The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1885-06-27
General and Personal.


General and Personal.
Special TO the indianapolis Journal.
WASHINGTON, June 2~6.-Ex-State Senator E.
j. May, Of Cannelton, Perry county, was to-day
appointed law clerk to the Attorney general.
Mr.. May has not been here at ali. Senator
Voorhees, promised to secure a position for him,
and he wisely decided not to come to Washing
ton, saying that if Mr.. Voorhees, could not sue
coed alone ne would make no further effort.
Indiana Democrats are laughing over the
statement reported to have been made yesterday
by Dir. Hendricks, to the effect that he would
not bounce all Republicans if he had the power
They irreverently say that 1t is a case of sour
grapes with the old gentleman, and that he would
hog everything if he had a chance.
The following Indiana fourth-class postmasters
were appointed to-day: B. B. GLADDEN.. at Lex
ington, Scott county, vice A. w. Auricks; j. V.
Benz, at English, Crawford county, vice c, A.
Burlington; J. A. Woyts, at Elizabeth, Bar
tholomew county, vice A. S. Bateman.
Senator VOORHEES, returned from Tennessee
to-day, and found a dozen kilograms on his ar
rival, notifying him of the ~acquittal of Captain
Johnson. The Senator has received an ovation
from Indiana people to night on the successful
: outcome of his pleading.
Six Japanese officers, who are on their way to
take command of a new Japanese vessel, called
on the Secretary of the Navy to-day. One of
the officers Was in attendance at the United
States naval school for three years.
Lieutenant Scheutze, appointed by the Secre-
tary of State to convey the rewards of this gov
eminent to the natives in the vicinity of the
Lena Delta for their services IN aiding the sur
vivors of the Jeanette expedition, will sail July
6. He expects to be absent about one year.
The Clerk of the House OF Representatives
says that, from present indications. there will be
fewer contested election cases before the next
Congress than there have been before any Con-
gress for forty years. There will NOT be more
than four, and probably not more than three.
TIL Comptroller of the Currency to-day au-
thorized the American Exchange National Bank,
of Detroit, Mich, to begin business; capital,
$500, 000.
1t was stated at the White House to-day that
no change will be made in the Office of collector
of customs at New York before next week.
Mr.. Robertson's term expires on the 18th instant,
and there is a possibility of his retaining the OF
fee until the 1st proximo.
The Butler House force Of Senate employees,
consisting of three messengers, at salaries OF
$L440 each, two j~anitors at $500 and several la
borers at $I2O, will be dropped from the pay-rolls
of the Sergeant-at-arns at the end OF the pres
emit month. These men are nearly all Repub-
licans." At the same time one assistant door
keeper of the Senate at 81, $50, two messengers
at 81, 440 and several employees in the folding
TOUI1 Will " uIOpDcu.
The President has recognized Karl Pellier as
consul of the German empire, at Cincinnati. for
the States of Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan,
Ohio and West Virginia.
Naval PaymaSters Deering and Barton, of the
Paymaster-generals office, were detached from
duty to-day and placed on waiting orders. This
action was taken because it was thought best to
have the Office in new hands during the court
martial of the chief of the bureau, and not because
the officers named were thought to have had any
connection with the irr6Oul6rltias charcoal
against the head of the division.
The President appointed the following collect
ors of customs to-day: Theophilus Moody
Favre, for the district of Pearl River, Miss;
Joseph B. OBrion, for the district of NatcheZ,
Miss; John e. Grady, for the district of Apala
chicola, Fla.
Gen. Frank Armstrong, of New Orleans. was
to day appointed by the Secretary of the In
terror an Indian inspector, to succeed Inspector
Newell, suspended.
General Hazen, Chief Signal Officer, has issued
an order extending to a day and a half in ad
vance the weather predictions, which now only
cover a day. The change will go into effect
July !.
Attorney-genera Garland says that he will re-
dace the force of examiners in the Department
OF Justice, as he finds there is not sufficient
work TO be done to justify the employment of
the entire force.
The cost of the stationery to be supplied for
the use of the Interior Department during the
next fiscal year will be $47, 89l, a reduction of
over $lO.OOO, as compared with the expenditures
for the same purpose this year. The supply of
gold pens upon requisition is regarded by Secre-
tary Lamar as an extravaganza, and will be dis
continued
The Postmaster-general to-day fixed the rates
70 be pale for the transmission of government
kilograms during the next fiscal year. The new
rates will be substantially the same as those now
n force.
The District Commissioners were informed
o-day by Mr.. Fairchild, Assistant Secretary of
the Treasury, that the pauper woman, Bridget
Malta, who was to have been sent here from
Pittsburg. to test the question as to who is re-
sponsible for alien paupers, has been sent to
Ireland.