The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-07-01
WASHINGTON GOSSIP.
New Appointments and Other Interesting
News.

The remains of ex-Minister Phelps, who
died at Lima, have been embalmed ana
brought to Washington.
Second Lieutenant Carroll Mercer OF the
United States marine corps. who was tried
by a court martial in New York for drunk
eness in the Panama expedition, was SEN
fenced to two years imprisonment bn hall
nav, and to retain his present number on
the register during that time.
Secretary Manning has amended article
1888 of the general regulations OF the
Trearury, relating to the customs and
navigation laws SO that it shall read as fol
lows: Candidates for minor appointments
in the custom service must be not less than
2l nor more than 55 years OF age, OF SUIT
able physical condition and mentally quail
flied as required by the rules and regula-
tions of the Civil Service. Out door in
spectors must be of robust frame and con-
stitution. Deputy collectors and other
employees, who see that duties are performed
exclusively within the custom buildings and
who are selected on account OF possessing
qualifications OF special value to the ser
vice may, after satisfactory physical certi-
fication, be eligible for appointment be-
tween II and so years OF age.'
The sufficient number OF applicants not
having attained to the eligible list in the
examination held in May last, a supple
mentary examination for admission to
cadetshiph in the revenue marine will be
held about the end Of August to provide
for filling the seven vacancies.
Secretary Manning to-dav appointed
K. H. Henry, patrick Cunningham and
Charles Mitchell to be Chiefs OF the Sixth
Auditors Office, and l., H. Mangnm to be
Chief of the Division in the First Comptro-
ler's office, vice Major Sarton, reduced to
the 81 400 class. A. T. Huntington was
promoted from bookkeepe to be Assistant
Chief of the Loan Division, vice Stewart,
deceased, and Charles L. Carron was pro-
NOTED from the fourth class to be book
keeper.
RURCHARD WHLKS THE PLANK.
The President to-day suspended HOratio
G.. Burchard of Illinois as Director OF the
Mint, and appointed James 3. kimball OF
Pennsylvania in his stead. kimbali oi
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, is professor oi
economic geology in the Lehigh University.
He is mining engineer and metallurglst by
profession. He was educated at Harvard
University, and in the mining school OF
Freiberg. Saxony, receiving the degree oi
Phi. D., from the University OF Gattingen in
1857. He has held appointments on sew
eral State and Government surveys. Dur
ing the war he served in the army OF the
Potomac as Assistant Adjutant General on
the staffs of Generals Mcclellan, Burnside
Hooker and Meade, successfully. He is
now President of the Everett Iron Company
of Pennsylvania, and is well known in New
York, where he has an Office. Mr.. Burch-
ard said to-day he preferred that the change
should be made in that way rather than to
resign in the face of the charges OF inefti
cheney and lnismanagement, which have
been made against him.
sURE-THING CONTRACTORS.
Proposals have been received at the
Bureau OF Steam Engineering OF the Navy
Department to supply a seventy-ton float
ing derrick for the Brooklyn Navy Yard
They ranged from $76,3S6 to $50, 300
Three other establishments, the Western
Iron Works, the Continental Iron Works
and Howden, Robinson & Co., contem
plated bidding but in view OF the Depart
ment's refusal to accept the recommends
tions of the Advisory Board and it's in
spection concerning the ''Dolphin, ~ they
withheld their proposals, informing thu
Bureau that they did not feel safe in ex
pending time and money upon work to
the Government when it was subject tt
rejection, even after the Government In
spectors had reported favorably upon tn
work and material.