Show birnn samm moio noi ie or he larini ja service I 1 dec 16 commodore A E bateman of this city received a telegram from Swreta ry of the treasury windoil last night announcing that leonard G shepard of the kichard hush now sa honed at sao fran had been ordered to washington at once to take alie position of chief of the revenue marine division this appointment will meet with the approval of the men in he service faid one officer to your correspondent there la no more popular officer in the service than captain he paid what ia the nature of the position was asked the chef of division is in the nature of officer of hie entire bervice eer vice he gives orders to revenue vowels of the government and haa under him a large force of officers aal men then the appointment is a promotion for captain shepard certainly for it ia the highest honor he could oata n in his own particular service a position too that no other officer ia service has ever been enen it has ben allm rulo heretofore to give the alca to a binl isn and shepard is alie first exception the secret ot this exception it is twofold two fold the ability and popularity of shepard and his friendship with commodore bateman the banker conr correspondent then was told lie romance in the relationship of these aft 0 men when captain shepard was a boy lie ran away from home entered the revenue marine service and steadily rose to hia present position see al feire ao hewak stationed near washington and met bateman Bate mao the boing roan who was almost strick cn was assisted by captain sheperd and he moved to new york became one of the most arm nent wall street men aid is DOW orth millions of bollara do llara bus a most elegant place and his own bacani lacht lie and windom are fast tripod tri eod for liate inan is a prominent republican and so when an appointment for this place was to be made bademan went to washington and asked eliat it be given to a friend who had helped him many years ako She pad conan lej officer never knew th tt bateman had thought of him in connection with alie will be a great a surprise to him aa to his friends in all parts of the country de att ctt the tw washington dec 16 Captain L G commanding comman dinn steamer kubb w at ijan has been chief 0 the marboe |