Rensselaer Republican, Volume 17, Number 36, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 May 1885 — POLITICAL. [ARTICLE]

POLITICAL.

A. P. Swineford, of Marquette, Mich., has beep appointed Governor of Alaska. Mr. Swineford is an ex-Mayor of Marquette, is editor of the Marquette Mining Journal, has served ns a member of the Legislature of his State, and was a candidate for Lieutenant Governor two years ago. He was appointed State Inspector of Mines and Mining by Gov. Begole, of Michigan... .A divorce on the ground of repeated acts of brutality has been obtained by the wife of Dr. Meire, of Colorado, recently appointed Consul at Nagasaki. As his selection was due to his wife's relatives in .Maryland, Secretary Bayard has determined to cancel the commission.

The Illinois Legislature has passed into •the control of the Republicans, J. W. Weaver having been elected Representative from the Thirty-fourth District by a majority of 306, to till the vacancy caused by the death of Mr. Shaw. The district is naturally democratic by 2,000 majority, and the result created the greatest surprise A Republican scheme, secretly arranged, worked successfully. No Republican voters appeared at the. pol’s until 4 o’clock p. in. of the diy of election, and then surprised the Democrats by their numbers. The Democrats, thinking they had a sure thing with their 2,000 Democratic majority in the district, were simply caught napping by such shrewd and wily schemers as Daniel Shepard, “Long” Jones and Jake YVheeler, the political lieutenants of Gen. John A. Logan. When the late Representative Logan’s seat was t# be filled m a Republican district no effort was made by the Democrats to capture the election, although probably every politician in the' State had au idea of the possibility of such a coup d’etat. It remained for the Republicans to take advantage of a similar opportunity in a Democratic distinct, abd it seems that they laid their p’ans carefully and secretly and accomplished the, to them, highly important, and, to the Democrats, disastrous result.

Among the important foreign appointments of the week 'was that of George V. N. Lothrop, of Michigan, to be Envoy Extraordinary and Minister Plenipotentiary of the United States to Russia, A Washington dispatch says of the new appointee: “Mr. Lothrop is a prominent lawyer of Detroit, and is about 65 years of age. Except service in the Michigan Legislature for a brief period, he has never held public office. Mr, Lothrop is said to be a man of eminent literary as well ns legal attainments, and is possessed of large wealth. He is a graduate of Yale, and was a member of the class to which Wm. M. Evarts belonged, and every member of which has since risen to political or literary prominence. Mr.' Lothrop is described, as a man of commanding presence, pleasing address, and brilliant conversational powers. Since early life he has never abandoned the practice of the Law to accept any public trust or for any other purpose, and he stands at the head 'of his profession.” The President also appointed Boyd Winchester, of Kentucky, to be Minister Resident and Consul General of the United States to Switzerland, and John E. W. Thompson, of NBsr York, to be Minister Resident and Consul General of the United States to Hayti. * ■ President Cleveland has made the following appointments: Lewis C. Bartlett, of Binghamton, N. Y., to be Deputy Commissioner of Pensions, vice N. P. Lovendgc, resinned: John H. Oberlv, of Illinois, to be Indian School Superintendent, vice James U. Haworth, deceased; Arthur B. Bissell. es New York, to be Collector of Customs for the District of Buffalo Creek, N. Y.; A. M. Kphn, of Indiana, to be Survevor of Customs for the fort of Indianapolis: Hamilton C. Jones, of

North Carolina.te be United States District At--torney for theWestcrn Pjsirictof North Carolina: William A Seay, of Lori is ana, to be M nister Resident and ffonsul General of the United Kc tes to Bolivia. To de Consuls General ot the United Slates: Ephraim B. Ewing, 'of Missouri, at the City of Mexico; H. Clay Armstronz, of Alabama, at Hiode Jani#ro. To bo Consuls of the United States: Gustavug I.ucke, of New Hampshire, at Sherbrooke, Cam'da; Peter btaub, of Tennessee, at St. Galle; Henry Mv Keiin, of Pennsylvania, at Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island; John M. btronp. of New York, at Belleville,. Canada; Alexander Bertrand, ofN’ewlork, at St. John, Quebec; Laws Si Minnie, pt Michigan, at Port Sarnia. To be first Assistant Engineers in the revenue service: Charles F. Collin, David McC. trench, and Charles \V. Beckwith; to be Second Assistant Engineers in the revenue service: Harry L. Boyd, Herbert W. Spear, Philip Littig, and llichard \V. Champlain. Borird of Visitors to the United States Military Academy: The Hon. John Bigelow, of New York; Charles E. Codman. of Massachusetts; Qen Fitzhugh Lee. of Virginia; the Hon. George Hoadly, of Ohio: James C. Tappan, of Arkansas; Prof. Edward S. Holden, of Wisconsin; ana George L. Miller, of Nebraska.

Secretary Manning has requested the resignation of Col. T. N. Burrill, Chief of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing. E. O. Graves, Assistant Treasurer of the United States, has been appointed to fill the vacancy. The salary is S9OO more than that of Assistant Treasurer... .The President has canceled the appointment of James Blackburn ns Internal Revenue Collector for Kentucky, owing to letters written at the beginning of the war. Mr. LeEPER, the defeated Democratic candidate for the Legislature in the Thirtyfourth Illinois District, has decided to contest the election of Weaver to the House of Representatives on the ground that lists of registered voters were not posted in accordance with law.