The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-03-31
THE NATIONS CAPITAL
A Large Batch OF Nominations Sent TO
the Senate-ShOrt Sketches OF
the Nominees.
What the Indianians Yet in Wash
ington Are Doing and
Talking About.
NEWS OF NATIONAL INTEREST.
Mondays Batch OF Nominations, With
Sketches of the Nominees, Etc.


nominated for the missien to Russia, is promi-
nent lawyer OF Savannah. He was educated at
West Point, served in the army a numberof yeais
resigned studied law a. Savannah and enyaget
in the practice OF mis- profession there. When the
civil war broke out he entered the Confederate
service as Brlgadier General, and subsequently,
became Quartermaster General of the Confeder-
aey At the close OF the war he returnei to his
practice at Savannah and soon afterward was ap-
pointed Attorney for the Central Railroad ana
Banking Company OF Georgia. He is described rs
& lawyer of great distinction gentleman OF quiet
and afable manners, Vossessor OF considerable
wealth and about sixty years OF age.
A. n. Kelly. nominated for Minister to Italy, is
lawyer in successful practice at Richmond, Va.
He has been Mayor OF that city, was for several
years Chairman OF the Democratic Funders' Com
mittee taking an active and prominent part in
the contest against the Rea1iusters, and is also
well known one OF the counsel for the Virginia
bondholders in their prolonged litigation.
Edward Psrke Curtis Lewis, nominee for the
mission to Portugal, is a resident of Hoboken, N.
j. he is said 10 be disantly related 10 secretary
Bayard, and has been member of the Legislature.
| a Presidential elector, and member of the State
| Democratic Committee. He was In the Confeder-
ate army. and is son in-law OF Edwin Stevens, OF
stevens battery fame.
Isaac Bell Jr. nominated to be Minister to the
| Netherlands, is wealthy citizen of Newport, K.
! and prominent Democrat. He has several
| nor. He is q brother-in law OF James Gordon
Bennett. He the Democratic candidate for
United states Senator in the last Senatorial elec
/ tion.
| Sweden and Norway. Is a resident of Logansport,
| lawyer and State Senator. He is a man of local
| prominence an active politician and an
| peclal friend of ex-senator Mcdonald, whom he
| accompanied recently 70 this city.
Rssmus B. Anderson OF Wisconsin, dominated
| to be Minister Resident 10 Denmark. is an emi-
nent Scandinavian scholar, and is the author OF n
bor of hon rs 81 md
| mythology He is professor in the Wiscon sin
| State University. and well known among literary
| men. DE is man with influence among the
| Scandinavians in the United states, and promi-
| nent defender Of the American school system.
| tenn OF sectarisn schools. He has always taken
| deep interest in the promotion OF Scandinavian
immig gration to this country: He is notonlya fne
| French, Hungarian and all the Scandinavian Ian
| gusges His nomination is generally regarded as
Thomas III. Waller, nominated to be Consul Gen
eIal at London. is well-known as an ex Governor
| of Connecticut
| Frederick Rains of Maryland, nominee for the
| Berlin Consul Generalshlp. is editor Lnd Balti.
n ore correspondent OF German Democratic pa
Edmund Jussen. OF Illinois. nominated for Con-
| sui General TO Vienna, is q leading member OF a
| prominent firm OF German Americans in Chicago.
re has been somewhat prominent In politics In
his State, and is brother-in-law to Carl 5churZ.
Evan 4. Howell, OF Georgia, nominated 10 oe
Consul ct Manchester, is one OF the editors snd
proprietors OF the Atlanta Constitution, and a
man of high standing.
A. Ealler Gross. OF Pennsylvania. nominee for
Consul to Athens. is a son of the eminent surgeon.
He has been locally prominent in Philadelphia as
Democrat, and was recently member OF the
City Council.
George W. Merrill, of Nevada. nominated to be
Minister Resident 10 the Hawaiian Islands, is a
lawye by profession. but Is now Private secretary
70 sena'or Faii. He is well known here aud gen.
orally esteemed.
Thomas J. jarvis, nominated for Minister to
Brazil, served in the Confederate army and was
| Governor OF North Carolina for six years
LouniNcMul en-, nominated for Asppra!ser of
the Port of New York, is AT present an employe in
the Appraisers Office there. as examiner IN the
hardware division. Ee is a Democrat, and one OF
/ the Oldest employees In the department,
having served continuously in the Ap-
pIsisers Office about twe1ty-tnree years
His nomination is regarded as good
vice reform principals. The Treasury Department
officials hesitate TO express any opinion In regard
| TO the reason for the removal OF ketchum, whose
| place McMullen is to take. There are, they say,
| no charges against him, and he has not so Tar
as they knew. done anything himself ob.
noxious to the present administration Ii is init
mated tonight that there is likely to be confess
in the Senate over this nomination. unless II Can
| be shown that Ketchum was removed for cause.
| IL is not exps cted there will be much decrease
in the public debt for March. The receipts thIs
month have been up to the average, but the dis
to s9,OG0co0.
The President has designated Assistant secre-
aTy FaiTcnild TO act as secretary of tue Treasury
in the absence OF Secretary Manning. and Assist
/
senee OF secretary Manning and Assistant Secre-
| tary Fairchild.
Senators Brown and Cloquitt of Georgia, and
Henry w. Grady, one OF the proprietors of the A
lanta Constitution, called upon President Clevs'
land TO-DAY for the purpose of inviting him .
visit Atlanta on the occasion of the meeting %
the Commercial Convention in May there. Tue
President expressed N uch interest In the conven-
tioD, and said he would talk with the members oi
his Cabinet ABOUT the proposed trip. Senator.
Brown and Colquit believe he viii accept the in
vitation.
The appointment of William Caldwell as sur-
| veyor of the port of Cincinnati, IL claimed as a
victory for the Payne Mclean faction, he having
been endorsed strongly by Senator Payne, who is
His most formidable competitor for the place was
Theodore Cook, who was Pendleton man in TIE
Senate contest year ago, and wno led
! In Hamilton County in the State election OF
| 1882 Although Mr.. Cook has been lfeloug
| Democrat ana an effective worker for the party
his action in bolting the ticket IN 1878 was used
against him by the Payne men in the contest for
| tie SuTveyOrship
| Postmaster General Villas has authorized the
| statement that railway postal clerks, who have
| no Just complaint can be brought, and who he ge
| not turned their attention to political labors dur
ing their service, need have no fear OF being dis
turbed.
Ex-Governor Fletcher, of Missouri, who was
reported missing, mas been retained by Mr. f. J.
| Kennedy aud Colonel John Farr, of this city, "a
| prosecute their claims before The department
! Although expected for some time by these gentle
men, ne has not Jet been seen here by them.
| In the Senate, after reading the Journal the
/ Senate went into executive session, and wnen the
doors were reopeDed, adjourned.
| The sentence in the HaZen court martial is sim
nly repriTnand, and Is not yet approved by the
President
Nominations.
wAsESeToS. March So.-The President has
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