Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-06-13
LATEST OFFICIAL CHANGES.

The President to-day appointed Frank Cor
don. OF Georgia (son Of ex-senator Gordon) to
be principal clerk Of the surveys of the General
Land office, in place of Oscar Hinrichs.
Aaron Bradshaw the chairman of the board
of appeals, Pension office, has been removed,
and Gen. John Rogers, of Kansas, has been
appointed in his place. Gen. Rogers served
was the youngest brigadier general. He is a
lawyer of ability, and was recommended by all
the prominent people In Kansas.
Hon. Geo. w. Paysley, of Hilsboro, ILL.,, has
i peen appointed surveyor general of district
The following named clerks In the Treasury
naNlng served satisfactory probationary term
OF SIX months each. have received absolute ap-
pGinsmePts pia s1 eG Gibe7s RockwoSd Of pennsyiva-
u. Nourse, of New York, 5000, office Of the first
The First Assistant Postmaster General to-
day appointed the following named fourth-class
p0stmasters: In Pennsyivania-William F. Nc
SfIharron, at Greene; Joseph Hemphill, at
McCarty, at Midway. In New York-James r.
In0mson, at Alexandria Bay.
lhe following promotions have been made
IN tne war record Office of the War department: t:
r. Y. smith, from class three TO class four; +. u.
sun, from class two to class three; Miss Vir:
GINA y, Dade, from class one to class two and
all from July 1st, 1885.
me periodical rumOr of discharges in the
Treasury department is current again to-day.
pay about hundred employees will receive the
much dreaded "yeilow envelopes There is
some persons who have talked with the Secre-
tary recently say they are satisfied that if any
discharges are made, they will be for good
from the chiefs of divisions. There are num-
Der OF employees who would be subject to
charges on account of bad habits and neglect Of
duty, and such as have been reported will
probably be discharged, some of the discharges
to take effect at once and Others by the 1st of
July. 1t Will probably be the desire of the Secre-
tary to make such dismiSsals as he has in mind
before the 1st of July, as the revision of the
Dlue pook, which takes place every two years
occurs then, and it will be desirable to get the
names of the new officials and employees in.
Mir. John i. Speer, prominent Indiana poll
tlcian, and during the last campaign a mug
Wunp, has been appointed q timber agent in
the land office.
1t seems to have been finally settled that ex-
Congressman George A. Jenks shall be Assist
to accept the position and will enter upon his
duties at the beginning of the new fiscal year.
I'll. e. DeAhna, who some weeks ago caused
the arrest of the commissioner of the land office
for assault, was yesterday dismissed from his
position as special timber agent of the land
office.
Mr. Walter F. Shuckers, late city editor of the
Bloomington Bulletin, has been appointed GUS
todl;in Of the new pension building. Mr.. Shuck-
ers Is a brother-in-law of Col. john Fl. Oberly,
VINO was recently appointed to fill the vacancy
caused by the death Of Indian Inspector Ha-
worth.
The following fourth class postmasters for
Maryland We're appointed yesterday: Samuel
=. Furry, vice Leander Gladhill, at Silver Run,
Carroll county; !. L. Canway, vice j. B. Baker,
at Oberdeen Hartford county.
United States Gauger CIV. Dearborn, of Alex
andria, has declined to resign at the request of
Capt. Shepperd, the collector of internal reve-
nue for that district. Dearborn secured his ap-
pointment through Malone. He will be re-
moved.
The Secretary of the Treasury yesterday ap-
pointed q. K Goodwin, Henry Dugan, James
Barry and Gen. Frank Gleason to be watchmen
at the Treasury department. The first three
named were inmates at the Ohio soldiers home,
and Gen. Frank Gleason was a member of the
Irish brigade and served through the war, ris-
ing from the ranks to be general. The position
to which he was appointed was the one he
sought.