Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1885-11-05
WASHINGTON NEWS,
The Dolphin Controversy Settied-Two
Civil Service Commissioners Appoint.
ed-Report OF the Supervising lnspec.
tor General Of Steam Vessels.
WASHINGTON. Nov. 4.

The sum of S25,000 is TO be retained from
the moneys coming due from other transac-
tions, and held with the balance unpaid on
the Dolphin contract till legislation is dis
posed OF. Inis settlement 1t is said at the
navy uepar''nen'' is III every way satisfactory
oo.n 'o the contractor ana the government.
Possession OF the steamship Dolphin is
transferred 70 the secretary OF the Navy, for
,he onaeu S'a'es' win tne right 10 take ana
aeai Win tne same rs the title thereto was
iuhy vested IN the United states, but such
transfer snail not operate or constitute ac-
ceptahce uhder the alleged contract OF affect
ln cohsiueration or aoludlcation OF any ques
non OF law or fact arising on any claim or
de1ense now or hereafter In controversy be-
tween the parties which shall be determined,
Is IL sucn transfer nSd not oeen made, parties
OF the nfst part under such alleged contract
Is 10 prosecute parties OF the second part for
oaiahce OF purchase money alleged to be due
under said contract, and for compensation
Tor additional work and alterations made,
pursuant TO the provisions OF said alleged
contract. In the event that bien shall be de-
termined TO exist In favor of the United
states upon said vessei, or IN the event that
the government shall be found entitled to any
money LOT judgment from parties OF the first
part SAID steamship snail be hrst applied to
the satisiactlon OF said lien or Judgment,
whlch IN lien OF oelng determined by Judicial
sale shall De 1ound oy the court, upon proof
10 De advanced oy the respective parties.
The President today appointed Alfred p.
Edgerton of Fort Wayne, Ind, civil service
commissioner in place of Dorman b. Eaton,
resigned, and William l. Trenholm of
Charleston, S. c., in place of John NJ. Greg
ory, resigned.
Mr.. Edgerton was in early life clerk in
a mercantile house in New York city, but
while still young man removed to Northern
Ohio as agent for the Northern Land Co.
He then served four years in Congress as a
democrat and was financial agent of the State
of Ohio with an Office in New York city. In
1858 he moved to Indiana and in 1868 was
the democrat candidate for lieutenant gov
ernor, Vice President Hendricks being the
candidate for governor. They were both de-
feated. AS a democrat he refused to sup
port Greely in 1872 and came within six
votes of being nominated for vice president
on the OConnor ticket over John =. Adams,
Jr. lie was then nominated as the straight
out democratic candidate for governor OF In
uiana, out oecllned IN letter winch he urged
All democrats 10 support dendricks, and the
latter was elected For 10 wears he has been
unanimously elected by the common council
OF Fort Wayne As president OF the board of
eoucatioh OF that city. tie mas been engaged
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