The true northerner., 1885-11-19
POLITICAL.

The resignation of p. M. Kelly, Pen
zion Agent at Louisville, KY, has been ac-
cepted, 10 take effect Dec 81 next, and Gen.
Don Carlos Buell. has been appointed his sue
ccssor. The President has appointed the Hon.
Leverett Saltonstall Collector of Customs at
Boston in place of Roland Worthington, re-
moved The President has also made the fol-
lowing appointments:
James A. Bayard OF MARYLAND to be Secretary
of Arizona; Joseph c. strannan of Indiana, to be
Surveyor General of Idaho James Dawson of
Colorado, TO be Surveyor-G General of Colorado
John Hise of Arizona, to be Surveyor General of
Arizona George Frank Bales to be Surveyor of
Customs for the Port of Port jefferson. n. Y;
Edward X. Pierce to be Appraiser of Merchandise
in the District of Portland and Falmouth Me.
Russell G. Woodman, TO be Assistant Appraiser
of Merchandise in the District of Portland and
Falmouth, Me. Robert A. Thompson To bo APP
praiser Of Merchandise in the District of San
Francisco, Cal. Christian Reis to be Assistant
Appraiser of Merchandise in the District of San
Francisco, Cal. William Faxon, of Michigan,
to be Register of the Land Office at Detroit;
E. L. Carson of Texas, Indian Agent
New Mexico, Receiver of Public Moneys at San
ta Fe, N. NJ: Robert Il. Smith, of Montana, to
Presidential Postmasters-Tranquilo Labadis
at Las Vegas, N. NJ, vice f. Romero,
resigned; Mrs. Armann oninlan, at Mon
resgned and L. Bostwick ScnSTT at ho%vle o&s
vice w. Scott resigned w. s. Hammaker,
Findley, Ohio, vice Il. g. Dewolfe suspended !;
g. M. Shelly, kansas City, Mo- vice n s. Case
East Brighton, N Y, vice Mrs. NJ. Smith, sus-
pended; Oscar ID. Derr at Roanoke Va, vice A.
s. Asberry, suspended; G.. X. Yerington at
expired; I. G. Bunnell at Newton, N.
J.. vice W. b. Mattison, commission expired s.
at stptS na HaSs vice a.
vile, Ind, vice J. w. Ross. suspended John b.
Ruger, ut Lafayette, Ind, vice J. g. Samples,
a.
at Rondout, N Y, vice A. n Barnes, suspended ;
John A. Bardol, at Superior, Wis, vice S. E.
Tubbs. suspended.
William Hyde, from his boyhood con-
nected editorially with the .hssouri Republican,
and for eighteen years editor-in-chef of that
journal, has been appointed Postmaster at St
Louis.
Questions sent out by Washington
correspondent to members of Congress elected
answers from 16O gentlemen. Sixty-four of
them favor and sixty-fve oppose changes in
the laws governing silver coinage and certif-
Gates Fifty-seven members desire revision
of tho customs and internal revenue laws, and
seventy-five oppose it Fifty-seven Democrats
are for Carlisle, and one for Randall, for
Speaker. Thirty Republicans support Frank
Hiscock, and twenty three arc for Reed, of
Maine.
Samuel J. Tilden, Jr., has been ap-
pointed Internal Revenue Collector for the
Fifteenth District of New York
The President has appointed General
Joseph r. Bartlett of New York City, to be
Second Deputy Commissioner of Pensions, in
place of Lewis C. Bartlett resigned, on account
of ill-health; William r. Morgan, of Nashville,
Tenn, TO be member of the Board of Indian
Commissioners, in place Of Orange Judd, re-
signed; and John q. Lee, of Philadelphia, to
be Secretary of Legation at Constantinople.
DIR. Leo is friend of Minister Cox, and is un-
derstood 20 have been appointed on his per-
sonal solicitation. He is familiar with tho
modern languages and is said to be peculiarly
fitted for the place
A National Convention of Free
Traders and Revenue Reformcrs was in session
at Chicago last week. Among the more prom
inent delegates were the Hon. j. q. Smith,
Ohio; Cen NJ M. 1rumbull, Illinois; the Hon.