The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1889-03-19

Two Heads of Bureaus, Two Ministers and .
Number of Minor Selections.
WASHINGTON, March 1S.-The President
sent the following nominations to the Sem
ate to-day:
w. Budd Deacon, of New Jersey, to be
marshal of the United States for the dis
trict of New Jersey; John :. Burton, OF
States for the Northern district of Missis-
sippi; Edwin /. Kursheedt. of Louisiana, to
be marshal of the United States for the
Eastern district of Louisiana; Brad ID.
the United States for the district OF Ne
braska.
VIM. III. Whiteman, of New Mexico, to be
associate justice OF the Supreme Court or
Smith A. Whitfield, of Ohio, to be Second
Assistant POstmaSter-general.
Abraham ID. Hazen. of Pennsylvania, to
be Third Assistant Postmaster general.
John w. Mason, of West Virginia, TO be
Commissioner of Internal Revenue.
j. Granville Leach, of Pennsylvania to
be appraiser of merchandise In the district
OF Philadelphia.
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Pleni-
potentiary of the United States TO Sweden
and Norway.
Samuel r. Thayer, of Minnesota, to be
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plen1-
potentiary of the United States to the
Netherlands
Charles L. Mitchell. of Connecticut to be
Commissioner of Patents.
Nathan O. Murphy, of Arizona, to be SEQ.
retary OF Arizona.
David NJ. Lines of Louisiana, to be spe-
cial examiner of drugs, medicines and chem
icals in the district of New Orleans.
John p. Ward, of Oregon, to be appraiser
of merchandise in the district of Villa
mette, in the State of Oregon and Territory
of Washington.
NJ n1,an vI,o ,rr,of ofaH f0v
Commissioner of Patents, is patent attor-
ney living at New Britain, Conn. He IS
forty-five years of age, and is well known
throughout New England. He was backed
by the Connecticut delegation and by a
large number of patent lawyers IN New
Mr. Thomas, of Maine, who is named for
the Swedish mission, gets his old offlce
back again, he having been the minister or
the United States to Sweden and Norway
when Mr.. Cleveland became President.
While MIR. Thomas was minister greater
numbers of Swedes emlgrated TO this coun-
try than during any other similar period.
| and this emigration is said to have been de
rectly due to the efforts of Mr.. Thomas
Samuel II. Thayer, nominated minister to
| the Netherlands, is a lawyer OF Minneapo-
| lis. He is fOrty-seven years OF age, native
| of New York State, and graduated from
| Columbia College in the class with Warner
| Miller and Charles Emory Smith, of tho
| Philadelphia Press. Hewent 30 Minneapo-
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| fession. where he attained position IN the
| front rank. He is esteemed highly by the
| people of Minnesota, and Is said TO be well
| qualified for the duties of the position. Mr.:
| Thayer has never held public Office. and
| was not an applicant for appointment now,
| the position having come to him unsoliclted
| through the efforts of Senator Davis and
| others who vouched for him in the warm
| est terms. The appointee is bachelor,
| and has spent considerable time In Europe.
Mr.. j. Granville Leach, nominated as ap-
| praiser at Philadelphia, is well-known
| merchant of that city, and was recommend
| ed for the Office by Senators Cameron and
| Quay, and others.
| Mr. j. w. Mason, nominated as Commits
| sioner of Internal Revenue, is resident OF
| Grafton, w. Va, and is q lawyer by pro-
fession. He served in the Union army dur
| ing the war, and has since devoted himself
| to the practice of law. He has been an act
| i've politician for many years, and is men,
Der of the Republican national committee.
| In 1882 he was a candidate for Congress
| from the Second district, and was defeated
| by only ten votes. He was also the Repub-
lican candidate for Judge of the supreme
| Court at the last election. He is now in
| of his new Office on Thursday morning.
Mr.. w. Budd Deacon, who is nominated
for the marshalship of New Jersey, held
lives at Mount Holly, and is at present
| member of the State Senate
James n. Tyner, who was to-day ap-
pointed Attorney-general for the Postofice
| Department, was born in Brookville. Ind,
in 1926, and has been in public life for
more than thirty years. After being grad
uated from the Brookville Academy he was
associated with his father in business for
eight years He then studied law and aft
erwards entered upon the practice of his
profession. He was a presidential elector
in 1860. and during the war was a special
agent of the Postoffice Department. be
was member of Congress from 1869 to
1875. President Grant appointed him Sec
ond Assistant Postmaster-general, and
upon the the resignation of Marshall
Jewell he became Postmaster-general.
Grants administration, March A.,
1877. In April of that year he was
appointed First Assistant Postmaster gen.
eral, and held the office until 1881, when he
| resigned. The position rendered to-day
was entirely unsolicited by Mt. Tyner. He
was urged to accept the office by Postmas-
ter-general Wanamaker and Mr.. Clarkson
| because of his long and familiar acqualnt-
ance with the postal business OF the coun-
try.
Bradd Slaughter, nominated for United
States marshal for Nebraska, has been. for
more than fourteen years past clerk TO the
Nebraska Legislature. He is an active
worker in support of the Republican party,
and has been for some time past secretary
of the State Republican League of Ne
braska.
ond Assistant Postmaster-general,i isa we'll
known Ohio Republican. about forty-five
| years of age. In his early life he was a
book keeper, and left this pursuit to be.
come gauger in the internal rev
enue service. He then became q special
agent of the internal revenue service.
Subsequently he was appointed assistant
postmaster at Cincinnati, and then post
master, which Office he held five years.
During his service as postmaster the Gin
cinnati postofiice became known as a model
institution, and was noted for the efficient
manner in which II was conducted. Mr..
Whitfield resigned his place as postmaster
to become q member of the Cincinnati
Board of Psb'ic Improvements. which has
the disbu.se..lent of about S4.000,000 an
nually. He IeS. ned that Office TO accept
the one to WHICH be was to-day nominated.
Abraham D. Hazen. nominated to be
Third Assistant fostmaster-general, held
that Office f. one years prior 10 the spring
of 1857, wheu hc was superseded by Mr..
Harris. who vas n Democrat Mr.. Hazen
is Pennsyiy man, who, after graduating
from Lafayette College, entered the
Postoffice Department as a 81 200 clerk.
He rose through the various grades to the
place of chief &c the division OF stamps
and supplies u 1877 he was appointed
Third AssistI pcstmaster-general: and in