Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1885-10-09
THE PIEDMONT OFFICE,

Gosorn Fired Cut and Patrick j. Rogers
Appointed.
WASHINGTON, October S.-Ths President
today appointed the following named Presi-
DENTAL postmssters: Michael D. Baker, at
Uniontown, Pa, vice j. Sturgis. resigned;
Miss Cardora Clark at Blair, Neb., vice
L. F. Hilton, resigned; R W. Hill at
Jewell, Ks, office became Presidential;
Robert s. Wagner, at Bangor, Ps., Office
became Presidential; James G. Hsss, at
Ebensburg, Pa, vice Edmund James, sus-
pended; Patrick J. Rogers, at Piedmont,
". Va, vice Geo. 7. Gosorn, suspended;
Henry F. Taylor, at Fulton, KY, wee John
F. Hall, suspended.
The President today appointed Il. B.
Pun to be Naval Officer of Customs
in the District of Philspelphia, Pa, and
BeDi. R. Tate as Collector Of Customs for
tie District Of New London, Conn.
Eugene E. White, Arkansas, appointed
Indian Agent at Prescott, ArkAnsss,
Agency.
Probable Successor to Eaton.
Ii is stated to-day in political circles that
the President is seriously considering the
nGwe Of James u. Smart, President of the
Purdue State University st Lafayette, Ind,
as successor to Dormsn B Eaton, on the
Civil Service Com mission. Indisnisns here
claim that there appears to be good ground
for The belief that Professor Smart will be
appointed.
ADecislon in n Bounty Case.
The Acting Second Comptroller has rem
deIed decree in the case Of Andrew Sill
lirgs, private in the late war, for arrears
Of pay and bounty. The question involved
in this case and many others is as to wheth-
er b,uuty can be paid to a volunteer SOL
der. or the le rs Of a,volunteer soldier, who
enlisted after April 90, 1865, without know
ing that an order had been issued on that
date stopping the enhstments and pay
ment of bounty. The Comptroller decides
hat in any cases where it is shown that
the enlistment was made before the order
was received at the enlistment place bounty
must be allowed.
No bounties will be alloWei or paid for
any volunteer enlisted after that date, was
actually not received at the place of enlist
ment. A large number of colored volun-
teer troops enrolled in Southern States
about April 30, 1865, sre affected By this
decision.
That Colored Observer.
The Star says; Sergeant McGSrran, of
the Signal Service, who got into trouble by
refusing to receive q colored man as his
assistant in office at Pensacola, Fla. is
not 10 be courtmartialed for disobeysncs
of orders, as was at 6rst intended. BE
brought strong influence to bear and sue
ceeded in having his punishment limited to
reduction to the rank of private. The col
orsd observer, who has been in charge of
the Pensacola Office ever since he was
sssigued to duty there, will shortly be re-
ieved, as his presence in an official capacity |
is distssteful to the citizens of Pensacola, |
and it is thought unnecessary to insist upon
his remaining there. He would not have |
received that assignment, it is now stated,
had the fact Of his being colored occurred |
o the officers making the selection"
The Cabinet Meeting.
Secretary Whitney was the only abssntes
from the cabinet meeting to-day. Among |
the topics considered were Chinese troubles /
in Wyoming and other territories, aud dit6 |
cultes encountered in enforcing the Chi
nese restriction act.
NErER try to raise . family without