The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-06-04

NO. JS
folk 'harbor has four candidates for the
| position OF supervising inspector Of steam
vessels for the Third district. The last
papers 10 be filed in the Treasury De-
partment are those OF Captain William Y.
Johnson. OF Norfolk. the other three being
Captain William II. Murdough, OF Ports
mouth; Mr. James X. Guy, OF Norfolk,
and John \. Morgan. OF Berkeley. There
| are twice as many candidates for this
oiice as there are States I'm the district.
As far as the Virginia applications are
| concerned IL IS certain that Captain
Murdough Is the ranking man.
| Mr.. William Edmund Christian OF Vir-
ginia, who married the only daughter Of
] Stonewall Jackson. and who is now a
brilliant correspondent Of the New York
| Times, was I'm the city to-day. His num-
| berlcss friends here, including many Of
the alumni Of the University Of Virginia.
regretted that his devotion to the inter
ests Of his paper limited his visit to so
short time. Mr.. Christian has just re-
turned from Old Point and attendance on
the Jef. Davis ceremonies I'm Richmond.
Mr.. Lloyd T. Smith. Of Heathville,
Northumberland county. IS in the city.
Hon. William A. Little, Jr.. OF Fred
ericksburg, was in the city to-day on legal
business.
Mr.. John G. Watts. marshal OF the
Western district, a prominent Republican.
IS now In the city, and to-day talked
quite freely 10 The Times correspondent
about State politics. He comes from
Tazewell, one OF the strongest Republi-
can counties in that section, and says he
can look IN the present preliminary guber-
Material contest with dispassionate judg-
ment, and from all he can see the South
west will 20 20 the Richmond convention
practically unanimous for Major Hoge
Tyler, and during his talk added that his
observations had lead him 10 believe that
the Lieute1ant-Governor was gaining
strength all over the State. When asked
what the Republicans would do IN the
fall. he said that they would have no
candidate IN the field, though he had
heard talk Of the Republicans supporting
the candidate 10 be named by the Third
party. lie said as far as his county
was concerned, that between the Demo- |
Gratis and the Third party that the Re
publicans would keep their hands OF |
and be willing 20 see HOge Tyler. who was
popular with the Republicans on personal I
grounds. in the Governors chair
He said that, while his county was
thoroughly Republican, that there was
one question on which they could, be
the financial question, and II the Demo
Gratis during their control Of the Govern
mcnt and Legislature, would give them
more and cheaper money that the mineral
belt Of the Southwest would be theirs.
Colonel Greenville Gaines, Of Warren
ton. returned to the city yesterday from
"a meeting Of the Virginia Board Of
Visitors TO the Worlds Fair held in
Richmond He was seen by The Times
IIs.F to. aa1 fGaa
stand Of the board as to the opening Of
the Virginia building at the Fair on
Sunday. Colonel Gaines said that reply
was seat 20 the board OF directors Of
the Fair that. as the members of the
Virginia Board were divided as 10 the
opening Of the Fair on Sunday, and as
the matter was I'm court, II woIld ex-
press no opinion, but that II Il was finally
decided that the Fair was to be opened |
on Sunday. that the Virginia building
would Doe opened also.
Virginia and North Carolina Office
seekers are here in numbers, and are |
likely 10 be more numerous next week.
as there is strong belief TO the effect
that these two States viii be reached
by the President in his deliberations as
20 offices I'm the very near future.
Fourth IAssistant PoNmaster- General
Maxwell appointed eighty-two fourth
class postmasters, Of which fifty-fve were
10 hll vacancies caused by designations
and deaths. The appointments for Vir-
giaia were as follows:
Alumine. Henry county, Stokeiy Dyer,
vice j. O. Martin. resigned; Calverton.
Fauquer tounty S. w. Simpson, vice Ida
ichumate, removed; Early Grove. Scott
county. a. B. Pippin, vice c. +. Barker,
es.gned; Gibonville, Russell county. J.
=, Wagner. vice Mrs. Lou NJ. Wagner,
'eslgned; Gladys, Campbell county, Cor ,
ella T. Withers vice w. ID. Jacobs ro-
moved; Moss Neck, Caroline county, b.
". Skinker, vice w. H. McCaley, re-
igned; PUrcase, Scott county, W. II.
Reynolds vice NJ. +. Jennings, resigned; ,
,uattoi, Dickinson county. G. ". suth- ,
rland, vice NJ. +. Sutherland, resigned: :
ydyland, Scott county. S. w. Mcconnell, ! !
ice NJ. c. Mcconnell, resigned :
The following Virginia fourth-cass post r
lastcrs have been commissioned TO date !,
rom the 18th; q
James O. Dickinson. Dorado; Richard 9
Stuart, Hampstead; George l. Griggs. | =
Il lgeway. 3
The following have been commissioned 5
rom the 31st n
Thomas Il. West. Old Church; David c. 81
erger, Penhook d
The following fourth-class postmasters n
re appointed for North Carolina to- ii
ny: n
MeCklenbWg county F. W. q,
ayidson vice S. b. Pride. removed Cal a
)un TIansylvania county G. r. Wilson. s,
ce A. Gray, removed; Eargrove, Gran M
lie county. Ed. l.. Allen. vice z. *. n
oward. resigned
Pensions have been granted az follows: ~
North Carolina-Srrviyors Indian Wars. al
obert Joyce Widows Indian Wars: il
atilda NJ Vannoy. n.
Virginia-Additional: Edwin Cox. N,
II. L. w.
An OLD SCANDAL RECALLED. D.