Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1885-07-30
P0stmastcrs' Heads Falling OF
at the Rate of From Fiftyto
One Hundred a Day.
The City on Wheels Fifteen Hundred
Bicycles IN Constant Use In The
National Capital.
The Race Tor Door-Kecper of the Next House
Well Under Way rho SALARY Thirty
Five Hundred u Ncnr.
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From our Regular Correspondent.
WASHINGTON, July 25.--Spcakcr Car |
Isle has been here for week or SO look |
Ing after the welfare of his constituents I
The apple of his eye ON this visit proves |
TO be n consulate for his fellow towns
man, Mr.. Alexander Dorczac, Dorczac is |
scli-made man, born in France. lie has
grown rich and is very popular In local
politics. He has held several municipal
offices and represented The city of Coving-
ton in the state legislature. IL is said that
he contributed $4,000 cash TO the last cam
paign, He always gives like prince,
lie wanted to return to his native land
and was anxious to go as the Representa-
tive of our great government. II was
matter OF pride with him. lie wants to
show his countrymen that he has made
name as well as ioltunc in the Land OF
the Free.
! CARLISLE on ruE SIl.NER QUESTION.
GOV. Carlisle says he has not yet stud
led the silver question thoroughly, but he
is inclined to think that certificates would
] Dt lNNNfh NIlNil uNillbil DlNIfliN NlilIlfN
at the assay office, He thinks there will
be Il further reform OF the tariff,
From the present outlook Mr., Carlisle
win not have any opposition Tor speaker.
He would be reelected in any event.
WHO SHALL. ca ARD rIIE az ARps2
The race for the doOr-kecper of the
next house viii he exciting and win be
holly contested to the close. II Is one of
the choicest places In the gift OF the gov
crnmont. The salary of the door-kecpcr
is $4,000 per unnum and several of his
deputies and superintendentS get $1,000
salaries. During the session OF congress
there are one hundred and fifty men and
boys on his pay-roll all appointed from his
hand. Ninety of the one hundred and III
~ are retained Tor the entire year. The
/ annual salaries of the corps will aggregate
AT least lsl75,O00. Altogether II lisa big
thing, already there are several candi.
dates announced.
Gen. Field of Georgia, who was door
keeper from 1878 10 1852, will run again,
and will be very strong.
Col Sam Donelson of Tennessee, now
. employed in the department, Is IN the
field
The deputy, LuthcrWarder of Indiana, Is
spoken of, but the fact that the postmnS-
/. ter OF the house is from that state would
!. initiate greatly against his chances.
But for Mr., Carlisle being speaker Hon.
Phil. b Thompson, Jr., OF Kentucky,
would be put into the bunch.
NOTHING TOO GOOD FOR NM
Mr. Eugene Higgins, the much-abuSed
appointment clerk OF the treasury depart
Incnt, Is mentioned in several directions.
II the Republican newspapers and mug.
wump Ciyil-scrvicc fellows do not cease
their warfare upon him, the Democrats
will feel disposed to give him most any.
thing in reason that he might ask for.
TEXAS POsTNiAsTERs.
The following Democratic postlnastcrs
- have been appointed in Texas TO date;
\. Mcbride Winsboro, Wood county.
Robt. %. Denton, Gainesville, Cooke county
j. g. Buster. Dexter, Cooke county.
j. 4. Marshall, Kaufman kaufman county.
:, I. Ncldmnn, sunset, Wise county.
: W. d. McMicklc, Rhodes Angelina county.
Chas. D. Wysc Dckalb Bowie county.
Heni, y. stewart Payne, brown county.
Mrs. May Grace, Rhcas Mills, collin county
II. Il. kcrn0dle, iiarksdalc, Edwards county.
g.. T.. Perot, Ragsdalc, fanuln county.
g.. II. Gieslcr, Clear Greek, Galveston county
SAINT H. Rhodes, lola, Grimes county.
j. NJ. Ncathery, Pilot Grove. Gray son county,
j, H. McElroy, southmayed, Grayson county
Gllmer stuart, bonneville, Grnyson county.
G G. W Hooks, kountlc, Hardin county.
". y. liodgccoke, DeGrcss, Jack county.
Whitfield Leak, Pleasant Point, johnson
county.
W. IT, phillips, kaufman, Lawrence county.
Geo. G. Davis, Dayton, Liberty county.
james :. Grim, Embcrton, lamar county.
VIM. T.. Hollins, pattonvlllc, Lamar county.
Henry 7. Wilson, Belgrade. Newton county
Frank VI, irwin, CrcscO, PalO Pinto county.
!. II. r. Earle, Wilson, caHvcras couniy.
spencer trcgg, shaiter, Preside county
Wills u Bate, Denton, Dentgh county
Thos. n. Cooke, Victoria, Victoria county.
james II, fursl, Eiysan Field, Harrison
county.
John ~. Cochran, Dallas, Dallas county
John 10. Duncan, lIonhum, fannin county.
John =. llill. Manor, rrnyis county.
Howell Tatum, Bolton, He'll county.
Chas. a. lIaynic, Bnstrnp. Bastrop county.
John r. kigore Longyicw, Gregg county.
. Lailtha L. Works, leciusion, l.tynea county
Richmond w starr, Harold, Nilhnrsef
+. 4. Rutherford, ClarLsyilIc, Rcd River
county.
Texas has over 500 postmastcrs and at
this rate II would take something Ike NJ
teen years 20 make the change. But this
Is moi fair test. The department has
lahored under a load Of dinicUltics. Mr..
, Hny, the first assistant postnaster-gcn-
eral appOinted nj the beginning Oi Mr..
Cleycand's administration, was COM
PEELED ON account Of his delicate health 10
seek mild climate for two months and
The business OF the department was prac-
tically suspended. Mr.. Hay returned not
much improved physically and made poor
progress. There was 30 much dlHsatlH-
/. lactiOn throughout the country that hc
concluded 10 resign Then his successor,
MIR. Stevenson Of Illinois, had 10 have
thc harness lifted 10 his
back before he could buckle down Ia
Ills work They ARE going now, however,
nfty and sometimes a hundred a day.
Particular ATTENTIONS Is being bestowed
upon the close and doubtful states just
NOW Virginia gets twenty-five day
sometues, and then they DO NOT 20 iasi
|. enough TO suit The Democrats, who want
BlahOnc's scalp
As was stated 90 THg GzErfE come
days ago by wire, the president ms 1905
postinAsfcrs 20 appoint, and " this NUM-