New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1885-06-17
REMOVAL OF NYACK'S POSTMASTER.

INDIGNATION IN THE vILLAGE-No CHARGES
AGAINST MISS CHRISTIE.
Much comment is caused in Nyack by the
suspension OF Miss Sarah L. Christie postmaster,
and the appointment Of Orlando Humphrey In
her place. The duplicity Of the persons who
trumpcd up the charges against her Is already
generally known and will probably bo made public.
The appointment s received with satisfaction by the
people OF Nyack although Humphrey is generally con
ceded to harmless and unequal 10 setting the world
on fire. The open resentment OF Republicans ana the
better class Of Democrats Is shown against the wOdDc
leaders who cried: "we Nyack Democrats arc hungry
thirsty. We must have the post Office or the great
unwashed will sell us out this fall"
Probably not au onco In the country has been moro
satisfactorily filled than the Nyack Post Once under
Miss Chrsties management. The only argument seems
to have been, "Orlando has waited 80 long; he must
have 1t, no matter how We get IT," Miss Cnristics
record is untarnshed and she has the best wishes and
friendship OF large majority OF the people OF Nyack
On reading the published notice OF her suspension,
Miss Christie at forwarded the following to Post.
master-G General Villas:
SIR: Having seen in the morning papers that have
suspended account OF knowledge of fraud in
this Office while WAS nt-postnaster, bog, most
respectfully TO say that am not eognlzant Of any fraud
connected with 1t IN any capacity. and that am at
loss to know by whom such charge eoua nave m Deen e
whole matter be deferred. and that the charge or
10 o answer inv accasers and demonsrae to
the Government that am entirely innocent.
There is general feeling In the that tho removal
of Miss Christie unjust in every sense. and much in
dgnaton Is expressed because OF the nnuendoes con-
taned In the Washington dispatches announcing her
suspension
To the Edttor Of The Tribune.
SIR In your issue Of this morning read that Miss
Sarah Christie has been suspended from the oce Of post
mistress at Nyack for the reason that she IL chargeable
with fraud committed while she was staDpOstmas-
ter at Nyack" Reading this charge Immediately
FASTENED To the Office 10 learn from Miss Christie tho
entirely ignorant Of any guilt that any fraud
had been committed in the Office at any time during her
one had endeavorcd to trump up something which
base "a charge. She then told that month two
ago her brother, who then administrator OF her
fathers estate cr father being postmaster all the time
ment for $2,7OO Which was claimed to be due from
her father To the Government upon q contract
and for years thereafter The draft was returned
unpaid with the statement that the administrator
knew Of such Indebtedness. that thd estate had
been settled and he discharged full and finally by the
surrogate. That ended the draft business.
therefore suppose that this is draft number twO
Civil Service and all included, as l have just been
Informed that gentleman here has said
that Miss Christie would be.remoycd II they the de-
fensve partisans should so through her fathers grave
to do It,
self included. wanted asccond mail Ia Syack, and finally
induced the Government TO give us this second mail In
1865 a Mr. Coddington took thai contract at 500 n
year. Mr. Christie then postmaster paying the deficiency
la the cost OF the roue He often told me this fact de-
string assist him IN bearing the balance OF the ex
pensc. The service was scrupulonsy performed and
nothing heard Of expressions OF grautude
from the people 10 Mr. Christie while he was living.
Truly the Syack Democrats have lied about Mr. Chris
tic aud have fulfilled their vow ana travelled through
nurrsh for Civil Service! These facts can prove
Nyack, June l6. 1885. ID. j. BLAUyELr.