Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-05-02
PATRIOTS PUT In PLACE.
HALE OF NORTH CAROLINA
GOES TO MANCHESTER.

John GOOde of Virginia Succeeds SOlici-
tor General Phillips-William M. Mer-
rick of Maryland Assumes Associate
Jnstice Wylie's RObes-J. B. Baird
Superintendent of the Dead Letter
Office.
WASHINGTON, May 1.-The President
to-day appointed E. j. Hale, of North
Carolina, to be United States Consul at
Manchester, England, vice A. d. Shaw
suspended.
John Goode, of Virginia, to be Solicitor
General vice Samuel f. Phillips resigned.
VIM. M. Merrick, of Maryland, to be
an Associate Justice of the Supreme
Court of the District of Columbia vice
Andrew Wylie resigned.
j. B. Baird, Of Georgia, to-day received
his appointment as Superintendent of the
Dead Letter office, and Immediately en-
tered upon the discharge of his duties.
WILLIAM NJ. NIERRICK.
William NJ. Merrick, of Maryland, ap-
pointed Associate Justice of the Supreme
Court for the District of Columbia, is one
of family of prominent lawyers. His
father, William NJ. Merrick, was one of
the most prominent lawyers of Maryland,
and was United States Senator from that
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Richard Il. Merrick, of this city, has a
national reputation, and his youngest,
brother, George C.,is prominent lawyer Of
Prince George county, Maryland. He him
self began the practice of law in this city
in lS4l, and was appointed by President
Pierce Associate Justice of the old Cir
cult Court of the District OF Columbia.
This court was abolished by act of Con-
gress in 1868, and Judge Merrick re-
sumed the practice of law in Mary
land. In 1871 he was elected
to CONGRESS from the Fifth
Maryland district, and served on the COM
mttee which investigated the Credit Mo
bilier scandal, making the principal
speech upon the subject when the report
was made to Congress. The salary grab
act was passed during the life of this
Congress, but Judge Merrick opposed it
and refused to take his back pay. Since
his retirement from Congress he has con-
tinued to practice law in Maryland. He
was born in Charles county, Md, and is
about G6 years Of age.
JOHN GOODE.
Hon. John GoOde, of Virginia, appointed
Solicitor General of the United States, is
a native NIrginian, 56 years of age, was
admitted to the bar in 1851, and in the
same year was elected a member of the
Virginia Legislature. In 1861 he was a
member of the Virginia convention which
adopted the ordinance of secession. He
was a member of the Confederate Con-
gress during the war, and was a repre-
sentative from Virginia in the Forty
fourth, Forty-fifth and FOrty-sixth Con-
crosses. He was a member of the cleo
tOral college in 1852 and 1856, and was a
delegate to the National Democratic Con-
ventiOn in 1868, and a member OF the
Democratic Executive Committee from
1865 to 1876.
E. J. HALE.
E. J. Hale, appointed Consul at Man.
chester, Eng, is a native of North Caro-
lima, about 45 years Of age, and editor of
the Fay etteville On. O. Observer. He has
always been a working Democrat and
was a delegate to the Democratic Ma
tiOnal Convention of last year, and sup
ported the Democratic ticket strongly in
his newspaper during the late PresIden-
tial campaign. He applied for a third
class mission, and was indOrsed by the