Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-11-04
Not So Many I'm the Diplomatic Service
rs Generally Supposed.

A STAR reporter to-day called the attention
of Gov Porter, Assistant Secretary of State TO
the statement made by Mr.. y. v. White on
taking the chair at a republican mass-meeting
in Brooklyn Friday, that Of the diplomatic ap-
pointments made by the present administra-
ton eighty had borne arms during the late war,
but that only one out OF that number had
fought on the Union side i'm the contest.
''Ihat is not So" replied Gov. Porter. "In
making the appointments the fact whether
those selected fought i'm either army is not taken
into consideration, and consequently no re-
cord is kept OF IL. But from my personal knowl-
edge of the men who have been appointed,
know that those figures are not correct. There
has always existed "A wrong Impression about
the number OF confederates appointed through
this department.. The surprisingly few APP
pointments of this kind as compared with the
generally supposed number has frequently
been u subject OF comment here in my Office.
When Lawton and Jackson were appointed
simultaneously early in the administration the
cry went up, the coniederates are to have
everything, and good many people have
never been disaoused OF that idea"
Gov. Porter then picked up an official list OF
all the diplomatic and consular appointments
made by the present administration, number
ing 100, and checked off the names OF those
whom he either knew To have been in the con-
federate army or was satisfied belonged 10 it
from their place of residence and their age.
They numbered only twelve. While satisfied
that many OF the other appointments had been
union soldiers, he was unable TO pick out more
than three OF whose war history he was certain.
Two OF them given nrst-class missions,
Charles DENLY, minister TO China, and Vim. +.
Roberts, minister To Chilli. The third was las.
NJ Morgan consul general to Melbourne. Only
TWO confederates received 1rst-class missions,
Henry II. Jackson, minister TO Mexico, and
Thos. ]. Jarvis, minister to Brazil.
THE FIRING OF A PROPOSED DEMOCRATIC
SALUTE ABANDoNED.-Ths morning a number
OF members Of the Jackson democratic associ-
alton called at the office OF the president, Mr..
J. 4. Norris, and talked over the results Of the
work. 1t was suggested that a salute be fired,
and Mr.. Christian Mesack, the artilerist Of the
association, offered to fire q salute to-day. L.
was, however, decided not TO do 30.
SUIT AGAINST A GUARpIAN.-To-day a suit
was entered by the United States TO the use Of
Aiken, deceased, agt. w. II. Barstow, Thomss
u. Jones and Edward NJ. Willis, 70 recover
S696.l1, which, IT is alleged. the first-naraed
defendant as guardian Jailed TO pay TO W II.
HELEN as administrator OF the estate Of -. ID.
Aiken, or 70 pay the same 70 plaintiff Is the
successor Of Mr.. HELEN; and ne also claims that
Barstow is indebted 20 him S96l.l7.
SEWER on FIRE.-A little before O'Clock
to-day flames broke out OF the sewer trap az The
southwest corner of 1lth and X streets. The
flames were of intense heat and shot up IN The
ncighborhood thought the subterranean nreo
were bursting through the surface. Water was
tse et, S The rne FxnHiin hose csrriass cane
to the spot and In q few minutes the nremen
succeeded I'm extinguishing the names. An exr
icals The gutter and mouth Of the trap showed
traces OF what was supposed 70 Be sulphur.
threw &c down the trap, Just % sse the blsss.
HE PAM $4,000 voR BOGUS GOLD BRIcKs.-
A Madison, Ind, dispatch, November Sd, says:
o. 81 WOliHe, secretary and treasurer u TIN
Madison and Br0wnstoWn Gravel Road 0onlr
branch bank and sAid he knew man who nad
. couple Of gold brickA valued ~ 30, 900, that
he would sell for 5000 The oank LOANED
Wolne the money on his note q demand, WITH
per cont interest," BY deposit Of his stock via
the Gravel koad company - collateral ssour
bank to-day instituted proceedings In IL cir.
cult court 20 compel him 70 trAnsler the Gt0ck
In the road, which he refuses 70 do. WolNe clnim1
that he holds the teliers certificates for the suD.
posed vnluo Of the bricks, while the bHnk cinin6s
that he nns only oeEtancate q spoctal oaOon1s
q tho BRICKS,