The daily gazette., 1882-06-26
NEGRO POSTAL CLERK
!. .rpueLlcAN LIGHTNING
ne s,nxss A SECOND TIME.
.,ns v. B. CARTY GETS A PLACE
.,ntment which Pleases the BIRD
ApPoM Mncb-Black Succeeds White
vh ~. Higgins People Mad l}all

of the Bird faction is at work.
Pm nan" ,he heels Of the election OF William
" clsrton, i" p the colored balm OF oity
olI' 10 comes another remarkable case OF
v llls,, y ,he vs negro wing Of the party. ,,c
~ morE u. in the post office, as large as lie
y sSsn Sanny as deep water clam, assort-
y naphi' appii for the white letter carriers TO
'ihute was new clerk. a,
\. lOu,s new clerk was colored. 1t was
ruel V, B. Carly, ,,.,po.t,no.,or
s.a,, nsI 10 Gil a place formerly occupied by
lgks w. man and when the news got out on
ls o,psat lts Il created good bit ofgossip.
NOW cARTy GOT THE PLACE.
:, rhv Samuel V. B. Carly was selected
asio, uSi "A Swiggett for the place is not known.
Pialoi ",o,Hs Sh that he had the merit of being
p'USSSIh p,,uoS henchman of "Mister" Bird, and
+. .aS.s ,S's secured for him favorable eonsidera-
''N1 The yr nosition is a very good one,
~ f,om Il 900 to 81 200 per year, and
~ sslS dS Sv Daniel NJ. Stewart until he re-
ad I' sbcut the time Major Swiggett's
:, gss "a sent into the Senate. Thomas w.
M was secured to fill the place tempo
II r. tbe understanding being that he was
tsv four DAYS. Five passed no one was
n:oentIy appointed and Mr.. Saville con-
ned 10 act as clerk, filling the place in
satisfactory manner. He was not an
SlIcant for the place, and had more sense
( A to he one on account of bis connec-
with the anti-Bird wing. 1t
probable, however, If Mr.. Sa-
had been given the place,
would have kept it, for while at least.
S he Bird faction had wanted TO hold out
olive branch to the other side they would
Il recommended Saville or some member
HE Higgins wing. They had no desire
dO this, and hence one of the most
boxious colored workers Of the Bird wing
selected. Harry Griffith, son of the
i John W, Griffith, has also been appointed
! clerkship, the position being new one,
4 le necessary by the increase of business.
now IT IS RECEIVED.
he appointment Of Carly has a signifi-
Sce 1t has given evident satisfaction to
Z Bird wing, but the other side is anything
pleased. "l'll tell you what it means" "
slaimed one excited representative of the
bh" to-day, "I'll tell you what 1t
ans' he repeated, as if about to
BART some startling information, sit
lns that the Bird men have already COM
pcel their canvass for delegates to the
b State Convention, and this deal is to
hence colored votes on the election for
eates when it comes. know they are
bg to make big fight, and have heard it
b out that they would have something
by when it came to naming the ticket. "
be coored men generally are mad and
bounce the move as one calculated to de-
le and hoodwink them. They say 1t is
Be to further aid DIR. Wales in his ap.
htments on the police force and to keep
tn howl when the force is made up
bout any negroes upon it. They think
iajor Swiggett wanted a colored man in
post Office he should have taken faii
Al representative of the race. Carty's
sonal character Is being denounced OF
Fy hand, and he does not seem to stand
among the majority of the colored
Pple. He has good bit of influence Will
britain class Of eolored voters.
carty was on the Redden jury, and wal
last man to hang out against verdic
guilty He was strongly in favor o
lltting the foul Odessa fiend.
number of white Republicans wert
Pleants for the place secured by Carly.