Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-03-24

reputation as a literateur, among his
writings being several poems of wide
spread popularity. The present Minister
to Mexico is Philip 81. Morgan, Of Louisi-
ana. The salary of the office is $I2, 900.
EDWARD J. PHELPS.
Edward j. Phelps, who was nominated
to-day as Minister to England, is a promi-
nent lawyer of Burlington, Vt, He is
about go years of age and the pOssessOr
of moderate fortune. He is ex-President
OF the American Bar Association, has
prachced before the Supreme Court in
Washington, and is highly esteemed as a
lawyer and man of culture. He has sew
eral times been the Democratic candidate
for Governor of Vermont. but as far as
known here has never held public office.
For two years past he has delivered lee
lures on law to the graduating class at
Yale College. Mr.. Phelps is a son of ex-
Senator Phelps, of Vermont. Senator
Edmunds was his legal preceptor. Mr..
Phelps is a personal friend of Justice
Field, of the Supreme Court, who speaks
in the highest terms of his learning and
ability. The present Minister to England
is James Russell Lowell, of Massachu-
sets. The salary of the Office is 1900.
ROBERT M'LANE.
Robert NJ. McLane. of Maryland, nomi-
mated as Minister to France, was born in
Wilmington, Del, in 1915. He was edu-
Gated at st. Mary's College, Baltimore, and
a. the College Bourbon in Paris, France.
He was appointed by Gen. Jackson a ca
det at West Point, and after his gradua-
ton there in 1887. served in the Florida
war, and in the Northwest as a Lieuten-
ant of Artillery. He resigned from the
army in 1S43, studied law in Washington
and removed to Baltimore, where he be-
gan the practice OF law. He was a men,
Der of the Maryland Legislature in 1856,
was member of the Thirtieth and Thirty
first Congresses, was appointed by Presi-
dent Pierce in 1852 Minister to China, and
was appointed by President Buchanan
Minister to Mexico in 1859. but resigned
in 1860. He was elected to the FOrty-sixth
and FOrty-seventh Congresses, and de-
clined nomination for the FOrty-eighth
Congress. He was elected Jlovernor of
Maryland in 1888 for the term of four
years, beginning January, 1884. Levi P.
Morton, OF New York, is the present Min
lister to France. The salary attached to
the office is SIT 800.
SENATOR PENDLETON.
George Ii. Pendleton, of Cincinnati, the
new Minister to Germany. was born at
Cincinnati, O., July 10, 1926, received an
academic education in the schools of
Cincinnati and afterWard in Europe. He
studied law, was admitted to the bar, and
has continued ever since to practice at
Cincinnati. He was a member of the
State Senate of Ohio in 1854 and 30 was
Representative from Ohio in the Thirty
fifth, Thirty-sixth, Thirty-seventh and
Thirty-eighth Congresses, was Demo-
cratic candidate for Vice President on
the ticket headed by George B. McClel-
Ian in 1864, was the Democratic candi-
date for Governor of Ohio in 1869, was
elected to the United States Senate as
Democrat to succeed Stanley Matthews,
Republican. and took his seat March Is,
1879. His term sXpired March g. 1885.
john A. KRsson, of Iowa, is the present
Minister TO Germany. The salary at
tached TO the office is 800.