The Dallas daily herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1873-1887, 1885-05-02
NATIONAL NEWS NOTES.
THE MAY DAY DEBT STATEMENT.
The President Gradually Putting Demo
Gratis ON Guard The Oficial
Foot Applied TO Several
stubborn RaAoals,"
General Iyashinnton N...

Baird, Of Georgia, TODAY reesived
his appointment as super,n-
tenoent Of the deadiletter
once aud immediately entered
1pon me discharge OF his dates. A
ulspatch was received shis afternoon al
Tue aVy department from Commander
MeCals, from Panama, stating that
oyeryihlng continues quiet and the peo-
PIE eeoerally well satisfied. The health
o. the force remains good
LSle th's afternoon the president
mace Jhe following appointments:
Ihos AZ ferriaI, % be collector Of in-
ternal royauue for the Grsg district Of
Ne~ Jefsos, Vice VIA. y, patem sus.
pende
,,spriueiu Baden, to DO ass yar at tho
United States assay Office; Boise CITY.
laaho, vice Norman 4 Camp sus.
ponaeG
Georsa Hayes, 80 be supervising in
speetor ts.9ohi vessels tor the lifth ais.
tl1TTs, Nies Mark ID Flower suspended.
me appointment made OF George
=. CLARKE, OF Missouri, and
Wll1au1 King Of Georgin.
70 b5 inJt nal revenue agents vice
a. Il Glaze, OF Kentucky ANA II. J.
Erlinersou, Of Pennsylvania rgsinned
took effect 20 day.
10. r. 1ale sppointed consul az Man
thesie native Of North Carolina,
tpon As ats Of ago, and is The editor Of
me ray eyilla On o. Observer He
has Away been working Democrat,
was delegate 10 tha national Dgmo.
ratlc onvati90 last year, and SUP.
ported the democratic ticket strongly I'm
al lacy spsper during the presidential
tampmi 5n. He applied for ehlrd-
tlas3 Hilpu, and was endorsed by
lhe 0llt9 North Carolina delegation.
The Reduction Of the force at tho Phil-
fdeiplia minis vas based oil insuGc-
HoDS i10 The secretary OF the trazaury,
hr0psa taa director OF The mint calling
o. oint tu charge Of all minis aad as
say Offices 30 reduce their expenses TO
the lowest possible limit com p8tibla
with efficient service. The superin-
tendon vi tn3 New York assay office
ans TIA superintendent OF the MINI al
New Orleans have reported that the
present force employed III tber
Office cannot Too reduced with
cut iujalg to current business.
Tho r6dl.liou at the Philade pala
was made possible by the suspension OF
4 the coinage Oi miners coin. A similar
4 large reduction OF force has been made
4 at Carson City, Neyadt, where coinage
4 SEPARATIONS have been temporarily sus-
i pended At tle suggestion OF the su-
1 perintendent of Jhe San Francisco mint
4 the force employed there has been put
4 on half time. Minor changes have been
i m ie 81 other piuts.
he secretary Of the treasury to-day
ly ,siVed from "A western bank two 900
N per csut 30-yoar notes Of 1885, which
re believed at the department. 10 be
ounterltits.
Chu secretary Of the treasury to-day
lolnted William f. Switzerler, Il
ssouri, go h5 chief clerk of the bureau
IN Statistics, vice M. Wnitney,o of Maine,
II removed. liz also ordered The removal
of Special Agent Il. Chamberlain, one
Of the reasons alleged for his removal
being that no was born In Vermont, was
4 appointed from Virginia and voted in
1 Maryland.
1 Hon. John Goodo, Of Virginia, who
\ was to-day appointed sOlictor-geueral
Of the United Siotcs, is native of Nir-
A ginia, is SO ytaIs Of age, aud was adj
mitted to the bar iu 1851. In the same
n year he was elected "a member of Inc
Virginia legislature, and in 1861 was
a member OF the Virginia convention
h which adopted the, ordinance OF saces
sion, He was q member Of tho ed.
crate congress during the war, and was
a repr, sentative from Virginia in ID,
forty-lourtu, i0rty-tf.h and forty-siXtl
congress. tie was T. member OF Tho
was delegate Lo tho National Demo
cratic convention iu 1865, and q momb3l
OF tho Democrats executive comnlito
from lSiSto 1876
I william 10. Aerrick, of Maryland
who was today appointed associate
1ustice fthc supreme court Of tho Dis
tricl OF lDu bis, is one of family o
FTominour iawA ers. His fathur Wi
liam d MoTick, was one o
TIC mot prominent law on
tta.e from 1885 90 1915. One Of hi
brothers Riohard r.. MNtrick, OF tbi
city, has national reputation and hl
\ you go b brother, George c., Is u prom
4 inenI llwy Cr OF Prince George county
/ Maryland. II himself began the praC
/ tice OF law In this city VA lSil and wa
appoint q by President Piorcc
| associate Justice OF tle old circuit coul
| OF The District of Columbs, This coul
wasa b0llshcd by act OF c0ngress in 1856
and Judge Melrlck resumed the prg,
4 he was elected 20 congress from th
fifth Mdryiaui district, and serYod Of
III theic0mMiitgc which Investigated On
ii Credit Mobiler scandal, making "a
IN principal speech upon the subject Whe
the report was made TO congress. Tn
J salary grab act was passed during Ia
~ lie Of this congress, but Judge Morric
opposed 10 and refused 60 take N
back pay. Since his rotitemont trel
congress he has continued 10 practiC
law In Maryland. He was born l
Charles county, Maryland, and is aboJ
GO years Of age.
II is reported that the resignation
a Judge Axtell, of the supreme court
New Mexico, has been requested by III
attorney-general, with the understand
ing that should he not resign he will
removed; also, that the Internal re-
enue collector for Mississippi, Jam,
Hill, will be asked TO resign, to civ
place to Il. o. Sykes, Of Aberdee
Mississippi.