Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-03-12
FILLING THE FAT PLACES.

A Few Presidential Nominations Sent
to the Senate-A Batch OF Aspirants.
WASHINGTON, March 1.-THE Presi-
dent sent the following nominations to
the Senate to-day:
Edward d. Clark, of Mississippi, to be
Assistant Secretary CT fhe Interior.
Sidney d. jackson, of Texas, to be
United States Marshal of the Western
District of Texas.
Lieut.. Downs L. Wilson. of the lupior
grade in the navy, to be a Lieutenant
Of the senior grade; Ensign Henry +.
Mayo, to be Lieutenant of the Junior
grade in the navy.
Edward d. Clark, of Vicksburg, Miss,
who was to-day nominated to be Assistant
Secretary of the Interior to succeed MIR.
Joslyn, is a member in very high stand
ing of the bar of Mississippi, and has
practiced before the Supreme Court of
the United States. He is said to be man
of great legal learning and force of
character, who has been so welded to his
profession that he has steadfastly de-
clined to have any connection with poll
tics, although holding strong Democratic
opinions.
SOME OF THE OFFICE-SEEKERS.
The friends of Gen. ROsecrans are press
ing him for the place of architect of the
capitol.
Gen. Singleton, of Illinois, ex-member
of Congress. is said to be the coming Com
missioner of Agriculture.
Gen. Jos. E. JOhnston's friends say it
is the Railroad Commissionership that he
wants.
The town is overrun with Missourians.
Mr.. Nicholas Bell, of that State, wants to
be Assistant Postmaster General. Gen.
Buckner wants to be Internal Revenue
Commissioner. Col. W. G. Switzler wants
to be Commissioner OF Education. Ex-Gov.
Crittenden wants the Mexican mission.
Mr. Charles Gibson, of st. Louis, wants
the Berlin mission. Ex-COngre
Franklin, of Kansas City, is after the
mission to Brazil. Col. G. II. Manus Is
willing to represent his government in
Chill. Mr.. Z. &. Moore, of Columbia, has
applied for the ROumanian mission. Mr..
Harris, a lawyer of st. Louis, wants to go
to Switzerland as the Envoy of the United
States, and Mr.. Pat Carmody, ex-MayOr
of MOberly, wants the MPrshalship of the
Western district.
Capt. Z. w. Banks and Major Eugene
Sykes, of Mississippi, are both anxious to
get the Collectorship of Internal Revenue
for that State. EX-COngressman Murray,
of Ohio. will be satisfied with the post of
Third Auditor of the Treasury. Chair
man Barger, of the Ohio Democratic
State Committee, wants to be United
States Attorney for the Southern District
of Ohio.
John G.. Thompson wants a United
States Marshalship in Ohio, or anything
else that pays.
1t is rumored that Judge David Turpie,
of Indiana, has received an offer of the
office Of Land Commissioner.
No applications have yet been filed for
places on the civil service commission,
but it is understood that the Missouri
delegation will claim all three.
A strong effort is being made by promI-
nent Democrats, with Mr.. Randall at
their head, to secure the appointment of
Jos. 5. Miller, OF West Virginia, as Com
missioner of Internal Revenue. The
President has not yet come to a decision
with regard to the filling of this place,
and 1t is not likely that nomination will
be sent to the Senate before the end of the
week. Mr.. Miller. who is thought to be
Congressman Phil Thompson's strongest
competitor for the position, has been Au-
ditor of West Virginia for the past eight
years.
Friends of ex-Representative Post, of
Pennsylvania, are confident that he will
be appointed to fill the new Assistant Sec
retaryship of the Interior, the term OF
which begins on July l.
The paper-stOck importers and the pa
per men are here personally and by their
representatives to see whether they can
not induce Secretary Manning to abrogate
the circular restricting the importation Of
rags which the Treasury Department is
sued under the late administration. This
Secretary Manning is not inclined to do.
HENDRICKS BACKING.
Vice President Hendricks called at the
White House to-day and presented the
name Of personal friend, who is an old
Democratic war horse, for Postmaster Of