Two important appointments, made by Collector Hedden before he left the city, have been confirmed by the Treasury Department. Charles Davis, of Binghamton, succeeds Richard Wyncoop as Deputy Collector in charge of the Fourth, or Navigation, Division, and Bernard Kenney takes J. L. Burns's place as Superintendent of Warehouses. Deputy Collector Wyncoop placed his resignation in the hands of Collector Redden (as did all the other Deputies) when Mr. Hedden assumed charge of the office. The new Collector did not give the old Deputies to understand that he intended to retain them permanently, but asked them all to remain at their posts for the time being. Mr. Wyncoop has served the Government in the Custom house for about 15 years, and he has been regarded as a good officer. He is the third of Collector Robertson's Deputies that has been displaced.
    Charles Davis, the new Deputy, is a prominent member of the Democratic Party in Binghamton. He is said to be a stanch adherent of Mr. Tilden. He was appointed Warden of Sing Sing prison by Gov. Lucius Robinson. Mr. Davis is about 48 years of age. He is now in this city and will probably enter upon his new duties in a day or two. Bernard Kenney, who succeeds Mr. Burns as Superintendent of Warehouses, is an ex-Alderman of this city and a County Democracy leader in the Eighth Assembly District. He served as Port Warden, under Gov. Hoffman, and was appointed a Harbor Master by Gov. Cleveland in 1883, but his name was in the batch of appointments that were not confirmed by the State Senate. Lately he has been performing the duties of Dock Master, attached to the Dock Department. The place to which he has just been appointed bas a salary of $2,500 a year. Mr. Burns, the officer displaced by Kenney, has been in the service for a long time, and bears the reputation of being a good officer. Mr. Kenney's appointment, as discussed by politicians, is generally credited to the influence of Hubert O. Thompson and Senator James Daly.

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Unknown, "Collector Hedden's Aids, Two Important Appointments Confirmed by the Treasury Department," The New York Times, New York, Saturday, 5 September 1885, p. 8.