The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-04-22

themselves as to the best time for ope-
rations The board has received from the
Weather Bureau statistics OF Inc "ea',el
at Cane Hatteras for the past tweiVe
years as to the period at which the'e
the least chance for heavy storms anu
the prevailing direction Of the Nlnus
and other information for them - NV ~"
being compiled by the coast an" Wv
detic Survey officials. .ho,
c. far tho statistics 20 TO show that
the hest time for the work is In NoNehi-
her December and January. as there 10
less wind then. and what there Is coiileS
from the most favorable quarter ih'"
too the subject Of the strains ol WI" WI.
and waves has to be taken into cohsiu-
Grafton for various classes ana Sic
of siructures. and these calculations are
NOW being made When all TINS iiI'' III"
ticn has been secured and the po'nlS'
to discover the kind of bottom ." 'i,0
shoal have been made bids VIII De au-
vertieed for. The original >"o''O' Isoa
Tho ,xr,rse Of the board In prepanIs
60 r,r 0rst experiment. which does not
include the amount iost ny tH'
t.; ctors. is still available - .,a
,rbe li,ht-house5 at Cape Charles anu
H., Teland will each BE- OF the same
character Their construction, now
win not entail anything iik@ the "oin W
risF of the one at Cape HhlleIaa' -, 80
- ,';n bo ON shore and only Sl0'W)
has bnon onpropriated for that at tfps
rt,rlcs and H25.O)0 for the Hog lsIahu
lioht. They will be iron ffaihe ,...,,,n
structures. about 1872 feet h."h' VIM
tbis frame work will be ar IRON cE
nine feet i'm diameter In "hich "i't
stairs and also an elevator lor Ie'', -, ''',,7 ~,
tne rgbt Under the light, when wiz pe
,l,,,s for the watch during the lihe
,bo licbt IS burning and the storage Oh
,,,coe..rv supplies. Tho keeper Iesi-
dorco will he "A building separate ana "'9-
int from the lighthouse, though con-
venieutlv near TO be reached edSiy ~
stormy weather. The exact characlei VI
! tho cane Hatteras light will be matter
| for future determination. W.,
! one of the district attorneys .or VT
yinia having already been appolnteu 10y
! Mr. cleveland, and it being practicaHy
| settled. under the rule OF tne sldI,,, LII
| MIR A. ]. Montague, Of DanVhie' "lH
| receive the appointment for the esteil
| 1ietrict the interest now turns 10 the
,seietants i'm each district. The Ilmes
| h,e already mentioned the candidacy OIL
NJ " 4 Fcntress. Of Portsmouth ana
10 &C. etnI a candidate. though so 'ar
! ~ l. no assurance that he Will pe APP
nointed TO the position, which he Is amply
| qualified to fll. For the assistant vi
| the Western district Mr.. Johh - "ooue,
| If Bedford City, Is being spoken VI, Q"
ne was at one time lot the pos''l ns ,hf
dis,rict attorney, until the action OF III.
I-iratpia delegation in Congress cut OF
,,t. choncos. So FAR these are the names
,,,,e4 rrorninently mentioned here for AS
eietants to the district attorneys. Ihes'
-.tetonts are appointed by the Attorney
c.,,oral hut almost without exception
.na,, bove nroved I'm the past 10 be ms
leon recommended by the district al
T. ,ocoqnition Of his services as autho
and promoter Of the great interha, ,io'ia
raval rendezvous at Hampton Noaus ar
-, york Harbor. the Secretary OF I'M
-. b.s extended a special invitation 4
c11a,ol Alex. j. Anderson. or TINS clly
- tend the review on the United State
| .oa.,,ebfn Monmouth as guest OF LII
Co,,ar,noont This vessel has been AS
sicnod TO the senator's and represent "a
.t,,os justices of the supreme court an
Governors Of the States and territories.
Among the recent applications from VII
ginla filed in the Treasury DepaI'i''eH
are: ,...,.,,,o ord "
p I. Afworth Of Eastvilie ana
y wilson OF Cape Charles city Tor col
laCf0T
~ " r. Robinson. Of Tappahannocf
g. collactor of customs at that port.
1ho North Carolina applications hie
az samuel = Waters, of New Berne' 10
.euoc,or ~ customs at that port.
w paws of Charlotte. and WI
-, y Ardrev. of Mecklenburg, fc
r,,nor,ntendent of the assay Office at Chdi
lotte. Do,.r,oster-C Cener;
Nravweu made ninety-hve appolhtlnsn ~
If fourth-class postmasters' OF "nlc
eirhtv-four were TO fill vacancies 80,
bv designations and deaths Inc "PP''''
| ments for Virginia were; r,
Tsaac southampton county, J. Il. I'll
80 vice / Blanstein. resigned Lloyd
49, county. c. G. Mundie, vice II.
! Io,rolds resigned: Rocky Mount Franz
w. oo,,ntv +. q. Hoffman, vice Mary
: yVoodv removed; Wilmington, Fluvanr
, countv Richard Omohundro, vice Aii'
u. 4. Kirtley, resigned
! The North Carolina appointments |eI
> Altumahaw, Alamanee county; W. -
/ pond. vice T. X. Pose. resigned Cree
s moor Granville county >. =. LyoI, a. ~,
T r. Rogers dead; Mana, auh
oorntv g. B. Wade, vice r. p. Loga
, ,rboras z. Parsons has been comm
\ stoned postmaster at Homewood' va
Y 10 date from the 18TH. ..,
> Charles y. McAnally has been comm
stoned postmaster at Madison ~ -
q date from the 18TH. .,,.
Pensions have been granted as toliQw 2,S
q Virginia-Survivors lnaiah wars,
q liam p. Hereford and Robert r. WOO
con. widows. Indian wars, Mil
Stringer -
North Carolina-Tndlan wars, Jol
). Roheler. Johnson Hampton, Michael Pea
!. con and Able J. Leatherwood; WHO"
\ Indian wars, Caroline c. Walker ~
Sarah Banks. H. L. y"