Delaware gazette and state journal. (Wilmington, Del.) 1883-1902, 1885-07-16
POLITICIL.

The Georgia legislature met yesterday
in Atlanta.
The President has accepted +. b. s.
Pinchback's resignation as surveyor of
customs nj New Orleans.
Judge Lambert Tree recently appointed
minister 10 Belgium, qualified mt the
| department of state in Washington
Thursday.
The President Friday appointed Col.
John Gibbon of the Seventh infantry, to
be brigadier genera, in place of General
@. @. Augur, retired.
Matthew S. Quay, the Republican eau
didate for state treasurer in Pennsylvania,
is SO years old, and the newspaper por-
traits present him MS very handsome
i man.
| President Cleveland has offered the
Liberiun mission to the Rev. DIR. &. w.
Bryant, pastor Of the African Methodist
Episcopal Church, in Nashville, Tenn.
Mr.. Bryant has not yet accepted.
George McGowan, candidate for mp.
| pointment by the President to the position
of naval officer ut Philadelphia, has. il is
stated, retired from the contest in favor of
William j. Manning, n cousin Of the Sec
Rotary of the Treasury.
Secretary Manning has accepted the
resignation of Chief Clerk Swayze of the
treasury department, and has appointed
Edward b. Youmans of Elmira, New York,
to be his successor Mr.. Swayze rendered
his resignation four months ago.
The chief post office inspector some
time ago received communication ac-
cusing Postmaster latham of Superior,
Nebraska, of having robbed the bank mt
Drakesville, Ga, 10 years ago. On in
quiry, the postmaster admitted his iden-
tity with the bank robbery. He was inn
mediately suspended,
| The heads of the executive department
in Washington have been considering the
advisability of reducing the annual leaves
of absence granted 20 the department
employees. and it is understood that the
question was discussed in THURSDAYS
cabinet meeting. The general impression
is that the time will be reduced from 30
; to 30 days.
, The Secretary of the Navy has ap.
pointed board to examine the present
, foremen of navy yard shops, and also
, applicants for such positions, with II view
to determining the efficiency of the in.
cumbents, and making changes where it
is deemed advisable. The board consists
of Captain Wallace, Commanders Sands
. and Remey, Chief Engineer Smith, and
0 Naval Constructor Hickburn.
I 1t is stated that the Ohio Republicans
! in Office i'll Washington have been quietly
! notified by the managers of the Republi
+ can canvass in Ohio tllnt contributions Il
2 the campaign fund will be gratefully re
. ceived and confidentially acknowledged
e Some favorable responses have alread,
| Al
: Ohio Republicans in office will look Mt
. dollar for some time before sending it t,
n the Ohio Republican state central com
N mittee.
I, The Secretary of the Navy purpose
K making IN entire reorganization of tn
d nine government navy yards not late
e than next fall. An investigation .lookin
" to this end has been i'll progress for som
IA weeks. The Secretary will dispense wit
,: the services of many of the bosses VIII
ID get 10 day whether they work or not
is Four hours is days work in some in
" stances. "a sailmaker went from Bosto
y to one of the yards and began workin
VI eight hours n day. He was told to lnbo
=, less time; that he could not be allowed t
ir accomplish so much work"
n Washington special to the Phiade
Il, phia Record says Senator John A. Loga
m will oppose the confirmation s. Cornin
n Judd to be postmaster of Chicago. II
" thinks he can prevent his confirmation
i, He says that his friend, Frank A. Palmer
no was removed without reason. He wa
ID not an offensive partisan in any sense
III the term. He was simply doing all thl
" he could for his friend, John Loga1
" in quiet, discreet way. II looks, Loga
Fl thinks MS though an attempt ha
T., been made to strike at him throue
Palmer. He would not have minded Iii
o. removal of any other of the FEEDER
es officials in Chicago, because they NJ
I'd all unfriendly or at the least LUX,
2. warm toward him, but they have n
81 been allowed TO retain their places
u while the only friend he had WI
hc promptly bounced. He seems to thin
he that senatorial courtesy can be street.-the
S; so as to protect the Republican pos
to masters at the homes of all Republica
In senators. His colleague, Cullom, hi
ne promised that Selby, the postmaster
q, Springfield, Cullom's home town, wi
n quietly resign next winter, and accort
rs ingly he is not to be removed in tn
ID meantime. Logan thinks that some sue
H. arrangements should have been mad
~ with him.