Waterbury evening Democrat., 1893-07-29
CHOICE PLUMS DROP.
Kilbreth Is Made Collector of
the Port of New York.
LAWYER BUM 1sMADE APPRAISER


and the New Appraiser Has Long Been
at Odds with the state NIachlnc-Nr.
EckeIs ReVises the Figures
WASHINGTON. July 29-Private SECRETARY
Thurber announces the following appoint
ments as made by the president:
James 7. Kilbreth Of New York city col
lector OF customs for the district Of New
York, vice Hendricks. resigned
Walter II. Bum of Coope rstown. y y.
appraiser of merchandise for the district %
New York, vice Cooper. resigned
Mr.. Kilbreth is a native Of Cincinnati. -
years old. He graduated from Harvard in
the same class with Commissioner Ross Of
the district of Columbia, and is an intimate
friend of ex-Secretary Fairchild.
He served two terms a. police justice in
New York city from 1874 to lS!E2. and AT
the expiration Of his last term Tammany
declined to reappoint him, he not being
identified with that organization.
Mr.. kilbreth married Mrs Oudin. moth
er Of the famous tenor singer Her other
son is her husbands law partner. by this
marriage Mr.. kilbreth became brother
in-law OF General Agnus OF the Baltimore
American. The appointment is said to b,.
a most excellent one, and with that Of Mr.
Bum to be appraiser of merchandise. is
credited by politicians here to the Clevt-
land wing of the New York Democracy A.
contra distinguished from that recognized
as not devoted to the president.
Mr. kilbreth was born in Cincinnati
about IS years ago. He was graduated
| from Harvard. Robert T Lincoln was one
| of his classmates. He studied law ana
s.-s,, l.
built up a large practice. In 1873 he was
made police justice by Mayor Havemey-
er. He resigned a year beforc the rxpira-
| tion of his term in order to secure reap
point ent from Mayor Edison for a full
term. He served as police justice for I.
years. His second term expired early in
the year.
To Justice Kilbreth are due the thanks
Of the people for finding a way to frame a
| complaint which held in law against Ann
| O'Delia DiSS Dehar. the alleged spiritual
istiC medium who flecced Lawyer Luther
/ r Marsh.
| Walter II. Bum. who has Isaen appoint
ed by President Cleveland a. appraiser n
merchandise for the district 81 New York
| is a lawyer. about ~ years Of axe He iir~i
| became prominent in state politics dur5u-
the Tilden movement. lie has held >cvr-a
local Offices in OtseSn county. lie VA,
| clerk OF the Assem- Oily IN IN anu 81 tbs
| constitutional commission which convene,
here few years ago.
| Under MIR. CIeveland's former admins
tratiou Mr.. Bum was United States mar
shall for the northern district Of New
York. He was one OF the leaders in tn,
May convention held in Syracuse this ycar
Colonel Dan Lamont. SECRETARY Of war
| is said TO he his close friend, a. i ais
cX-Secrctary OF the Navy William {. Whit
ney. Mr.. Bum lives in fine residence, il
CoOperstown with his wife and 10 ch!l
dren-seven boys and three girls
May Condemn the Gettysburg Trolley.
| Colonel Nicholson. president of the Get
| tysburG battlefield commission. waSsat III
war depart ment in conference with Actin!
Secretary Grant Inspecting the accounts d
the commission The commission has :
| far laid out seven avenues on the Getty,
burg battlefield, which intcrSect the clet
trio road at many points. and it may h
necessary to secure their continuity o.
condemnation Of the railroad right Of Wa
AT these points.
DR. James Cunningham BatcheIInr. tn
eminent Frtr Mason who succeeded ti,r
eral Albert Pike As lErani commander Al
the supreme council Of the Scottish rit,
died in this city Tonight the body vii
he carried to New Orleans. the lurtuc
home Of the Decreased. where the r,-.,,.s.
kadOsh services will ~ held over the lz-I
probably at midnight Monday next.