Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-06-24
CHANGES IN THE OFFICES.
Presidential AppOintmeDts-Ncw Post
Onice Inspectors - Treasury Dis
miSSals. Etc.

The President yesterday afternoon appointed
Gen. w. II. Davis, of Doylestown, Pa. to be
pension agent at Philadelphia, vice A. Wilson
Norris suspended; E. d. Bannister, of Law
agent, to be Indian inspector; Gen. H Heth, OF
Warrenton, Va special Indian agent: VIM.
PARSONS, OF Connecticut special Indian agent;
Ai1.GrapoWskil OF Georgia, Superintendent of The
Haskell institute, Kansas: Walter r. Brennan,
OF the Indian Territory, superintendent of the
Gen. Davis, appointed pension agent at Phil
a1 aa91eiphla, was Endorsed by Hon. S. j. Randall,
w: a. snowden and other prominent Pennsyl-
Vanla democrats He served in the Mexican
war and in the late war. He is q prominent
democrat, and is said to be a trained lawyer.
is a graduate of Yale college of the class OF '6S
and OF the Albany law school ofthe class of SO.
lie was the district attorney OF Clinton county,
"a. from 1872 to 1877, and editor OF the New
Haven DaikV Register from 1873 to 1888. He
also established the Hartford Telegram. In
dsS dsSo he was delegate to the national demo
cratic convention. At present he is Washing
ton correspondent of the New Haven Register.
he was recommended for the position by the
New England, by President Porter, of Yale col
Iese: eX,Gov: Curtin and Samuel j. Randall, OF
pennsylvania.
The President to-day appointed the follow
ing notaries public for the District of Columbia:
e., =: Il. Evans, Robert Leitch, jr., and Geo. d.
NEW POST OFFICE INSPECTORS.
The Postmaster General to-day appointed
the following twenty-five persons as post Office
inspectors upon the examination which was
held last week: McGhce Williams, Arkansas;
George W. Waterbury, Colorado; Ruben Spang-
| Indiana: j. F. Thomas. Mary land; F. NJ
| Harris. Missouri; lc. b. Treattan, South Caro-
V1a; Vips,p II a. EoXynton Y xermens W r. Barclay
Moore, North Carolina; \. r. Holmes, Ohio J.
F. Samon,, Ohio; w. p: Ryon, Pennsylvania;
Tennessee: w w Simpson, Tennessee: L. ].
Randall, Texas; j. Z. Hollingsworth, Texas j.
eonsin a. Miurphy, e Wisconsin; j. Darbeay Wis,
states not represented are under consideration
by the Postmaster General.
CHANGES IN THE TREASURY DEPARTMENT.
The cyclone that struck the Department OF
Justice Monday swept over to the Treasury de.
partment late yesterday afternoon and carried
away the heads of fourteen clerks in the sixth
auditors office, two clerks in the second con.
| troller'S Office and eighteen messengers. The
clerks dismissed upon the recommendation OF
| sixth auditor McConville are: Martin L. Hg.
gins & at 81 500 James ". Brady, Henry Cus6-
ng SswoId and e ;e"rss W cF9mWeli 900 e&sh g.
beel and G: f. Needham, 81 400 each: VIM. b.
Dodge j: W; Dunnng, NJ. d: Oyeracker and II.
{. Croft; 81 200 eacn; Thos. III. Vance and Mrs
II. II. Yates, 81 900 each.
Roger Bells, an S1.SOO clerk, and Harold A.
Mchnew, a 5! 400 clerk in the second control
lers office, resigned by request. Numerous other
changes are expected, and the clerks are greatly
demoralized at the prospect of a clean sweep all
around.
the expenses of the bureau of engraving and
printing. He has not yet definitely settled upon
plan but it is probable that the force will be
greatly reduced by the first of July.
The most numerous and most urgent applica.
tions are for messengers, doorkeepers' and
laborers places and it is thought that nearly
all ranking below the classified service will GO
soon.
MISCELLANEOUS.
r.. =. kingSbury, of Massachusetts,, 81 900
| clerk in the Pension office, has resigned
Mr.. A. I: Longley, superintendent of the seed
| division of the Agricultural department. will
be removed on July 1. His successor will
probably be from Ohio.