Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1884-02-28
MAIL FACILITIES.
Mrs. B~lie NJ. Burcbiii, Postmts'rcs o'
Fort Worth, Interviewed "n hef
Rcturr fr0ni Washington.

| Fort Worth, Interviewed oh het
| Return from Washington.
Mre. Belle NJ. Burchill, postmisi ress
of the Fort Worth office, returned yes
| teTday morning from Washington
where she has been for the past seven
weeks looking after her interests, anu
those of the office here. She went OH
! lntimatiou from n friend there that
there was trouble brewing, anu ar
rived there the day after Mr.. Evans
had been nominated by the president
| The public is acquainted win he
| fact OF her suCc, ~ IL having the
nomination Withdrawn, after
viudioating herself. she got there, "a
she says, IN the very nick OF q me, and
without the friendly information CON
veyed her in the letter referred TO, she
would have failed in all probability TO
do what she has done. Upon her ar
rival there she went to the postmaster
general TO ascertain upon what ground
she had been suppIanted, and Great Ell
surprise 10y the very question, fol
when reports are made by Especial
agent in reference to AN office,
il Is understood that the
person in charge of the
office knows on what points unfavor-
ahle reports are made. Gen. Gresham
showed that w. r. Smith, special
agent of the depsi tment, had, in Ocio-
her, reported unfsvorably on her
office, at the same time filing his appli-
cation for the office. 1t would have
been at variance with the practice of
the department to give him the posi-
ton, and he was refused. In Decem-
Der he made another report stating
hat he had been here and examined
the Office, finding IL in "A very bad con
ditiOn Mrs Burchill stated In repy
10 this Information that Mr. Smith had
net been in her office either in October
or December, aud in fact never had
been there hut once, and that more
than a year ago, To inquire about n
registered letter for which
she held the receiving postmaster's re-
cript He had not made any investi
galion at that time The postmaster.
general said that he wanted To know
tnat satisfaction was being given |
tn. citizens of Fort Worth. Mrs Bur. |
chill says Judge Gresham is an el, giant |
gentleman Of pleasing address, incl ned |
to be just and honorable in has admin.
is,ration. After getting her affairs |
out Mrs Burchill put in
her best work towards having this Of
Ice made frat class office, with car
-ier delivery. She is confident that
his will he done, rs her talks with
First Assistant Postmaster General
fattOn were very satisfactory. He
wishes anufli cial statement of the pop,
llation of the city. emanating from
he city council, and she will also send
lin statement of the business OF the
flee. She WAS anxious 10 have the
arrier :, stem in by April | but pend
ng the decision in the matter she has
,eca allowed one additional clerk
irs. Burchli says she became very
much intert sted IN politics and publ c
uestiuns while in Washington There
'as too much iilibustering in the
ouse to suit her, and she thought
'arlisle poor speaker. She liked
he gravity OF the senate. She speaks
4 highest terms of Sena'or Coke,
Wellborn, ThrockTlOr-
On and mes and other friends, Dem
Gratis, but good and noble men. She
links the Logan boom hu- started too
son. She found it not SO stroug
1 Illinois as in .hingtOn.
here wasa good deaf Of talk about
resham and Lincoln for president,
ld Arthur amt Gresham, but she
iought Judge Gresham would no. ne
,pt the second place on the ticket.
Ira. Burchill was busy yesterday re.
living congratulations from her
lany friends on her successful trip.