The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-04-25
NATIONAL NEWS NOTES.
The Warrington budget OF Appoint
ments, Court Martinfs Reform and
ResignattOu.


NO CLEMENCy FOR SWAIN.
Washington, April 24--Prcsident
Cleveland has refused to exercise his
power of executive clcmoncy in re-
gard to the sentence ofG. ID. Swain,
Judge Advocate General of the army.
CHIEF OF THE CENSUS DIVISION.
Jas. ii. wardcll of New York, was
to-day designated TO act rs chief OF
the census division of the interior
department. Mr.. Wardcll will he as
sisted by four clerks in the compile
ton of the work of compiling the un'
finished census reports.
NAVAL OFFICER AT NEW ORLEANS
Washington, April 2i.-The presi-
dent to-day appointed HenryP. kerno-
chan, of Louisiana, to be naval officer
at the port of New Orleans.
LIEUT.. JoUETT DISMISSED.
The findings and sentence of the
court martial in the case of First
Lieut.. James $. JOuett, Tenth cavalry,
who was charged with Irregularities
in the accounts of the post of san An
tonic, OF which he was in command,
have been approved by the president
The charge was sustained, and the
court recommended his dismissal
Lieut.. Jouett is a son of Rear
.Jouett, who commands the North At
| lautic station.
col. LAMONT RECOVERING.
Colonel Lamont, the presidents
private secretary, VINO has been con-
| fined to his room for about n week
with an attack of bilious fever, is
somewhat better to-day, and expects
to be able to resume his duty at the
| Whitehouse next Monday. His ILL
ness is due TO overwork. Assistant
Secretary Purden is acting as private
secretary in his absence.
| HURRyING UP PENSION BUSINESS
The secretary of the treasury to-
day detailed three clerks to the comp
troller's office to assist in the settle
ment of accounts, particularly hose
of the pension agents, which are
somewhat in arrears. Arrangements
have also been made Tor the more
prompt examination of these ac'
counts in the third auditors Office.
II Is expected that the vacancy in
the office of third auditor, caused by
the involuntary retirement of Judge
Creightly, will be filled probably to
morrow.
The first comptroller of the treas
ury has recommended to the secre
tary that the divisions in his Office b.
reduced from nine to five, and tn
force be reduced correspondingly.
POSTAL CLERK WELLS IN MEXICO.
Washington, April 2i-Thc post
Office inspectors department has re
ceiyed information that Postal Cler
Wells, who ran away with the regis
4 tered mail between New Orleans All
Port Eads, was at III Paso on Wedne'
day. IL is supposed he crossed tn
river to Mexico and thereby escape
his pursuers'
A PLANO POSTMASTER PLAYED oU'
Washington, April 24.-Postmaste
General Villas to-day said that Pos
master Bailey, of Camden, New Je
sew. had been suspended because !
admitted that he had purchased wv
pianos and about one tLousanc do
!. lars worth of merchandise, an
Maid for them in postaG
stamps. The effect was
increase his apparent sales of staml
and consequently his salary pracli
which the president did not regard
good policy. The charges were MAJ
against postmaster Baiiy during Il
preceding administration and we
\ substantiated by the inspectors !
/ mort. Postmaster General Villas,
ia day appointed sixty fourth-elS
postmasters.
William II. Robb, speciel lndi
agent, has resigned. -,
No further action has been AIKEN
/ the case of Collector Craig, of V
ginia, who declined TO resign at
request of the secretary of the tire
ury. 1t has been referred to
president and It is understood that
will order the suspension of Craig.