Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-07-20
WASHINGTON CITY.
rnL AReE AND EXTEND THE NATION
Al CEMETERY AT RICHMOND.
Proposed Consolidation of All tho sur
rou,dinx OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES ana
North Carolina Items In the
Appropriation Bills
From Our Regular Correspondent

v,su1SeroS. ID. c.. July l9.-Judge
vaddiu today introduced in the House
,nI provldinc that tho sum of $4,000 or
,s much thereof "a may be necessary DE
s,r,oprinted 20 be expended under the d.
lection of the War Department for the
,,,rnose OF enlarging and extending tho
National cemetery at Richmond by cd
ding thereto such additional ianoS
a. in the opinion OF the Secretary
~ War nav be deemed necessary los
,be Governments purposes, and thet
30 proper officer be authorized ana "i-
,ecteJ 20 purchase the land and to take
cced therefor IN the naTno OF the thlteu
States upon condition that the title thereto
Is perfcct. and 20 draw warrant THEREFOR
IN the Treasurer Of tho United States VINO
shall be directed to paw the same.
CONSOLIDATION.
Tor several years there has been astrong
demand from citizens Of Richmond for TINS
construction OF a roadway 20 lead 10 the
four or more National cemeteries near inc
rifv but tho War-Department officials
isyo ALWAYS opposed this PROPOSE
ZION. because il was urged that the
,ooi should lead 30 oil of the
cemeteries. They want oil the cemeteries
consolidated. and u - understood that I'M,
;s going 70 be done in oil probability ana
that the remains OF soldiers now resting IN
The smaller cemeteries viii ultimately ne
Transferred to tho large one. and thus 40
,uov with the expense Of maintaining so
many cemeteries. There will doubtless no
opposition 20 this. but the officials are cer-
tainly urging the consolidation
VIRGINIA AND NORTH CtEoLINA rTEMs.
The general deficiency bill was reported
- tbc House TODAY. The following
tterns are confined therein: For court
Sonss and post-ofice az Charlotte. \. g.,
comnletion Of building IN excess Of INIT,
81 600. making limit and appropra-
ton $4,000; s. A. stevens: rent
Of navy pay Office at Norio,Si SIoIio -,
rim AZ Norfolk navy yard, S3,250 - 20 r.,
imburse b. G. Hobbs for amount expended
iv him i'm purchase for the United states
~ a lot Of land for training school tor
the Fast Cherokee Indians az Cherokee, \.
C. SI22.5O James NJ Fisher, OF hlch-
mond. for stenographic work, Sl,I$6.1O :
TO Colonel John 5. Mosby, formerly OF
as allowed in q Judgment by tho Court OF
Claims, Sll, 1880.
OTTER BIGGER TTrNs.
Thu debate on the sundrv civil appro-
nriation bin has been dragging along all
he week. but the Republican senators
rnade M their minds to-day to set 1t out
and pass 10 if 1t took all night:
Following are the items OF interest 70
Vireinia and North Carolina For post
Office. courthouse. and custom-house at
Newberne, n. c., sos 900, which ~ 70 nir-
chase site and commence the erection OF me
building. Chincoteague buoy depot. "a,
S2O00 or a 900 more than was IN tho House
biIl. for establishing on new and secure site
fho Cane Charles light station, @loDOOD /:
10 purchase additional land for the site OF
the new lighthouse depot at Portsmouth,
$4,000: new dwelling and Oi-house NJ
Cape Hatteras light station, n. g.: S5,WV
construction and establishment OF q hght-
ship with q fog-signal for Frylng-Pan
Shoals coast OF North Carolina, $4,000 {;
Yosd 10 National cemetery at Cuipeper,
Va, $4,000; for the southern branch SOL
diers' Home at Hampton, Va. S432. SzO.J3
Senator Barbour TO-DAY left for the Green
brier White Sulphur Springs, where be
goes 10 take rest of q week or more.
RFPuBrIcAy orFtcE-sEEgERs.
SIR. Samuel Kimberly. Of Norfolk, who
uas recently nominated 10 be Secretary Of
LEGATION aud Consul General OF the United
States at Guatemala. is In the city looking
after his confirmation.
Another Virginia Republican IL hoping
that he will receive O consular appointment
next week. but the offices Of this kind ere
getting scarce. Ii is reported here that
Colonel Asa Rogers, Of Petersburg. i can
didate for United States Marshal Of Okla
homa in place Of Warren S. Lurty. who re-
signed the other day. Malone may have
his friend Rogers appointed If he really Is
after the place. Lurty's friends still in
est that he resigned voluntarily and that
he could have kept the Office had he de-
sired. They say he did not like the coun-
try.
posT-oFFICE AFFAIRS.
Postmssters appointed for North Caro-
hna: c. NJ. Perry, Jarvis. Baden county,
rice A. II. Perry, resigned; Il. II. Timber
lake. Wake Forest. Wake county, rice Il. l..
Brewer. removed
Tho following post-ofiices have been
established:
-Brierfeld. Bedford county,
Mary H. Jones. postmaster; Gossen. Car
roll county, Isaac j. Walker. postmaster;
Robinett. Russell county, Silas II. RObi-
nett. postmaster: Mount, Scott county,
Elisha l.. Hin, postmaster: Iatum Orange
county. Richard VI. Lumsden. postmaster.
North Carolnn-Athlone,Y ancev county.
Harriet T.. Byrd, postmaster: 1Omabawk,
SAMPSON county. Thomas +. Murphy. post
master Atkinson, Pender county, JEFF. -.
Lewis. postmaster: Dean. Granville coun-
" George W. Hill, postmaster; Eaton,
Naeh county, Taylor Eaton, postmaster.
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