Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-05-30
WARRINGTON NOTES.
Presidential AppOintmenfs-Im port
Dufies-Ofher Matters.
rBy telegraph to the Dispatch.i

fBy telegraph 20 the Dispatch.l
WASHINGTON, Nav 99.-The President has
appointed 10 be pOstmasters: James Harden
AT Barton. Fla. vice ID. w. Stanley, resign.
ed John ;. TASTY at Monroe, n. C., oflce
became presidential James Martin at john
son City, Tenn, vice William ii. Ray, re-
moved; James Sullivan at Harrisonburg'
Va, vice William RlteIour, removed; Will
liam II. Strothers at Warrenton, Va, vice
l.. NJ. Caldwell, removed; Andrew a.
Prince. Pratt Mines. Ala, office became
presidential Also, Oriow w. Chapman, OF
New York, 20 be sOlicitOr-General; John
Il. Cotton, OF Lewiston, Me-, to be Assist
ant Attorney.G General vice Robert b. How
ard, OF Arkansas, resigned. He Will have
charge Of the Government business before
the Court OF Claims. william c. Shelley, OF
Tennessee, has been appointed Chief Oh the
Division OF tho Depreciation Claims In the
Indian Bureau
IMPORT DUTIES.
Secretary Window has affirmed the de-"
cision OF the Collector OF Customs ut New
York, assessing duty OF thirty@dve cents
per pound and 50 per cent adj yaloTem on
the recent importation by III. Herman
stern bach & Co., and Ballen 81 Joseph, OF so.
called woTsted coatings. suitings, &c, used
i'm the manufacture OF mems and boys CLOTH
ing. The Secretary held that as these arti-
Giles were made IN part Of wool II was the
evident intention OF the statute that they
should be assessed for duty at the rate APP
plcabe for manufactures OF wool Instead OF
at lower rate, under which they have been
profusely classified as wortted cloths.
RELIEVED PROM DUTY.
Second-Lieu,enant G. G.. Morton, Sixth
infantry, ha. been relieved from duty at
the East Florida Seminary, GAINESVILLE,
October 1st, and has been detailed as pro-
fessor OF military science and tactics at the
Florida State Agricultural College, Lake
CITY. Fla. FirsLLieutensnt l.. IL. Oreman,
United states Army (retired), has been
relieved from duty at the Florida Agricul.
tural College, Lake City, Fla, and detailed
for duty at Peekskiil Military Academy,
New York.
TO LOOK INTO THE MATTER.
Gardner Won NosiTaud, brother OF one OF
the American ladies' who we're arrested IN
MentOne, France. st the instigation OF MIL
ner, was at The Department OF state TINS
morning. He made q formal statement OF the
case, which contained nothing IN addition 10
what has already been published except the
sworn statement Of his sister, which agrees
in oil material points with that made by Mrs.
Door. The papers have been filed and The
department will look into the case.
BONDS PURCHASED.
Bond offerings to-day aggregated sl.G3L,'
600. one million dollars were per cents At
prices ranging l29&al30. These were all
rejected. The remainder were as at l0Sa
1854 These were all accepted.
MINOR MATTERS.
The President left Washington for New
York at $40 O'Clock this afternoon. He was
accompanied bv Secretary Tracy and Pri-
yate- Secretary lIaliord. The party expect
10 return to Washington tomorrow evening.
All Of the executive departments will be
closed tO.m0rTow-D Decoration day.
The Ciyil~SerVice Commission gives notice
that in order 10 secure ample registers OF
persons eligible for appointment TO the POSI-
ton Of ralway.mai clerk from the follow
ing named states and Territories special ex'
amlnations Of applicants TO that position Will
be held by the United states Clyii.Seryice
Commission on Wednesday, June 18th. at
jacksonville, Fla, Atlanta, Savannah, and
Macon, Ga, New Orleans and Shreveport,
La, Nlcksburg, Miss, Jackson and Ok
ford, Miss, Charleston aud Columbia, ;. I.