Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-04-08
PRESIDENTIAL APPOINTMENTS.
The Three virginia Postmasterships-The
MCLAUGHLIN Case--Other Notes.
IFrom Our Regular Corespondent.l

tErom Our Regular Correspondent
WASHINGTON, April TIT is said that the
President will make q large number OF APP
pointmenta before he starts ON his western tour:
II Is probable that no will name the moinbers OF
the New Land Court, but tho MISTER Of apPoin.-
Ing tho nine new circuit Judges VIII II IL Dcneyen,
DO deferred until after bis return from the racine
Slope.
VIRGINIA rosTNtsrEKs.
TIE three postmas,erships In Virginia win, In
al likelihood, be disposed OF before he departs
These are Lynchburg, Bedford CITY, ana Farm ,,
ville. Mosby Il believed 10 be tho Loading 'S,np-
date for the Bedford City Office, and II IS
claimed that Kichsrdson Is anead Tor the
Fnrmville place. There h big olHsrence "
opinion regarding the Lynchburg matter, thougn
most Of thu Virginia Republicans stn lnslst tins
the President IL bound 70 and will stand by
James NJ. Mclaughlin, the man whose npnina-
ton no sent to the Senate before the adlontn-
mcnt OF Congress. He was not rejected ny tha'
body.
Ills nomination was laid over without action
because OF tho lack Of time 20 investigate the
charges preferred. since then II Ia understood
That new charges have been filed With the Post-
rnastor-Genersl. They are said 70 reflect on
Mclaughlin personally, but the depar'meh'NHi
not give out the charges spec'hcaHy'
NASTY ROW.
Prom the talk ono hears II Is nasty row be-
tween the Republicans, and appearances ana re-
ports seem 70 indicate that Brother Wanamakcr
docs not want TO appoint Mclaughlin, but the
President has had lingering tenderness TOT MS
first choice,.and that n why the friends OF NC
Laughiln are 80 confident that he viii he np-
pointed IN the face Of the efforts OF his enemies
TO prevent his selection.
COMPROMISE.
There II some talk yet OF Bocock being taken
m as a compromise man, but BocOck u nafdiy
20 be considered in the light OF compromise, as
he was IN ayowed candidate for postmaster
when action was taken on the first. IL Nlliain
Malone, Dr., should be appointed, rs has Deeh
urged, that would be n compromise. The ilght was
originally between Waltball, Mclaughlin, ana
BocOck. The former withdrew, and when itloOk-
ed as II Bocock might receive the appointment
Colonel Pat. McCaull was urged before the senate
adjourned 20 throw Mclaughlin overheard ana
consent 20 the nomination OF young Mahone;
Colonel McCaull, however, persisted, ana he had
his man selected much 10 the surprise OF many
people and 10 the great disgust Of the backe's oil
BocOck.
PROBABLY.
The Wilmington collectorship and some other
North Carolina cases that have been recently al
luded 10 in this correspondence VIII also proDa-
bly, be disposed Of before the PRESIDENT leaNes
the city.
PosTMAsTRRs.
Postmasiers we're appointed to-day as follows:
@. Routh, Gray's Chapel, Randolph county, n.
c., rice w. NJ. Kouth, removed; H. IL. Brown
Ramsey, Franklin county, Va, vice X. W. Meme
fee, resigned.
Patents we're granted to-day as follows
William II. Snow. assigner 20 Modern Tobacco
Barn Company, High Point, n. C., four different
issues on baskets