St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1893-03-21
CALLED BY GROVER.
Ex-senator EuStis, Of LouiSi-
ana, Nominated as Minis
ter to France.
Judge Jenkins Will Succeed
Secretary Gresham on
the Bench.
Ex-senator Wade Hampton
Is Now Commissioner OF
Railroads.
Several Of the Nominations
Confirmed by the
Senate.

WASHINGTON. March 20.-The presi-
dent today sent the following nOmina-
tiOnS TO the senate: State-James B.
Eustis, of Louisiana, to be envoy extra
ordinary ana minister plenipotentiary
of the United States to France; TheO-
dore Runyon, of New Jersey, to be en-
voy extraordinary and minister pleni-
potentiary of the United States to Ger
many; John E. Risley, of New York,
to be envoy extraordinary and minister
plenipotentiary of the United States to
Denmark. Justice-Justice j. G. Jen-
kinS, of Wisconsin. to be United States
circuit Judge for the Seventh judicial
circuit; Walter ID. Abney, Of Virginia,
to be solicitor for the department of
state; Charles B. Stuart, of Texas, to be
Judge of the United States court for In
dian territory.
To be marshals of the United States
David T. Guyton, OF Mississippi, for
the Northern district of Mississippi;
William II. Hawkins. of Indiana for the
district of Indiana; Abner Gaines, of
Arkansas, tor the Eastern district of
Arkansas; James w. McAllister, of
Indian territory, for the United States
court for Indian territory.
To be Attorneys or the United States
Clifford L. Jackson, of the Indian terri
tory, to be attorney of the United States
court for the Indian territory; Joseph
w. House, Arkansas, for the Eastern
district of Arkansas.
Treasury-Ernest p. Baldwin. OF
Maryland, to be first auditor of the
treasury; Thomas w. HOlcomb, of
Delaware, to be fifth auditor of the
treasury; Wade Hampton, of South
Carolina, to be commissioner of rail-
roads.
Postmasters, Wisconsin-Frank War
ring. Florence; Paul J. Millard. Amigo;
Dewitt S. johnson, Rhinelander.
Their Records.
John E. Risley, nominated to be min
lister to Denmark. is brOther-in-law to
Senator Voorhees, and lawyer of high
standing in New York, as we'll as in
| this city, where he became well known
! through his practice with the court of
| Alabama claims as a member of the
| firm of Risley & Flagg. Mr.. RisleY is
about forty-nine years of age. He was
born in Knox county, Ind. near Vim
| cennes, and nearly twenty-nine years
! ago went to New York, where he
worked with great success at his pro-
| fession as a lawyer. His appointment
is said to be altogether due to business
influence. He is man of means, with
a handsome country seat at New Ro-
chelle.
James B. Eustis, who Is named as
minister to France, was Mr.. Whites
| predecessor as senator from the state OF
| Louisiana in the Fifty-frst congress.
| He is a native of Louisiana, about fifty
! nine years old, and possesses legal abil-
! tiles of the highest order. He is grad
uate of the Harvard law school, and at
the beginning of the Rebellion entered
the Confederate service as judge advo-
cate on the staff of'Gen. Magruder. He
also served in the same capacity with
! Gen. Joe Johnston until the end of the
war, when he resumed his law practice
at New Orleans. After six years of
service in both branches of the state
| legislature lie was elected to the United
| States senate, where he served two
terms, his service expiring March 3,
! 1891.
Wade Hampton, of South Carolina,
! who is to be railroad commissioner, is a
| well-known figure in Southern history
| and Washington, where he served with
| distinction and credit in the United
| States senate
| Twelve Consecutive Years.
finally yielding that post because of the
antagOnism of the Alliance element in
his native state. He is almost seventy
five years of age, but is still full of
force and energy. His record of service
during the War of the Rebellion is that
of brave soldier. He resigned his seat
| in the state senate to serve in the field,
attained the rank of general, and was
afterwards governor of South Carolina
in 1875 anu 1877.
James G. jenkins, appointed judge
of the Seventh judicial court, is native
OF New York. He has resided In Wis
conSin for the past thirty years, aud has
been for much of that time one Of the
foremost lawyers of the state. Mr..
| Cleveland, during his first adminiStra-
ton, appointed him judge of the dis
trict court, and he has served in that ca
pacity with great acceptability.
Theodore Runyon, the new minister
to Germany, one of the prominent fig
ures of New Jersey Democracy and a
man of pronounced ability, was for ten
years chancellor of the state and has
twice been its candidate for governor.
At present he is practicing law in New
ark and enjoys the esteem of the people
of the state, among whom he stands
high as a lawyer, a gentleman and
man of fine attainments.
Thomas Holcombe, of Delaware, ap-
pointed fifth auditor of the treasury, is
man of forty-eight years and has been
a lawyer all his life. This will be his
first Office.
The appointment of Walter D. Dab
ney, of Virginia, to be solicitor of the
state department, is but the transfer Of
an official OF one department to another.
Mr.. Dabney has been connected with
the Interstate commerce commission
for some time and has conducted the
legal business of that committee with
marked ability.
Combinations.
The senate has confirmed the follow
Ing nominations: Josiah Quincy, OF
| Massachusetts,, to be assistant secretary
| of state: Isaac p. Gray, of Indiana, to
| be envoy extraordinary and minister
| plenipotentiary of the United States to
| Mexico: James p. Evsts. of Louisiana,
TO be minister to France; Patrick A.
Collins, of Massachusetts,, to be consul
of the United States at London; Robert
| A. Maxwell, of New York, 10 be fourth
assistant postmaster general; Wade
| Hampton, of South Carolina, to be COIN
missioner of railroads; William Nc
Adoo, of New Jersey. to be assistant
secretary of the navy; Charles II. Long.
to be postmaster of Upton, 10; Stephen