The Abbeville press and banner. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1869-1924, 1893-04-05
THREE DIPLOMATS NAMED.
Cleveland Sends in a Batch OF
Appointments.
The Senate Confirms a Lot OF
Nominations.

President Cleveland sent the following
nominations to the United States Senate:
James B. Eustis, OF Louisiana, to be En-
voy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipo-
tertiary Of the Unitei States to France.
Theodore Runyon, Of New Jersey, to be
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Pleni.
potenIiary Of the United States to Ger
many.
John E. Risley, Of New York, to be En-
voy Extraordinary and Minister Plenlpo'
tentiary Of the United States to Denmark.
James G. jenkins, of Wisconsin, to be
United States Circuit Judge for the Seventh
Judicial Circuit.
Walter D. Dabney, of Virginia, to be So
icitor for the Department OF State.
Charles B. Stuart Of Texas, to be Judge
Of the United States Court for the Indian
Territory
David T. Guyton, Of Mississippi. to be
United States Marshal for the Northern dis.
tr1ct OF Mississippi.
William d. Hawkins, of Indiana. United
States Marshal for tho district OF Indiana.
Abner Gaines, of Arkansas, United States
Marshal for the Eastern district Of Arkan-
sas.
James j. McAlester. of Indian Territory.
to be United States Marshal for the United
States Court for the Indian Territory:
Frank B. Burke, OF Indiana. to be United
States Attorney for the District OF Indiana.
Clifford L. Jackson Of the Indian Terri
tory to be Attorney Of the United States
Court for the Indian Territory.
James W. House. Of Arkansas. Onlted
States Attorney for the Eastern district OF
Arkansas.
Ernest P. Baldwin, Of Maryland, to be
First Auditor of the Treasury.
Thomas Holcomb, Of Delaware, to be
Fifth Auditor of the Treasury.
Wade Hampton. OF South Carolina, 10 %
Commissioners of Railroads.
James g. Eustis. appointed Minister to
France. is native of New Orleans, La, and
js sfifty-nine years old. Attended Harvard
Law School, 1854. Hewas in the Confeder
ate service first as Judge Advocate on Gen'
eraI McCruder's staff, later, to close OF war,
on General Johnston's staff. Served In
State Legislature prior to reconstruc
tion. Was United States Senator from De-
cember 10 1877, to March s, 1879. Then be-
came Professor of Civil Law in the uniVer'
sity Of Louisiana. but was again elected TO
the United States Senate In 1854. Tor tne
term ending March 8, 1891.
Theodore Runyon is oneot the promlnens
figures of New Jersey Democracy, and
man of pronounced ability. For ter years
he was Chancellor OF the State, and has
twice been its candidate for Governor, at
one time during the war. Early IN the war
he took command OF regiment or New Jer-
,ey rroops and served with distlncnon. he
lives in Newark.
John E Risley is brother-in-law to Sem
tor voorhees,, Of Indiana, and lawyer OF
hieh standing in New York, where he be-
came we'll known through his practice be-
tore the Court Of Alabama Claims as mem
ber OF the firm of Risley & Flagg. He Is
about forty mine years Of age. ewas born
in Knox County, Indiana, near VlncenneS
and nearly twenty mine years ago went 70
New York. ae is man Of means with
handsome country seat at New Rochelle. =,
James G.. jenkins, appointed Judge OF
tho Seventh Judicial Court. Is native OF
New York. and comes from fine old Ia Tam
lily. He is the grandson OF Chancellor W al
worth. His brothers are like him, all law
yers. one of them practicing in New York
and another in Louisville, KY. Judge
Jenkins has resided in Wisconsin for the
past thirty years, AMI has been for much OF
that time one Of the foremost lawyers or the
State.
Ths .ppointment Of Walter D. Dabney, Of
Virginia to be Solicitor Of the State Depart
menr, is but the transfer OF an official from
one department to another. Mr.. Daonsy
has been connected with the Interstate
has conducted the legal business OF that COM
mission.
Thomas Holcomb, Of Delaware. appointed
Fifth Auditor Of the Treasury, is forty-eight
years old, and has been q lawyer all hls LIE.
This will be his first Office. He has always
been active in politics.
Wade Hampton, appointed Railroad Com.
missioner, was born in Charleston, 3. C.,
March @, 1878 In early life he served in
each branch Of the State Legislature. He
resigned from the United States Senate to
enter the Confederate service: was elected
Governor OF South Carolina in 1876 and re :.
elected in 1878; returned to the United
States Senate III 1879, and continued there
until March 8, 1891.
The Senate has confirmed the following
nom nations:
" Josiah Quincy, of Massachusetts,. to be
Assistant Secretary OF State.
Isaac p. Gray, OF Indiana, to be Envoy
Extraordinary and Minister Plenlpotentiary
Of the United States to Mexico.
James B. Eustis, OF Louisiana, to be Min
ister to France.
Patrick A. Collins, of Massachusetts, to be
Consul Of the United States at London.
Robert A. Maxwell, OF New York. to be
Fourth Assistant Postmastsr.Generai.
Wade Hampton, Of South Carolina. to DO
Commissioner OF Railroads.
William McAdoo. Of New Jersey, to be
Assistant Secretary OF the Navy. !.
e.. Dale ]. Grittenberser, to be Postmaster ae
Charles h. Long, Postmaster at Upton,
Iowa.
Stephen q. Smith, Postmaster at Tama,
Iowa.