Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-07-06
CHANGES IN THE OFFICES.
Appointments by the President and
Members Of the Cabinet, Etc.

The President to-day appointed postmasters
In eight cities to I'LL vacancies occurring by cx-
piration OF commissions and designations.
1hirty-nine cases for removal were considered.
Among these twenty-five suspensions Were
made, and in seventeen cases the alleged cause
was not deemed sufficient. The suspension at
st. Paul, Neb., was made because the postmas-
ter was found to have used over eight hun
dred dollars OF the public moneys i'm his pri-
vate business. The suspensions in one or
and uniitness, and the others for partisanship.
Following is the list of appointments: X. +.
PPuliam Full at Eureka Ik SpTings Ark vice John ".
Wabash county. H., vice II. Il. Wilkinson, re-
signed; Annie Brennock at Dunlop, Ia. vice G.
W. Thompson, resigned; John w. Pence at An.
derson. Ind, vice stephen Metcalf resigned:
Chas II. Reed at Corinth, Miss, vice 7. D. Dun
can, commission expired; Alex: NJ. Dick at
John T. Kilgore at Longview, Texas, vice J. w.
flanagan, resigned: Joel II. Shelby at Prince
qn a Leslie 6 a snsE s S &
vice j. +. Slaughter, suspended; Samuel 5.
Thompson at Birmingham, Ala, vice
at Mt. Carmel, Brown county, ills, vice jacob
triendlich, suspended: VIM. F. Sharp. at Brook
iyn, Iowa, vice Geo. Phillips. suspended; Squire
suspended; VIM. Kaough, at Fort Wayne, Ind,
vice vice F; W. Keil, suspended; VIM. =. Hale. at
H: Mcconnell, at Catlettsbnrg, Ky, vice Jas. $.
Wood, suspended: F. II. Reamer, at Dodge City,
kas., vice n. 4. klaine, suspended, Frank T..
suspended: J: Russell. at Marquette, Mich. vice
Samuel NJ; Billings, suspended; Thos. Ryan at
anis s Mars Mich xes
Mich, vice E. 7. Barras, suspended; Jas. IL. Gee
at Norway, Mich., vice L. J. Kimball, sus-
vice c. II. Barker, suspended: Timothy Shaw,
pended; G E. Forbes at st. Paul;;, Neb. vice A.
poleon, O., vice l.. G. Randall. suspended; Jep-
tha N. Fowlkes at Memphis, Tenn. vice J. II.
Dak ;ss L. D. ralmef at
Button at Lynchburg, Va, vice X. p. w.
Morris, suspended; VIM. w. Herbert at Alex
VIM W. w. Herbert Her G IT, appointed postmaster t; at
Alexandria, Va, vice b. a. Windsor, sus-
pended. was one Of the leading candidates for
the position and was endorsed by large mum.
Der OF the citizens. Mr.. Windsor was suspended
because he was an offensive PARTISAN"
pr the eIusr 1a e %, me Zen m r
the consideration of the cases OF presidential
postmasters, and declining to see applicants for
that a large number of cases will be considered.
The pOstmasters whose terms have not yet ex
pired will be given especial attention, and the
charges against them considered.
A. E. Stevenson, of Illinois, to-day qualified
and assumed the duties of First Assistant Post
master General.
Commissioner Colman, of the Agricultural
department, has appointed Prof. NJ. =. Kern, OF
Columbia, Mo-, forestry agent for the depart
HieHl. ptallteu anu SupeTlIltcHueu Tue ilIl-
pSovements in Lafayette and Forest parks, st.
Louis
The Secretary OF the Treasury has desig-
mated X. l.. Preston. of the mint bureau to act
as director Of the mint In the absence or illness
of the director. Mr.. George W. Maher, of the
District of Columbia has been appointed to be
assistant chief Of the special agents division OF
the Treasury, an office created by the last Con-
gress This is a promotion in accordance with
civil service reform. The following changes
were also made in the office of the controller OF
the currency: James c. Brown, transferred
from superintendent of examiners TO bond
clerk: Charles H. Cherry, reduced from
sistant bookkeeper to class three; w. X. Nc
Coy, reduced from chief of "a division to class
three.
Thomas E. Nash, of Centralia, Wis. has been
appointed chief clerk of the Post Office depart
ment, to succeed g. NJ. Walker, of Indiana, re-
signed.
An interesting fact in connection with the re-
cent appointment of Hon. John d. Bddis. state
senator twenty-second district Pennsylvania,
to the assistant solicitorship of internal reve-
nue. is that he is a nephew of his predecessor,
Mr.. William II. Armstrong, who voluntarily
resigned q month ago to take effect the 3Oth
June Mr.. Armstrong strongly, with Others re-
commended to the Commissioner the appoint
ment just made.