The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-05-24

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appointed Minister 20 Spain, and who
sails for his post of duty Saturday, Is a
North CarOlnian by birth and did not
30 10 Alabama until seventeen years Of
age.
There are lots Of foreigners In the city
on their way TO the Worlds Fair, and
many OF them were very much disap-
pointed this morning by not being able
10 go Inside the White House. Prepara-
tions were in progress for the reception
of fnfanta Eulaiie tonight and the crowd
would have retarded the work. The White
House conservatOries were depleted to
make the house as beautiful as flowers
can in honor OF the representative OF
the Spanish royalty. The dinner tonight
was the biggest affair Of the present
administration, and will probably be the
last Until the opening Of the social sea-
son next fall, when Mrs. Cleveland viii
be able TO enter into such pleasures with
greater energy than she has since she
came 10 Washington in March.
Virginia has quite a good representation
I'm the list OF officers under the De-
partment OF Justice, especially in those
OF high rank, she being credited with no
less than three good places. Mr. Walter
-
ready noted. has been appointed solicitor
under the AttorI ey- General for the State
Department, and The Times announced
Sunday the appointment Of Major Holmes
Conrad as Assistant Attorney General I'm
charge of the defense Of the cases against
the United States in the Court OF Claims.
During General Arthur's term as Presi-
dent he appointed William A. Maury,
OF Virginia, as Assistant Attorney-Gen-
eral 10 conduct cases before the Supreme
Court Of the United States. Mr.. Maury
still holds office. When be was appointed
by General Arthur, who married In the
Maury family OF Virginia, Mr.. Maury
had resided in the District Of Columbia
for a numbers Of years, and his appoint
ment could not therefore be strictly called
a Virginia one II IS, however. so credited.
W. =. StrOnach. who Is indOrsed by
Representative Bum for the Raleigh O..
| c. postofiice. Is in the city. Mr. Busbee,
who is Endorsed by the senators for the
same place, has also recently been here.
Representative T.. T.. Meredith. of the
Eighth district. was I'm town to-day look
ing after postofice changes in his dis
trlct
The fourth-class postmasters appointed
for Virginia to-day were as follows:
Axtell. buckingham county. Thomas S.
Jones. vice y. j.. Coles. removed.
Cedar Point, Page county. George w.
Keyser. vice b. j.. Ruffner removed.
Independence, Grayson county. Mrs.
VI. +. Porterheld. vice w. r. Dichey re-
moved.
Thunhnl. Orange county, Va. r. p.
Graves. vice J. =. Gasty. resigned.
Toms Brook Shenandoah county. II.
| W. Borden, vice S. j. Hawkins, removed,
Willamsport, Bath county, John G.
Wallace. vice II. H. Riyercomb.
New postofiices have been established I'm
| Virginia as follows.
Tibitha. Northumberland county, spe-
/ cial from ReedWlle two miles south
west with Octayius NJ. Williams as post
master.
Vontay. Hanover county, special from
/ Rockville. six miles east, with William
/ Higgason as postmaster.
The appointments Of fourth-class post
| masters for North Carolina to-day were
as follows:
Bowmans Bluff Henderson county,
Charles S. Orr. vice w. II. Blythe, re-
moved; Farington. Dayie county W. O..
Johnson. vice Peter LOwery resigned;
| Liulcton. Halifax county. William r.
| SpruiU. vice w. T.. Young removed; old
| Spa-tce. EdgCCombe cOuT ty w. >. Har-
| roll. vice j. B. Keech resigned Laulston.
| Wayne county j. B. Exune. vice r.. NJ
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/ county, T. C.. Milton, vice r. C. Cain, re-
! signed.
! Star postal service has been established
/ I'm North Carolina as follows:
! Oswego TO Laurel and back, six times
week from July 1st
Ridgeway, by Oine and Newman, n.
c.. go Keats. Va. from July list.
G.. T. Gillian, Of Newport News, filed
an application in the Treasury Depart
ment to-day for collector Of customs at
that port.
Patents have been granted as follows
Virginia-Flavius J. Howell. Round Hill,
reversible ticket-hoder and bin hle.
North CarOlina-Ralph PigOtt, Straits,
ccntrcb0ard.
Pensions have been granted as follows:
Virginia: Additional. John b. WILSON,;
supplemental John II. Lewis.
H. l.. W..