The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-05-11
THE REVENUE SERVICE.
GIST OF THE NEW RIFLES PROMUL-
GATED BY THE PRESIDENT.
The Virginia yanderbiits-The Disburse-
ment of the Sugar Bounty-sbad
Frye for Virginia Waters.
TIMES BUREAU. RAPLEr BUILDING,
WAsHINGTON. May 10, 1885.

| In the North Carolina district, coupled
with the recent promulgaton by the
! President Of rules governing the bearing
OF the civil service upon the revenue
service, has given rise TO a great deal OF
| miscenception and misunderstanding. \
number Of letters have been rec.ived at
| The Times Bureau here asking for in
formation on the subject. and 1t s. there
fore. given exactly as it is.
Under each internal revenue collector
there are appointments of deputies,
clerks, store-keepers, store-keapers and
guagers. and gaIgers. Under the rules
recently adopted by the President regard
ing the classified service In this depart
! msnt, each of the different named APP
| pontees. except the deputies, are placed
| under the civil service The deputies
are left subject to the change Of the
! collector.
The rules prescribe an age limitation 10
| the extent that no clerk shall be under
| eighteen, and store-keepers, store-keep-
ers and gaugers. and gaugers shall not be
| under tweuty-One.
Examinations TOR these places will be
| given Just as those now offered Tor the
! other departments Of the civil service,
! and blank forms OF application viii be
| furnished on written request ny the sec
retaries Of the Boards OF Internal Reve-
| nue. Examiners, or 10y the personal apph-
cation OF the candidate.
The rules further provide for the trans
J fer of employees from one collection dis-
| trict 10 another, and from a district TO
| the Internal Revenue Department here,
| all under the civil service. IN this, now
ever, the clerks are discarded, ana the
| rule made applicable only TO stOre-keep-
ers. gaugers. and store-keepers and gau-
There or course. will be no examination
OF the men now In the revenue service,
but all subsequent entries will have to
stand the examination except the depu-
! ties.
The VIRGINIA vANDERBITs.
~ very laughable little incident hap
! pened" said Congressman Peter j. Otey,
| the other night, "when we were IN Ann
| Arbor. Major James -. Patton and my
| self accompanied Senator Daniel TO the
| University, and I'm the presidents room
we met Mr.. Chauncey Depew. who spoke
| the night before Senator Daniel Mr..
| Depew. with two of the Nanderbilts We're
! I'm Detroit on railroad business, and II
| bad been rumored that those three emf
| nent New Workers were all 10 be pres
| ent. Mr.. Depew came alone. and after
| the informal reception I'm the presidents
| office we were invited to the platform.
| The entrance OF Mr. Depew, the speaker
| Of the evening, accompanied by the Prest-
| dent, was loudly chcered. the advance OF
| Senator Daniel received also a prolonged
| round Of applause. and then Jim Patton
! and myself walked across the stage and
! another cheer went up for the railroad
magnates and millonaires OF the me-
| tropolis.
# looked at Patton" said Major Otey.
"and he smiled on me. and We both felt
| hattered az the tribute 20 our imagined
wealth, but there would have been a
| painful silence had the cheer been faith
let's"
At THE wHITF-HOUsE.
Long before the opening of its doors
| 70 the public the pOrticO Of the Executive
| Mansion was crowded with visitors and
.II. .f..as
| Convention, In session here. These early
| birds" had the advantage Of their friends
| who followed them later, as they secured
| a bow Of rccognition, both from Mrs
! Cleveland and the President. who drove
| I'm from WOCdley at an early hour
This was busy day Tor the fresi-
! dent, and every minute or MS time pe-
| fore the COnVening or his Cabinet was
| fully occupied. There were number OF
| Official callers. nearly an OF whom, how
ever, We're disappointed IN seeing the
| President.
Associate Justice White. Of the United
| States Supreme Court. arrived later, ani
| was promptly admitted His visit was
| I'm the interest of the Louisiana sugar
! planters, and he desired the President 10
take some action looking toward the dis
! bursemcnt OF the 100000 appropriated
by the last Congress for the reimburse
! ment Of the sugar planters under the
| sugar-tOuuty law. The Associate Justice
| who was formerly Il United states sena-
! tor from Louisiana, Is anxious that this
| money should be paid before the first
| OF July next, but Secretary Carlisle ON
| account OF the scarcity Of available funds
! i'm the Treasury, is inclined 80 delay mat
| ters. and, AS several complications have
already arisen. 1t would not be surprise
| III payment were postponed until after
| the conyening Of the next Congress.
sHAD FRY FOR VIRGINIA.
AT the Fish Commission this morning
! Professor ". de- kayeuel was Dusily ell
| gagged ia the preparation tor shpmeut
| or Two carloads or snad try, which are 10 /
| be out in the rivers Of Virginia ana North
| Carolina 90 the following named places.
! rOr NoT1n Carolina AT ailace, IN
| Rocknsh creek. Hoidsboro, I'M Neusc tiVer
| Elizabeth, H. .asIuOtanH river Sails
| bury, in Nadkin river, Morganton ia
| CdtaWbd river; LumbertOn, ln Lumber
river, Relay station In Patapsco river
For Virginia a-Nansem0nd, In Nanse-
| mOnd river, OccOquan, lu Occ0quau river,
| Quantico, in ChirpaUamie, krvngtou, iu
| Ctter river, catl0tts, in Cedar Rum
/ 1ye-Riyer station. IN 1ye river, kalidan.
| in Rapidan river, Milford, IN MattapOhl,
/ TaylOrsville, In Little river, kOcKnsn, M
Rocknsh rtSbr, ilcllhcld, IN Meherrin
| river, Fredericksburg, Ia RappanannOck
| river; stony Creek, m stony creek
| IL Is an interesting process 70 witness
| the preparation of these Try. Ihcy are
| brought up from a station located on the
! Potomac river ia crates carrying from
| twenty 10 thirty thousand eggs. put in
/ glass jars. the temperature oi the water
| Kept at 20 degrees. Within ave TO seven
! days these eggs are hatchcd. and the FISH
| are removed uy the overflow Of the va
| ter into the aquarium or hsh-tank; thence
put i'm tin cans containing about 1919
| fry and transported 10 places wnere
| they are 20 be put Ia the rivers. These
| two special cars, fitted Up for this pur-
! pose, leave here tonight FOR the places
| above mentioned. The cars contain son.
90 OF fry (shad), TO be put in the rivers
| OF Virginia and North Caroline. The eX-
perts who are In charge have been ia
| this class OF work for years, ana arc men
OF experience and ability. The water IN
| these cans Is changed every tour or nve
| hours. and kept at a certain temperature.
POSTAL CHANGfs,
| The following changes In postal and
| post-ofices ia Virginia are reported;
A pOst-Ofticc has been established at
| AbercOrn, Amelia county. special frOm
| Amelia Courthouse a post-oii!ce named
| and site changed al otter Hill. Bedford
| county, one and oDe-half miles. Oh Route
| i4IF2 TO Otterhill. Route Z15 Mount
| Clinton 10 Harrisburg. from June lst,
/ requirfng additional service six times a
| week, between Rawley Springs and Mount
! Clinton from June lst 10 June Stn OF
| each year. Special service from kas-
| make. from Duty, change Of base Of sup
DIV at Rasnake to Pat store.
| For North CarOnna-Ihe following
! changes are reported. In star service
route lS,Si2 from Ellington 70 Dunn,
| from May 10Th. increase service ~ six
| times a week. Special service discontin-
ued. Kind, Madison county, from Blum,
| Fort Rice, Morton county from Glencoe.
Total number Of fourth-ciass postn,as-