Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-04-14
APPOINTMENTS.
Five Places Filled Yesterday by the
President.
NoNcoNFIRmED OFFICERS APPOINTED
Commissioner of Internal Reuenue
Miller Win Make Number
of Changes in the
PERSONNEL OF HIS DEPARTMENT.

WASHINGTON, April l3.-The President
to-day made the following appointments;
To be Consuls of the United States,
Charles 7. Russell, of Connecticut at
Liverpool, England.
A. Haller Gross, Of Pennsylvania, at
Athens, Greece. o.
VIM. W. Long, of Texas, Hamburg, Ger
many. ...s
Henry vignaud, Of Louisiana, Secretary
Of the Legation of the United States at
Paris.
Augustus Jay, of New York, Second Sec
retary of the Legation of the United States
at Paris.
Miller Will Make Some Changes.
Commissioner of Internal Revenue Miller
is understood'to have decided upon num-
Der of changes il ihe personnel OF the force
of The internal revenue agents.
The Commissioner of Internal Revenue
has been notified of the death of Collector
Slack at Boston, and has authorized his
deputy to act until an appointment Is made,
which may not be for a month.
A wife's Liability For Her Husbands
Debts.
WASHINGTON, April ia decision rem
dered by the Supreme Court Of the United
States to day in the case of Francis Dodge
ct al, appellants, against Thomas Knowles,
which presents the question of the liability
of a married woman for certain debts con.
tracted BY her husband nomina|ly as her
trustee. The court holds neither liability
for provisions supplied at dwelling house
where the husband and wife and their
children are living together or q
promisssry note given by the husband
describing himself as a trustee tor the wife
in payment for such supplies can be charged
in equity upon the wifes part without clear
proof that She contracted the debt in her be-
half or intended to bind her separate estate
for its payment. The decree OF court below
is reversed and the case remanded with
directions to dismiss the bill. Opinion by
Justice Gray.
All Quiet On the Isthmus.
WASHINGTON, D. c., April l3.-Admiral
Jouett telegraphed to Secretary Whitney to-
day, from Colon, as follows: The situation
on the Istbmus is unchanged. Trains run
across regularly without molestation."
1t is the general opinion among officers
on duty at the Navy Department that the
marines who were recently sent from New
York will leave Aspinwall on their return
home within the next two weeks. The ofi-
GERS apprehend no further difficulty and say
it is useless to keep so large force on the
Isthmus unless the rebels show signs of con-
tinuing their devastations. Should the
marines re e'urn, Admiral Jouett will still
have force of about 600 men to protect
Americans and American interests.
Prof. McMahon's Father Dead.
Special 10 The Register.
WASHINGTON, April l3.-Prof. r. RAN
dolph Mcmahon yesterday received tele-
gram from Charles County, Nd, announc-
ing the death of his father, Dion BentlY Nc
Mahon, formerly of Virginia, but resident
of Charles county since 1868.
Mr.. Mcmahon was ftty-nine years Of age.
He was a native of Canada, where his
father was located as an assistant quarter.
master in the English army. He settled in
Virginia IN 1850, and married Miss Mary
Randolph, beautiful and gifed lady, who
died in Charles county four years ago.
Prof. Mcmahon was devoted TO his mother.
He left the city yesterday morning.