Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-06-28
WASHINGTON NOTES.
Presidential Appointments-O Ordered to
SamOa-Other Items.
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WASHINGTON, June 27.-Bond offerings
! to-day aggregated SZD, jOO-au + al
| 1867. and all accepted.
The President has appointed the follow
| ing: To be collectors OF internal revenue
Elihu A. White for the Fourth district of
North Carolina, {. ". Arnold for the Dis
! trict Of Georgia. To be collector of Gus
l.toms-En0s j. Penuybakcr for the Dis
! trict Of Wilmington, n. G.
The appointment Of Elihu A. White 90
be collector of internalreyenue for the
Fourth district of North Carolina settles
an interesting triangular fight for tins
Office. which has been going ON SINCE the
incoming of the present Administration.
The successful candidate was opposed 10y
three Republican congressman from North
Carolina who had other candidates for the
place, but was endorsed 10y u large number
OF theleadiug Republicans I'M the tar-heel
State. lie is said 10 be 'uan Of upright
character and respected 10y .he members Of
both political parties. He was formerly
collector of internal revenue for the dis
trict which was absorbed into the present
one. lie is of Quaker descent and u farmer
by occupation. He has served III the State
Senate and was delegate TO the last two
national conventions, voting IN that Of
1883 for Harrison from the first ballot
throughout. His district embraces the
eastern part Of the State.
Enos J. Penny baker, appointed customs
collector for the Wilmington district OF
North Carolina, was for many years collec-
tor Of the port and was removed thercirom
by President Cleveland. He isan ex-Onion
soldier and was originally from Pennsyl-
wanna.
The United States steamer Adams, ct
Honolulu, has been ordered TO Samoa 10
take the place OF the Alert and NlpSlc, now
4 III to Son Hrangraan Tho X AGT-
sarge arrived at St. Nicholas Mole, Hayti,
to-day after a stormy passage from New
York She Will proceed at once 10 Port
an Prince. All on board are well.
The Commissioner Of Internal Revenue
has called Secretary Windows attention 10
the practice said TO have grown up among
certain United States commissioners IN
Alabama Of making cases OF alleged VIOLA
tions of the internal-reyenue laws on slight
pretexts for the purpose Of making fees for
ihemso Ives and such friends rs they might
select TO assist them or for the purpose OF
securing transportation 10 such places As
they desired TO visit at the Governments
expense. The matter has been referred 10
the Aforementioned for such action a. he
may deem advisable.
Proposals for the construction Of Cruz
sers 7, 8. 9. 10, and II. the 1000 and 5000
ton vessels will be opened at the Navy
Department August 22d.
The Interstate Commerce Commission
to-day heard argument in the case Of the
New Orleans Cotton Exchange against the
Illinois Central, and the case of the same
complainant against the Cincinnati, New
Orleans and Texas Pacific railroad e al.
The third case, that of the New Orleans
Cotton Exchange rs. the Louisville, New
Orleans and Texas Railroad Company, was
then taken up. The charge in this case is
that this company, with headquarters NJ
Memphis. lena, has given aud does give an
undue and unreasonable advantage 90 ex-
porters Of cotton in Memphis, and has at the
same time subjected the exporters OF cotton
in New Orleans 10 undue and unreasonable
in the transportation OF cot
ton and has been guilty OF undue discrimi-
nation against the business or traffic OF tho
merchants at New Orleans; that said rail-
road company has given and Is giving TO
exporters Of cotton IL Memphis through