The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1897-04-16
POSTOFFICE PLuMs.

Congressman Dorr Decides Oh Nearly All
i'm His DtstTIei-PaTksrsbHrg ApP0lnt-
nsnt NoI Decided on.
Special Dispatch to tho Intslllgeneer.
WASHINGTON April ib.-congress'
man DOrr has decided upon his recon-
mendations for postoflce appointments
In all except few cases. Four Of the
exceptions are OF offices OF the higher
grade. the others OF minor Importance
The four principal offices omitted are
Charleston, Bramwell, Lewisburg ana
MONTGOMERY. The commission OF the
present incumbents in these will expire
ns follows: Charleston. october IL:
Brumwell. May "a; Lewisburg, october
"a, and Montgomery at the close Oh
whatever term II may be decided 10
permit, the office having become pres
dental February Z, 1856, aud tue las:
commission dating from about that
time. II II shnll be decided that the
present apolntee IL to hulG the office
for four years from that date, theIe
win OF course be no change until 1900,
but II only for the full term from the
date OF the original appointment under
President Cleveland, II viii come much
earlier.
The changes already decided by SIR.
DOrr. TO be made as soon as the COM
mission OF each incumbent shall expire
or In case OF prior vacancy from other
cause, are as follows:
Academy, VIII Burns: Addison, a.
NJ. Payne; Anderson. ]. E. Shields; Al'
len, A. ]. Caldwell: Anstend. J. h
Koontz. Athens. II. G. Meador; Beck
ley, G. W. Cook; Blueheld. b. Princei
BroWnstown. 8. H. Campbell; Buck'
harmon. +. W. Martin; Breedon. ]. M.
McComas; Failing Springs, W. Y. NC
frankfort. G. II. Hanna; Gauley
Bridge, William McVey; Gneenback,
George y. Cooper; Greenville. l. N. Bal
lard; Hallsvllie. ]. W. Cline; Hackers
Valley, W. T. Duke: Hinton, u, Z,
wlckiine, KAnawha Head, a. Curry;
KessleF's Cross Lanes, ". ]. q. Nal
comb: Lanes Bottoms, c. A. Droddy;
Lewiston, n. P. MRicomb; Lindside' g.
l.. Copeland: Logan. Il. o. Holland;
Lockout, J. W. Boone: LOrentz, i. s.
Lorentz: Lowell, W. II. Copeland; Nal
den, II. Ruffner; MarlintOn, w. Is. Ty-
rec: Meadow Creek, B. +. Han; MI.
Carbon. John Holmes: Matewan' Geo.
Bonzo; Madison. L. L. Mitchell; New
London, c. w. Burner; Nolan, A. X.
Hatfield; OaSvale, Z. +. Reed; Oceana,
u. C. Cook: Peterstown. ]. II. Ballard;
Pickaway, W. Shirley; Princeton, J. {,
Hughes: Queens. Edwin Asperi Rock
| Cave, u. Knabenshue: Ronceverte, X.
s. LOyelace; Sage. William Burner:
Sand Run. J. Sey; Selbyville. i. >.
Critics: Sellar John Howard; Sissons-
vile, F. II. Stats: Spring HILL A X.
Shepherd; Spruce. John hcCue; sur
man. John Wilson; Swamp Run, J. Z.
Strader: Trout, Miss S. A. Mcmillan;
Union, Shelton Clark; waityille, G. g.
Porterfield: Welch. II. X. smith; VIII
iurnsburg, J. g. kessier. Wtnona, J. u.
Campbell: Williamson. y. Randolph
| Bias.
The commission OF the Parkersburg
| postmaster. IN the Fourth district, Will
| expire in about fifteen months. Repre-
| sentative Miller has not announced his
| choice Of successor and win not soon.
! He does not deem 1t necessary TO de-
! eide so long in advance OF the appoint
| ment
William II. Bayiy, OF Pennsylvania
! was to-day appointed chief clerk OF the
pension bureau. vice ]. N. Mccoy of
Falrmont, West Virginia. Mr.. Mccoy
was retained In the ONCE hs an exam
| liner at the annual salary OF 81, 500.
| Edward !. ReniCke, chief clerk Of the
| state department, was to-day asked for
| his resignation, and II was at once ten-
| dered. Mr.. RenIcke formerly resided
/ in West Virginia Many Of his relR-
tlves nrc citizens OF the KAnawha val
| ley. His successor, H W. Michael. a
| friend OF Senator ThurstOn's. Of Me-
braska, vii ltake charge May H.
| W. II. Westfnll has been appointed
| postmaster at wasburn, Ritchie coun-
ty. vice J. II. Maddox, resigned.