The Baltimore County union. [volume] (Towsontown, Md.) 1865-1909, 1885-04-18

The President has appointed large NUMBER
of postmasters within the past ten days and in
every case the commissions of the former incum
bents had expired.
1t looks as though there is to be hot fight
over the Maryland District Attorneyship. The
MARYLAND delegation is divided and it will be
hard to settle on man.
Postmaster General Villas proposes to make
reforms in the matter of postOfice names A
postofice in Georgia, known as Buzzards' Roost,
he has changed to Westlake.
Robert B. Vance, of North Carolina, has been
appointed by the President, Assistant Commits
sioner of Patents, and VIM. E. McLane, of Indiana,
First Deputy Commissioner of Pensions.
Judge Wylie, of the Supreme Bench of the
District, has informed the President that he de-
sires to be placed upon the retired list There
will be large number of applicants for theplace'
-Ex-Gov. Hamilton and G en-. Bradley T. john
son were in Washington on Wednesday to urge
the appointment of Mr.. R. D. johnson, of Cum
berland, for Internal Revenue Collector for Mary
land.
Mr.. C. Ridgely Goodwin, of Baltimore coun-
ty, was in Washington On Monday, taking in the
situation. His name has not been mentioned for
a place and it is not known that he is after any
thing.
The Secretary of the Navy has extended the
hours in his department and the clerks are now
obliged to work until p. 1t is rumered that
the other heads of departments are to follow his
example.
Fourteen more postofice inspectors have been
requested to hand in their designations. The
reason assigned is that the appropriation is not
sufficient to carry them the payroll of the de-
partment.
The Washington grand jury has indicted
Butler Malone, son of Senator Malone, of Va,
for deadly assault committed on colored wait
er in hotel in that city, while he Was on spree
few weeks ago.
"A rumor was circulated in Washington this
week that gross frauds and irregularities had
been discovered in the Treasury Department, but
Secretary Manning says the rumor was entirely
| without foundation.
The committee appointed to investigate the
subject reported that the Treasury Building is in
very bad sanitary condition, and that it will
cost from thirty 10 IOrty " Pio-
vide thorough system of ventilation.
Mr. Eaton, of the National Civil Service
ffrr.,aiesiep.ag IaIthrdrty eiFjlvsaryiee law and
partments and that vacancies are being filled only
by those who have passed the examinations.
An order has been issued in the P. 0. Depart
ment which requires the clerks of the First As
sistant P. NJ. Generals Office to work from $50 a.
m. to p. m. The great accumulation of papers
in the Office unbriefed made the order necessary.
| Senator Stanford, of California, who is q
millionaire many times over, has leased magni-
fcent double mansion on street, where he will
reside. He has no children, his only son, very
promising boy, having died abroad few months
ago.
| States Attorney Kerr, of Baltimore city,
whose name has been mentioned for U. S. District
Attorney for Maryland, although he has been in
| Washington several times lately, says he is not
an applicant for that any other Government
Office
| An attempt has been made to practice fraud
on the U. S. Treasurer by sending in pieced bank
notes for redemption. Small pieces are cut off of
good notes until enough are collected to partially
make up pieced one, which is then cent to the
department.
| The President attended church on Sunday
morning, accompanied by Miss Cleveland. There
are always large congregations when he attends
service, the people no doubt being drawn through
curiosity. All the pews in DR.. Sunderlands
church have already been taken.
DIR. Cole Congressman elect from the Third
District of Maryland, is an important parsonage
in Washington just now. He sees the President
almost every day and keeps close watch on the
departments. He is brother of Mr.. ]. c. Le-
| Grand Cole, of Baltimore county.
| Mr.. VIM. NJ. Gait, chairman of the executive
committee of the Inauguration, and who so sue
cessfully managed that big affair, was on Monday
night presented with splendid solid silver punch
bowl, the gift of the other gentlemen connected
with him on the various committees.
Commissioner of Agriculture Colman took
charge of his Office on Tuesday and at once settled
down to business. 1t is said he is already fami-
liar with the general working of the department.
He is represented to be a thoroughly practical
man, we'll posted ON all agricultural subjects.
While attending the Inauguration on the 4th
MS pocket picked of a very valuable gold watch,
and $500 in money. The detectives have succeed
ed in recovering the watch, which has been 70 r
warded to its owner, but the money has yet to be
| found.
The Chief of the Bureau Of Statistics, Wash
ington, reports that during the month of March
there arrived in the customs districts of Balti-
more, Boston, Detroit Huron, Minnesota, New
Orleans, New York, Passamaquoddy, Philadelphia,
and San Francisco 3l,726 passengers, of whom
23,35O were immigrants.
According to an interview, Senator Harrison,
of Indiana, thinks something more serious than
appointments will yet trouble President Cleveland
The main body Of the Democratic party is at war
with the silver policy of the executive and there
are hot times ahead in factional fight between
the Randall and Carlisle wings over the tariff.
During the thunder storm which passed over
Washington few days ago, Washington's Mon
ument was struck by lightning three times, but
it was not injured. Some people pretend to be
afraid that it will be knocked over some day by
lightning and are already predicting lots of ter
rible things that will happen when that comes to
pass.
If Higgins, the abhorred and wholly objec-
tionabe Higgins, whose name still raises goose
flesh on the tender tegument of the Mugwumps
(says the N. N. Sum should after oil turn out to
be Reformer with capital R, what would the
Mugwumps do then, poor things? The people
most denounced by the patient reformers not in
frequently disappoint them by doing exasperating-
Iy well.
rs Luminous trees are reported to be growing |
in valley near Tuscarora, Nevada. At certain
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