The Waco daily examiner. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 187?-1888, 1885-07-29
TURNING 'EM OUT!
Those Rascal" Postmasters
Seem to be Climbing Pol
tics Golden Stairs.
A large Number of Them Re-
placed by straight Demo-
cratic RefOrners.
Return of a Portion of That
ShipN rocked south Amer
lean Trade Com nissiOn.
a Company of Ex-Confederate
COIonists Heard from as Do
ing Well ,n Brazil.
Washington NEWS.
News From ana Through the Ma
tionnl Capital.

Washington, July 2s.-Thc presi-
dent to-day made the following APP
poiBtments: Anthony Eckhoii, of
New York, to be Fifth auditor of the
treasury; Samuel Flower TO be assis-
tant treasurer of the United States at
New Orleans.
United States Minister..Fish at Brus-
sells, 10. day, cabled the secretary of
state, by direction of the king: "The
minister of foreign affairs has COM
municated to me an expression of the
kings sincere coincidence on the occa-
sion of General Grants keath.
The president of Chill also cables
in name of the government and peo-
pie of Chill: 81 take part in your ma
tiOnal grief"
A sHIPwRECKED COMMISSION.
Washington July 2S.-Judge Scion
Thatcher, of Kansas, member of the
commission appointed TO visit Mexico
and South America In the interest of
trade between these countries aud the
United States, arrived in Washington
to-day direct from Liverpool and
called upon the secretary OF state.
sir. Curtis, secretary of the commits
sion, is expected the latter part of
this week. The vessel on which Judge
Thatcher aud MIR. Curtis sailed from
Brazil was wrecked on coral reef when
a comparatively short distance from
shore. The wreck occurred about z
o'clock in the morning aud the vessel
and cargo were a total loss. The pas
sengers took to the small boats aud at
night succeeded in reaching small
Brazilian port. They were refused
aid of auy kind and were compelled
TO put up with such comforts MS they
themselves found. The following
morning a small craft took them
aboard and in six days landed them
at point where vessel was waiting
to take them TO England.
WHO SOME APPoINTEEs ARE.
Washington. July 2S. = Samuel
Flower, who succeeds MIR. iierwig as
assistant treasurer at New Orleans, is
lawyer of high standing and was
urged for the place by almost the en-
tire state congressional delegation
lie served in the confederate army
during the war, and rose to the rank
of captain. lie il II cousin of Repre-
sentative Roswell T.. Flower, OF New
York.
Anthony EckhoG, the new fifth
auditor OF the treasury, is we'll
knownGerm fcmocrat of New York
city, but he has not allied himself
with any of the different branches OF
the democratic party in that state.
lie is one OF the. editors of the
New York Staats-Xeitung, and
was representative i'll Congress
from New York; he, also, at one time
| held the office of coroner in New
York city. lie succeeds Judge Alex
ander, of Indiana.
DIR. John Campbell, OF Cincinnati,
has been appointed medical referee OF
the pension bureau TO succeed DIR.
Thomas b Ford.
Conrad kcrZent, who was to-day
appointed collector of customs at Mil
waukec, resides at Sheboygan, and is
a man of high literary attachments
He is lawyer by profession, aud has
served several terms ia the state leg
islature.
COMMITTEE OF REPRESENTATIVES.
Washington, July 2s.-General JOIN
b. Clark, clerk of the house of repre-
sentatives, has designated aud re-
quested the following named com.
mittee to represent that body at tn,
funeral of General Grant: Honor
: able John G.. Carlisle, of Kentucky
J Samuel j. Randall of Penn; William
Il. Morrison Of Illinois; j. Randolph
J Tucker of Virginia; o II. Singleton
J OF New York; Thomas b. Reed, G
} Maine; Thomas NJ. Brown. OF Indiani
r and Benjamin Butterworth of Ohio
. These gentlemen will be requested b
, mail, to meet In New York city o
! the 9TH of August at some hotel 1T
/; yet determined.
j Two MORE RRFoRMATIoNs.
Washington, July 20. - Albert
!. Kelly of Indiana. has been appointe
, CHIEF of the assignment division of Il
, patent Office, vice Samuel Mullikin,
. New Jersey, who has been trausferrt
: to the position of first assistant exam
= liner. John ID. Pennypacker, of vi
i GINA, has been appointed speci
y agent of the land Office.
3 CoLoRED GREEN AGAIN.
Washington, July 2s.-General II
zen to-day, brought charges again
Q Sergeant Michael MeGarren Of d
II signal corps at Pensacola, Florid
o and asked that he be tried by coui
/ martial for refusing to receive Priv
< Green lcolored) who was sent 10
d list him. McGarren is regarded as
:. fiicient officer. lie remained
" d uty throughout the yellow few
epidemic. General Hazen, chief 81