Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-05-10
HIGH PLACES OF HONOR.
MORE APPOINTMENTS MADE By
THE PRESIDENT.

Louislanian Goes to EOlfYia-Consuis
General for Mexico and Rio Janeiro--
An appointment Revoked - e. 0.
Graves to be Chief OF the bureau OF
Printing and Engraving.
WASHINGTON, May 9.--The President.
to-day appointed HAMILTON G. JONES. Of
North Carolina, to be United States Dis.
trict Attorney for the Western district of
North Carolina.
WILLIAM A. sEAY, of Louisiana. to boz
Minister Resident and Consul General oE
the United States to Bolivia.
To be Consuls General Of the United
States:
EpHRAIm y. EWING, Of Missouri. at tho
CITY OF Mexico.
II, CLAY ARMSTRONG, Of Alabama, at
Rio de Jaueiro.
To be Consul Of the United States:
PETER STAUB, Of Tennessee, at ST.
Gale.
J. II. OBERLY, of Illinois, TO be Indian
School superintendent, vice James M.
HawOrth deceased.
BLAcKBURN's APPOINTMENT REVOKED.
The President has revoked the appoint
ment OF James Blackburn, brother OF the
Senator, TO be Collector Of the Lexington,
Ky, District. He read the intemperate
letter written by Mr.. Black burn during the
war and recently published in the news
papers, and asked whether Mr.. Blackburn
wrote 1t, He was informed that he aid.
He said that man who would write
such a letter ought not to hold an office
under the government and personality
ordered mis- appointment revoked.
The Post foreshadoys the appointments
of Representative 9. M. Shelley, Of
Alabama, to be Fourth Auditor OF the.
Treasury, and DR.. J. L. B. Ford, also Of
Alabama, to be Consul at Caracas, Vene-
zuels.
II. CLAY ARMSTRONG.
II. Clay Armstrong, appointed Consul
General Of the United States at RIO de
Janeiro, is young farmer. and Is Speaker
of the. House Of Representatives Of the Ala
bama Legislature.
Il. b. EWING.
E. b. Ewing, OF Missouri, appointed
Consul General at the City OF Mexico, lie a
newspaper editor. He was strongly urged
for appointment by the Missouri delega-
cation.
WILLIAM A. sEAY.
William A. seay, of Louisiana, appoint
ed Minister Resident and Consul General
OF the United States to Bolivia, is a lawyer
and journalist
E. o. GRAVES PROMOTED.
Secretary OF the Treasury Manning
requested and has received the resig-
nation of Capt. j. N. Burrill, Chief &c
the Bureau OF Engraving and Printing.
The resignation Will take effect in June,i
and n. y. Graves, Assistant Treasufer,l
has been appointed to succeed him. Mr..
Graves entered the Treasury Department
in 1868 as a 81 200 clerk. He has served
as Chief Clerk Of the department, as Supe-
rintendent OF the National Bank
Redemption Agency and as As
sistant Treasurer. He was also
Chief Examiner OF the Civil Service.
Commission under President Grant,
and in 1877 was a member OF the commis-
sion appointed TO reorganize the Bureaus
of Engraving and Printing. BY this re-
organization the expenses Of the bureaus
We're decreased several hundred thousand
dollars. The appointment is promotion
for Dir. Graves, the salary being $500 per
year more than that Oi the Assistant
Treasurer. He voted for Cleveland. The
Bureau Of Engraving and Printing has
about 200 employees, only y Of whom
come under the provisions OF the civil
service law, all the others being appointed
by the chiefs Of bureau.
WHY GRAVES WAS CHOSEN.
Secretary Manning Is to be credited
with the appointment Of u. o. Graves To
be Chief of the Bureau Ct Printing and
EuEldNiuEs MT plbhtU Din CuI
himself. He was pleased with Mr.. Graves
the first time be saw him after coming to
the Treasury Department. He has since
learned that Mr.. Graves is one Of the best
officials In the service OF the government.
Mr.. Manning's desire h 10 have the Treas e.
ury Department managed on business
principles. He knows that he cannot
successfully conduct it In any
other way. He proposes to admin
on frtfu
his bank in Albany. He picked out Bir.
Graves as just the man 70 reOrganize the.
somewhat dem0ralized Bureau OF En-,
craving and Printing, which is turningl
out less satisfactory work than ever be-
tore. He sent for him the other day, and
told him that he wanted his views about
the bureau. Mr.. Graves gaYo them.
AGREED WITH THE SECRETARY.
MIR. Manning saw that they agreed
with his own. file told Mr. Graves that
he wanted him TO take the place Of the
head OF the bureau. Mr.. Graves said that
he had no desire for IL. Mr.. Manning said
s. You are Just the man for it." Thereup0ni
Mr. Graves said that he would take its
He told the Secretary that he was not q
politician as the Secretary very we'll
knew. lie would administer the bureau
as business establishment and not as n
political machine. The Secretary said
that that was just what he desired and
that no one would be allowed 10 interfere
with Mr. Graves In his management OF
the bureau. Then Secretary Manning
told the President. The President said
that he understood that Mr.. Graves WGs
an excellent man, and thought the APP
pOintment an admirable one. The Demo-
cratic politicians do not agree with the
President and Secretary Manning.
KNOWS ALL ABOUT BUFFALO.
The President made the appointment &c
Arthur Bisseil 10 be Collector OF the port
OF Buffalo Of bis own yolitiOn. His old
law partner, the new Collectors brother.
said nothing TO him about it. The new
Collector Is a commission merchant Of
excellent standing. lie Is well spoken OF
by an Buffalo people. When some Of the.
Buffalo men spoke to the President inl
March about the local appointments and
others that might be expected In Buffalo
he said % them: "You need not say any
hing to me about Buffalo men or Buffalo
lfices. i know all about them. You can
ust as well go home."
Lynching Of a Ficnd.
TUsCUMBIA, ALA, May 0.--Last night
negro named Jordan, who had at
empted criminal assault upon Miss
Davis, daughter Of farmer, but who