, 1869-05-02
THE ealeAs9 Past gFfics.


Hon F. A. East112n assqmea the du,Ics o, Posi-.
master Of Chicago yesterday, aaa made the foow. NV
inS appointments to the leading positionl In the
Post ONCE:
4sHsf1Mt lpttmaste1-C.S g. 9quireA
Chkf CtfTt-DAytd G.ceu
Aoeountdnt-EdwArtt ". Fitch.
Cd1htfT-John A johnson.
Hotftn '''~''$ AUX ~>~''0@' A>'fo'''e"t-"' ".
!snrt71attnden, S;zmp Raom-.Geo. /. Holmes.
Stewart. "N1'''
Superintendent u Carrier. and Dttistry-P, II.
sa1<rinGrndrnt # Disfrtsa,io,,-R. J, Dlattner
Ine following BONE account Of the ner 7p
Mt; squiret. who ha4 the appointment as Assist
ant fostua6tGf, dtst entered the Post OElce a.
CLERK in 1861 in The Distributing Department; Ii
he following year he WIS appointed fotcn1at, Of
,he ,fe Eassen Division: then ds w.a promoted to
made superintendent; then he was Appointed
Cashier by MI 11oart; then Accountant, GY Gen.
sa e, Ss ~ s1d TIT assD ey General nsr
appointment datca from MAY l.
- ~: nfeen the Chief Clerk. has been long time
nee IL 1863 ne was I. tfst employed si Inc siamn
ing tAlea; then he Kaa In the distribution otaces.
suScessiveJ IN the Eas.eEn and Wcstern d.stEiba.
tlsn Superintendent OF distribution. and In JuIT'
less Eas appointed Chief Clerk. uta reappolut-
nent dates from May /.
NoHobA Eauk.
Captain Johnson, the Cashicr, Ii q sou, by sdop-
lion Of Hon IL ". Raymond: he left college TO
enter the army ~ rE1sale. was engaged IN many
of the haideat fought battles, WIS promoted to
Captaincy, and Afterwards transferred to In
kot1ans Riaf duty. At the close Of the war be re-
u fned 70 this city and took rtB2ousble position
In prominent mercantile house In this city.
". ". U0t&dn, Superintendent Money Order De-
i':rtMenf, Was connected with the banking bual-
nesa In NlsconsIn fsum 1873 until the peVlouInx
o. the NM. when be enlisted and was commis-
sloned 20 lieatenant In the Twelfth N1scutstn
infantry, IL which regiment he served thfee ycarB
In the Beses Of yicksbnrE and JACK.
son- anu IN the AusntA campaign. In 1851, be was
& mmlssj0neh Lieutenant Colonel 0f the Forty. |
second Wisconsin Infantry which regiment ]
ne commanded Until Il YVES mustered out ut the !
Close Of the var. during TIC LIST three 5cars he
flas been Teller In the keccnd and Northwestern
National Banks.
Mr. Holmes Superintendent Of Stamp Room.
entered the nayy In leCs IN 1853 he resigned and
tEok position In the 1ost ut,ce, u retail Stamp
Clesk, and LII the following Jc3f waa a2pointed
Of tho STAN? Room, to which
pnsllon he has becn rcanpolntel
ME stewart, Superintendent Of negtatIy, COM
llcnced Rcrrlce In 1864 In the General Delivery, |
Ken In tho Western distribution; soon became
tur, man. aE1 tn lsG5 xss appointed Superinten-
tent Of Registry. Previously to hta sersice In the
Post Uf1lce he served three years and six Mp.llhs
Mt. Clowry, Superintendent Of Carriers and De-
lre1E, 1Egt entered the ONCE tn 1853, commencing
i the stntnp tables; than be was foreman OF BOX
Delivery and tn 1865 he WAS appointed, By Mt.
u Il tch position he will he continued
Nr. Dta1tner. Superintendent Of DiBtFibutlon |
inferred the Post Once a. clerk In the dissrtl,u-
inn IN 1sSs. Was appointed foreman Of tho |
u Distribution in 1865. This posittan he will |
maintain.