Daily Republican. [volume] ([Wilmington, Del.]) 1874-1890, 1882-02-16
FIFTH EDIF1ll
TINE BOeUS DKspArc.
The Exsitsme1s Csussa
Cisy yesterday sitaruoo, . w
BepoPt thai Jshu NJ nm
Appo1ntO0 Pest sns.ss. "

About go o'clock yes,erd,r =,
noon II was noisel around thai As
spatch had been received by .""'l y
that John NJ. Dunn OK. Uni,sS I'' wy
Marshal, had been appoint, IVA
master of this city. The nsw. %
like a thunder storm in cIou W.
sky, and in few moments ,ba y n,s
OF tee different aspirants for ,ba "'aa
ton were ina state Of excitemer MY p. 70
ing on fever hea,. Reporre,. WI y.
running here and there, snde,rrN
TO asce rtain the truth or fal,jtv W.
report. The af ernuOn papsr, w.,. Y
back, and the "most entsruri,in. v
nal in the city" had made ar, ~
lnents TO issue u special or extra sis,
IL is a fortunate taing that Mr. n
gins is naturally a good na,ur,d ~
man; a. he was almost le.irp,d S,'
representatives. OF the press ann"
obtain reliable Information of The,
ter, to scatter among their 4, N
readers. j
Pustma ster Pyle and Robert c F, ~,
Esq, did not escape the genera N W.
sition, but were each interviews VI
piled with innnmefabLe question,
postmaster did not know what md,
of 1t but confirmed the report nr
despatch had been received and
lingly showed 1t TO the rpr,
Robt c. FraiIn, Esq, said that VII,
believed that a despatch to thai !.
had been received hs was equaly i,
tive that Mr.. Lunn bad not t-,V
pointed. Anthony Higgu, b
knew that Mr.. Dunn was in Watt
ton for the frat time for several uqs
but did not know, or suppose ,ar
was an applicant for the position
he was there on other business A
might be possible that his nam.
been submitted.
A prominent business man wh)
takes an active part IN politics, Tu
the Office Of an attorney on somewa
business, and when he came ont ID
yellow envelope In his hand, tha.t}
self was Suspicious but when he u,I
at his store he found Colyrr, NJ
waiting O'.tslde the door, Wit.
ahother yellow envt lop' aS he aprx
ed, he ASKED "What have you s5&;
John, despatch V u whlcA h
ans ".red in the affirmative. Sa
persons were passing ut this t.ut
the news ii,u It aas like the W.
the three black crows lurrrsy
magnitude until it WAS stated si
tive fact, that Mr.. Bank had rcd
a dispatch verifying the iOHas
Within a few minutes, III wAR
reporter in hurrid manner, WITH
Blank have you any obiecn0m 4
forming me what was cOntaileiG
despatch you received this aitersa
Tue gentleman addressed, asls
look that would have honor 4a
Blete Harte's "heatheO Chime,
said "wlat dispa,cL?'
"Oh you know, the one abol'a
pointlnrnt Of postmaster TleIs
man put on sCill more innoCeh
az he inquired, "who said thai I'd
ell dispatch" when tindugI
press man was becoming au1.or'
OH with the news, he erp.aIla
the envelope h al not cOnlallc
patch, but was merely an orle;N
goods.
a certain official, whose TENN
lice might be Affected bya cay IA
pOstlnasters, is said TO have sA Al
hat when he heard the news, SL Id
ed up to congratulate Mis-. p4G
her husband $ Appointment. b 4,
ever thought better OF thr ua1 4
concluded to wait for flu thet
monts. The little lnissive fAaiiE /,
all the excitement was sent to u III
Culbert, and read thus. 4
WAsHINGIoN, f|
PAYERS called for. The name o. &
NJ. Dunn has been seut IN a'acl 2
mise candidate for The poStIhk 2
OF Wilmington" Y
IL was afterwards ascrrta!ln
the whole thing was a h0aA ass
trani, and those interested once S b
breathe fire. 'ly.