Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-07-29
WASHINGTON NEWS NOTES.
Tho New Collector OF Customs for New
York-Mr. James T. Eiibreth.
By telegraph to Tho Diapatch.l


WAsHINGIoS, July 28.--The amount of
silver offered for sale ~ tho Treasury De-
partment to-day aggregated $50 coo ounces.
ut prices ranging from .7050 % 1860 per
ounce. all of which was declined and
.7O3O rendered. At this price 100000 were
purchased.
The President has appointed James T,
Kilbreth, Of New York, Collector OF Gus
toms for tho District of New York rice
Hendricks, resigned Walter IL. BGnn, OF
CooperstOwn. N. Y, Appraiser OF III er-
chandise for the District Of New York rice
Cooper. resigned.
Some months ago Lieutenant George ..
Back kus. First Cavalry, was said TO have
made an attempt upon his own life while
in Baltimore, Nd The circumstances
were such as TO cast a doubt upon tho
officers mental responsibility. and he was
ordered 10 western post. where he might
Toe subjected 10 close medical observation.
Apparently the War Department officials
have determined to resolve these doubts,
for an order was issued to-day for the
lieutenant TO appear before q retiring
board at Fort Logan, Col, for examina-
tiOn for retirement.
Secretary Carlisle has appointed John
H. Baird of Savannah, Ga, clerk TO the
Superintendent of Construction of the
Washington ID. c. new pOst-office build
ing. Mr. Baird was formerly Chief OF the
Dead-LCtter Office, Post-Offce Depart
ment.
The Navy Department Is now engaged in
q set OF experiments that will be OF great
interest 90 coal producers. The purpose
is to find an American bituminous coal for
naval use that Is free burning, non
uoking. and smOkeless The tests are
being made by Chief-Engineers DUNCAN
and AdamsoG, members OF the Expert
mental Board at The New York nayy-yard.
Samples OF such Goals. most of them from
Virginia colleries. are being tested with
the greatest eXactltude. SO tar but one
sample has been tried thoroughly. IT Is
from the WasharnOn-Creek COlhery. The
result is that this coal burns freely and
the fires require very little working. IL
cokes slightly and burns with long flame
with a small quantity of light smoke. The
evaporatIye efficiency Is quite high. At
present the naval vessels are using Poca-
hontas coal, which compares well with the
English Cardiff coal.
James f. kiibreth. the new Collector of
Customs of New York, IS a native of Gin
cnnati. 81 years old. He graduated from
Harvard in the same class with COmmiS-
sioner Ross, Of the District of Columbia.
and il an intimate friend of eI-Secretary
Fairchlds He served two terms as Police
Justice in New York city from
1874 TO 1892, and at the expira-
chned 20 again support HIM, he not being
identified with that organization. Mr..
Kilbreth married Mrs Oudln, mother of
the famous tenor singer OF that name.
Her other son is her husbands law part
ner. BY this marriage Mr.. Kilbreth be-
came a orother-in-law OF General Agnus,
of the Baltimore American. The appoint
ment IS said TO be a most excellent one,
and with that Of Mr.. Bum to be Appraiser
of Merchandise Is credited by politicians
here to the Cleveland wing of the New
York Democracy as ntra-distingnished
from that recognized as not devoted TO
the President
Dunn AN ANTI-sNAPPER.
ALBANY, N. T., July 2s.-Walter II. Bum.
who has been appointed by President
Cleveland as Appraiser of Merchandise
for the District OF New York. is a lawyer
90 years OF age. Re first became pTomi-
nent in State politics during the Iilden
movement. He has held several local
Offices in Oswego county. He was Clerk
of the Assembly IN 1888 and of the Consti-
tutional Convention which met heie few
wears ago Under Mr.. Cleveland's former
administration Mr. Bum was United
States Marshal for the Northern District
of New York. He was one of the leaders
III the May convention held in Syracuse
last year.