The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1893-06-25


services and ability OF Captain Otey
deserved big place. and Mr.. Edmunds
| praised him as strongly Mr.. CleSe-
land told the gentleman then that the
| office they wanted was in the hands OF
| the Postmaster-General,t though he would
tell MIR. Bisse!i how much ne was inter
eSted IN the appointment Of Captain Otey
| TO good place.
Congressman Edmunds got a promise
at the Treasury Department that when a
vacancy occurred for a messenger that
he should have the place Mr.. Edmunds
wanted Il for a colored Democrat Of
brakes Branch, Charlotte county, named
Clem Greene.
At the Pension Department Senator
Daniel and Congressman Edmunds Sc
cured n change In the personnel Of the
Pension Examining Board 1T Roanoke.
The board was composed Of two kepubli-
cans and one Democrat, and, under the
change, II will be composed OF two Dem
ocrats and one Republican. Or. Halle,
who is a Democrat, was appointed a new
member of the board. and Or. Staples
also a Democrat. and Or. Petigo. a Re-
publican. were retained. An effort was
made 10 get DIR. Staples back in his old
place in the Pension Department, but II
was found that he would have 10 stand
a civil service examination, and then
wait his turn for appointment
Maior Daniel was visitor at the State
Department in the interest Of several
Vlrginians, who have not yet received the
appointments they are after.
The President made only one appoint
ment to-day outside OF postmasters
which were in the States OF Iowa, Kan
sas, Louisiana and New York. The ap-
pointments were TO fll vacancies caused
as follows: Removals. 3; designations. 4:
commissions expired, D, and one Office
that had lately become presidential.
Secretary Carlisle. OF the Treasury De-
partment, made three appointments to-
day, and announced that he had received
two designations.
Congressman r.. r. Meredith was In the
city to-day. and visited number Of the
departments. where he did some strong
work for the Nrginians Of his district
who are after Office.
Secretary Carlisle has appointed an
Ohio man as superintendent Of the con-
struction of the new postoflice building
I'm this city, a place that pays SC a day.
This IS the place Mr. Carlisle said he
would not give 10 a Nlrginian or a Mary
lander, as noted I'm The Times a few
days ago. II is said the reason why Mr..
Carlisle would not appoint a man from
either Of these States, Notwithstanding
dates from them who were after IL. was
because two Of the most important con-
tracts for material for the building had
been awarded TO parties who were resi-
dents Of them.
Mr.. +. w. Maupin, Of Portsmouth,
whose papers for the position Of collector
Of custsms at Norfolk have been present
cd, was in the city to-day
Fourth Assistant Postmaster-General
Maxwell only appointed ninety-two
fOurth-class pOstmasters to-day. or Whlch
hfty-seven were 40 fll vacancies caused
by removals. The appointments for Nir-
ginia were as follows;
BellwOod Mills Lancaster county, Ed
win Norris. vice r. O. Norris. removed,
Castleton. Rappahannock county. Vernon
ToUfne. vice &. y. Smith, resigned;
Chuckatuck, Nansemond county II. L.
rvnos vice C. Webb rerl0yn r. Eianig
vile. Patrick county j. r. Agee, vice
W. c.. Hooker, removed; Thessalia, Giles
county, Mrs. V. O. Stafford vice w. a.
Roe, resigned.
The names Of Virginia postoflces have
been changed as follows:
Fancy Grove. Bedford county, TO Thur
man. with William L. Thurman as post
master: Fairfax Courthouse, Fairfax
county. TO Fairfax with Alfred II. Mon
cure as postmaster
The following Star postal service has
been established in Virginia: Lewisetta,
by Cowart, to Lottsburgh and back, six
times a week.
The appointments of North Carolina
fourth-class postmasters to-day were as
follows:
Bismarck Johnston county, j. d.
Grimes. vice Med Langdou, removed;
Johnson Mills, Pitt county, Annie B.
Harding vice J.. .. Qumeriy, removed;
Kernersvine. Forsyth county, j. VI.
Bodenhamer, vice j. w. Crews, resigned;
Montezuma, Mitchell county, j. G. Lovin,
vice J.. a. Rominger. resigned Mica
Mitchell county. George Hyams, vice W.
a. Honineld. resigned; Oak Ridge, Gull
ford county. }. y. Holt, vice l.. c. HUI
fines. removed.
Captain Thomas r. Robertson has been
commissioned postmaster at Charlotte 10
date from the 18Th.
The following special postal services in
North Carolina have been ordered discon-
unued:
Carson. Catawba county, from Bandy
from July 3lst Fillmore Wilson county
from WILSON, from July 3lst Leila.
Hertford county from Nurfreesboro;
from June 3Oth 1898. Office discontinued.
Talbot, Wilson county, from Winston;
from July Sst.
The Star postal service from Purcepolis |
20 Laurel HID. \. c.. has been increased |
10 daily except Sunday. Fl. l.. w.