The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-05-23

| no names OF visitors were registered on
| the outside Of the Preldents Office. and
| no special influence seems TO have been
/ brought to bear on Mr.. Cleveland since
| last Saturday. as no appointments were
announced from his Office.
Most OF the time Of the Senators and
Congressman today was puG In around
the various departments. and will be
again tomorrow. Congressman Swanson
got IN a good days work nj The Postomce
Department to-day. He had Miss Mamie
a. Booth appointed postmistress at Camp
Creek. Floyd county; Ephraim Hall. at
Topeka, in the same county; Stakely Dyer
az Aiuminie. in Franklin county. lie
recommended that the name OF the post
Office at Basham, in Floyd county, be
changed to Laird IN honor OF the CORE
spondent Of The Times here selecting his
middle name and recommended Miss
Nadia Dickcrson as postmistress. lie also
recommended W. w. Phillips as postmas-
ter AT Indian Valley. Floyd county. and
A. +. Pom as postmaster at Jacks Mil.
in the same county. Mr.. Swanson also
secured the promise Of the increase OF the
postal service from Chatham to Rocky
Mount 20 a daily one.
in the Interior Department he secured
the commission Of Mr.. John II. Moore
of Patrick county, as chief Of the secret
service division. the appointment having
previously been promised him.
Congressman ID. Gardiner Tyler was at
the PostOfiice Department to-day I'm re-
gard TO the appointment Of the postmas-
ter at Hampton. which is expected in a
day or two.
Senator Hunton arrived here yesterday,
and will remain here until Wednesday,
He was busy to-day around the various
departments.
quite a party Of Englishmen passed
through the city to-day on their way to
the Worlds Fair at Chicago. They will
spend Tuesday in Richmond, viewing
the various sights there. They are travel
ing in one Of Cooks tourist parties, most
of which are coming this way on account
Of the attractions at Chicago II IS
notable fact that all Of Cooks tickets
this year embrace a stop at the capital
OF the old COnfebracy. now one Of the
leading cities Of the South, and still the
capital Of one Of the States best known
on the other side because OF the prOmi-
nent part she plays I'm the history of the
country, and the developments that have
been brought about in recent years.
Mr.. T. Mccormick, Of Clarke county,
was assured to-day that his appointment
as Indian agent would be forthcoming
I'm the next few days.
tor for the State Department, left for
Richmond this afternoon.
Mr.. j. X Cramer, of Studley, Va, has
filed an application I'm the Treasury De-
partment for the position OF assistant
inspector of construction Of the new post
Office building here in Washington.
Fourth Assistant Postmaster
Maxwell appointed SO foU'h-class post
masters to-day. Of which IS were to FIJI
vacancies caused by designations and
deaths. The appointments for Virginia
were:
Amissviie. Happahannock county. ~
j. Cropp vice O. A. Hacley removed.
Ayletts, King William county, w. F.
Shelley. vice Mary Gatewood, removed
Gold Hin, buckingham county, f. r.
White. vice Mrs. +. A. Word, removed.
Jump, Rockbridge county i. J.. Pat
terson. vice r. NJ. France, resigned.
Lone Fountain, Augusta county. II. II.
Hevener, vice Mary Il Dunlap, resigned.
MOsely. buckingham county, Bettie G..
Morris, vice Lille B. Eater, removed.
Norwood. Nelson county, Paul STRAIT
ton. vice n. !. FOCUS removed.
prats. Madison county, Fannie S. Fry, /
vice NJ. S. Bowman. removed.
RdgW8y Henry county, G.. l. Griggs, |
vice q. O. Jones. resigned.
The name OF the postoiiice at Edin- |
burgh. in Shenandoah county. has been |
changed TO Eiinburg, with Mary NJ. Gala |
han as postmistress.
The follow star postal service has been /
In Virginia. Clung to Quaker |
and back, twice a week. From July l. |
1898.
The appointment OF fourth-Class post
masters for North Carolina to-day was |
as follows:
Forest city, Rutherford county, Mrs
S. j. Davis. vice w. T. Long. removed.
Hayesville, Clay county, @. II.
Haigler, vice a. B. Ledford, removed.
Rutherfordton, Rutherford county, NJ.
D. DickersoD vice G.. w. Hodge. removed.
Webster, Jackson county. A. j. Long,
Jr, vice w. c. Tompkins. removed
A new pOstofiice has been established at
Viennette, Martin county, n. c., special
rom WILLIAMSON. eight miles north,
With Joseph l.. Wood as postmaster.
Pensions have been granted as follows:
North Carolina-Original widows, &c,
'iariam Shirley. Sallie J. Reddick
II. l.. w.