Show 4 The KorlolJi Postmaster Washington 30The Republican says On Friday last the name of Wm Nichols was sent to the Senate as postmaster post-master of Norfolk Ya This rpnomina tion was not made an intentional act by the President nor was it known to the postmastergeneral or first assistant The Presidents attention being called to it he was greatly surprised that the nomination nomi-nation bad bean unwittingly signed by him with many others The postmaster general and his assistant found that a clerk in the department bad prepared the nomination without any authority and handed it i i with others he had been directed di-rected to make out The President at once directed the withdrawal of the nomination not became be bad changed his mind but because it was not his act but on y that of either a very sharp or very dul i clerk An investigation is i to be held |