The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-04-05


dent on Tuesdays for the reception q
visitors who want 10 see him on busines ss
The Nirginians were not the only one
10 see the President. however. as thor,
was a string Of visitors during the enfir,
time before the meeting Of the Cabine
az II O'Clock
| congressman George u. Wise presented
Mr.. r T. Daniel. OF Richmond. FOR con
| sui at Colon Mr.. Cleveland received Nfr.
Daniel very pleasantly and told him that
the appointment at Colon had been con.
sidered the night before and that there
was a man already there who wa.
thoroughly acclimated. and having beer
Tor some time Wce-consui, was well &c.
! quainted with the business Of the ofi e
| Mr. Cleveland did not say that any one
had been selected for the place
| Congressman ID. Gardiner Tyler pra-
| sented 10 President Cleveland Captain r.
| ~ Henry as a candidate for the post
| office az Norfolk. Mr. Tyler told the
! President that he only presented Captain
! Henry as he had already indorsed Mr.
| Glennan for the same position. Mr.. Cleve-
| land replied: "Oh yes. I know MIR
! Glcnnan is the man who held the Office
before Thus evidently showing that he
had not forgotten his former appointae.
Captain Henry then started 10 tell the
President all about his Endorsement but
be cotton from his application papers.
Congressman James w. Marshall intro
duced Colonel J. Hampton Hocc Of Mont
@cmory county. as an applicant for CON
sui general az Hong Kong.
Mr. Marshall also introduced Captain
j. r. Jordan. of Montgomery cOULty. as
q candidlte for the position Of marshal
OF the Western district Of the state, tho
place 10 which he was appointed ny Mr..
Cleveland during the former administra-
tion. from which ne was removed by
President Harrison before the expiration
of his term. Mr.. Jordan's name was
rot presented TO the confer Friday
night and he proposes remaining in the
fed until the place is filled. Mr.. Marshall
said that in presenting Captin Jordan
he was not violating the agreeme II of the
conference as he had distinctly reserved
the right 10 indorse lv word of mourn
or in writing any candidate he chose for
env office.
Coner ressman Marshall afterwards ac-
companied Sheriff Il. 3. Turnhull. Of
Brunswick county. 10 the office Of Fourth
Assistant Postmaster-General Maxwell
and secured a promise for the removal
OF the offensive partisan now postmaster
at LawrenceVillo in Brunswick county,
and the appointment of w. r. Sledge.
Congressman Harry Tucker went up 10
the White House to secure the appoint
ment Of John A. r. Warner. of Lexington.
as fourth auditor Of the Treasury
Senator Vance of North Carolina was
also among those who went up to see
the Presd aht this morning
While I'm the city Monday Captain J.
w. McCarrick and Mr. Walter Sharp.
of the Norfolk naval rendezvous com
mittee called on Secretary of the Treas
ury Carlisle and invited him TO come
down during the rendezvous at Hampton
Roads, and 10 bring one of the revenue
cutters as lis flagship. The Secretary
thanked the gentlemen for their thought
funess in inviting him. and promised
them that if il were possible he would
certainly he present.
Mr. j. p. Andre Mottu. Of Norfolk.
passed through Washington to-day on
his way 10 New York
Mr. James Y. Leigh. OF Norfolk who
has a strong backing for appointment
as postmaster there, arrived in the city
o-dey.
Mr. F. H. Imboden of Virginia is an
applicant for the position of corsul at |
Honduras.
Mr.. George Lee. Of Richmond. who |
wants 10 go as consul at Rome was IN |
The city Monday, and was presented at |
the Wlite House by Congressman George /
d. Wise
Colonel John n. Opie OF Staunton. who
attorney for the Western district is in
he city. Notwithstanding the recon-
ncndations made by the conference Of
friday night. Colonel Ope Will continue
O make a ST. Ong fight until the appoint
nent is ade, as ne feels greatly en-
outraged in doing this by personal inter
Jews with President Cleveland and At
Olney The fact that ii
S not known whether the appointment
IA ElFlt ..f ha rf11
made tends TO make the fight still a strong
me-
Fourth Assistant Postmasier-General
laXwell has not failed SO far 10 get in a
ally list Of over one hundred fourth
lass postmasters appointed. His little
st to-day counted up 158. OF these Nir-
mia got as follows:
Avis Augusta county. Va. r. +. Brand,
ice G. G. Burke resigned
Bowlesville. Albemarle county. Va, +. L.
age, vice r. Herring. removed.
Centrevlle. Fairfax county. Va. +. G.
tterback, vice G. j. Mohler. resigned.
Chap. AppomattOX county, Va, J. r.
oses. vice w. II. Lewis. resigned.
Manassas Prince William county. Va.
. r. Davies, vice I. T. Baldwin re-
ned.
Springwood. Botetourt county. Va, c.
Finch. vice d. Linkenhoker, resigned
IWymans MIL, Madison county, Va. T..
HYman vice +. Il. Strother. removed
Clarke county. Va. f. *.
i'm. vice :. l.. Pidgeon. removed
North Carolina got only one appoint
ent. that of W. G. Landlord at Wake
orest, in Wake county, in place of r. II.
mberlake. removed.
William T.. Moore has been commission
postmaster a ROydtOn, AIecklenburg ;
unity. from April LIST :
A new postOflice has been established Z
be known as Albano, Orange county &
l.. with William r. Graves as post
ister. ]
\ new postoffice has been established.
be known as Riddle. Camden county.
c.. with c. +. Forksey as postmaster.
buckeye POstofiice, Highland county,
~ has been discontinued. S
star service postofice route has been r
ablished from Kimballtown 10 Penn J
Ike and return six times a week. {
tensions have been granted az follows: a
'irginia- Original Bernard Mccormack, o
lencourt Gaines Original widows, :
-, Sarah A. L. McLain l.
,orth Carolina-Orginal widow. Olive c
Heatherly. III. L. w.
Mrs. Cleyeland's Last Reception. q
d. c., April AIRS. f