The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-05-02
Removal OF POstOfFice Inspectors That
Failed TO Resign-AppOintments
Made by the President.
The Force at the Mints To Be Re-
duced-April Coinsges at
the Mints.
NEWS OF NATIONAL INTEREST.
POstOfiice inspectors ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
ments by the resident-Report
from Panama, Etc, Etc.

eIal hes removed the following named Post
Office Inspectors John II. Livingston, of
Chattanooga. Tenn; Geo. H. Porter, OF st.
Louis; E. G. Stevens, Of Augusta. Me-; Chas.
Field, of Boston J. J. Hanna, of ST. Louis.
The names of these Inspectors were included
in the list of Inspectors who were called
upon to resign about a month sge, and as
they failed to send in their reaignations they
were removed.
The President to-day appointed E. ]. Hale,
of North Carolina, to be United States Con-
snl at Manchester, England vice A. ID. shaw
John Goods OF Virginia, 10 be Solicitor Gen.
ersl, vice Samuel +. Phillips resigned, and
VIM. NJ Merrick, OF Maryland, to be an Asso-
ciate Justics OF the Supreme Court of the
District OF Columbia, vice Andrew Wylie,
resigned.
About 100 clerks and counters are engaged
in counting the monies and securities in the
United States Treasury, and it is not ex-
pecttd that they can complete
The work before the 10th inst. The
cash held by the tellers of the cash room was
counted after the close of busiress yesterday
afternoon, 50 as not to interfere with the
current business of the office. Treasurer
Jordan, First Auditor Chenoweth aud Third
Auditor Williams all recent appointees as
sumed formal charge Of their offices this
morning.
Mr.. J. Baird, of Georgia, to day received
his appointment as Superintendent of the
Dead Letter Office, and Immediately entered
upon the discharge of his duties.
dispatch was received this afternoon
at the Navy Department from Commander
McCallsr, from Panams, stating that every
thing continues quiet, and the people gem
orally well satisfied. The health of tue force
remains good.
The Postmaster General has forbidden the
delivery Of registered letters or money orders
to II. Ridd & Co., of DUBUQUE. Ia, on evil
dencs that they were conducting fraudu-
lent business through the mails.
Late this afternoon the President made the
following appointments: Thomas n. Ferrall,
to be Collector of Internal Revenue for the
First District of New jersey, vice William P.
Tateman, suspended; Spruille Braden, TO
be Assayer az the United States Assay Office,
Boise City, Idaho, vice Norman II. Camp,
suspended; George Hayes TO be Supervising
Inspector of Steam Vessel for the Fifth Dis
trict, vice Mark ID. Flower. suspended.
The appointment OF George 3 Clark, of
Missouri, and William King, of Georgia, to
be internal Revenue Agents vice A. h.
Clark, Of Kentucky, and T. ]. Grimers0n. OF
Pennsylvania, resigned, tSok effect today.
L. J. Hale, appointed Consul at Mauches-
ter, England, is a native of North Carolina,
about forthve years old, and Is editor of the
Fayetteville, n. c., Observer. He has always
been q working Democrat; was delegate TO
the Democratic National Convention OF last
year, and supported the Democratic ticket
strongly in his newspaper during the late
Presidential campaign. BE applied for a
third class mission and was endorsed by the
entire North Carolina delegation.
The reduction OF the force at the Philadsl-
phis Mint was based on Instructions from
the Secretary of the Treasury through the
director of the Mint, calling on the officers
oh of ell ba or,A
reduce their expenses to the lowest possible
limit compatible with the needs OF the ser
vice. The Superintendent of the New York
assay office and the superintendent of the
Mint at New Orleans have reported that the
present force empioyed in their offices
can not De reduced without Injury
to current Business. The reduction at
Philadelphia was made possible by susoeud-
ing the coinage OF minor coins A similar
reduction of force has bsen made at Carson
City, New, where coinage operations have
been temporarily suspended. AT the sQg-
eestion of the Superintendent OF the san
Francisco Mint the force employed there has
been pui on half time. Minor hanges have
been made at the other miHts and assay Of
fees.
The Secretary of the Treasury to dav re-
ceived from a Western bank two i coo 80
notes OF 1860, which are believed 81 the De-
psriment to be counterfeits
The Secretary OF the Treasury 70 day sp-
pointed VIM. +. Switzerler TO be Chief Clerk
of the Bureau of Statistics vics Joseph \.
Whitney. of Maine. removed. Hs also or
deTed the removal OF Special Agent r.
Chamberlain, one OF the reasons alleged for
his removal being that he was born in Yer
mont, was appointed from Virginia, and
voted in Maryland.
Hon. John Goode. of Virginia, who was
to-day appointed Solicitor General of the
United states, is native Virginian, is fifty
six years of age, and was admitted TO the
bar in 1851. In the same year he was elected
mem Der OF the Virginia Legislature, and
in 1861 was q mem Der of the Virginia con
vention which adopted the ordinance OF
secession. He was a member of the Con.
federate Congress during the war, and was 9
Representative from Virginia in the Forty
fourth, Forty-ffth and Forty-sixth C0n-
gresses. He was a member OF the Electoral
College in 1852 and in 1856 and was a dele
gate to the National Democratic Convention
IN 1865, and q member of the Democratic
Executive Committee from 1868 to 1876.
William NJ. Merrick, of Maryland, who
was to-day appointed Associate Justics OF
the Supreme Court of the District of Colum-
bia, is one of family of prominent lawyers.
the most prominent lawyers OF Msrylend,
State from 1858 10 1876. One of his brothers
R. T. Merrick, of this city, has q national
reputation, and his youngest brother, George
County Maryland Ia 1877 be was elected
to Cor gress from the Fifth Maryland Dis
trict and served onthe committee which ln-
t1,a Crn1ff Mnh,T;o. Il