Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1886-07-31
SERVANTS OF THE STATE.
Some Eminent Specimens Selected
for Honors by Secretary Bayard.


From the Sslo York Ford.
WAsHINGToN, July 2S.-The vacancy
caused by the death of the venerable
William Hunter, who was for many
years Second Assistant Secretary OF
State, was to-day filed by the promotion
OF Third Assistant Secretary Adee to that
position, and the latter's place was filled
by young man OF twenty-five named j.
ID. Moore. MIR. Moore was admitted
10 the service of the State Department
eight months ago through the Civil Ser
vice Commission. He was until to-day
occupying $1,000 cerkship, and his ele-
walton at this early age 10 an Assistant
Secretaryship and $4,000 salary over the
heads of many experienced people in the
department, is only explained when ii is
understood that he is from Delaware, the
native State of the Secretary. He is said
to be bright boy and is understood 10
be Democrat.
But Delaware is not the only State that
is favored in the appointments of the
state Department. Tennessee, the native
state OF First Assistant Secretary Porter,
also comes in for large contingent.
some OF these Tennessee appointments
are specimens that would be hard to
duplicate. One of the most remarkable
OF these is ID. II. Herring, who was APP
pointed as Consul to Teguclgalpa, Hon.
duras. His appearance as he arrived mere
In w ashingtOn was something indescrib-
able. No such suit OF clothes as he wore
was ever seen anywhere except in the
tennessee mountains. Among other in
structions that were given him was the
Information that ne would have to pro-
cure dress suit before being presented
on reaching Honduras.
NV nat do you mean by dress suit ?"
asked Herring. 81 have a good black
suit; won't that doY'
NO" said his Informant, ''you must
nave a dress suit"
"Do you mean one of those swallow
tailed coatsp'
Eyes, that is it,"
why, was never In one of them in
my life, and besides haven't got money
enough to buy one"
Through friends Herring was provided
with pass from here to New York aud
from New York by steamer to his post OF
duty. On arriving at Honduras a day
was set to meet the chief officers of the
government. Herring appeared in his
tennessee suit aud the person who was
TO introduce HIM, after taking in the stu
alton, cancelled the engagement, rented
a dress suit for him and introduced him a
day later. Mr.. Herring is still Consul at
Teguclgalpa.
Another brilliant Tennessee appoint
ment is Peter Staub. Peter was sent to
one OF the European consulates. That he
Is brilliant citizen is evidenced by an
incident that occurred at the State De-
partment when ne was here getting his
instructions. The story was guarded as
State secret, but Peter told it himself.
He had remained at Gov. Porter's room
looking over some papers after 4 O'Clock,
when the Governor and the clerks all
leave. He had come up in the elevator,
and, as the elevator had stopped running,
he had no idea Of any other means of
getting out OF the building. He rushed
by the broad flight OF stairs two or three
times, and finally put up a window and
slid down as best he could into the new
portion of the building. From there he
made his way in some manner to the base
ment, where the Waterman arrested MN.
1t was some time before the confused
Consul could make it clear to the Captain
how it all occurred. But the latter finally
asked him If he had any papers to show
who he was. On showing bis appointment
he was released from arrest.