New Ulm weekly review. [volume] (New Ulm, Minn.) 1878-1892, 1885-07-15
From Washington.

The president appointed Willis G. Clark
collector OF customs for the port of Mobile,
Ala.
Ex-Gov. Noyes is reported as declining
the position OF government director of the
Union Pacific railroad company.
The president has suspended Mark L.
Blunt, register, and Michael H. Fitch, re.
ceiver, OF the land office at Pueblo, Cal.
James G. Wintersmith, doorkeeper Of the
house OF representatives, is dying. He has
been i'll since the adjournment OF congress.
A. c. Glossy Hesing OF Chicago has
written a letter to the president advising
him OF the necessity OF appointing more
German-Americans to federal offices.
The wiresare going underground in
Washington. When the work is completed
there will be about two thousand miles OF
telegraph and telephone wire underground.
President Cleveland has rendered the Ii.
berian mission to Rev. DR.. G. w. Bryant,
pastor OF the A. M. E. church OF Nashville,
Tenn. Bryant has not made up his mind
yet to accept.
Commissioner Colman, at the request OF
the president will appoint Mrs. George w.
Cross, widow OF Sergeant Cross, of the
Greedy Arctic expedition, to position in
the agricultural department.
Secretary Lamar is gradually recovering
from the malarial attack that Frustrated
him so suddenly. In his case the spirit is
more than willing for the faithful discharge
Of his official duties, but the flesh is some
times weak.
The commissioner OF agriculture has ap-
pointed Prof. NJ. S. Kern to be forestry
agent for the agricultural department. Mr.
Kern is a distinguished landscape gardener
OF Columbia Co., and the author OF work
on rural gardening.
The Star says that the president is pre-
pairing to depart from Washington for a
summer vacation. His plans have been ar
ranged, and it is expected that he will be
New York state and betake himself to the
woods for few weeks.
George w. Girden, local inspector ofhulls
OF steam vessels at Galena, ILL.,, has been
removed by Secretary Manning, the papers
have reached Supervising Inspector Hayes
at St. Paul. Capt. Hayes was at the same
time directed to convene the board whose
duty it is to nominate Mr.. Girden's sue
cessor.
The chief signal officer has recommended
to the president that Sergeant Brainard,
who was with Lieut.. Greedy in the arctic re-
gions, be appointed to alieutenancy in line,
and Sergeants Mitchell and Ellis, who re-
Gently passed examination for promotion,
be appointed leutenants in the signal SER
vice.
The president appointed the following
presidential postmasters: Adolph Fleming,
at Manitowoc, Wis, vice Charles Esslinger,
commission expired; Joseph Van Nahme, at
East st. Louis, ILL.,, vice j. B. Sikkings, re-
signed; Benjamin Harrison, at Palatka,
Fla, vice W. G. Snow, resigned; Mary NJ.
Force, at Selma, Ohio, Vice H. Cochrane, re-
signed; William F. Avery, at Camden, Ark,
vice H. 3. Miller, suspended.
Special Agent Marvin, OF the treasury de-
partment, has turned over the Office OF rev.
enue collector for the Northern Iowa dis
trict embracing forty-nine counties north
OF the Chicago & Northwestern railroad, to
Byron Webster OF Marshalltown who sue
ceeds Col. Simpson. The accounts OF the
latter were audited and found correct Col.
Webster madehis appointments for the dis
trict, as follows: j. w. Halpin OF Dubuque,
office deputy, in place of Isaac Griffith T.
0. Walker and Michael Miller, OF Carol,
and L. F. Nelson OF DEBORAH, special depu-
ties. Frank Conrick is retained as chief
clerk.