
able loss, caused intense excitement
at the New York Produce Exchange.
Wheat opened five cents per busheI
higher than Wednesdays closing
prices, and soon rose two cents addi-
%tional. The net advance of the day
was 81 cents. The transactions were
enormous, being 10000, 900 bushels.
Corn, oats and lard also advanced
heavily. Flour was put up % cents
per barrel. Such Il day has been
rarely seen in the New York grain
market.
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