Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-04-14

from S.zu 10 81 200 year. Expenses
& the Indian agencies are small. and the
positions are desirable ones for earning
and saving money. Physicians are
paid from s.. 900 to 81, 200 per year"
Civil-service examinations will be
conducted in Virginia as follows:
at Richmond on Tuesday, October
3, 1898.
At Lynchburg on Saturday. January
2, 1894.
Niglnians continue 10 make applica.
tons for clerical positions in the depart.
ments at Washington and seem to think
the endorsement OF congressman will
procure the places, but they are mis-
taken. The civil.service law covers all
positions in the departments except the
smallest ones messengers and laborers.
The President appoints all chiefs of bu.
reaus, snd chiefs Of divisions are appoint-
ed by the Cabinet officers
The Printing Office and Censmg Office
are, however, not under the civil-service
regulations, but in the latter the force
IS now small and will continue so until
the year 1900, when the next census is
to DO taken.
browns SCALE.
Congressman Meredith is determined.
II persistent demand counts for any
thing, to get the scalp of Yardley L.
Brown, publisher OF the Loudoua Tcle-
phone and for some time clerk in the
Auditors office of the District of Colum-
bia. 1t is charged that Brown published
some of the most denunciatory editorials
last year. He attacked Mr.. Cleveland,
1t Is said, in personal way and applied
epithcts to him in the most offensive
sense. Mr.. Meredith not only demands
Browns removal, but be asks for tho
appointment in his place of Mr.. S. j.
Johnston, of Leesburg
A report got out that Mrs. Anne s.
Green had been agreed upon for Post
master at Culpeper. Va. 1t caused a
stir among the friends OF the candidates
there for the position and several came
TO Washington in haste. Postmaster
General Bissell has informed Congress
man Meredith that the Culpeper post
has not yet been considered
by the department.
Representative swanson has had an
other interview with the Secretary OF
War and the Quartermaster-G General in
regard to opening up the street in Dan
vile leading to the colored cemetery by
way of the Federal cemetery. Colonel
Lamont has agreed TO send an engineer
10 Danville TO hear both sides and then
he will report.
NEW pOSTNAgTRRq
Virginia postmasters Of the fourth
class were to-day appointed as follows
Lucy A. Spencer, Lowden, Halifax
county, rice Florence Burton, resigned
c. c. Watts, Chestnut, Amherst county,
nice j. Il. +. Jordan, deceased; {. II.
iluse, Crouch, King and Queen county,
Rice r. p, Prince, resigned W. $.
Ware. Gloucester Courthouse, rice II.
S. Weaver, resigned William Wigton,
Modest Town, Accomac county, Uice o.
J. Lucas. resigned.
North Carolina postmasters appointed
to-day as follows Beaver Dam, Union
county. Jasper King vice J. II. Benton,
Bridgeport. Stanley county,
". NJ. Harwood vice A. f. Hunnicut,
Dry Book, Yancy county,
Margaret A. Young vice Moses Peter
son, resigned Derita. Mccklenburgh
county, ". s. Allison vice ". Il. Jor-
Ian, resigned; Elgin, Surry county, J.
!. Bell vice Il. G. Franklin, resigned |
Fairfax, Swain county, j. VI. Rhymer |
vice A. c. Hoffman, resigned ; Hot |,
springs, Madison county. I. G. Ebbs |
wee Thomas Lawson, resigned Scar !
zero, Montgomery county, Mary b.
Nooley vice C.. W. Wooey, Sr., re-
signed Swannanoa, Buncombe county, |
". H. Wilson vice f.. h. Davidson. re-
igned Swift Island, Montgomery
county, c. A. Armstrong vice I. Smith,
A KENTUCKIAN.
General Frank G. Armstrong, nomi-
ated the other day to be Assistant In
ian Commissioner and credited to the
district OF Columbia, is not, as stated in
ONE of the papers, a Nirginian, but Is
Aentuckian.
Captain Il. J. Hancock, of Overton,
Ilbemarle county, is in the city.
Mr.. J. NJ. Murphy, candidate for the
post.nastershlp, and MIR.
Jan. Harmen, of that city, are among
he visiting Nirginians.
A post-ofiice 10 be known as Epworth
as been established In Edgecombe
ounty, \. C., with Disco Pittman as
'ostmaster
The Office at Snake Run. Allegheny
ounty, Va, has been discontinued
nail to Sweet Chalybeate.
Representative Tyler returned to the
ity to-day.
Representative O'Ferrall also intro
uced Colonel Atkins, of Mecklenburg,
D the President. Representative Mere
it'll was among the Presidents callers.
lie went to the White House to lay the
ardley Brown case before Mr.. Cleve-
md.