The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-07-02
General and Personal.

Special to the indianapolis journal.
WASHINGTON, July I.-Senator Harrison who
is here arranging for his senatorial committee
investigation trip to the Northwest expects to
start to Indian apols tomorrow or Friday night.
Martin Brown, Public Printer for the State of
New York, arrived here this morning, and has
entered the race for the government partnership.
AS Brown is a strong man, Indianans believe
siderably lessened
The Hoosier statesmen who have been pre-
senting the name of Cass Byfeld, of IndIanapo-
lis, for the SUPPLEMENTARY of Hot Springs, have
been informed that the place will go to an AR
kansas man.
Mr.. Robinson, Of Anderson, an ice dealer,
and brother to Col. Milt Robinson, of that place.
is here again, and wants to be an inspector of
steam vessels at Memphis, Tenn, where he once
lived He seems to have interested number of
lndianians in his behalf, and believes he will
succeed He intends leaving here for Anderson
tomorrow night,
Hon. William II. English was seen making his
way TO depot this afternoon. grip in hand.
The services of the following special examn-
ers in the Pension Office all from Indiana, have
been dispensed with: q. E. Chaplin, E. S. Dur
ment, J. II. Foster, H. J. Haywood. John S.
Ragsdale, o. C. Terry and W. w. Watson. The
following from Indiana have been reapponted
special examiners: j. p. Matthews, +. A. Mayes
Henry A. Reed, L. j. Richardson, r. s. Rick
hart.
j. Y. Ballou has been dismissed as clerk in the
Pension Office. No charge is preferred against
him.
Rev W. A Bartlett pastor of New York-ave-
nue. Presby terian Church. will leave this week
for three months vacation in Europe.
The following Indiana postmasters were COM
missioned today: Benjamin p Brown, at
Franklin; Edwin A. Calls at Martinsvle; Gil
van D. Andrus, at crest; Thomas W. Blain, at
Hecla; Samuel s. Radley, at Middleford; Wick
lift B. Mitchell, at Owensburg James T. Bodkin,
at Patriot; David A. Swindell, at Summitville.
Mr. John g. McGregor, assistant-chief of the
customs division of the Treasury, was to-day
promoted to be chief of that division. vice H.
b. James, resigned.
The beginning o: the fiscal year brought com
parativey changes in the State, War and
Navy Departments, and the clerks who feared
that they might possibly receive dreaded
yellow envelope on the LIST of July, became
treasured as the day passed by, and none
two or three appointments made under the civil
service rules to fill vacancies III the lower grades
In the Navy Department the services of a car
penter in the Secretarys Office were dispensed
with, because there was no appropriation for his
retention.
The Secretary Of War had not returned to the
city this morning, and nothing was known of
any removals contemplated by him, but it
thought he has already made the changes he
intends to make.
There are at present eleven presidential post
Offices where the commissions of the postmas-
tiers have expired and where no appointments
have yet been made. These Offices are: Milford,
N. H; Waterford. N. Y; Manitowac, Wis;
Gilroy, CAL. Augusta Me-; Bellefonte. Pa;
Mitchell. Ind; Everett, Mich; South Haven.
Mich; Preston Mimi, and Corinth Miss.
Indian Commissioner Atkins will not &C on
his contemplated tour of inspection of the differ
ent Indian agencies this summer as he finds the
public business will not permit of his absence
from this city.
The Postmaster general to-day received a copy
of the postal convention providing for the ex-
change of money orders between the United
States and Japan, ratified by the Japanese
postal authorities. The new treaty will go into
effect De ober l.
Commissioner Black yesterday approved over
1900 pension eases. This is the largest
number of pension approved in any one
day i'll the history of the Pension Office.