The Northern Pacific farmer., 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. neenan Of Minnesota is left
out in the cold
The president appointed J. Parker veazy
postmaster at Baltimore, vice Harrison An
ureau, comm ssinn expired.
Ex Senator B. K. Bruce, register of the treas
ury, has rendered his resignation. It is re-
ported that the resignation was requested.
John Blackburn, brother of Senator Black
burn, was recently appointed collector of rev.
The attorney general has appointed N T. N.
Robinson of Louisiana law clerk of the de-
partment 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 concl,i-
ded.
Appointments of surveyors general for Min
nesota and Dakota are expected soon and Don
nelly is thought to be the coming man for tho
latter.
Treasurer Jordan says the treasury count
is practically over and everything found most
satisfactory, only two-cent discrepancy having
oeen found.
The president is entitled, under the law, to
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 10Th inst
The president appointe Stuart Taylor to be
naval officer of customs at San Francisco, and
William D. H. 81. Hunter to bs collector Of in
ternal revenue for the Sixth district of Indi-
ana.
Dr. W. II. 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 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 Mr. 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. Fl. Edwards,
Waterloo, Iowa: J. h. 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 Duf6eld,
resigned
Postmaster Palmer of Chicago has been re-
moved, and s. Corning Judd reigns in his
stead. Mr. Judd is about tifty-fve years of
age, and lawyer by profession. He has al
ways been identified with the Democratic par
ty and is the present member of the Demo
cratic national committee from Illinois. He
has been member of the legislature.
The president has appointed the following
named postmasters: Charles 81. 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-
we'll, resigned; Charles J. Kress, at Lewiston,
Idaho, vice J. N. Hobbs, resigned; BENJAMIN
F. Huger, at Charleston, S. c., vice W. N: loft
commission expired; Jacob l. Bake, at Red
Oak, Iowa, vice E. s. Rogers, commission ex-
pired; Patrick Cain, at Fort Dodge, Iowa, vice
n. NJ. Page, suspended.
Officers of staff departments Of the army are
expecting many changes in their present as
81 ,nments upon the close of the fiscal year.
The heads of the several bureaus of the war
department have furnished the secretary with
alist 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 a difficult task in making the present
transportation fund hold out until the fiscal
year 1t can, therefore, be safely said that no
change will be made during this month and
next, unless absolutely necessary.