The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-05-06

far 60 give any data.
There Is an assay Office at Charlotte.
y. c.. and there are number Of the
citizens OF that wide awake city who
think they are able to conduct the busi-
ness Of the Office. and. as "A consequence.
"a large number Of applications FOR the
place have been made. There were filed
to-day. those OF Wade II. Harris, x. 4.
Torrance and w. j.. Alexander. for this
place.
Congressman James w. Marshall. OF
the Ninth district, left for his home last
night at IL o'clock. Next Wednesday he
will deliver an address at Stanton in
connection with the ceremonies Of Con-
fcdcrate Memorial day. He will return
20 Washington the day after. Before he
left yesterday Congressman Marshall vis-
tied the Department Of Agriculture for
the purpose of securing the appointment
Of Mr.. William II. Earnest, Of Washing
ton county. 10 the position OF statistician
for the state OF Virginia. Mr.. Marshall
says he did not secure from Secretary
Morton promise that Mr.. Earnest would
receive the appointment Messrs. Bfenna-
man. If Shenandoah; Feathersione, of
Bedford county. who served one year
during the first Cleveland administration.
and Morton of Charlotte county, arc
also applicants for this place.
Speaker OF the House OF Representa-
tives Charles +. Crisp. Of Georgia, arrived
az the Metropolitan Hotel last night.
His coming which had been announced,
attracted no unusual crowd 10 the hotel.
and from this fact Il IS thought that
"the three hundred Georgia ofiice-seekers.
as far as ] am able TO observe who
were here when Evan L. Howell, Of the
Atlanta Constitution. was short time
ago interviewed. have departed for their
homes. mad at the Constitution for urging
them TO come here, and, madder STILL
because their claims were not immediate
ly recognized by the administration and
by Secretary Hoke Smith I'm particular
Mr. Crisp's entrance to the hotel was
unannOunced. except that his valet, hired
by the Government at 81 200 a year, threw
the front doors a little wider open man
they usually swing and thus attracted
attention I'm that direction. Mr.. Crisp
paused a moment after entering the
door, and then, with one hand behind
him. walked up to the desk with an air
that showed his full knowledge Of the
importance of the office which he holds
as "a gift from the Democratic Represen-
tatiyes of the people Of this great cOun-
try Mr.. Crisp chatted few minutes
with a group Of newspaper men and
then went 10 his room. IL is said that his
mission here is in connection with the
on IL the stamp Of approval Of Secretary
Hoke Smith. It is said that many Of the
best people in Georgia and the hardest
political workers i'm the Democratic
party there are opposed TO the idea that
Mr.. smith should carry the whole busi-
ness In the palm Of his hand. and Speaker
Crisp is looked 10 for the breaking Of the
pun.
There were no applications from Vir-
ginia filed to-day in the Treasury De
partmeut.
Fourth Assistant Postmaster General
Maxwell appointed to-day l2i fourth-class
postmastors. Of which lof were 10 fiji
vacancies caused by designations and
deaths. The Virginia appointments We're:
Bagby. Caroline county, &. G. Broaddus.
vice Travis Baehy resigned: Lantz Mills.
Shenandoah county B. T.. Myers. vice J.B.
Glenn. removed; Mount Williams, Fred
erick county. H. NJ. Hodgson. vice y. G..
Keller removed, Orange Orange county,
William Graham. vice T. w. Carter. re-
m0y0f; Shendun, Rockingham county
II. IT, Miller. vice Florence Fulton. re-
u0vcd; Worsham, Prince Edward coun-
ty, j. W. Clibourne, vice NJ L. Burke
resigned.
The North Carolina appointments were:
Abbotts Creek. Davidson county, NJ. A.
Tesh. vice Levi Tesh resigned; Trenton
Jones county. j.. II. Heritage, vice +. f.
Green, resigned.
The "h" i'm the name Of the postoffce
at Blacksburgh, Montgomery county
Va, has been dropped by order Of the
Postofllce Department.
New p0stofces have been established
I'm Virginia as follows:
Monrovia. Orange county, special from
Vawters Store. with John Z. Grasty as
postmaster
Pinta. Fluvanna county. special from
Columbia, with Ellen 5. Welch as post
mistress.
The postoffce at Clarks, Wythe coun-
ty. has been discontinued. Mail TO Max
Meadows.
George j. Edmunds has been commits
stoned postmaster at Glasgow, Va, TO
date from the %.
The following changes In North Caro-
lima star postal service have been or
dercd
East Laport to Cherryvile. From May
18th increase service TO three times
week.
Charlotte 10 Davenport From May
Sth. increase service TO three times
week. Change schedule TO Tuesday,
Thursday and Saturday.
Henrietta to Henrietta Station IN. o.
From May Sth. increase service 10 twelve
times q week
Pensions have been granted In North
Carolina ag follows;
Original Widows, &c.-Angeline White.
Mexican Widows-Catherine De Rosset
Neares. Survivor Indian Wars-Andrew
Roland. II. l.. w.