The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-04-15

has been persistently and faithfully urged
Tor the appointment by the delegation
ever since he was indorsed, and his
chances for the position are certainly
second TO none
AIR. j. X. Jordan, OF Pulaski county,
VINO is a candidate for his old position
OF marshal Of the Western district. was
also at the White House this morning.
rather funny incident occurred at the
White House this morning. A party Of
iaules and gentlemen were standing in
the White House porticO. where they
had gathered TO see Baby Ruth take her
regular morning ride when wagon
having on 1t the words u. S. Fish Com
mission" drove up. and man sprung off
ana hurried into the house to deliver an
Official document. At once connecting
FRIDAY. fish day. with the call of the
flSh commission wagon. one Of the ladies
asked "a -@trs. Cleveland was ritualstic
enough TO have a fish dinner on Friday.
and also II one of the duties Of the
Fish Commission was TO furnish the
White House with fish. Application was
az once made 10 one of the ushers for
the desired information in regard TO the
habits Of the FIRST lady of the land"
and the manner of furnishing edibles TO
the White House OF course. TO both of
the queries the lady got negative for
Mrs Cleveland. being a Presbyterian. OBJ
serves no fasts, and all the supplies used
at the White House are purchased in
open market
North Carolina has not recently filed
any applications for positions under the
Treasury Department
The Virginia applications for places un-
der the Treasury Department filed to-
day were
J. r. Grant. Of Petersburg. for collector
or internal revenue for the Western dis
trict.
James NJ. Scott. of Raccoon Ford. for
collector of internal revenue for the
Western district
Andrew Elicit. Of Richmond. for his
old place as collector Of internal revenue
for the Eastern district
The appointments by Fourth Assistant
Postmaster-G General Maxwell to-day of
tourth-class postmasters amounted to 129.
OF which eighty-two were 10 fill vacancies
caused by designations and deaths and
forty-seven to hll vacancies caused by
removals. Of which forty-four had served
four years and over.
The Virginia appointments were: Loves
Mills, Washington county, Z. VI. Jones
vice J. +. Roe, resigned; Meadowvine
Chesterfield county y. Y. Clayton, vice
G. ". Bedell, resigned; Noel. Hanover
Harlow, dead; Iron Mound, Botetourt
county, W. p. King, vice J. n. Lemon,
resigned.
The North Carolina appointments were:
Bald Creek, Yancey county. Mrs. S. F..
Parker vice ]. w. Briggs, resigned;
Bryson City, Swain county. j. s. Elmore.
vice A. S. Patterson, removed: Denton.
Davidson county. r. w. Daniel, vice r.
a. Peacock. resigned Ether Montgomery
county. Hiram Freeman. vice w. L. Free
man, removed; FairView. Buncombe
county. j. W. Jones, vice w. r. Freeman,
removed; Sandy Mush. Buncombe county,
John Boiling, vice W. E. Waldrop re-
signed.
Fourth-class postmasters have been
commissioned in Virginia, TO date from
the llth. as follows:
John II. Finks. Criglersville; Henry II.
Farmer. Hilsville Erasmus Fletcher.
Linvlle; Robert w. Worley, Spout Spring;
James ". Kincheloe. Upperville.
The postoffice at Capena, Southampton
county. has been discontinued.
Among the recent arrivals in the city
from Virginia are: Joseph D. Tate ].
F. Slaughter and Miss b. r. Slaughter.
and r. f. Brooke. Of Lynchburs, and +.
J. Parish. Of Hot Springs.
Among the recent additions to the North
Carolina contingent here are: T. J. VIII
son, Peter a. Wilson, Miss Julia l.. VII
son and Peter T. Wilson, OF Winston;
r. r. Bridges Of Durham. John Robin
son Of Raleigh and H. +. Fries Of Salem.
Mr. r. r. Byrd. of Winchester who was
formerly a prominent candidate for at
tOrney for the Western district was in
the city yesterday He stated that his
visit was purely on business and that
his strict attention 10 business yielded him
more financial results and certainly as
much personal consideration as some Of
his alleged congressional friends had re-
Gently bestowed upon him. II. l.. w.