The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-04-27
DO We WANT THE EARTH {?
Cleveland Thinks Georgia Has Been
Well Cared For.

II NuleJ lnUImatlon or the Fact Given
in Connection With Blaokburn's
Candidacy for Public Printer-The
Consulship at Leipsic Slips Away
From the Colonels-A Postmaster
Stubborn.
Washington, April 26-The departure
Of the President and his cabinet ministers
for New York to-day will have the effect
of thinning out the host of office-seekers,
who have been sustaining the Washing-
ton hotels and boarding houses since in
auguration day The Georgia colony is
gradually breaking away, and to-day
there are less than dozen colonels in the
city. Very little was accomplished by
any one this morning.
Col Leonidas Livingston, accompanied
by Representative Ben Russell and J. II.
Hammond of Atlanta, who wants TO 80 as
consul to Palermo, Sicily, appeared
at tbs white house soon
after II o'clock and obtained
an audience with Mr.. Cleveland. Mr..
Livingston introduced Mr. Hammond,
but stated that the main object Of his
visit was to secure the early dismissal of
Marshal Buck of the North Georgia dis
trict, who he declared had made himself
obnoxious by his subversion of his office
to partisan usTpers and by publishing
political circulars of an offensive charac-
ter. Mr.. Livingston made no recon-.
mcndation for Marshal Bucks successor,
remarking tnat the two senator's from the
state would attend to that The
President listened attentively to what
was said, and asked that
copies of Boss Bucks circulars be
sent on for his inspection. In
the event he found them to be violation
of the rule he promised to give the case
his early consideration.
Neither Col. Livingston nor Mr. Rus
sell viii go TO New York, but both are
preparing to return to Georgia this week.
A PEACoCK's TAIL FEATHERS CLIPPED.
Last night Mr.. Russell was informed
by wire from BainbIidge that Peacock,
the republican postmaster refused TO
recognize the commission issued TO his
democratic successor, Isadore Zacharias,
and that he would not allow MIR. Zach
arias to take possession of the postoffice
without direct instructions from head
quarters This information was brought
to the attention of Postmaster General
BisseH early to-day and
telegram was hastily prepared ordering
Peacock to surrender. The presumption
is that he has obeyed the mandate.
Mr.. Carlisle has had prepared a list Of
all the places in the treasury department
that arc liable to be vacated by repub-
licans and filed by democrats. They
mum Der about eighty and he proposes 10
prorato them among the states Georgia
viii get probably two places worth each
g., 900 per annum, provided Hugh Harri-
son, who is applying for an authorship,
is not appointed If he succeeds, under
the rule, his compensation will about alb
sorb all Of the states quota in that de-
partment as an auditors salary is So, 600
per annum.
NO SHOW FOR BLACKBURN
It is not thought that the President re-
CARDS Mr. Livingston's appeal to make
Mr.. Blackburn public printer with favor.
No objection was urged to Mr.. Black
burn, but the President remarked that
Georgia had been pretty well cared for in
the matter of appointments, and he
doubted if he could give the state so great
an office at this stage
One Of the last official acts Of the Presi-
dent before his departure to-day, was to
sign the commission OF Otto Doederlein
of Illinois as consul to Leipsic,
Germany. This is one of the
Bascom Myrick, Mr.. Blackburn and per-
haps others have been mentioned in con-
noction with the appointment Mr.. My
rick has returned to his editorial sanctum
in Amercus, but it must not be thought
that he has abandoned his desire TO so
abroad. He will return here about May
| with Speaker Crisp and infuse new spirit
into his canvass.
FoURTH-CLAss PosToFFICEs.
The following fourth-class postmasters
were announced to-day for Georgia: S. NJ.
Carriers, Carter's, Murray county; L. S.
Cawthon, Cawthon, Hancock county; O.
ID. Harper, Chelsea, ChattOOga county; w.
N Russell, Crow, Whitfield county; q.
G. Landers, Livingston, Floyd county; j.
E. Butler, Mcpherson, Paulding county;
f. G. Peoples, Oakwell, Camden county;
William Touchstone, Pearson, Coffee
county; A. f. Alrod, Sonoraville, Gordon
county; II. L. Hargrave, Spivey, Putnam
county.
Capt, Printup Of Rome and Chief of
Police Kenan of Macon are the only Geor-
gia applicants for the vacant paymasters'
places in the army, but there are above
POO applicants in the aggregate.
This Office carries a majors commission
and $500 per annum salary for life, or
until the incumbent is retired or put on
half pay.
j. Il. Cottrell has filed an application
for the Office Of collector of customs at
Cedar Key Fla.