The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-05-04


which is constantly fned with coiored
men, and through which the white ladies
of the town have 10 elbow their way I'm
order 20 reach the office For the Fay
citoville office Massrs W. -. Caster and
W. w. Cole are 'hc leading aspirauts.
and for tho KccnarSvife office Misses
Mary y Watson. Margaret X. Waijace
Laura >. Moore ard Mrs. Broadhurst are
an candidates
"rhe nocro and extreme radical ele-
mcnt" said afr. Grady. combined With
the cbiectors. obstructionlsts and stormy
petrcls in politics. as represented by the
Third party, have left our Democrats
in the minority. and It now devolves
upon Democratic administration 10
help MS all they can"
The fght for the Wilmington posiofhce
stW continues. with Mr.. ". +. Oldham
apparenuy i'm the lead. The eek" rule
is being urged agairst Mr.. .. Q. Parsley.
and the candidacy ~ Mr.. George II. Nor
ton has not vet perfectly developed.
Mr. Cleveland was as his desk bright
and early this morning, and looked none
the worse FOR his weeks absence from
Washington ana the long trip ne has
taken and the various festivities IN "hich
he has played such a conspicuous part.
Hc was not overworked, however, as
was expected. by anything like a crowd
~ onice-scekcrs. Indeed. the attendance
from 10 O'Clock 10 7 was smaller than on
any day for the past two months. re
was in good humor. and had pleasant
word for an who saw him, hut none sue
cooded I'm getting any indications from
him of his intentions In regard to APP
pointments II Is expected. Though mat
there will be quite q string of them now
for some time 20 come
There were no applications from VT
cInia filed i'm the Treasury department
to-day. ,
Fourth Assistant Postmaster-Genorm
Maxwell appointed lii fourth-class post
masters to-day. Of which l31 were 10 iiii
vacancies caused by designations anu
death. The Virginia appointments W'Ie
os follows: Chrisman. Rockingham
couutv =. r. Rhodes. vice Samuel Long,
dead. Clear Brook. FREDERICK county
rr,eb y slime vice $. j. Swimley, re-
s;one1. Cumbcw. Lee county. Il. W. taF-
ter vice Lafayette Grayhill. resigntd'
Graves Mil Madison county. :. ~.
tttte vice b. Y. Goodau. removed hood
Madison county. II. L. Thornton. wee
Hette B. Boston, removed; M'IiaaIr'
warren county, j. b. Eame. wee NJ. IN
walter. removed. stony 'Fteh. 3usSN
county. r. j.. Hartley, vice =. ~ ti"i', t'''.
son resigned; Tyro Nelson cou"'S'
,r H,,ssia vice l.. W. Massie, dead
r-bo Nortb Carolina appointments were
= 4lse.~.oo Ashe county. 1tctt ccd Ne'F'S'
.s., u : blackburn, res sRedi oereeta
rt.rotre county. W a. Grimm VIC. '
~ Grimm dead: otter Creek kuthel.oru
couDtv j u. Ledbetter, vice j. g. mar
ris. resigned. "a. today ~
fourth-class postmasters by foui H,a,.,,.elt ~,
etetan+ Postmaster-Ge General MaNWth
three were in Virginia. the o'Hoi TN 00
golng 20 as many states -,,,.,-oa
New postoihces nave po'"
tr Virginia as follows; ,-, to-,
Alfonso Lancaster county speclai rom
peuoood Mills, with Alfonso baiiacA "s
CIaudville. Patrick county, special from
e,tunrt with Ruth j. DObbins as post
mistress. . Nth
Tomahawk Pittsylvania county VIII
Nannie a. Anderson as postmistfess
Writ. Franklin county, WIN Nllil"'"
q. Smith as postmaster.
The name of the postohice az faruo" >
Spottsylvania county. has been chahstu
10 Partrow, with Rena ". smith as post
mistress. .,..
The following Virginia postofiice sites
and names have been changed:
Coman's Wen, sussex county one one "iiie
east. 90 Comans Wen, with IerIy l."
Graves as postmaster. 80, -.
Iron Mound. Botetourt county Z.9V Ieet
north. TO Oriskany, with William T. hl"s
Tie following change has been ordered
ON Virginia Star postal route:
Walton Furnace 10 Max MeadoWs'
From May LIST, increase service TO siA
times "a week.
commissioned I'm Virginia 20 date from
Arrn oath as follows.
Christopher G.. Check. Body camp
Samuel 81. Nichols. Buffalo CAP Btlile
e.. Thomas. Farlysvlle; Ashhy Rawlings
Gatewool. Clarence c. Mundle, Lloyds'
Robert &. Buck, Orlean; Frasier q. Ihii
man. Rocky Mount; Shcddy Mitchell
Stecievlne; Richard w. Reid, Washington
Heights.
The following changes have been made
in North Carolina star postal routes.
Snow Camp 10 Liberty. From May Sth'
omit Sandy Grove and Mud Lick Oh Tues
day. Thursday aud Saturday OF each
week. o.,
curtgI service TO end at stony Fork,
omitting Yuma ana Gap Creek.
FlI,yHle 60 Jefferson, From May Nh'
change service so as 20 supply stony
Fork and Yuma. between Mount Zion
and Gap Creek.
Fourth-class postmasters have been
commissioned Tor Noith Odlouud az I"'-
lows.
Henry r. smithdeai, Advance; John ID.
NcRainv. blanchard; William NJ Hand,
Burcnw: William J.. Deal. Russell.
Applications for Treasury positions were
fled from North Carolina to-day as fol-
lows:
W r. TaIafcrro, Of Charlotte. for
Aseaver az the ASSAY office there. Appii-
cation fled by friends.
Lewis Leon. Of Charlotte. for the same
position.
John c.. Buxton. Of Winston. for col
lector Of internal revenue for the Fifth
district
James y Barrett for Deputy Fourth
Auditor OF the Treasury.
Pensions have been granted as follows:
Nireinia- Original: John Gullion, James
Kelly den years service). Increase: VII
liam Fisher. Original Widows, etc: Mar
garet J. Smith.
North Carolina--O Original: Henry Rook.
Additional: Erwin Bradford. Original
WidoWs, etc; Sarah II. Clapp, Mary
Anderson (mOtheD. II, l.. w.
MIGHTY DYNAMITE EXPLOSION.