Mineral Point tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1869-1938, 1885-05-07
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,ppOIyTMENTs AND REMOVALS.

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APPOINTMENTS AND REMOVALS.
WASHINGTON, May l. The presi-
Mient to-day appointed E j. Hale of
North Carolina, minister TO Manches-
IT,. England The postmaster gen
M removed the following postoffiee
&nspectofs: John L. Livingston.
&1hattanooga, Tenn, Geo. 4 Porter,
Vs. Louis, E. @. Stephens. Augusta,
Me. Chss. Field, Boston, j. j. Hanna,
Isl Louis. These men were requested
H. resign about month ago bat fail
Ed to do so, hence were removed.
Other appointments are, John
sGoode. Virginia, solicitor general;
EWm. n. Merrick, Maryland, to be as
Skoclate Justice of the supreme court in
Ebe District of Columbia, vice Andrew
#Wylie resigned.
Late this afternoon the president
made the following appointments:
EThos M. Ferrall, to be collector of in
Eernal revenues for the first district of
New Jersey, vice VIM. p Totem, sus
1pended; Spriull Broden, to assayer at
fhe United States assay Office. Boise
4 Ctv, Idaho, vice Norman +. III. Camp,
Suspended; George Hayes, to be super
svlsinp inspector of steam vessels for
lthe fifth district, vice Mark d, Flow
Her.. suspended. The Appointment of
sGeorge B. Clark, of Missouri, and
IWm. King, Of Georgia, to be internal
revenue agents, vice A. IL. Clark, Of
SIKentuckey, and e. J. Grimerson, OF
Pennsylvania, resigned. which took
leHect to day.
The secretary of the treasury, to
Iday, appointed VIM. f. Smiizier, of
Missouri to be chief clerk of the bu-
1reau OF statistics, vice Joseph T. Whit
guev, OF Maine, removed. He also or
sdefed the removal of Special Agent S.
III. Chamberlin. One of the reasons
alleged for his removal is that he was
born in Vermont, was appointed from
Virginia, and voted in Maryland.
APPOINTMENTS TO BE MADE TODAY.
WASHINGTON, May 1.-The Post
1 will, tomorrow, publish the follow
hng list of appointments to be made
Tomorrow:
To be postmaster at Pittsburg, Pa.,-James
scranton. Pa. Daniel w. Connolly
Susquehanna Pa.,-James Mckinley,
Bowling Green, Ky.,-E. II. Porter.
Watertown, Wis.,-henry Howell,
Wausena, LAWN. Meek.
Il CONDITION OF THE PUBLIC DEBT.
WASHINGTON, May 1.-The debt
|etatement issued to day shows the de-
crease of the public dept during the
month of April to be IS, AGA, 576 38.
Decrease Of the debu since June 30,
1891 OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. $50, 90, 229 -
lash IN treasury Observation-Disclosures. asa 932, 500 90
biold certificates outstanding. ... 50, $50 900 90
Silver certificates outstanding 14l, 5S5, 0S6 90
Certificates Of deposit outstanding 25 $50 900 90
ERefunding certificates outstanding pa, $50 90
Illegal tenders outstanding ...... $40, 6Sl, 0l0 90
fractional currency mot included
in amount estimated as lost or
destroyed ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. q, 96b, l53 ~
WASHINGTON, May ii. B. Baird,
|of Georgia, received his appointment
as superintendent of the dead letter
office, and Immediately entered upon
the discharge of his duties.
WHY THEY REDUCED THE FORCE.
WASHINGTON, May 1.-The reduc-
ton of the force at Philadelphia was
based on the instructions from the
secretary of the treasury through the
director of the mint, calling on the
officers in charge OF all the minis and
assay offices TO reduce their expenses
to The lowest possible limit compatible
with the needs of the service.
The secretary Of the treasury today
received from western bank TWO
Isl, 600 Z 80 notes of 1865, which are
believed at the department TO be
sc0uNterfeits,
EVERYTHING QUIET AT PANAMA.
WASHINGTON, May IA dispatch
was received this afternoon at the
navy department from Commander
|McCallers from Panama stating that
Everything continued quiet, and that
the people generally are well satisfied.
THE health force remains good.
WASHINGTON, May POSTMASTER
General Villas has forbidden the de
livery of registered letters and money
orders to +. Ridd 81 Co., of Dubuque,
Iowa, on the evidence that they were
conducting a fraudulent business
through the mails.
PARTIAL HISTORY OF VIM. MERRICK.
WASHINGTON, May 1-Wm. Mer
rick, of Maryland, who Nas to-day APP
pointed associate justice of the SUI
preme court for the District of Col
umbia. is one of family of prominent
lawyers. His father, VIM. d. Mer~
rick, was one of the most prominent
lawyers Of Maryland and was U. S
senator from that state from 1886 to
a1S45.
One of his brothers, Richard T.
Merrick, has a national reputation
and his younger brother is q promi~
1 nent lawyer of Prince George county,
Maryland. He himself began the
practice of law in this city in 1871
and was appointed by Presiden Pierce
as associate justice of the old circuit
court of the District Of Columbia.
This court was abolished by an
act Of congress in 1868, and Judge
alerrick resumed his practice OF law
in Maryland. In 1877 he was elected
to congress from the 9Th Maryland
d & Of i A1o toe