The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-03-02
UNCLE BILLY IN OFFICE.
THAT CORPULEN. GEN7LEMAS 10
AGAIN POSI MASTER.
The Initial Scenes In the Big ONCE Yesier-
day-No Changes just Yst-kemem
bered by the Carriers.

Uncle Billy" is in the post-ofiice, and
ne looks Just as natural as did the plumps
IN the pudding he cent Grover. iester-
DAY was the first day under the ne"
/ regime, and everything went smoothly
NO one would have Deen able 10 tell that
the difficult task OF changing the big
Office from one master to another had
just taken place. There was no hitch in
the business. Everything worked with its
usual clock-like regularity. All wednes-
day evening Mr.. cullingworth and his as
sistant. Mr. Lewis d. Crenshaw. were
engaged with the retiring postmaster and
his assistant and Messrs. Arlington AMI
Maynard, the inspectors from Washington,
in making the onlciai transfer. Tney did
not complete their work until about :
o'clock 4. NJ. Thursday. Excepting the
two heads of the post-ofiice, no changes
have been made. and ii Will probably be
two weeks before any are made.
Mr.. c. Roddy Tenser will join Major
Walker I'm the office OF superintendent OF
carriers to-day for the purpose of acquir-
ing a knowledge OF the duties OF that
position. which he will fill under salary
from about the 18th Of this month.
No appointment has yet been made for
the money order division, and IL IS under
stood that Superintendent j. A. AfcLaugh-
lin will not be Immediately removed. 1t
is very probable that Mrs Mera, Mrs.
Donnan, and Miss Mayo will be retained
In their positions.
Mr.. Miles NJ Williams the stamp clerk,
will continue at his window for few
days longer.
Uncle Billy has a number Of applca
lions for positions which he will doubt
less III in the near future.
The force of carriers now numbers Tor
ty-two. This department. with the single
exception OF its superintendent, comes
under the new civil service regulations.
Many prominent citizens dropped in
yesterday on the ew postmaster 10 con-
graduate him, and TO see how things
were running
Rem inbered Their Chief.
The retiring Republican postmaster
Mr.. Otis H. Russell. and his assistant.
Mr.. John l.. Grubbs. received remem-
brance from the Democratic letter-car-
riers in the Richmond Office last even
ing, which speaks eloquently for the
pleasant relations between them for the
last four years. Under the civil service
laws twenty white Democratic letter
carriers were left in the Richmond office
when Mr.. Cullingworth was succeeded by
Mr.. Russell under the Harrison admins
tration. and yesterday. headed by Major
i. +. Walker. the tperintendent of the
force they visited the homes of Messrs.
Russell and Grubbs and TO the former
presented a handsome silver service and
TO the latter a fine gold-headed cane.
The silver service was engraved as fol-
lows: Presented to Otis II. Russell. Post
IN nv
mond. Va, Post-ofEce. March, l, lS94."
The cane to Nj. Grubbs was similarly
engraved. When the carriers called on
Mr.. Russell they were cordially receivd,
and the eX-postmaster expressed his graft
utude in very warm terms. ard paid
high compliment 10 the efficiency OF the |
carriers while undsr him.
They spent an hour at his home, and |
were Hospitality entertained.