The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-04-28


as dull around the departments to-day
as Il has been In many long year. Tne
naval review has taken all or the heads
OF the administration out OF the city,
and some OF them will not be back until
next week. At the White House Baby
Ruth was in full charge. though her
official signature was not affixed to any
of the documents prepared by the execu-
tive clerks who did not accompany the
Presidential party to New York. In the
absence from the city Of the President
there Is no acting President, as ne can
conduct the duties OF his office at what
ever point he may be located when such
action i3 necessary.
In the case Of Secretaries OF any OF
the departments away from the depart
ments an acting secretary has 10 De
designated In this instance, owing 10
the slowness In reorganizing the Govern
ment by tho new administration, Repuoh-
cans are In charge by large majority.
there being three Democrats designated
and fve Republicans. In the Postoihce
Department there is something like
conflict. Postmaster General Bissell. in
his anxiety 10 have the affairs or the
department in hands IN sympathy with
tha administration, designated Fourth
Assistant Postmaster-Ceneral Maxwell 10
act during his absence. Under con-
strlctlon OF tho law. which holds In such
cases the designation should have falleh
on the First Assistant Postmasler-peh-
eral. and In his absence then on the next,
and so or down the list Inc present
First Assistant Postmaster-General Is H.
Clay Evans, OF Tennessee. Repuplcah
hoIdover from the last administrator
and he is In the city and az work. ~ ~
held by those who have oihclal business
with the acting Postmaster-General thh.
Mr.. Maxwell ia not properly nameu, anu
as a consequence he is acuhs III nanie
only, and rot exercising the prerosause'
that would fall 20 h'a lot " MS uesis""
ton to act was not questloheu'
Tho other Democratic acting Secre-
tarIea ara Assistant Secretary Hamnh'
~ the Treasury Department, ana Assls-
tant Attorney-General Whitney In the
Dcnartnent Of Justice. The Republicans
acting are: General Grant, secretary Vi
War. Commodore Ramsey. Secretary OF
,ba Navy; Professor Willis, secretary
NJ Agriculture; Judge Chandler secre-
tarv Of the Interior, and Assistant sec
rotary Adec. Secretary OF state.
THO following Virginia applications were
fled I'm the Treasury Department .o-uay
81 E; REYNOLDS. OF Balcony FANS, Tor
chief Of division in the Third Audi'or
lanes Riddle. Of Norfolk, for superin-
tendent OF the public building 10 De
erected there. .on.,o,
=. w. Shot, Of Staunton, tor reten,,on
ne superintendent Of the puohc pu'lui"e
to be erected there .,,a.,,or
rho only North Carolina apphca'ioh
elod in the Treasury Department to-pdy
~ \
for asSayer. . C.,,araI
,,axweu anpolnted to-day eighty-tour
fourth-class postmasters. Ot which sixty
ni,a were TO fill vacancies caused py
rasignations and deaths. The Virginia
appointments were; -
Courtland Southampton county, r. y.
Barrett. vice W. =. Sebrell, REMOVER
Rival Buckingham county, A D opehoe''
vice A. L. Baldwin. resigned
The North Carolina fourth-class pos'-
masters appointed were: .-,,,
Reamans Cross Roads, Sampson county,
Mrs Partie Vann, vice l.. Beaman, re-
signed: Dawsons Cross Roads hhiilaN
county c. l.. Branch, vie =. II. fleming'
resigned: Hobgood, Halifax county, X. D.
Shields. vice l. VI. Parker. resigned, fime-
vile. Mecklenburg county. NJ. l., "aIils'
ytce Tucv T.. Nithers. resigned; Pros
neritv Moore county, G. l.. finison' wee
t1i Rradv. resigned Rufiin, Rockingham
county. j. w. Fitzgerald, vice T. T.
Tucker. removed.
A new postonice has been estaolishea
=, Avlmer. Nelson county va, WIN
Eliza c. Ewing as postmistress.
The following Virginia fourth-class posi-
masters have been commissioned 10
date from the oath: eu..
william, II. Johnson. Bush PARK; Silas
q. Conduit. Jr. Hylton.
Tho following special postal services IN
North Carolina have been discontinued.
Rainbow. Chatham county, from Siler
City. from June Soth.
Rose. Chatham county. from MUD Lick'
from June 3Oth. ~,
Waldo, Chatham county from Hiuu
Lick. from June 3Oth.
Nr charles w. Stradman. Of Asheville
" C. Is in the city, registered al the
Metropolitan Hotel.
Among the Nirginians In the city are
Mrs. William II. Gaines and MISS Luia
Caines of Warrenton. J. w. Sharp and
wife and John McGarry Of Richmond
William p Boatwright and j. r.. Perkln-
son Of Danville and j. W. Foster or Lees
burg. .o,,o....
Pensions have been granted as follows
virginia: Original, Thomas Fisher and
John McWhorter; original widows &C
Christiana Berry.
North Carolina: Original. Lemuei u
Cherry: increase, Henry Spruell; Original
widows. &c. Nancy w. White; survivors
Of Indian wars. Philip Price and James
II. Bryson; widows. Indian wars. Delania
Ferguson. H. IL. W.