The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1893-06-20
A HOT DAY AT WASHINGTON
Nevertheless the President Gets in a
Big Days Work.

Over 100 Presidential Postmasters
Nominated-Georgi Florida and
South Carolina Gather Some of the
Plums as They Representative
Livingston Returns to Town.
Washington, June 19.-To-day has been
q phenomenally hot one, even for Wash
ington. When the sun rose over the god
had about twelve extra degrees
of heat on it, and by the time
it was an hour high the tickle goddess
began to wilt and the solder on tin roofs
threatened to melt and float off in the
sewers. 1t was sweltering season for
President Cleveland and the office-seekers
too, but Notwithstanding this the
President got in big days work in the
postoffiee business. Over 100 presidential
postmasters were nominated, besides
other miscellaneous business done in
other departments. In Georgia, the Car
rollton postofice was supplied with q new
manager, r. N. Moses, a brother of the
representative. The LAGRANGE Office
would have new manager too, but from
a telegram from Senator Gordon to Repre-
sentative Moses asking him to hold up
Mr.. kirby's appointment until they could
have further conference. Some Of Mr..
Testers work materialized to-day when
Thomas A. Bartleys name was sent in
for the Darien postofice. He succeeded
C. r. Jackson, Darien has just attained
to the dignity of presidential Office.
ITVINGSTON RETTTRNs
Representative Livingston is back in
the capital, but is noticeably absent from
the hotel lobbies where the colonels do
mostly congregate. What his business is
cannot be learned.
Robert Edward Wilson of Atlanta, a
young government clerk who miraculously
escaped from the Ford's opera house the
other day, win be married on June 29 to
Miss Park Lambert of this city. The
ceremony will be performed by Rev.
Stokeley, Baptist clergyman, who is a
native Georgian.
Earle Black of Rome, protege of
Representative MattOX, has received a
permanent appointment in the treasury
under civil service rules.
Clifford Morris of Savannah, and Peter
O'Neal of Milledgeville, two diminutive
colored tramps, have reached this city
after undergoing many hardships.
Joe Blount, a son of the ex-congress-
man, has received an appointment at the
hands of Mr.. Clements in the interstate
commerce bureau.
CAROLINA's NEW ATTORNEY.
William Perry Murphy of Colleton was
appointed to-day district attorney of
South Carolina. He is a man about 40
years old, a good lawyer and stump
speaker and ran as a candidate for attor-
ney general of his state on the Sheppard
ticket last year He was backed by the
anti-Tillman v.6lg of the party.
Ex-Representative Hemphill is going
south tomorrow.
Josiah Doar was appointed by the Presi-
dent to-day postmaster at Georgetown.
Mr. Branley of Orangeburg was desig-
mated as a chief of division to-day in the
treasury department. He will have to
undergo a civil service examination before
he assumes his post.
In the pension Office w. de Saussure
Trenholm was to-day promoted from
clerkship at 81 400 to position of 81, 800.
Secretary Hoke Smith to-day appointed
William p. Cover of Florida to chiefs
place in the bureau of patents
Florida drew a job lot of fourth-class
postmasters to-day. Here is the list:
Green Cove Springs, Clay county, I, J.
Branning; Port Tampa City, Hillsboro
county. w. Osteen; Orangedale st. Johns
county, J. H. Patterson Rocklcdge Bre-
ward county, A. S. Dickson; Seville, Vo-
lusia county, G. M. Prevatt; Westfarm,
Madison county A. H. West; Wildwood,
Sumter county, J. II. Davis.