Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-04-18

II any. each OF them psys Tor the different
classes OF cars furnished by shippers, car
companies, individuals, or connecting lines.
and how this business Is conducted and
done by each OF them, and as 10 what Il a
fair aud Just allowance for such different
classes Of ears. All Of the companies named
10 these two last.named lists are northern
and western.
PRESIDENTIAL APPOINTMENTS.
Tie President made the following appoint
mrnts this afternoon: Robert L. Porter. Of
New yors, 70 he superintendent OF census;
William II. Cakins, q Washington Terri
tory, TO Ne Associate Justice OF the Supreme
Court Of the Territory Of Washington;
John Oonnelly. OF Louisiana, 10 be mar.
shsl OF the United States for the Eastern dis
trict Of Louisiana.
NAVAL AFFAIRS.
Recent reports Of the msnmuvres o, the
British naval feet contain some matter not
entirely reassuring with respect 10 some OF
our new naval vessels. In these msnGuvres
about six vessels Of the Archer type psrtici-
mated. The result was disagTeeabe sur
prise to SIR William Reed. the chief naval
constructor OF the admiralty. II was found
thst the vessels pitched and rolled about to
such an extent in a moderately heavy sea a.
10 render them very poor gun platforms, 10
use technical expression, which means that
the guns were so unstable that they could
not be directed with any approach 10 nccu-
racy OF fire. They were also very wet ships.
Tfcse defects are supposed to result from
The excessive weight OF the ordnance.
h was recommended that the six
inch rifles be replaced by Gye.ingh
guns and tie anchors moved further
IN. The significance OF this report TO the
naval officers here lies In The fact that the new
gunboat Yorktown Il patterned after the
Archer type and will carry the same calibre
aud weight OF ordnance. Failure has also at
tended The Efforts oi the British constructors
10 buiid twenty-Snot ship, OF which the
Navy Department here IL attempting TO
bu,d two under the direction OF an act OF
Congress. The Mcdea, which was built Tor
atNcnty-FnOi ship. has never exceeded niue
teen knots, but has developed more than the
estimated horsepower, an indication TO the
constructors here that it ia not possible 20
drive q vessel Of That length al twenty knots.
Tie British authorities have taken the same
view and will build another set Of these boats
Of greater lenVth. Other vessels OF the same
type have failed 10 develop ans thing like the
necessary 9,000-horse power, 40 the promise
Of the success Of eur boats is not bright.
RAILwAY-MAn' SERVICE.
Since March 4th about 800 changes have
been made IN the persOnpet OF the rail-
way-mgll service. First Assisiant.Post-
msstcr-GcncIal GARRISON, in speaking OF
the mattcr to-day said that II has been
the policy 81 the department to dis"
place incompetent clerks and appoint cX-
ycricnccd aud thoroughly efficient men
who iclt The service during the last ad-
miuistratiOu where such were available and
DESTROYS Of rc.enterng the service. Oh
course, he sad, men whose faculties have
become impai,cd or whose thorough fitness
had become questionable Will not be rem
stated. The Tailway-mail service, he con-
unucd. requires men not only OF superior
intelligence, but meu whose faculties are IN
pt rtect Workin order. Men who possess
every requirement Of service are compare
lively icw. and not easily secured, but when
such are found they should DO retained IN
the service as long as possible. efficiency
IN the postal service can be obtained only
after a long struggle, and to remove such
men 10 make places for political favorltes
irrespective OF their fitness Is public wrong,
and should not be- tolerated by tue public.
DAILY APPOINTMENT OF POsTNAsTERs.
From 100 10 $50 fourtl-class pOstmasters
are now being appointed daily. or these
about one third are to Gil existing vacancies,
another third are appointed In the places OF
postmasters removed for cause, and the other
tuud to succeed postnssters who have
served about four years. While the fourth
cli.S pOstmastefs are commissioned 10 serve
during tie pleasure OF the POSfmaster>Gene-
raj. IL j. believed 10y the POst~Oficc Depart
ment officials that good service does not de-
mand the retention OF postmaster. save in
exceptional cases, beyond the four-year
period. while the good Of the service, II IS
said, viii be the first consideration in the
matter OF changes IN fourth class pOSE-Oiices,
there 10 reason TO believe that the commits
sious of postma,ters who have served four
years will be deemed to nave expired.
DEATH or MRS. FEBIGER.
Mrs. Febiger, wife OF Rear.Admiral Fee
bigger. who was injured Sunday evening by
being thrown from her carriage on + street,
died this afternoon without having regained
consciousness since she was hurt
BONDS PURCHASED.
The bond offerings to-day aggregated
S797,l0O Accepted, 1892, at l29 for As
and los for as.
MINOR MATTERS.
Secretary Window has signed the commits.
sIon OF L. : Lacey, OF Michigan, as Comp
lroller OF the Currency, and II IS expected
that the President will add his signature to
the document tomorrow, in which event
the appointment will be formally announced. |
Lacey Is president OF the First National |
Bank OF Charlotte, Mich. lie represented |
the Third district Of that state in the Forty |
seventh and Forty eighth Congresses, during |
which time he was a member Of the Commit !
tee on Coinage, " eights, and Measures.
William IL. CaklnS, who was to-day ap- |
pOinted associate justice OF the Supreme |
Court Of Washington Territory, is we'll |
known eX-cOngresSman OF Indiana. Tie |
moved 10 TakOma several months ago aud |
proposes to make MS home there.
meeting OF the alumni OF the University |
OF Nirsinia will be held at Washington on !
Aprii 26ihand 9Th. Notice is given that all
delegates attending in purchasing tickets 10
Washington should secure certibcste and
receipt for the fares paid. Arrangements
will he made by the lines centriDg az Wash
instOn 10 issue return tickets at one third |
fare. ana the present prospects indicate
large attendance from the middle, eastern,
and southern States.
The Post.O0ice Department officials are
making active preparations for the imme-
date opening Of two post-ofices In Okla
homa-one at King Fisher Stage snd the
other st Guthrie, where the United states
and.ofices are TO be established. Several
po>t-Ofhce inspectors are now on the ground
exafnining the proposed mail-rOutes into the
country and between all important points.
For the present all mails will enter the Ter
rirory from the north over the Atchison rail-
road to its southern terminus, and from
here will be carried forward 10y Governs
nent contractors over regularly established
routes.
TIE National Academy Of Sciences held
business meeting this morning, and the
ollowing officers were elected: President,
,. C.. Marsh, OF New Haven, Conn, re-elect-
a president for the term OF six years, and
+. Z. Langley, OF the Smithsonian
Institution. yice.president for similar
erm. The home secretary will be elected
o.rnorrow. AT O'Clock the AFTERNOON
ession began, 81 which number OF scleD.
iiic papers were read.
Robert Z. Porter, the new superintendent
4 the census, is an Engishman by birth,
mt has lived IN this country for many years
I'd IL nsturalized citizen. He is about
ortv.five years OF age. and Is best known as
n ardent advocate Of protective tSriii.
Ie was one OF the chief assistants OF Pro-
eSsor Walker of Massachusetts,, tho SUPER