Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-12-31
CHANGES IN THE OFFICES.
designations, Appointments, PRONE
lions, ETC., I'm the Departments,

CHANGES IN THE OFFICES.
designations, Appointments, Prone.
lions, ETC., I'm the Departments.
Mr.. r. w. Gurley, the chief of the free deliv
cry service in the Post Office department, ha,
handed his resignation to the Postmaster Gen
eral. Mr.. Gurley has been in the government
service for many years. The Postmaster Gen
eral has rendered the position to Col John r
Bates, OF Dubuque, Iowa, and he has accepted
IL. The salary Is %, $500. Col Bates has been
In fll-health for q number Of years, but Is nov
much stronger, and he is at present general
manager OF a large insurance company. He
was chairman Of the Iowa delegation to this
Cincinnati convention, and is man Of ability
ana nigh personal character.
Mr.. Edwin A. George, of Mississippi the chic
office, has resigned. Mr.. George was appointed
clerkship to succeed Moses Bradshaw. He has
oeen In the department. for twenty years.
tb Ge9 c a. Howard Of Dixon Springs Tenn
ONCE department, has been appointed chief o.
That Una. division in place of Mr.. George, who ha.
partment since 1877, and during the late wal
ne served on the confederate side, on the stat
OF Gen. Bates, who is now governor Of Tennes
w; B. Holtzclaw, of this District, 9 clerk in
the First Assistants Office, Post Office depart
menL, mas resigned.
accepted.
James W: Wallace, of Tennessee, and John G.
special examiners In the Pension ONCE.
MISS Emma 81. Gurley, copyist in the gen
er Tb ia9 2o,, Sfiice, has resigned:
Io-day appointed in Virginia: Joseph L. DeatOn
Pocahontas, Tazewell county, and j. w,
Eanmich. Wheatland, Loudoun county.
states marine hospital service, has resigned.
Valentine p Snyder was yesterday appointed
aeputy controller OF the currency, vice Long
VIM: c. Alder has been appointed postmas
Yer at Jennings vice Mrs. S.A. Scaggs, removed
mr. Alder was formerly member Of the
Six clerks in the office of the controller of the
currency, Treasury department., were dismissed
$500. No reason for their dismissal is given
beyond desire to reduce the force, as it is said
the vacancies will not be filed.
Society.
The Secretary Of State and Mrs. Bayard will
give breakfa to the diplomatic corps at II
o clock On New Year day.
The Brazilian minister and the Baroness
d'Itajuba dined with Colonel and Madame
Bonaparte last evening.
MIR. Villas, of Chicago, brother Of the Post
Master General. is visiting in the city.
Mrs. Carlisle held q reception at the Riggs
yesterday.
Secretary and Mrs. Bayard will give q series
OF receptions, Friday evenings in January and
February.
New York, and will not be in the city to receive
on New Year day.
Miss Mamie Bagley, of Rockville, and Mr..
John D. Simpson, of Chicago, were married at
the residence Of the brides parents at Rock
Vile yesterday afternoon by Rev. Joseph
w alkcr, The bridal connie to this cifv.
and after a brief stay here will leave for their
future home in Chicago.
Yesterday afternoon the marriage of Miss
Willetta Cox and Mr. James d. Monroe took
art, 1920 street northeast Rev. MIR. Miller, of
the East Capitol street Baptist church per-
private, and the young couple will live here
after at their residence near Cross Roads P. O.,
Charles Co., Md.
Countess Esterhazy, who has been Ill the past
ten days, was driving yesterday afternoon,
looking, as usual, animated and charming.
Cards have been receiqed of the wedding at
Newport on December 26th, of Mr.. F. P. Powers,
the Washington correspondent of the Chicago
Times, to Miss Ella Xenette Davis, of Newport.
Mrs. Senator Vanwyck is not receiving this
death Of her sister, the wife of the Hon. F. NJ.
Van Auken, OF PENNSYLVANIA.
The River Improvement Convention.
SURPRISE AT THE PRESIDENTS OMISSION OF
THE SUBJECT FROM HIS MESSAGE.
In the river improvement convention at Kan
san City yesterday resolutions were adopted
asking Congress to at once appropriate tor the
improvement of the Missouri river one-half the
amount asked for by the Missouri commission
for the year ending June 80, 1887, in order
that this commission may be able to resume
work early in the spring; demanding that a
member of Congress from the Missouri valley
be placed on the House river and harbor COM
mittee, and reciting that 1--WE view with sur
prise and solicitude the omission of all mention
OF the needs of western waterways from the
message of the President; and we, as represent
ativeS of the people inhabiting the valleys of
the Missouri and Mississippi rivers. earnestly
urge upon the President to call the attention of
Congress, by special message to the needs of
these sections in the matter of internal i'm
prOyement." The convention also resolved to
recommend that Congress pass law declaring
the Kansas river navgable from Fort Riley to
it's mouth at Wyandotte City; that all artificial
distractions are nuisances, and as such must
be removed; that an appropriation of $50 900
be made and expended to fifty and properly
adapt said Kansas river to more successful
sit m