The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-04-01

'i.'''S received many callers.
f"Irth assistant Postmastcr-G General
MaAWcil sent quite list of nominations
or postmastcrs OF the f0urth-cIass. which
come under his supervision. The list
counted up 1876 appointments about even
| N divided between designations and re-
moVals. There were two appointments in
Nirgiria. and croditabc 20 Mr.. Swanson's
onort both in Carroll county. They were
II. H. Farmer at Hillsvllc, in place Of
ID. II. Worrell, removed.
Flora y Smith at Sylv4tus. IN place Of
;. +. Smith, removed
North Carolina also got two new ap-
pointmonts:
f. Watson NJ Glenville. Jackson county,
IN place of T.. G.. Hedden, resigned.
j. a. McAuly at Mount Gilead. Mont
gomory county. In place Of J. II. Scar
borough. resigned.
Quite a little party is here from Ports
mouth looking FOR Offices in the navy
yard. Among them are j. {. Neimeyer,
who wants 10 be Government auctioneer,
and William Easy. who would like 10
get his old position of bookkeeper in the
| general store
There were no new applications for
positions filed I'm the Treasury Department
/ to-day from Virginia.
From North Carolina the rev applica-
! tions we're as follows:
Matthew p. Taylor. Sr.. Of Wilmington.
for special agent Of the Treasury.
John G. Blount Of Washington, for col
lector Of customs.
r. c. Barrett Of Statesyillc. for inspec-
tor of furniture in the Treasury Depart
! ment.
Among the Virginians who have re-
/ Gently arrived in the city are. Judge j.
+. Prince and Sheriff Williams. of Nanse-
mond county; j. W Price. Of Phoebus;
~
| candidate for marshal of the Eastern
district; Colonel r. c. Marshall. of
Portsmouth. who is working for his
/ friends; James r. Jordan, Of Redford,
/ who was marshal Of the Western dis
! trict under the previous administration
! of Mr.. Cleveland; Selden Langley, Of Rad
! ford; +. V. White Of Leesburg; Fred b.
! Lockwood. Edward Nichols and John w
! Alexander. of Leesburg; II. Il. Pollard
/ OF Richmond, who wants no Federal
! office, though he was one Of the Cleveland
/ leaders in the last State convention, but
/ who wants 20 be one Of the state APP
/ pcals Court judges 10 be elected by the
next Legislature: W. G. Crcnshaw; John
/ Lawrence Campbell. Of Bedford City;
! George T. MunfOrd. Of Stuart. Hugh y.
| Page who is a candidate for postmaster
at Norfolk Captain j. II. BoSart, Of
! Franklin.
Among the North Carolinians in the
| city al present are VI. II. Pinnix. OF Lex
! inctOn: c. d. Osborne. Of oxford, and +.
! =. Norvel, Of Murphy.
There are two candidates for the New
port News pCstofice-Mr. Irwin Tucker,
of Newport News. and Mr.. =. T. Smith,
| Of Warwick county Friends Of Mr..
Smith went 10 see Postmaster-General
Hissel Thursday and It is SAID that
they were informed that the appointment
of Mr.. Tucker had been practically decid-
ed on.
one Of the most interesting fights for
office in the State. because it involves a
principle not yet settled by the Presid INT,
lis that of Messrs. +. L. Herbert and VIII
liam a. Fiske. for the Portsmouth post
office. When Mr.. Cleveland was elected
before there was an active contest for
this same office. ana after ever other
means TO settle on a candidate had been
exhausted a primary was resOrted TO-
which resulted in the selection of Mr.
Fiske over his opponent Mr.. Charles
Nash. by a small majority. and he was
appointed a year and a half after Mr.
Cleveland took his seat. As soon as MI
Harrison was made President Mr.. Fiske
was decapitated. and the Incumbent. A.
". Lindsey put in his place Mr. Fiske
is again a candidate, and il IS interesting
10 know how Mr. Cleveland will decide
between an Tex" who only served so
porcnt, who I'm addition to having a large
business Endorsement. has that OF his
representative. Hon. D. Gardiner Tyler.
is the chairman Of the Democratic party
in the city. and is. and has been for some
time, strong party worker
Pensions have been granted I'm Virginia
and North Carolina as follows. Nir-
ginia Original John Matheney. Casper !
II. SOmerndke. Edward DelanO. A. VIII |
son; original widows Mary Susan En- |
roughly. William u. Hooton 0atheD.
North Carolina-Original widows. Sarah |
Latham; survivors Indian wars. r. Jor- |
dan, William a. Ballew. Squire Kerby. |
John McPeeters David Hendrix and w. |
McGinniss. II. l.. WILSON.
Want an Objectionable Man Removed
A delegation of NirCinians from Lou |
dOun county, headed by Representative |
Meredith. appeared before the commits |
siOners Of the District Of Columbia this |
morning and demanded the removal Of |
Yardlcy r. Brown q clerk in the Auditors |
office, on the ground that he is an offen-
sive partisan. fl was during the latter
part OF President Harrison's administra-
ton that Major Halford, the Presidents |
private secretary, urgently requested the |
commissioners TO appoint Mr.. Brown.
Several other prominent Republicans in
terestcd themselves in the matter. and
one day. upon motion of Commissioner
Douglass. Mr.. Brown became a District
emplOye
Mr.. Meredith. as soon as the board had
assembled, explained that the removal
of Mr. Brown WAS urgently asked by the
Democrats Of Loudoun. Mr.. Brown, he
said. runs a Republican newspaper
known as the Loudoun Telephone and
during Mr.. Clevelands campaign Of 1854
contained a number Of scurrlous articles
against the executive. The speaker hand
I'd the commissioners several papers with
marked editorials.
Mr. Meredith explained that if the COM
missioners paid no attention to the mat
ter he proposed to go to the President
and have the man removed. The matter
was informally discussed at meeting Of
he board, but as yet no definite action
las been taken.
Ii is reported that two more prominent
foreign missions will be filled Monday.
Mr. Hannis Taylor. Of Mobile. Ala, it is
hought. will hll the Spanish mission, and
Mr.. John Van Allen, of New York, the
italian.
GENERAL SMITH BURIED.
The Dead Soldier Laid to Rest in tho Pres
ence of Many Mourners.
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