The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-03-21

| IL is understood that the reOIBahlIa-
| tion OF the various bureaus Of the Treas
ury Department is now under serious
| consideration by Secretary Carlisle. and
the present heads OF them are expecting
! to be fired In very short order. The mi
nor appointments are in the charge OF
Mr. Logan Carlisle. the Secretary's son,
| who is the chief clerk OF the Depart
rnent. lie has been confined 20 his home
by sickness for several days. and no
| changes have been made recently.
Among the new applications for POSI-
| uons filed in the Treasury Department
are:
A. B shreve. Of Leesburg. who seeks
| 10 be chief OF division under the Sixth
W J. Allen. Of Rocky Mount, and
| lanes II. Nelson, Of Calverton. for col
icctor Of internal revenue for the West
From North Carolina come applications
as follows:
Of internal revenue for the western dis
/ trict.
II. II. Cowan. Of Raleigh. who wants an
authorship Of the Treasury Depart
mont
Ex- Congressman J. w lawson Of the
! Second Virginia district. has NOT rcturned
! home yet. He expected 60 get away iasI
! week. but has been detained by the SICK
ness Of his wife. Mrs Lawson is now
| improving. and Dr. Lawson VIII prooan'y
| start for home about Saturday.
Representatives Swanson and oferraH
| called AT the state Department inns morn
| inc aod presented further Inducements OF
| Mir ". T. Towncs for the position or
| Consul To Rio II this cOnsulship goes
10 the tobacco interest IT s. said that nit.
| Towncs Is almost certain OF appointment
Judge Edward Spalding and Miss Allce
| Blake. Of Norfolk. are registered at the
| Riggs House.
Representatlve Meredith went to see
! Secretary Of the Navy Herbert to-day
for the purpose Of securing the removal
! from the department of particularly
obnoxious Republican, and 10 secure
| the appointment iu his place OF a Demo
! crat from the Eighth district, Whlch MT
| Meredith so ably represents I'M 'ohkieSS'
Mr. Meredith Is also rapidly completing
his list Of names for the fOurth-class post
| offices I'm his district. and will probably be
about the first Of the Virginia delegation
/ to hand his list ready for immediate
| action 10 the Fourth Assistant Postnhs-
! tcr-Generai In connection with the aP-
| poiutment Of the fourth class postmasicis
| il may be we'll 20 correct popular beneI
in regard 10 their tenure OF oilce. Inc
commission of all fourth class post
masters distinctly set forth that they
are 10 hold office only during the pleasure
of the Postmaster General. In the iirst
second and third class offices, which are
I'm the gift Of the President, the com
missions state that they are for a term
OF four years.
Captain w H. FOwle. Of Staunton, Is
here looking after mis- interests in the
marshalship for tie Western district. In
the event that Colonel Thomas W scott
L. for the mars hgIgnfn of
the Western district by reason
Of his having previously held this
position I'm the Eastern district, Cap
tain FOwle viii be a strong candidate
though it is not certain that Colonel
Scott's having held tho marshalehip Of
the Eastern district Will bar him from
holding that Of the Western district
Mr. J. Hampton Hoge. Of Montgomery
county. and Mir. a. j. Montague of Dam
Vile. both prominent candidates for dis
tnct attorney for the Western district,
are in the city.
Mr.. }. l.. Waring. Of Danville. is in the
city.
Those who are on the inside say that
Mr.. George l.. Morton Is slated for the
postmastcrship Of Wilmington. y. c.,
and Captain Buck keenan, for the collec-
tor Of customs Of that port. These are
indorsod by the North Carolina deleEa
tlun. bul MI +. w NllfIrlcIs lit Ntll-
known business man and old party leader
OF the State is still candidate for ;he
cOllectorship at Wilmington and has a
backing which. under Ar. Cleveland's
recent rulings may likely prove more
efncacious than the petitions Of congress-
men.
Star service postofiice routes have been
ordered established in Virginia as follows:
Stlckleville, by Chandler 10 Van. and
back twice a week From July lst 10
June 3O 1897.
Crouch TO Cumnor and back three
times a week From July lst 10 June
30, 1897.
Winchester. by Chambersville. Hayheld
and Gore. to Rock Enon Springs and
back. thirteen times a week from June
lst 10 September 30th. and six times a
week from October LIST TO May 3lst each
year. From July LIST TO june 30. 1891
a change in Star rOute schedule has
been made as follows:
Newport TO Blacksburg. Leave New
port Tuesdays. Thursdays and Satur-
days at 7:21 \. NJ; arrive Rlacksburg by
1880 A. NJ; leave Blacksburg Tuesdays,
Thursdays and Saturdays at J. NJ: ar
rive Newport by 3 p. NJ. From July !.
1898
The following pensions have been al
lowed:
Nirginia-Origlnal: Bernard Dougherty
Luther Robertson, John Davis. Edward
Roberts. Jacob NJ. Stover Daniel sykes.
Additional: Wesley Crabtree. Increase
Martin Bauernfeint
North Carolina Original: James John
son, Hilliard Seasons. II. l.. W.