New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-03-14
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SKETCHES OF TEE NOMINEES
EUGENE SCHUYLER.
fs,reue SCHUYLER Of New York. who has been nomi.
sated TO succeed George & Revis, Of New-York, as
Assistant Secretary OF State is the Of George w.
Schuyler tcanal Auditor from 1876 to $780, AMI was
born at Ithaca IN 1S4o. He was grsduated at Yale
with high horors In 1859. While pursuing hs post
graduate studies with two scholarships that no TOOK
he attended the law school and assisted Presideat
Parker In his revision OF swebster's Dictionary
Later he studied law at Columbia College ana with
Messrs swiciss & De Forest with whom he remained
two ,or three years after his admission TO the bar
Then he opened an ofice with son Of Lorn Andrews
but he gave moro attention TO literature than to tho
law. aud hb contrbnuons 70 The Nation and other
periodicals were frequent He studied the Russian
language and 81 1865 he was made Consnl to Mos
COW. In 1850 he became Secretary OF Legation, at
ST. Petersburg, and In 1875 he was Transferred TO
CcnstantInopie as Consul General and Secretary OF
Legation. In 1873 he was appointed Consul at Biz
nIingham and In 1879 he made ConsulGencrs
at Rome In 1850 he was appointed Charge dAhaireS
and Consul-G General at bucharest, and when the
Keside1t Since Isss he has been travelling in Eu-
,bip:omaeys ana pa Lie q Peter the Great7 ME-
SCHUYLER Was married n July 1877 In Paris to Mss
Gertrude klns whose father was some eHfe presen'
!, of Columbia College.
WALKER BLAINE.
walker Blaine, of Maine, who has been nominated
TO succeed Francis Wharton, deceased, as Examiner
OF Claims for the state Department Is the second
SON of the secretary of State, and is about thirty
Eve years of age He entered the public service in
1851 when his father, then Secretary Of State under
President CARRIED. appointed him Third Assistant
Secretary Of state. In tho winter Of 1sei-'S2 be
was sent, together with Mr.. Trescctt, as special
commissioners OF She United States to Chill and Peru
He was recalled BY Secretary Frcnghuysen the news
of his recall reaching him. not through the state
pspaftmcnt but through the medium of the Foreign
once IA Peru. Upon bis return President Arthur
sppointod him one Of the Goyernmspt Counsel before
the Court of Commissioners OF Alabaua lQ1aims IN
thai ~ . BE- ss snas s " he has
been engaged IN Tho practice OF the law IN chicago
CYRUS BUssEYsa
Cyrus Bussey, of New-York who has been nominated
30 succeed David l. Rawlings, Of Missouri, as FSrst
Assistant Secretary Of the Interior Department, was
born in Hubbard, TrumbnIl County Ohio, on October
8, 1883. His father was Methodist minister When
fourteen years old Cyrus Bussey became merchants
clerk in Dupont Ind. and when sixteen years old he
beean business on his own account becoming
prosperous merchant From this time until he was
twenty-two years old he devoted several hours each
day to study and for years he studied medicine
with his brother. In 1858 he was elected
TO the indiana legislature Demo
crat and in tho same year he delegate TO the
baltimore Convention that nominated stephen A.
Douglas for President. At the outbreak Of the War
he came forward strongly in support Of tho Govern
mort, and was appointed by Governor 8. 7. Krkvpod,
Of Iowa 10 tho command Of the militia IN the South
western part Of the State with the rank OF Lieutenant
Colonel. On August 10. 1891 he became Colonel Of
tc Sd Iowa Cavalry. which he had raised and Joined
the army OF the Southwest. BE commanded brigade
al Pea Ridge March 6-s. 1862. participated In the
Arkansas campaign OF 1862. and July 10 led the
third Brigade Of steee's division at scottssvflle
Ark He commanded the district Of Eastern Arkansas
from january IL 1855, TIL April 1883. when he took
charge Of She Second Cavalry Division Of the Army Of
the Tenaessec lie was Chief Of Cavalry at the
slese Of vicksbuTg, doing good service In watching
General Joseph n Johnston's attempts to raise the
SIEGE TED the advance IN sherman's movement against
Johnston and defeated Jackson at Canton July II,
Isvs he was made Brigader-Generai Of Volunteers
on January S. 1854. for special gallansry.'
and shortly aftcrward no wAs given command Of
wsstern Arkansas and Indian Territory, with the
Third Division Of Tie 9TH Corps. In short time no
succeeded IN breathing up the corrupt practices which
had long prevailed among the army contractors there.
BE was made Breyet Major General of Volunteers on
March IS, 1865, and was mustered out on August
"a. 1855. He then resumed business . com
mission merchant nrst n St. Lo'as and then n New
tloiiAl Convention IN 1868, was for six years Dresi
Gent e as ~ % h e OSg %Scs 90
tx1ned from Congress the appropriation for the
EAds jeties In 1881 be engaged IN business i this
city, and q 1884, ne TOOK an aeuse part IN tee can
0cnera Bussey wen known 10 this city He has
been Ter ng ans s ssr n ~ *. F,5psbJIea
Club he worked hard during the last campaign,
speaking almost every night.
NOMINATIONS CONFIRMED By THE SENATE
washington. March I3.-The senate has confirmed
fhe foilovzne nominations: iae