Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-03-31

YORK, is at present employed in the Ap-
pralser's office there as an examiner in the
hardware division. He is a good Demo-
craJ ana one of the oldest employees in the
department., having served dscontinuOusly
In the Appraisers Office for about twenty
/ three years. The nomination is regarded
as good one, ard as one which is
strictly In accordance with
civil service reform principles.
Treasury Department officials hesitate to
express any opinion with regard TO the
reasons of the removal 0f Ketchum. whose
place Dir. McMillen is to take. There
ere, they say, no charges against him aud
he has not, so far tAev know. done any,
tniDg 10 render himself obnoxious to the
present dminstrati0n. 1t is intimated
. tonight that there is likely to be a con-
test IN the Senate over thus nomination
unless il can be shown that Mr., Kecchum
was removed for cause.
RAsMCs B. ANplRsON.
RasmUs B. Anderson! of Wisconsin.
who was to-day nominated to be Minister
resident and Consul General To Denmark.
was born in Wisconsin ID 1913. He was
/ fur many years PrOlessOr'Of German and
scandinavian literature il the University
ot W lscOuslH at Madison. and had charge
there OF llrge collection of Scandinavian
BOOKS left 40 the university bY Ole Bull.
aud called the Miner library. He re-
signed that position year or two ago To
engage IN private business. He is the
author Of number Of books relating.
% scandinavian subjects. the most
important Ot which are Morse MYTH
CloEv.N "Str King Tales OF the North" and
Horns scandinavian Literature" He
ls also one OF The cOmp,leTS Of the volume
recently Du, lShed entitled s'The Nor
wegian Musical Album" He is a man
0t vide intu nee amor the Scandina-
viaus in the United States and a promi-
nent defender Il the American school svs-
tenn against tlCse who desire to substi-
tute for II system of sectarian schools.
he mas always taken ueep interest in the
promotion Of S'andinavian immigration
TO this country. lie is not only fine Latin
and Greek sch lar but knows German
French. Hungarian and all the Scandi-
udyian langua- ;. The nomination is
generally reSarC-d as an extremely good
one.
wILLIAI CALDWELL.
William Caldw |, who was nominated
to-day 10 be SUrvt or OF the port of Gin
natl, Is pTacticE lawyer Of that city.
and one Of the II ae State Senator's from
Hamilton county. Re is about 80 years
o. age and a son Oh the late Judge Cald-
wei, OF the SuprerS court of Ohio. His
appointment Is claSed as q victory for
the ne-McLeaI1 faction, he having
been indorsed strcn5NT by Senator Payne,
who is said 10 have NsOnally urged his
nomination. His n formidable COM
7 petlt0r FOR the Ilace "a Is Theodore Cook
I VINO was q Pc ueton man in
I the Senatorial cOntes a year ago and
| who led the bolt again | the Mclean leg
/ lslativr ticket for Han ton county in the
i State campaign of Ii. when the men,
\ aers of the Legislal L which chose
. Payne We're elected. hough Cook has
been lifelong Demo IL and effective
worker for that party. {ac-ion in bolt
ing the ticket in 1883 y S used against
. lam by the Payne men the contest for
the SurYeyOrship.
+. ]. JARVIS.
Thomas J. Jarvis. Of .orth Carolina.
F nominated 70 be Envoy Extraordinary
. and Minister PleGipOtent ry tC Brazil. is
4 q native Of North Carolina and Is about
. 80 years OF age. he was &c lcattd at Ran
. dolph Macon College, Of Y rgina. He is
lawyer by profession. Ilrine the war
he served as a Captain in tie Confederate
army. lie has been Speake of tie House
/ Of Representatives in the safe Legisla-
+ ture three times. member 4 tie State
Y Constitutional Conventions. Lieutenant
+ Governor two years and GlYeTlOr six
years. He was unanimOl sly recon-
menGed by the Legislature of his ktate to
/ be a member Of the Cabinet. GOv.Jarvis
I il the son Of a Methodist minister, and is
a sef-made man. He married Miss
WOodson, Of Virginia.
A. VI. Kelly.
A. VI. Kelly, who is nominated as Min.
lister to Italy, is a lawyer in successful
practice at Richmond, Va. He mas ieen
Mayor of that place, was for several yglrs
Chairman OF the Democratic Eund,rs
Committee, taking an active and proni-
uent part in the contest against the le-
adjusters. and is also well-known as o.e
Of the counsel for the Virginia b0ndhol-
ers in their prolonged litigation.
E.P. c. LEWIS.
Edward Park Custis Lewis, the nomi
nee for the mission to Portugal, is resi-
dent of HObOken, y. j. He is said to he
distantly related to Secretary Bayard,
and has been "A member of the Legisla3
ture. Presidential electOr, and member Of
the State Democratic committee. He
was in the Confederate army. His wife is
a daughter Of Dir. Stevens, the HObOken
millionaire, who built the famous Stevens
battery.
ISAAC BELL, JR.
Isaac Bell, Jr., nominated 10 be Minis
ter 10 the Netherlands, is wealthy citi-
zen Of Newport, X. l., a prominent Demo-
crat, anu has several times been the
Democratic candidate for Governor. He
is n BEDtucI-ll-idN Ol Jdul5b OUIuDu D6U-
nett. He was the Democratic candidate
for United States Senator at the last Sena.
tOrial election.
T. NJ. WALLER.
Thomas NJ. Waller, whose name is sent
in for the Consul Gene ralship at London,
is well known as Ex-Governor of COnnec-
ticut. He was the Democratic candidate
for reelection last year, but failed TO re-
ceiVe a majority Of the popular vote and
was not elected by the Legislature.
RUFUS MAGEE.
Rufus Magee, Of Indiana, who is nomi-
mated as Minister to Sweden and Norway,
Is a resident Of LOgansport, a lawyer and
State Senator, q man of local prominence
as an active politician, and an especial
friend of ex-senator Mcdonald, whom he
accompanied recently 10 this city.
EDMUND JUssEN.
Edmund Jussen, of illinois, nominated
to be Consul General TO Vienna, is lead
ing member of prominent law firm OF
German-Americans in Chicago. he has
been somewhat prominent in politics IN
his State.
FREDERICK RAINE.
Frederick Raine. Of Maryland, tne
nominee for the Berlin Consul General
ship. is the editor Of the Baltimore Cor
respondent, a German Democratic paper.
Al GROSS.
A. Haller Gross, of Pennsylvania, who
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