The semi-weekly miner. [volume] (Butte, Mont.) 1882-1886, 1885-11-07
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CAPITAL CHAFF.
Another Batch Of Appointments - The
Civil Service Commission.

WASHINGTON, November 4.-The following
fourth-class postmasters were appointed
to day.
observation-disclosures, F. A. Angel; Mound
House, Fred Teasland.
Washington Territory-Waitsbur T. H.
Jessup; Thetis, Henry E. Young; Willapa,
Edward r. Warren; Edison, John Dozer;
Deep Creek Falls. Frank c. Pierce; Snoho-
mick, John B. Mott; Bellingham, Henry
Fish auser; LaConner, Joseph F. Dwelley;
Montesand, w. H. Blair.
THE COMMISSION.
The President to-day appointed Alfred P.
Edgerton, of Fort Wayne, Ind, as Civil
Service Commissioner in place of Dorman
B. Eaton, resigned, and William J. Tren-
holm, OF Charleston, s. c., in place OF John
NJ. Gregory, resigned.
Mr. Edgerton was, in early life, a
clerk in mercantile house in New York
City, but while still young man he re-
moved to Northern Ohio as agent for the
Northern Land Company. He then served
four years in Congress as 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
Democratic candidate for Lieutenant-Gov-
ernor, Vice President Hendricks being the
candidace for Governor. They were both
defeated. As Democrat he refused to
support Greeley in 1872, and came within
six votes OF being nominated for Vice
President on the O'Connor ticket over
John Quincy Adams, Jr. He was then NOM
mated as the straight-out Democratic
CANDIDATE FOR GOVERNOR OF INDIANA,
but declined in a letter, in which The urged all
Democrats to support Hendricks, and the
latter was elected. For fifteen years he has
L al tod 1,V,%h %hoT TfNrv,
Council of Fort Way he as the President OF
the Board OF Education of that city, and
by appointment OF Ex-Governor Porter as
director OF the Pardu University. He has
been engaged in many successful business
enterprises, and is in easy circumstances
and is practical
STUDENT OF PUBLIC AFFAIRS.
He was for many years an intimate friend
and associate OF Chief Justice Waite, who, to-
gether with Senator H. B. Bayne, Governor
Gray, of Indiana; Vice President Hendricks,
and many leading citizens OF Ohio and In
diana, warmly endorsed him as possessing
qualities peculiarly fitting him for the
work of the Civil Service Commits
sion, with which he is and has
been in full sympathy. Mr.. Trenholm
is a commission merchant about 80 years
of age and was warmly endorsed for the
appointment by leading friends OF the civil
service movement both North and South.
He is son of the late Secretary Trenholm,
Treasurer of the Southern Confederacy,
and has been brought into prominence
lately by his addresses before numerous
bankers conventions on the silver ques-
ton and his writings on the same subject,
which have attracted wide attention. Mr..
Trenholm has always been Democrat.
A Or AcER DEcJSION
In the case OF the Good Return Mining
Company, in the Stockton Land Districs,
CALIFORNIA, coming up on appeal from the
the Secretary Of the Interior has decided
that where an application for a patent for
a placer claim is made which embraces sew
eral locations, the requisite proof relative
to the expenditure thereon is furnished by
the Surveyor Generals certificate showing
that $500 had been expended upon the
claim for which the patent is asked.
WASHINGTON NOTES.
The resignation of DR.. Gregory as a
member of the Civil Service Commission
has been accepted.
The Surgeon General OF the army asks
tsn appropriation OF $3.50, 900 for the pur-
pose of protecting the army against chol-
era, which he thinks will reach this country
next year.
BOGUS LAND ENTRIES.
Commissioner Sparks, of the General
and Office, believes from reports received
that a large part of the homestead entries
in Dakota are fraudulent. He has received
advertisements offering Union soldiers or
sailors homesteads without the formality
OF living on them, and copies Of railroad
tickets, with homestead entries under the
timber culture act, attached as gratiuous
coupons. The Commissioner says he will
not certify any returns until convinced that
they are regular. He will ask Congress fol
force enough to do the work speedily.