National Republican. (Washington City (D.C.)) 1872-1888, 1885-11-13
CIVIL SERVICE CHANGES.

The President yesterday made the following
appointments: Postmasters-Mrs. Amanda
Quinlan, at Monticello, N. y; John G. Evans,
81. Joseph, NO.; Robert Edgar Cook, Hender-
son, KY; Joshua Ernest. Sullivan, Ind. Navy
John J. Hunker, lieutenant commander
Milton X. schwenk, lieutenant; William II.
schuotze. lieutenant; Waldemar d. Rose, leu
tenant, junior grade Joseph 4. Dyer and
Frank j. White TO BIO notaries public for the
District OF Columbia Frederick :. Mansfield,
Of Texas, TO be secretary OF the United States
legation ut JAPAN George w. Click, of Kansas,
70 be pension agent at Topeka. and Erastus
trict Of Frenchman's bay Me.
An examination of applicants for appoint
ment as examiners clerks in the patent Office
Will take place to-day under civil service rules.
The examination requires expert knowledge OF
patent law and rules Of patent practice.
The civil service commission has ordered
special examination 1 ton 9iagplicanSs loT positions
Dee. 2. The examination will be for clerks OF
the first class and will continue for two days.
Mr., Eaton will conduct the examination per-
The following fourth class postmasters were
appointed yesterday: II. q. Hendrix, ut Crump-
ton, Queen Anne county, Md, and w. u. Pen
nick, at stokolaud Pittsylvania county, Va.
The following appointments and promotions
were made In the pension office. yesterday:
John Lux, OF New fork appointed q special
Mississippi, promoted from 81 600 TO 81 300.
Edward A. Reilly, of District of Columbia, APP
pointed an engineer ut 81 200, vice VIM j. Orr,
removed.
Promotions were made in the patent Office
yesterday as follows Max Gcorgii, of Minne-
sofa, second to first assistant examiner, at
81, 500, and Arthur Crossley, of Massachusetts,
third TO second assistant examiner, at 81 600.
Some people believe that Commissioner Ed
mOnds will be allowed TO serve out his term
He has not, as yet, sent his resignation, and the
President will not, II Is thought,, ak for 1t.
The Secretary of the Treasury Yesterday mnde
the following appointments in the lighthouse
services Charles 8. Dufour, TO be master of the
tender Lily; James Wheatley, to be acting as
sstnnt keeper OF the station at Granite island
Mich, vice Richard Frlnk, removed: j. W.
| Roberts, TO be assistant keeper of station Mt
| Sand Key, Fla vice q. II. Brigham, resigned.
| He also appointed John Penny to be keeper of
the life.saying station at Smith Point, Long
| Island, n. Y.
Secretary Manning has dismissed Joseph
Moliere, q $1,000 clerk In the sixth auditor s
Office, and has accepted the resignation of j..
| Johnson, a clerk In the third auditors Office
Israel Greene, the man who, when q lieu
tenant of marines, captured John Brown at
| Indian agent Mt the Sisseton agency, Dakota,
| vice Il. w. THOMPSON suspended. Greene,
when he captured Brown, beat him severely,
| and was afterward sent away on a long cruise.
| When the war broke out Greene repudiated his
| oath OF allegiance and Joined the confederate
| army. His appointment was announced some
time ago, but was held up by Secretary Lamar
| for some cause.
| The resignation of Guilford G. Hartly, reg
lister Of the land Office at Duluth, Mimi, has
been accepted.