Seattle daily post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, W.T. [Wash.]) 1881-1888, 1885-04-01
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MAsHEK0ruS, March 3O.--Il Is not ex-
psctsd that there gill be much decrease
| iIl TIE public debt for March. Re
oaipts this month are up 10 the average.
bat disbursements have been larger
than usual, payments on socount of
p,snsions alone amounting 10 1900 COO
whs viii Acts
The President has designated Assist
ans Secretary FaIrehild 10 Aos a. Score
taFy VA the absence of Secretary Man
ming, and Assistant Secretary Coon te
act ~ Secretary In the absence of Sec
retary Manning and Secretary FAIR
child.
The President o. iarisea Cat.
NAsHINaroN. March 30. - Senators
Brown and Colquitt of Georgia. and
Henry w. Grady, one of the propFietors
of the Atlantis Consfifmtiori, called upon
President Cleveland today for the our
poye VI inviting him 10 visit Atlanta ON
thd soSRsaGSn of the meeting OF the Com
msTeiAl Convention there in May. The
Pnasident expressed much interest IN
the eonvention, and said be vouId talk
with the members Of his Cabinet about
the proposed trip. senators Brown and
Colquiit believe thai be will accept the
invitation.
lae wsuisiRt TAke %
WAsHNeros, March 81. On Thursday
last Seussca kayard ssnt q nessage IL
Gen. MeCiellan asking him 90 take the
Is1lssian mission, as 80 many of our
commercial interests would be involved
IN the event Of var between England
and Russia thai the Importance OF this
posi- would just now be much increased:
bat Gen. Mcclellan promptly replied by
telegraph that he ooald not accept. he
explained thai his business interests Ia
Nsss York vould not permit him 10 leave
The country at present
ssmiHatisas.
WGsHrSarox, March ai.--Envuys Ex.
sraosdlnary and Ministers Pisnipotsn-
siary Of the United stAtes. wm. II.
Roberts. of Nev York. to Chill; Charles
W. lBuek, of Kentucky, To Pera; Chas.
7. Russell, Of Connseticot, CDnsal a.
Liv,npool. England; Henry @. Pierson,
Postmaster of New York; Norman j.
Colsnaan. OF Missouri, Commissioners Of
ARFicnltare; Richard b. Hubbard, Of
Texas, Envoy Extraordinary and Minis
ter PlenipssEnttary OF tbs United States
10 .Iapan; wn.. n. Lang. Of Texas,
Uniied States Consul a. HamhaEg. Ger
many.
Pearsea,s Appssntnseat
A gentleman very near the Prssiaent.
and updoahtedly speAkina from actual
knowledge. rspsfts that the reappsint-
rnent Of PSwtmasser Pearson. 81 New
Yora. xas made after the Boss patisui
exaniiaAticn of all the facts connected /
With the changes aRains; him and his
answer 90 ths same. which vas yester'
day iEaemitied and Fssd by the Prssi. |
dent The appetntment therefore nlay |
be ecnsidersd oompless vindieation Of
Peantoa.
The rsapEoiptmeat Of Pearson wiil |
constitute q natAhle exeeption 30 the |
eo1rss whieh the President nay be ex /
pecsea 10 puRsae> The Neg Vera pusf- /
ufiise ID the largest and mosf important 1
In this counsiy, ami Il Of interest 10 ali |
people and Especially 10 the vast onsi- !
ness apserpsjsss eeniered IN the n1etTpp /
ellis. II h today considered eempaste /
illustration Of The saeoessful Appsioetton /
ct the civil sesytce refoFn pEsnciple 90
an inlnssnse Roserument sstAhiishmsat. /
This eomdikiun, added ths gentleman /
above, referred 50, has been ereaxat /
ahoni b. ths inseslirAt EFFORT OF Mr.. /
Pearson. ana be - ihas tdsnftned IN /
sacoets. Tkik rpfoFm oaRha " retain /
him and insure faith and eonndenee IN /
the naUvesnAisl. uhfeA 1oald rceeive q |
shock fFslm bis removal. His retention /
vas Ssrnessay FeQaessed hY alaFzs nam-
ber a business tsea In the city, sonae /
Repulalioans and Dem1cFats. and very /
generally BY the Indepsndent kepaolt
cans uhe did saeA eoed service IN sap /
part Of Dasnserats IN The last ezns- |
paixn, II IA further Aathaxigively 1
learned that this aet Of the Prssidsnt /
usnst isot be regarded ~ iudteaiing tAAl /
in other cases thoss opposed 70 ths party /
OF the Pfc~hapn1 Wiil etthex Be appoins- /
Cd .g retained after the expiration Of /
tAeir lSraas 0f affiee. In answNf % the !
saseesaien talAs the AppcsniEnsut Of /
Psar@tn snighs create great dissatf<fae /
sion is The ranks OF his party, ths fresi- /
dent h, saprssent<d ~ saying that ne /
Dem@lraiie Eazty b nsitheF hyPoeritieal /
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