The Indianapolis sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1880-1904, 1885-04-17

445,000 ounces OF silver for delivery a. tie
New Orleans and PhiIadelphia Aints
The Secretary of the Treasury to day sD-
pointed Messrs. William A. Moore. A. G.
MoGraw, W. G. Colborn. James s. Edison, J.
S. McGrath, r. w. Gillet and Samuel Rains
ford commission to select site for the new
public building at Detroit.
The Acapulco has arrived st Aspinwall
with the marines and blue jackets sent
from New York to the Isthmus lsss week.
Counsel for ex-Surgeon General Wales
filed their appeal before the Supreme Court
Of the United States this morning from the
recent action OF the Supreme Court OF the
District of Columbia In discharging the writ
Of habeas corpus issued in the case of their
client Counsel requested that the case be
advanced. The case was fixed for considera-
tion next Monday. The court tmartial ad-
journed pending this hearing.
The public debt statement will be issued
month up TO the lst of July next,
which is the beginning of the next fiscal
yeaT. The two forms will include the one
issued for the first time April l, and in TIE
form which had been previously used by tie
department since 1869 Ii is expected that
the new form alone will be used after July !.
The colored people of this city cels brated
the twenty third anniversary of ths emanci-
patton of the slaves in the District OF Colum-
bia The celebration consisted OF street
parade during the day and commemorative
exescises at Lincoln Memorial Church ic the
evening. About > 600 persons, members of
the vsrious civic end military associations
of the coioIed people CT Washington took
prTt in the parade, which was reviewed
by President Cleveland from the portico
of the White House. At the meeting
in Lincoln Memorial church to night, Mr..
Bruce Register of the Navy, presided, and
Fred Douglas was the orator of the occasion.
The other speakers were Professor J. M.
Gregory, A. II. Smith, Rev. r. S. Laws, ]. F.
Johnson and W. G. Chsse.
In the quarterly report of the Chief of the
Buresn OF Statistics, just published, the
imports Of merchandise in the United States
during the year ended June so, 1884. are
presented under the following heads:
Glass A-Articles of food and live ami
mails.
Glass B--Articles in a crude condition
which enter into the various processes OF
domestic industry.
Class C-Articles partially manufactured
for use, SIS materials in manufacturing aud
mechanical arts.
Class D-Nanufaclured articles ready for
consumption.
Class E-Articles OF voluntary use, laxu-
ries, etc.
Mr.. Nimn makes the following statement
in regard 10 this classification: ut
is, Of course, impossible TO make
any absolutely correct classification of
imported merchandise according TO the
grouping here presented. a doubt arises in
many instances as to the class in which par.
ticular commodities shall be placed. The
series of tables is, therefore, TO . considers-
bic extent, discretionary. Ali that can be
said of them is that they have been prepared
with care, and that they express the best
judgment of the chief OF this bureau, aided
by the advice of experts in so far as 1t has
been practicable TO secure such assistance.
1t is believed, however that the articles con-
cerning the grouping OF which doubts exist,
constitute, even in the aggregate, rather
small percentage of tie whole, and that dis
tribution OF such articles will render the
general result OF some value for dates in the
nature OF an analysis.
Secretary Msnning to-day appointed John
A. o Neil, of Hobeken. N. J., to be Slperin-
tendent of Engraving in the Bureau OF En-
craving and Printing at salary OF $3 600
per snnum, vice G. W. Casilear, removed.
There are no charges against Mr.. Casilear,
and he feels somewhat surprised at his sum.
mary removal He has been employed in
the bureau for many years, and is considered
one Of the best engravers in the country.
Many OF bis inventions are now in use IN
the bureau. Mr.. ONeil was formerly Mayor
Of Hobokep.
1t is understood that the policy OF this Ad-
ministration with regard to appointments to
places in Southern States that are now held
stitute white men for colored men, but to
replace incompetent colored Republicans
with Democrats who are worthy and capable.