Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1889-05-28
YESTERDAYS APPOINTMENTS.
Those OF Lew Wallace and Beverly
Tucker as Haytian ENJOYS Withdrawn.

YESTERDAYS APPOINTMENTS.
Those Of Lew Wallace and Beverly
Tucker as Haytian ENJOYS Withdrawn.
The President last evening made the follow
ing appointments: Beverly Tucker, of West
Virginia, and Lewis Wallace, of Indiana to be
special ENJOYS plenipotentiary of the United
States to Hayti; Hiram Smith, IT,, Of Cameron,
Mo-, to be the first deputy commissioner Of
pensions; Benjamin NJ Thomas, Of Santa Fe,
n. NJ, to be secretary of New Mexico; Robert
s. Anderson, of Baker City, Greg, to be a COM
missioner in and for the district of Alaska, to
reside at Oonalashka; Hal J. Cole, of Spokane
Falls, Wash. Ter, to be agent for the Indians
Of the Coiville agency in Washington Territory.
To be registers of land offices: Alexander
Lynch, Of Florida, at Gainesville, Fla; Dorus
N. Fox, of Des Moines, Iowa, at Des Moines
Iowa; John NJ. Hodge, Of Abilene: Kan, at
Salina, Kan; John T. Apperson, of Oregon City,
Greg, at Oregon City Greg; Patrick Raleigh,
OF Little Rock, Ark, at Little Rock Ark; Her
bert Brown of Arizona, at Tucson, Ariz To
be receivers Of public moneys: yolney J. Ship
man. of Florida, at Gainesville, Fla; John Y.
Scott. OF California, at Shasta, Cal.
The appointments of Beverly Tucker and Lew
Wallace to be special ENJOYS to Hayti were,
almost Immediately after their announcement,
Hiram Smith, appointed to be first deputy
commissioner of pensions, is a one armed SOL
dler who served during the late war with the
first Vermont artillery. He has a good record,
but never reached the grade OF a commissioned
ofhcer. He went west after the war and has
lived in Missouri most Of the time since He
has been department commander of the G. A.
r. Of Missouri
A POLITICAL CYCLONE -APPoINTMENTs WITH
DRAWN.
1t was evident yesterday afternoon that a
storm was brewing on the political horizon.
The cloud was small one; at first no larger
than a human hand-Beverly fuckers hand
but as soon as The STAR came out and an
nounced that the appointment of MIR. Tucker
as one OF the Hayt1an commission was prac-
tically decided upon the entire sky became
darkened. Three hours later the announce
ment was made officially and then the howl
began. few premonltory groans reached the
White House within thirty minutes, and inside
of an hour there was positive howl from
number OF prominent Union men. They in
sisted that Mr.. fuckers record on the Canadian
border during the war was one which would not
stand even cursory examination. They re-
ferred, with extremely vigorous denunciation
to fuckers connection with such ardent
Knights of the Golden Circle as Jake" Thomp-
SON. Clement c. Clay, George NJ. Sanders and
j. P. Holcombe and recalled the dastardly
antrim plots in which those persons were
President withdrew not only the name of
Tucker, but also that of Wallace 1t was put
forth that the announcement of the appoint
ments was premature.
Gen. Lew Wallace was a member Of the court
which convicted Mrs. Surratt, Atzerodt, Payne,
Herold and their accomplices; all indicted with
Beverly Tucker and others for plotting to kill
President Lincoln and to perform other MUIR
derous deeds.
THE INDICTMENT AGAINST BEVERLY TUCKER
The opposition to the appointment of Beverly
Tucker on the Haytian commission has resur-
rected the following indictment against him.
The records of the War department contain the
following charge against David E. Herold, Geo.
A. Atzerodt, Lewis Payne, Michael O'Laughin,
Edward Spangler, Samuel Arnold, Mary E.
Surratt and Samuel A. Mudd:
"Charge-For maliciously. unlawfully and
traitorously, and in aid of the existing armed
rebellion against the United States of America.
on or before the 9th day of March. A. d. 1865.
and On divers other days between that day and
the 18th day Of April, A. d. 1865 combining
confederatina ind conspiring together with one
John H. Surratt John Wilkes Booth, Jefferson
Davis, George N. Sanders, Berery Tucker,
Jacob Thompson, VIM. c. Cleary, Clement
and others unknown, to kill and muir
der, within the military department of
Washington, and within the fortified and in
trenched lines thereof, Abraham Lincoln. late
anu az TIE Oh sdlQ c0n1eQerat-
ing and conspiring, President of the United
States of America. and commander-in-chief of
the army and navy thereof; Andrew Johnson,
now Vice-President of the United States
aforesaid William II. Seward, Secretary of
State OF the United States aforesaid and
Ulysses 5. Grant. acknowledgement of the army
OF the United States aforesaid then in com
mand OF the armies OF the United States under
the direction of the said Abraham Lincoln; and
in pursuance of and in prosecuting said
malicious, unlawful and traitorous conspiracy
aforesaid. and in aid of said rebellion, after
ward, to wit, Oh the 14th day of April, A. d.
1865, within the military department
of Washington aforesaid, and within the
fortified and intrenched lines of said military
department, together with John Wilkes Booth
and John II. Surratt. maliciously, unlawfully.
and traitorously numbering the said Abraham
Lincoln. then President of the United States,
and commander-in-chiefo of the army and navy
OF the United States, as aforesaid; and mali
ciously, unlawfully, and traitorously assaulting.
with intent to kill and murder. the said William
II. Seward. then Secretary of State of the
United States, as aforesaid; and lying in wait
with intent maliciously, unawfully and traitor
ously to kill and murder the said Andrew John
son. then being Vice-President of the United
States, and the said Ulysses s. Grant, then
being acknowledgement and in command of
the armies of the United States, as aforesaid"