The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-09-04
General and Personal.

Special to the INDIANAPOLIS Journal
WASHINGTON, Sept 3.-Maior y. FL. Stein,
historian of the First Corps, and an attache of
the Treasury Department, intends starting to his
old home at Union City, on Saturday night to
spend fortnight on his farm He will visit
indianapolis and other portions OF the State
while out there and arrange day when the
committee selected for the purpose shall visit
the battlefield of Gettysburg, Pa, and put in
place the marble slabs which are to occupy
positions held by Indiana troops during that
memorable fight. Arrangements will likely be
made for Indiana editors to visit the ttle-fed
at the same time, large number of them having
expressed desire to do so.
There are three members Of the Indiana dele
cation to Congress here for the winter-kleiner
Matson and Ward. Senator Voorhees, is not
expected before the 18th inst. Holman is expected
soon.
Mr.. Robinson, the Anderson ice-dealer, who
has been here most of the time since the 9TH Of
March, seeking the position of inspector of
steamboats, at Memphis, where he once lived,
will probably arrive here tomorrow to renew
his OPPORTUNITIES for appointment
Indiana ofice-seekers who have remained here
during the past summer months are very tired
of this administration. There are four or five of
them
Democrats in the Sixth congressional district
of Indiana are writing bitter complaints here be-
cause more changes are not made in the federal
Offices. They say they cannot get change in a
fourth-class postmastership in that district
postoffice has been established at Lockman,
LII, IL.
appointed postmaster
Postmasters' commissions were to-day issued
for Hannah Miller, at New Trenton, Ind, and
James l. Brydon, at Griffin.
board of pension examiners has been estab-
lished at Washington, Daviess county. Ind, as
follows: DR.. W. Peck. Democrat; Dr. Henry
Gers. Democrat; DR.. John A. Scudder Repub-
hcan, retained. board has been established at
Nashville Brown county, Ind, by petition, but
no examiners have yet been appointed
Time schedules of star mail routes in Indiana
have been ordered changed as follows:
Huntington to Warren-Leave Huntington on
Tuesdays Thursdays and Saturdays, al p. NJ /;
arrive at Warren by GO p NJ. Leave Warren
on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays at GAO
A. NJ; arrive at Huntington by ii A. NJ.
GAINESVILLE to Corydon-Leave GAINESVILLE
udily, except SuuudVS, at LOU l.. ~, arrive at
Corydon by 315 p. NJ. Leave Corydon daily,
except Sundays, at $50 A. II; arrive at Lanes
vile by 815 A. NJ.
Samaria to Spearsville-Leave Samaria on
Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays, at $40 A.
NJ; arrive at Spearsville by 1901 A. M Leave
Spearsville on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Satur
days, at A. NJ; arrive at Samaria by 7:2l A. n.
Among the fourth-class postmasters appointed
today are George G. Paul, at Brimfeld, H., and
the following in Indiana: At Shideler. VIM. S.
Shideler; Odon G. l. Pearson; Leo Victor Fl.
Muller; Summit. Solomon B. Mottincer; Crom-
WE'LL ID. IL Clarke.
In response to a telegram from Superintendent
Bell, OF the foreign mail service, the Postmaster
general Of Canada has replied that in his opinion
the number of cases of smallpox existing in the
Dominion does not warrant the adoption of
measures for the fumigating of mails coming
into the United States from Canada A ger
eral advertisement will be issued the 18th
inst. by the Postmaster general, calling for pro-
posals for rendering steamboat mail service in
all parts OK the United States.
The acting Secretary of the Treasury has
rescnded the order recently prepared by the
Register in regard TO the transfer Of United States