New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1889-05-04
PRICE THREE CENTS.
SOUTHERN OFFICES FILLED
MARSHALS AND DISTRICT ATTORNEYS
NAMED BY THE PRESIDENT.
MANY OF THEM PUT BACK In THEIR FoRxxR
PLACEs-D. S. ALEXANDER SUCCEEDS
DANIEL n LOCKWOOD IN THIS
STATE.
tBY TELEoRAPn TO THE Tribunal

lBY TELEGRAPH TO THE Tribunal
Washington. May 3.-The President to-day made
the following appointments TO be United States
District Attorneys:
s. Alexander. of Buffalo. for the Northern. .Dtsnes Of
New.York
Samuel W. Hawkins Of Tennessee for the Western
District OF Tennessee.
John Ruhm. Of Tennessee. for tho Middle pstrss sf
Tennessee.
John r. Bonsnd. Of Virginia for the Eastern Dte1es
Of Virginia.
W. IL. II. Clayton. Of Arkansss for the wsssem Ds
trict Of Arkansas.
Andrew J. Evans Of Texas for the Western Dssries Il
Texas
These appointments TO be United States Marshals
were also made:
Joshua B. Hill. Of North Carolina for the Eastern
District OF North Carolina.
Carter Harrison. Of Tennessee for the Middle DIS
tr.ct OF Tennessee.
James w. Brown, OF Ten.essee. for the western Dis
trct Of Tennessee.
All Of the appointments for the South are highly
commended by Republicans who are IN Washing
ton from the respective States in which the sp-
pointees live. Even Democrats admit that tho
selections good ones Colonel w. II. Ii.
Clayton is q brother Of Senator Powell Clayton
and of Colonel Clayton who was assassinated by
Democrats at Plummeryille few months ago. He
formerly held and ably and faithfully performed
the duties of the Office to which he has been again
dDDOlQteu.
land.
Andrew J. Evans Of the Western District Of
Texas also formerly held the office to which he was
to-day appointed, and he too, was removed oy
President Cleveland.
Samuel w. Hawkins appointed United States
Attorney for the Western District of Tennessee,
is a prominent lawyer in the wester IN part OF the
State was the Republican candidate for Gov
ernor, but was counted out by the Democrats
last year.
States Attorney for the Middle District Of Tennes-
see is native Of Germany, who came to tho
United States in 1861 and entered the Union
George H. Thomas's staff. lie settled in Nash
vile at the close Of the war and has The reputation
OF being one Of the ablest lawyers in the State.
John L BorAnl, the new United States Attor-
prominent lawyer of Norfolk. lie is a native Of
the State and stanch Republican. His appoint
Congressman Bowden and John R. Brown, aud
others. He is said to be satisfactory TO all the
factions in Virginia. lie is man Of high char
acter ard ability.
D. s. Alexander Of Buffalo, who succeeds
Daniel n Lockwood as United States ATTORNEY.
for the Northern District OF ew-iorK, is well
and svora0y knGTn t IN S,or ~ ,b. TreasSsy
by President Garfield Tie was removed from
Office By President Cleveland. At that time he
waI resident of Indiana, but he soon removed
practice Of his profession, in which he has been
successful. During the last camgaign he went ~
Indianapolis at the request of Genersl Harrison,
and remained there until the camp" gn ended,
attending to confidential correspondence.
OF the United States Marshals appointed to-day,
one-Joshua B. Hill, Of North Carolina-tormeriy
held the Office, and was removed by President
Cleveland. He Is leading merchant In Raleigh,
and is unive rsany respected by men Of al partteA
His former administration of the office was his
strongest recommendation for appointment but
the Republicans of North Carolina unanimously
and hea -tily commend 1t.
Carter b. Harrison, of Murfrcesboro', the new
United States Marshal for the Middle District OF
Tennessee, settled in that State at the close Of
the war, during which he served in the Union
Army and attained the rank Of captain. He Is
a brother of President Harrison and his appoint
ment is peculiarly gratifying to the Republicans
Of his adopted State.
James W. Brown of Brownsville, the new Mar
shall for the Western District Of Tennessee stands
hi Oh as citizen and active and Jealous
Republican. With him in the Marshars ofnoe
and Captain Hawkins in the Office Of United
States district Attorney, there is some ground
for the hope that the Democratic ballot-box
suffers and bul-dozers Of West Tennessee will be
brought to Justice.