Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1885-03-26
THE LOAVES AND FISHES.

The Washington correspondent of the
Ners and Courier says that Senator Butler
called at the White House last Thursday
and introduced to the President the Hon
Leroy F. Youmans as being we'll qualified
for the position of United States District
Attorney for South Carolina. Withoutcom'
mitting himself the President promised thai
Mr.. Youmans' application should receive
due consideration at the proper time. MIR
Youmans was afterward presented to At
torney- General Garland.
1t is understood that Gen. John BrattOr
is a candidate for minister to Peru.
The correspondent writes under date Of
last Thursday:
There has been no falling off in the crowd
of office seekers which daily haunt the cor
ridors of the pOstoffice department since
Gen. Villas became its head. Although
have failed to discover many South Carroll
mans among the personal applicants tol
postmasterships, each mail that arrives al
the departments contains several carefully
worded communications to the postmaster
general marked 'personal," (which upon eX.
animation, prove to be requests for appoint
ment.
From all that am able to gather on the
subject, there will probably be lively con.
test over the postoffice at Columbia. There
are two applications on file for that Office
one from w. H. Gibbes, and the other from
John S. Leaphart, at present the deputy
postmaster. Senator Hampton, while not
pledging himself to any one, has informed
the postmaster-general that he desires TO oe
heard in behalf Mr.. Gibbes before an ap'
pointment at Columbia is agreed upon
ofN (N;hhoc hoe thp
dorsement of more than three hundred prom
inent citizens of Columbia. Representative
elect w. H. Perry is supporting the applica
tion of Mr.. Leaphart. If the postmaster
general should decide to give the appoint
ment to the candidate having the greatest
number of signatures to his petition, MIR
Leaphart will probably be successful, AS he
isendorsed by nearly five hundred prominent
patrons of the Office.
For the postmastership at Aiken, Mr.
James E. Crosland is the only applicant
who has made himself known to the depart
ment.
The commission of the postmaster at An
derson expires on the 10Th of May next
Mr.. Robert w. Todd has the endorsement
of Representative Aiken, and stands a very
good chance of securing the prize. Mr.
George w. Fant, who was formerly post
master at Anderson, would like to preside
over the office again, but he announces thai
he will not engage in any scramble for the
place.
There is now vacancy in the office al
Newberry Court House, Postmaster Robert
w. Boone having resigned, and no one has
yet been appointed in his stead. Represen
tative Aiken has recommended the appoint
ment of Mrs. Herbert for the position.
Representative Dargan has recommended
the appointment of D. J. Auldas postmaster
at Sumter The term of the incumbent eX
pired last Sunday.
There are two applications on file for the
postmastership of Charleston-one from ex
Judge w. NJ. Thomas. and the other from
T. B. Jones-both Republicans. These ap
plications were filed last year, however
The only Democratic applicant, and his pa
pers have not yet been presented, is Mr.. B
F. Huger.