The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1885-05-14
FROM WASHINGTON.

Capt James Blackburn was appointed col,
lector of inland revenue for the Lexington, Ky.
district.
A P Swineford of Marquette is to be governor
of Alaska, and DR.. Heenan CT Minnesota is left
out in the cold.
The president appointed J. Parker Veazy,
postmaster at Baltimore, vice Harrison An
dreau, comm ssion expired.
Ex-senator B. K. Bruce, register of the treas
ary, has rendered his resignation 1t is re-
ported that the resignation was requested
John Blackburn, brother of Senator Black
burn, was recently appointed collector Of rev.
enue for the Ashland district of Kentucky.
The attorney general has appointed N T. N
Robinson of Louisiana law clerk of the de-
partnaeht of justice vice A. R. Dutton, resigned
A new treaty between the Colombian and
United States governments respecting transit
across the isthmus is said to have been conelu-
ded.
Appointments of surveyors general for Min
nesota and Dakota are expected soon, and DON
nelly is thought to be the coming man for the
latter.
Treasurer Jordan says the treasury count
Is practically over and everything found most
satisfactory, only two-c cent discrepancy having
oeen found.
The president is entitled, under the law, to
have ten naval cadets at large at the Annapolis
academy. He has filled these vacancies for
which there were 40 applicants
judge lowering, formerly connected with the
law office of the interior department. and at
present assistant commissioner Of pensions,
has resigned, to take effect on the 18th inst
The president appointed Stuart Taylor to be
naval officer of customs at San Francisco, and
William D. II. H. Hunter to be collector of in
teTnal revenue for the Sixth district Of Indi-
ana
DR.. W. r. D. Hunter was appointed revenue
collector for the Lawrenceburg, Ind, district,
through the efforts of Judge Holman of In
diana. The district pays two-thirds of the
federal tax collected in the state.
Secretary Whitney and John Roach have
agreed that the Dolphin shall have another
trial before her final acceptance by the govern
ment The trial will take place on the sound,
and will be a six-hour run.
Secretary Lamar sent to the president the
report on the assignment of lands in severalty
to the Santee Sioux in Kansas and Nebraska
1t appears that there are Al, 600 acres left after
giving each man. woman and child 100 acres
This excess will be thrown open to settlement
on the 18th inst
Secretary Manning requested the resignation
Of Joseph Nimmo, Jr., chief of the department
The resignation was promptly rendered Mr.
Switzler will succeed MI. Nimmo as chief of
the bureau and Mr.. Whitney will continue
to be chief clerk. Mr. Nimmo has been at the
head of this bureau for the past eight years.
Postmasters Commissioned: l. H. Edwards
Waterloo, Iowa: J. Fl. Dorner, Clemens, Iowa;
J. F. Russell, Warren. Iowa; P. T. Dorfinger,
st Lawrence, Oak; r. West, Verona, Wis.,
Emma E. Reeve Sandusky, Wis. s. W. Hobbs
was appointed at Storm Lake, Iowa, vice w. S.
Vesta1, suspended. j. r. Ratekin of Shenan-
doah, Iowa, was also appointed, vice Dufield,
resigned.
Postmaster Palmer of Chicago has been re-
moved, and s. Corning Judd reigns in his
stead. Mr.. Judd is about fifty five years of
age, and lawyer by profession He has al
ways been identified with the Democratic par
cratic national committee from Illinois. He |
has been member of the Legislature
The president has appointed the following |
named postmasters: Charles H. Chapman, at |
Hartford, Conn, vice l. A. Dickinson. COM |
mission expired Charles A. Foster, at Bellevue,
Idaho, vice E. w. johnson, resigned; Willard |
P. Carr, at Sioux Falls, Oak, vice E. W. Cald-
well, resigned; Charles ]. Kress, at Lewiston,
Idaho, vice J. N. Hobbs, resigned; Benjamin |
7. Huger, at Charleston, 8. c., vice W. N.Toft,
expired; Jacob L. Bake, at Red |
Oak, Iowa, vice E. s. Rogers, commission ex-
pired; Patrick Cain, at Fort Dodge, Iowa, vice |
Y. NJ Page, suspended
Officers Of staff departments of the army are
many changes in their present as
signments upon the close of the fiscal year. |
The heads of the several bureaus Of the war |
department have furnished the secretary with |
a list of officers, who have been stationed at |
any one place more than four years, and . gen.
eral change will be made, except in cases |
where the duty of an officer require peculiar |
kind of ability The paymaster general is |
having q difficult task in making the present |
fund hold out until the fiscal |
year. It can, therefore. be safely said that no |
change will be made during this month and |
next, unless absolutely necessary.