National Republican., 1885-12-15
EXECUTIVE INFORMATION.

Robert L. Ieatherwood, of Charleston, n: o.
has been appointed Indian agent for the East
ern Cherokees In North Carolina.
The chief Of the bureau Of statistics reports
that the total values of the exports of bread.
similar exports during the corresponding period
OF the preceding year, were as follows 1875,
S,l4s,ssS; 1881, sll, ,050,102.
The chief Of the bureau of statistics reports
that the total values Of the exports of mineral
oils during the month of November, 1885, aud
as compared with similar exports during the
corresponding period of preceding years, were
as follows; 1885, s3,As3,l7li 1881, si3i9,493.
The Treasury Department holds that volume
entitled Minutes OF Proceedings of the lnstltu-
tion of Civil Engineers, London, Eng, ;" is n per-
lodical and entitled TO free entry. The same rul-
ing Is also applicable TO the similar periodical
publication of the society for Psychical Re-
Search" ofDondon.
The following fourth.class postmasters have
been appointed: Maryland-Chcrryville Cecil
county. J. $. Whitaker; Hnrrisonyille, Balti-
more county, Mrs. Mary X. Hasker; Middle
burgh. Carroll county, G. A. Harry; Taneytown,
SSo sNqn,y Jerome Jerome ,ir REsrhne PSE
Rinin-Cnmp Creek, Floyd county, Thomas A.
Martin; Cross Keys, Rockingham county, Ana
MAS Swartz.
There are q number of applicants for tho
vacant commisslonership of education, which
Gen. Eaton resigned to accept the presidency
OF the Marietta College, Ohio. Among them
are X. d. Shannon, OF Missouri J. A.
Granger, New York; Duane Doty, Illinois;
James L. Morrison, New York; William Shell
ton, Tennessee James f. Crooker, New York.
J. w. A. Wright, Alabama, and Y. +. Smith,
Kentucky. The position pays 5000 per year.
The following changes have been made in
the general land Office: Promotion-Mrs
Emily w. Neyland, Of Texas 81, 200 to sl,iOO
ReslgnatiOns-William q. Nolen, 81 400, aud
Miss Rachel A. Belt, 81 900. The following
have been dismissed from the patent office (:
Luther w. Hickox, OF Missouri, skilled
laborer, at $40; Miss Alice Wurdemann, New
Jersey, n 81, 200 clerk; Mrs. Caroline Rosenbush,
of Ohio, model attendant, at $3.50, and Miss
Il. Il. Hewlett, of the District, aSl 900 clerk.
The following presidential postmasters were
appointed Yesterdays Thomas A. Carr, at
Thomaston, Me-; John 4. Barry, at 0swego,
N V; w. w. Nichols, at Wellsville, N. Y;
John +. Foran, at Lambertville, N. J.;, Mary
7. simonson; at East Orange, N. j.; John @:
Randall, at Doylestown, Pa. George Schall, at
Norristown, Pa, NJ. s. Longaker, at Pottstown,
Pa; John Haviland, at Phnnixville, Pa; Jas.
ii. Covington, at Easton, Md; w. u. Colston,
at Martinsburg. w. Va; Daniel J. Sherman, at
Ashtabuln, Ohio; Thomas Hubbard, at Belle
fontaine, Ohio; Ringgold W. Nelly, at Lima,
jas. I ". talbot, G'O at Miiddieport, Ohio; W G
Clark, at Paducah, KY; Erastus II. Nc.
Kinney, at Lacon, ILL.,; Henry +. Wadsworth,
at Laporte, Ind; Joseph Brelsford, at 0narga,
| ILL.,; A. J. Weber, at Abba, Iowa; John d. Smith
| at Bedford Iowa; A. G. Hutchinson, at Bur
lington, Iowa. Clarence Snyder. at Racine
| Wis. Ransom Nutting. ut Decatur, Mich; An
| gelo T. Tower, at 1onia, Mich. Chas. II. Vann
at 81. Helena, Cal.