The Portland daily press., 1885-03-31
MORE NOMINATIONS.

A Long List sent to tHae Senate Yesterday.
WAsHINGToNy March 30.-The President
sent the following nominations to the Senate
today:
Consuls General of the United States Thomas
NJ Waller, of Connecticut, at London; Frederick
Rave, of Maryland at Berlin;. Edmund Jusser of
Illinois, at Vienna, Austria
To be ENJOYS Extraordinary and Ministers Pleni-
potentiary of the United States-Thomas j. Jarvis
of North Carolina to Brazil; Alexander r. Lawton
oi Georgia TO Russia; Anthony M. Kelly, of Vir-
ginia, to Italy.
To be Ministers Resident of the United States
Isaac Bell, of Rhode Island, to the Netherlands;
Rufus Magee, of Indiana, to Sweden and Norway;
George W. Merrill. of Nevada, to the Hawaiian Isl
To be Ministers Resident and Consuls General of
the United States-Edward Parke Custis Lewis, of
New Jersey, to Portugal; Rasmus B. Anderson of
Wisconsin, TO Denmark.
TO be Consuls of the United States A. Haller
Gross, or pennsylvania at Athens Greece; Evan
Z. Howell, of Georgia. to Manchester Engl and.
Brown, Shepley s. Co., of London, England, to be
special fiscal agents OF the Navy Department.
Alexander McCue, of New York, to be Solicitor
Joseph 2. Johnston, Of Virginia, to be Commits
sloner OF Railroads.
Minister 10 Russia.
Alexander r. Lawton, who was nominated
for the mission TO Russia today, is q prominent
lawyer of Savannah, Ga, and a partner With
GeD. jackson, who was recently nomin ated
Minister to Mezico. He served as BrigaGier
General, and subsequently became Quarter
master General of the Confederacy.
Minister 80 italy.
A N. Kelly. who is nominated as Minister
TO ltaiy, is lawyer in successful practice at
Rlc6mond, Va. He has been mayor Of that
city, and w as for several years chairman of the
Democratic Funders' Committee, taking an
active and prominent part in the contest
egainst the Readjusters. He is also we'll
known as one OF the counsel for the Virginia
nondholders IN their prolonged litigation.
Minister go the Netherlands.
isaac Bell, Jr., the newly nominated Minis
ter 10 Inc Netherlands, Is q wealthy citizen of
Newport, r. l., a prominent Democrat, and
has several times been Democratic andidate
for Governor. He is a brother.in-law of James
Gordon Bennett He was Democratic candi-
date for the United States Senate, at the last
senatorial contest.
A Scandinavian Scholar TO Denmark.
Rasmus B. Anderson, of Wisconsin, nomi-
mated TO be Minister Resident and Consul
General to Denmark, is an eminent Scaudina-
Wan scholar and professor in q Wisconsin Uni
versity.
RHr. ThSmas's Successor.
Rufus Magee, of Indiana, who is nominated
as Minister TO Sweden and Norway, is a resi-
dent of Logansport. He is a lawyer and
State Senator, and an especial friend of ex-
Senator Mcdonald.
Minister TO phe Hawaiian Islands.
George W. Merrill, of Nevada, nominated
to be Minister Resident to the Hawaiian ISL
ands, is q lawyer By profession, bat is now pri
vats secretary to Senator Fair.
Minister 10 Brazil.
Thomas j. Jarvis, OF North Carolina, nomi-
mated to be Envoy Extraordinary and Minister
Plenipotentiary to Brazil, is native of North
Carolina. and IS about 30 years of age. He is
lawyer by profession. During the war he
served as a captain in the Confederate army.
He has been Speaker of the House Of Repre-
sentatiyes in the State Legislature Lieutenant
Governor for two years and Governor for six
years. Gov. Jarvis is a son of Methodist
minister, and is a self-made man.
sketch OF Other Nominees.
Frederick Rave, of Maryland, the nominee
for the Berlin Consul Generalehip, is editor of
the Baltimore Correspondent, German Dem
ocratic paper.
Edmund Jussen, of Illinois, nominated to be
Consul General to Vienna, is leading men,
ber Of prominent law firm of German Amer
leans in Chicago. He has been somewhat
prominent IN politics in his State.
Evan p Howell, of Georgia, nominated con-
sui at Manchester, is one OF the editors aud
proprietors of the Atlanta Constitution, and
man of high standing.
A. Haller Gross, of Pennsylvania, who is to
be sent as Consul at Athens, is son Of the
eminent surgeon. BE has been locally promi-
nent in Philadelphia IS Democrat, and was
recently member of the city council.