Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-04-08
TREASURY OFFICES.
PREFERRED AND IN GREAT DEMAND
BY VIRGINIA ASPlRANTS.
North CaroIina Also Anxious for POSI-
tions in This ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
for ConsuIates and Post-Onices.
[From our Regular Correspondent

WASHINGTON, April THE applications
fled to-day at the Treasury by Virginians
we're greater than for some days past. In
fact. the large number of applications
already on file in that department appears
10 have no terrors for those who are closing
I'D the procession. 4 peep at the big oook
OF record there this morning revealed
.thet W. s. Archer, Of Richmond, wants
to be Collector of Customs in the capital
city of the Old Dominion. A Fauquier::
county man has put IN for the place OF
Collector Of Internal kevenuefor theWest-
crn District, the Office for which Captain
Ham Shepperd. Of Warrenton, has been
folidly. endorsed by the Virginia delega;;
tion. His name is Howard j. Gibson, anu
he lives at the town known as The Plains.
John G. Meem. Jr.. OF Glasgow. is virc
ginian who wishes 20 be appointed Cniet
OF the Construction Division or the ou-
Observation-Disclosures office.
WILL HAVE TO GO.
A big bundle of papers were placed on
file asking the retention IN office OF Coo
mel "A. De B. CLAY. who Is at present the
Collector of Customs at Newport News,
which. of course. will not be done. Colo
mel Clay will have to go.
Another paper out Of the usual run or
which record was made IN accordance Win
the Treasury rules. was one asking the re-
tention in the customs-inspection service
at Panama of John n. POpham. of Nlr-
| ginia. Nick Popham Gas he IS tamlliar-
! ~ known holds that position, and be has
not only been very valuable to the depart
ment but he has helped Americans IN
| way that there is every disposition TO re-
/ tam him. The appointment was a per-
sonal one. He has never voted. as he had
lust attained his majority when he vas
sent 10 Panama. There are no appllca-
| tions for his place. Nick Is the only Ame-
/ rcan official who has never been SICK
/ since going 20 that bad climate. ana he
/ has strong endorsements for retention.
OUR NRIGHBoRs LIKE THE TREASURY.
! Tho North Carolina applications filed at
! the Treasury to-day included: W. Is.
/ Beacham. of Greensboro, for Superln-
! tendent of Construction Of the public
! building TO be erected at Reidsyille, for
/ which the Fifty-first Congress approprl-
! ated S25. 900 and for which the plans nave
! been drawn; Joseph klnsey, tor Collector
! CT Customs at Newberne.
Friends OF John G. Dancy, the kepubh-
can Collector Of Customs at Wilmington
! have asked his retention in office and the
papers are on file. This Is the Office for
which Messrs. Keenan, and klrchner are
making such a struggle: Ihe talk Is that
Mr.. Keenan, he's the lead.
WANTS A GERMAN CONSULATE.
Representative Swanson called at the
! State Department to-day to urge the
claims of Sir. Charles Folger, of Carroll
county, who wants the Cologne consulate
or any other consular position IN Ger
many.
Dr. T. W. Shield of Hampton, is among
the Nirginians who arrived to-day. he IL
n candidate for the postmastershlp at
HAMPTON. and has the endorsement OF
Representative Tyler. DR.. Shield IS the
chairman of tho Democratic Committee oi
Elizabeth City county.
Representative Tyler called at the
Treasury to-day TO put In his best llcHs ior
constituents who are after positions III
that department.
Congressman Epes went to tho Post
Office Department to-day and lett Oatcn
Of Recommendations. In due course, OF
time he hopes 30 get tho removals asked
tor. Mr.. Epes took the afternoon tram toI
Nottoway county, but will soon return to
the city.
VISITING yIRGINIAEs.
Mr.. Smith Turner, of Warren county
who Is n candidate for Congress from toe
Seventh District IN the event OF Mr. OI or
rails nomination for Governor, was IN the
city today.
Mir. IL. III. DOWulLE, % LIDut IVY al
State-Senator Waiter Moore, OF Fairfax
and State-Senator Mushbsch, of AleXan
dria were among other well-known Nir
ginians in the city.
Other arrivals from Virginia were: Il. l.
Edmuudson, of StauptOn; 4. {. HudglnS
of Hampton: II. Calvin Hudson. OF Soutl
Boston; J. J.. Radford, OF Radford, and )
II. Jopling, of Danville.
posTMAsrERs APPOINTED.
Virginia postmasters Of the fourth class
were appointed TO-DAY as follows: \. HI
Dudley Glade Hill. Franklin county, c'o
\. j. Dudley, resigned; :. q. Conduit, Jr.
Uylton. Floyd county, Uice }. Wade, re
signed j. NJ. Jordan. Lucreta. Pulaski
county. rice s. ID. Tate. deceased; A. L
Branch. Lumberton. Sussex county, rice Is
W. Justice. resigned; j. i. Gray, Powell
ton. Brunswick county, rice j. Il. haW
lngs, resigned.
There were no appointments for Nortl
Carolina.
A post-office TO be known as Grotto ha
been established in Moore county. n. q.
with Judson c. Thomas as Postmaster.
The Office at Luke's. Brunswick county
Va, has been abolished; mail TO |alen
tines.
Special mail service from Guilford Col
lege TO Cascade. n. c., Will be discontinue'
after May 3lst.