Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1885-05-21
BY THE PRESIDENT
Changes In the Virginia Post Offices
Why Some of the Incumbents Were
suspended - Visitors to the Naval
Academy. Etc.

The policy announced by Postmaster General
Villas in his confidential circular to the Ohio
congressman, that the changes in the Virginia
post offices would receive attention at once
was partially illustrated to-day IN the presiden-
tial appointment OF postmasters. Six impor-
tant offices were made vacant by suspensions,
ana the Postmaster General, in the explanation
Whlch he issues whenever postmaster is sus-
pended states:
, suspensions and appointments were made by
the resident i'll Warrenton, Leesburg. IeNing-
ton. Harrisonburg, Winchester and University
OF ' virginia post offices in Virginia. These slls-
pensions were made in the exercise of the
residents power to removal, and the removals
were made because the postmasters were par
.isanS OF such kind as satisfied the President
that they ought not to continue i'm the service
under this administration. In addition the
postmaster at Leesburg has three times been
lound. upon an inspection. TO have applied the
moneys OF his office to his personal use. so that
his cash was twice deficient on insnection IN
1881 and once during the present spring:
although in each instance made good after tue
shortage was discovered. He had also ante
daied remittances in other cases.
The poStmasters appointed to-day Were as
follows: l.. ". Caldwell. vice VIM A. Pattie,
vice james sullivan, suspended, Harrisonburg
Va: j. \. X. Warner. vice Chas. F. Deaver s,ls-
pended Lexington, Va; Geo. r. Head, vice ..
1: Holmes, suspended, Leesburg. Va: A..P. Bibb,
vice r. II. Fife. suspended, University OF Vir.
ginia; Bruce Gibson. vice john III. Dean, sus-
pended WINCHESTER, Va; Mrs. Mary IL 5. Long,
Pired, Charlottesville. Va; John +. Regain, vice
Jos, .. Jones, commission expired, Terre Haute,
Ind
The President today appointed as marshal of
the western Judicial district OF Louisiana Hon.
A. c: Gibson. Mr. Gibson is a cousin of Sena-
tor Gibson. He has been member of the leg
islature OF Louisiana. and has filled various
positions of public trust with efficiency and
honor. He was recommended by the entire
democratic delegation from Louisiana for the
position of minister at Bocota. His appoint
ment was especially urged for the marshalship
by the Hon. j. Floyd King.
The President has appointed the following
board of visitors to the Annapolis naval ac-
ademy for $50: Rear Admiral C.R. p. Rodgers,
Lieut.. Col. o. NJ. Poe, L. =. A.; Prof VIM. q.
sumner. New Haven; Jno. N.A. Grsw void, esq.,
Newport and New York: VIM. Read. esq. Balli-
more; Hon. Jas. :. Grinhell Greenfield, Mass,
and Hon. y. NJ. Craig. Altoona, Ill.
The Pr Sident to-day commissioned the fol-
hwing po>tmasters: Harvey c. Moore, Brod-
head, Wis; Joseph r. Ratekin, Shenandoah,
Iowa; James f. Vogt, Lehlars. Iowa: Mary II.
Edwards. Cleveland, Tenn; Robert f.. Harris,
san Angelo, Tex; Daniel Liddell, Gadsden,
Ala; John r. Parshall, Farbault. Mimi; ia
colby Van Ripper Rutherford, n. j.; Chas. Rit-
tenhouse, Hackettstown, y. j.. John c. Sceva,
MechanicSburgh, Ohio; Oliver Wells, Marsh
field No.