The Portland daily press., 1885-07-15
WASHINGTON.
Postal Changes in New EngIand.

WASHINGTON, July 14.-The First Assist
ant Postmaster General has appointed the
following postmasters in Maine
c. W. Clark. at Weston
Albert Hunter, at Clinton.
orlando Hunter, at Caribou, vice Joseph Gary
removed. -
Charles Wellington, at Albion vice c. A. Drake,
removed.
Eleven new postmasters were appointed in
New Hampshire today.
A Noted Individual Heard From.
The colored man named Green who was
the cause OF the controversy between ex-
Secretary Lincoln and Gen. Hazen about a
year ago. has turned up again. At that time
General HaZen declined to enlist Green in
the Signal Corps on the ground that regi-
ments OF cavalry and infantry had been set
apart for colored soldiers, but not the Signal
Corps. Secretary Lincoln however, ordered
his enlistment in that corps, provided he
could pass the required examination. He
passed 1t and was sent to Fort Myer to
undergo UNDERGO regular M course of instruction. He
performed all the duties acceptably, and
with other members of his class recently
became eligible for station duty. The signal
service observer at Pensacola asked for an
assistant and was told that one would be
sent, and he procured for him rooms and
board in his own boarding place and made
other arrangements to receive him. Green
was the man selected as the assistant and
was sent to Pensacola, but on his arrival the
olSIdI S0lflCc refused TO receive MIN
because of his color, and the officer has been
summoned to Washington to make an ex
PLANTATION. The colored man remains in
charge OF the office at Pensacola.
Revenues of the Post Office Depart
ment.
The revenues of the Post Office Depart
ment during the quarter ending March 81 last
were $10 1853 169 and expenditures $12.4 .428.
722,-a deficit of $1,665,553 The financial
eitlcers OF the department estimate that the
deficiency OF the present fiscal year will
aggregate about $6,000,000 The reduction in
revenue and increase of expenditures is
attributed to the business depression.
The Postmaster General has promulgated
a rule in regard to allowance of leaves of
absence, which states that leave may be
given to any clerk, whose conduct and ser
vice have been satisfactory, for such portion
OF thirty days as may remain after deduct
ing all the days of his or her absence for any
cause, whether sickness or otherwise, since
the 1St day OF January. This rule will prob
ably be adopted in all the executive depart
ments.
Minor Matters.
The President has appointed Larner B.
Harrison of Cincinnati to be government
director of the Union Pacific railroad Har-
rison is president of the First National Bank
of Cincinnati
Judge Maynard, Second Comptroller of
the Treasury, has rendered decision that
naval olncers VINO travel at the governments
expense, are not entitled to mileage, and
that mileage is allowable only when they
travel at their own expense. This is a rever-
sal of a former decision of accounting Off
GERS, and will result in saving to the gov
ernment of several hundred thousand dollars.
Leave OF absence for four months on a
surgeons certificate of disability, with per-
mission to leave the United States, has been
granted First Lieutenant A. W. Greedy, 9Th
Cavalry, acting signal officer.
WIN. III StlNh1m XVbO has bpon nhiof of
the navy pay division of the Fourth
Auditors Office for 81 years, resigned today,
and James NJ. Wright of Alabama was ap-
pointed in his place.