Democratic Sentinel, Volume 12, Number 45, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 30 November 1888 — THE ARMY AND NAVY. [ARTICLE]

THE ARMY AND NAVY.

MANY POSITIONS THAT WILL BECOME VACANT AFTER MARCH. First Assistant Postmaster General Stevenson Makes His Annual Report— Growth of the Country—Latest Election Returns from Several States. (Washington (D. C.) special] President-Elect Harrison will have at his disposal during the four years of his administration several important army appointments. The llrst will be that of Adjutant General to succeed Gen, Drum, Avho will be retired May 28, 1889. Paymaster General Rochester, Quartermaster General Holabird, Commissary General McFeeley. and Surgeon General Moore will be retired in 1899, and Gen. Benet in June, 1891. Tho only bureau officers Avho will hold their places until after the close of the Harrison administration are Chief Signal Officer Greely, Inspector General Jones, Chief Engineer Casey and Judge Advocate General Swaim. Tne latter is now undergoing a sentence of suspension for twelve years. In the line of the army the next President Avill also have an opportunity to fill several vacancies of importance. Brigadier General Gibbon retires April 20, 1891, and Brigadier General Stanley June 1.1892. This gives two places which it is customary to fill by selection from the colonols of the line. In the ordinary course of eA’ents the coming administration will not have the appointment of a Major General. as no officer of that grade will retire Avithin four years from March 4 next. However, there will be seven Assistant Quartermasters to be appointed, as Avell as eight assistant surgeons and five assistant commissaries. The pay corps now numbers eight more than the maximum fixed by latv, j and therefore no appointments can be mado to it with the exception of the paymaster generalship. There will be five retirements from the corps during Gen. Harrison’s term. The navy will also give Gen. Harrison a number of important appointments, .us the four years of tho eight bureau chiefs, as well as that of the Judge Advocate General, Avill expire during the next administration. The terms of the bureau chiefs will expire on the following dates; Commodore Harmony, yards and docks, March 27, 1889; Capt. John G. Walker, navigation, Oct. 22, 1889; Cant. Montgomery Sieard, ordnance, July 1,1889; Capt. WinfieldS. Schley, equipment and recruiting. Sept. 6, 1892; Surgeon General John M. BroAvne, in tile spring of 1892; Paymaster General James Fulton, Dec. 15, 1890; Engineer-in-Chief George W. Melville, Aug. 9, 1891; Chief Naval Constructor Theodore D. Wilson, Dee. 15, 1890, and Judge Advocate General William B. Remy, June 12.1892.

POSTMASTERS APPOINTED. Annual Report of First Assistant Postmaster General Stevenson —New Appointments Necessary. [Washington (D. C.) special.] The annual report of First Assistant Postmaster General Stevenson shows that during tho last fiscal year fourth-class Postmasters were appointed as follows: 011 resignations and commissions expired, 6,521; on removals, 1,244; on deaths of Postmasters, 65; on establishment of new postoffices, 3,869; whole number of appointments, 12,288. This is a not decrease from last year of 791. During the. year 1.645 postoffices were discontinued. The mport shows that there were 821 postoftices established and 145 more discontinued during the year than during the previous year. The increase in the whole number of postoffices is shown to have been 2.219, as against 1,543 for the year 1887. As illustrating tho comparative growth of the several geographical sections of tho country, the increase or decrease for the year in the whole number of postoffices in operation in each is five. This shows that in tho New England States the net increase was five, as against forty-five for tho previous year. In the Middle States the net increase was 183, as against 202 during the previous year. In the Southern States, including the Indian Territory, the net increase was 1,406, as, against 785 last year. In the three States and three Territories of the Pacific Slope the net increase was 190. as against 115 last year. In ten States and six Territories of the West and Northwest the net increase was 412, as against 396 during the preceding year. There was an increase in the number of postoffices in operation in all the States except Maino and New Hampshire, and in all the Territories except Idaho and Utah. The total decrease for the four was twenty-throe. There was an increase of 109 or more postoffices in each of the following States: North Carolina. 158; Texas, 138; Virginia, 126; Kentucky. 126; Alabama. 106; California. 106; West Virginia, 106; Arkansas, 104; Pennsylvania, 100. ELECTION RETURNS. The Most Authentic Official Figures Obtainable. TENNESSEE. A Nashville special says: The return? from all the counties in Tennessee show these figures: Cleveland, 159,079; Harrison, 139,815; Fisk, 5,669; Streeter, 48. Cleveland’!/ plurality, 19,284; majority. 13,517. For Governor: Taylor (Dem,), 156,836; Hawkins (Bep.), 139,014; Johnson (Pro.), 6,843. Taylor’s plurality, 17,822; majority, 10,979. ARKANSAS. Official returns received at Little Bock from all the counties in the State show that the total vote was 154.941, divided as follows: Cleveland. 85,962; Harrison, 58,752; Streeter, 10.613; Fisk, 614. Cleveland has a plurality of 27,210, and a majority of 15,983. WEST VIRGINIA. T. S. Biley. Chairman of the Democratic State Committee of West Virginia, has sent the following dispatch from Wheeling: The official returns from this State are sufficiently ascertained to warrant the announcement of the election of Judge A. B. Fleming, the Democratic candidate for Governor, by a small but sure majority. The rest of the State ticket is elected by larger majorities. The Legislature will stand on joint ballot, 46 Democrats, 44 Republicans, and 1 Labor-Union independent. national prohibition vote. It Is Placed at 265,000 by the Editor of the Party Newspaper, the ‘*Voice.” [New York telegram.] The editor of the Now York Voice. the official organ of tho National Prohibition party, from returns and careful estimates, places tho vote on Fisk and Brooks, Prohibition candidates for President and Vice President, us follows: Alabama I,o3o’Missouri 5,000 Arkansas 1,030 ; Nebraska 10,000Califo nia S.OXfNevada 990 Colorado 3,000 New Hampshire. 1,57 d Connecticut 4,301 New Jersey 8,009 Delaware 373 New York 30,000 Florida 300 North Carolina,.. 4,000 Georgia 1,850 Ohio 25,000 Illinois 23,000 Oregon 1,20 t Indiana 9,50 u Pennsylvania.... 23,000' lowa .3,000 Rhode Island.... 1,300 Kansas 7,000 South Carolina... ,300 Kentucky 11,000 Tennessee 5,000 Louisiana 250 Texas..., 7,000' Maine 2,700 Vermont. 1,200 Maryland 4,832 Virginia 1,000 Massachusetts... 9,000 West Virginia.... 2,000 Michigan 23,000 Wisconsin L. 15,000 M nuesota.... ... Mississippi 800 Total 268,675 Tho total Prohibition vote of the nation will not vary much from 265,000. It mav be 10,000 larger, but it will not likely fall mot than 5,000 below that figure.