The daily gazette., 1877-03-07

THE OFFICE SEEKERs.-The office
seekers have begun to show their hands.
In This city the Cop,mercial says Gen. T.
y. Jordan, lately of Harrisburg. Pa. has
already gone to washington to look after
the Postoffice; be viii ask 'sthe removal
of Mr.. Pyle, and his own appointment to
that gentleman's place. Without mean
ing Of course that Mr.. Pyle has any spe-
cial claim to the place, that paper says:
"The General Ia understood to count
on the support Of Senator and ex- Secre-
tary Cameron, and perhaps, also, on
General Sherman, under whom he served
in the NMareh to the Sea-" as cavalry
commander"
Captain c.. H. Gallagher's name has
been mentioned in connection with the
Postmastership; but he has informed us
that he would not be an applicant. Mr..
Pickels isunderstood to be looking for the
Postofice or The Collectorship Of the In
ternal Revenue office. The Commercial
grows quite jocose at the expense of the
smaller-fry and adds that GA raid has
been organized against U. s. Marshal
Dunn, so it is said, and several other
| names are proposed-among them those
OF Jas. L. Hawkins, senior letter carrier
in the post office, George r. Roberts and
II. w. Cannon, Of Dover. 1t is rumored
that Marshal Dunn, having put on his
tomahawk, and taken the war path. He
has never yet been turned out of office,
and usually makes a lively scrimmage.
when his scalp is threatened
"The pension agency is held by Mr..
Daniel Burton, of Sussex county, il is
worth about $1,000 year, but If the in
cumbent employs clerk, that expense
and others out Of his pocket cut it down
to some S1400. Security to the amount of
Ao,0Oois required by the Gevernment.
There is no pressure against Mr.. Burton
that we hear of, nor is there any, SO far
as we know. against the U. S. District
Attorney, Mr.. Spruance. or the Collec-
tor Of Customs, Mr.. Thompson, both of
whom have been In their positions less
| than year. f... . 80.
"The Collector of Internal Revenue il
our genial friend, Parson Mcintyre, OF
Elkton, father-in-law of Hon. j.. A. j.
| Creswell. His place is one of great re-
sponsibility and requires very heavy Sc
eTrity-about $4,000, We believe
Whether Mr.. Mcintyre intends to resign
we do not know. If he should do SO,
doubtless ex.Congressman Lofiand would
take his place, or the friends of H. f.
| Pickles, Esq, who has done a great deal
| ofpublic duty for very small pay, might
perhaps press his name"
| To these may be added numerous others
Capt. j. S, Valentine, ,forinstance, having
served in the army and saved his party
from defeat in the city for several years,
feels fully equal to the duties of Postmas-
ter.
In New Castle there is a lively desire
to have the Postoffice cleaned out, and
two or three citizens believing the present
incumbent has been already there long
enough to "wear out his welcome" have
made up their minds to "go for it," and
nearly all parties, we have been told, ex-
press silent hope for their success. The
applicants are said to be Reuben P. Jan.
vier and VIM. A. KINNEY, both vel
known and very clever competent citi
zens. A present objection raised there i.
tnat there are too many operators for sC
small an offce-that less inspection woult
be more agreeable.
For our own part we hardly know wha
the President means by his remarks Of
"civil service REFORM" but the "inns
of the postoffices pretend to understan,
it to mean that where there are demo
cratic congressman no atteLtion will b,
i paid to any recommendations from then
and therefore they felicitate themselves
with the idea that there will be no chan
ges. But this will not satisfy the "outs.
They are putting on their moccasins AM
swear they mean "scalps." Dunn wi
. have to look out, neither his paint no
; his tomahawk may save him. We shoul
Q not wonder if Daniel Anderson's plac
II has already been offered to half doze
s negroes and as many whites to help O
@ the chase; but we hear that Dunn fee
+ invulnerable through the Shermans an
g other outside help.
= Should Packard and Chamberlain I
recognized by Hayes, it is more tha
likely that Dick Harrington will make
'' break for the District Attorneyship a,
c e1-Judge Fisher be put forward for IL
IS vacancy on the Supreme Bench in ODD
'e sition to n. B. Smithers, Esq. rlr
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