Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1892-01-16

Left for the south on the following DAYS. while
tho southern mails came in on Tuesday. Thurs
day and Saturday afternoons. The fret man
who hal charge of the mails in the new Office
was Thomas johnson. who WAS appointed Sep
TENDER l. 1925. and served until the LIST Of the
following January, when he wss succeeded by
Christopher Richmond. who stsyod in Office
until tho LIST of the next October. It is stated
that 80 limited were the accommodations re-
quired during the first regime that Mr.. John
son kept the Office in his own residence Gu
Pennsylvania avenue just west of 18th street.
Innd Washington followed Mr. Richmond,
serving until April 1, 1879. The Office was then
en- New Jersey avenue. Thomas Munroe was
appointed postmaster in 1893 and served ten
years and was then rearpointed and served for
twenty years longer. or until April 80 1929. 1t
in the early part of Mr.. Murroe's term in
the spring OF 1901. that the Office was located
in the executive building west of the White
House. where it remained until 1870 For a
short time then it was in building on the
north eide Of T street between I4th and 18th
streets and later it WAS moved a square farther
east. In 1910 the government purchased for
the use OF the Post Office Department the
Blodgett or Great Hotel, az it was called on E
stree. between sth and 9th streets for $4,000.
subsequently, the widow of Samuel Biodgett
was paid S3.999.96 in fall payment of all
claims for the property. This hotel was
located on the site of tho southwest portion
OF the present Post Office Department. 1t was
then in an unfinished condition, and it was
some years after before it was finally COM
pleted To this building the post Office. at the
head Of which was Col. Munroe. was removed
in 1912. Later q building erected at the
eastern end of the hotel building for the &C.
com1aodatiOn of the department and the city
Office, and the two dwclt together in peace and
concord until 1885, when the buildings were
destroyed by fire.
DR.. William Jones was appointed to succeed
Munroe b. Gen. Jackson April 20, 1879. He
served continuously through Jackson two adj
ministrations and \ portion of the administra-
ton OF President Van Buren, till March %,
1889. Or. Jones. upon taking charge of the
Office, found that 1t was but small affair, en-
ployiug only four clerks and n messenger. Dr..
Jones was II native OF Montgomery county,
Maryland, and the son of substantial rmer,
and himself student At Frederick and q
graduate of the University of PENNSYLVANIA
Ills assignment as an assistant surgeon in the
army 10 a hospital in this city brought him to
the notice OF DIR. James H. Blake, with whom
he was associated in the practice of medicine
until the death of tie latter, in 1919 In
1884 his attendance upon Secretary Craw-
ford, at the time the democratic candi-
date for President, brought him into contact
with the leading statesmen of the day and he
became an active democrat, warmly espousing
the cause of Gen. Jackson. As member OF
the Jackson central committee he did yeomau's
service. He again filed the Office of post
master under President Tyler from July 10 till
March 81, 1Si5, and under President buchanan
from March 80, ISIS. TO May 10, 1861. He mar
ried daughter of Thomas Corcoran Of George
town, who died in 1913. and he himself died in
1867 at his residence on street near 4th.
At the conclusion of this three times post
masters first term in flee he was followed by
Jas. S. Gunnell-March %, 1889. to July 10,
lSil-ard :fter his second term by Chas. K.
Gardaer-MRrch 81, 1915, TO June %, ISi9.
Mr. Gardner In turn handed over the Office TO