Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1892-12-22
ABOUT THE CAPITOL.
HISTORIC CANDLES AND SEALING
WAX IN COT. eleGeR's POSSESSION
Coming Meeting Of the Elcctors~-The
State Board of Medical Examiners
The Governor Could Not Comply.

IN his daily roand through the Capitol build
Ina yesterday the DIsrATcH reporter found tho
officials steadily NJ WORK nj their respective
desks. apparently unconscious % the approach
Of tho great festival
TIE marble tiles are being put IN place on the
floor on the west aide OF the main entrance. and
the speedy completion Of this paving will b n
groat convenience. Tho excavators are busy
~ tho Foundation q tho now nre-proot library
building, having already dug 90 = great depth
looking for soiid ground. The statues OF Nheb-
inglon ana other etaiesmon, ma 81 Ntoneeen
jackson, on the Square, looked chilly In tho
nJrthcrp blast. Aud the marble statue Of thc
Father Of his Country in the rotunia eeemcd
20 enjoy the warmth 81 the hcaung.ppea
In the tho Clerks Office ~ toe House Rgt Colo
mel Bigger looking over a0mn legislative record Tor
information CA q subject whica mad been referred
10 him for light Many T. TIE Time thst he -
called upOn foe facta c1nniuni w old legislative
documents lie showed the nisfATCH man the
candles and scaling wax which wore used %
seal tho packages containing the Voioa 81 tho
electors ~ Virginia Tor Cleveland and Ilcndrrka
In 1854 and for Cleveland and Thurman n 1888
The electors viii meet on the second Monday
IN January the eth Ia the Capitol ana Will most
probably assemble 60 the onlce Of the Clerk Of
The House ot Dscgat toe, whore tho electors "
1884 aud 1883 convened. Colonel bigger fal1
he intended % ask tho electors 20 use tho'e
same candies aud wax In scaling The pacEaecs
Containing tho votes for Cleveland a1d fi"Ycn-
e0n. Colonel Bigger also shovel tn rrpor'".
q solid silver box Of peculiar design which once
belonged 10 that charming hiy, Dome fhYno
Madison. wife 81 President Agdison. The BOX
bears nor initials, ID. +. NJ, Aud was evidently
made for n snuG-boH. Tho present owner EOnid
DO pleased 20 know the history o. this box u any
OF the relatives u Mrs. Madison can giyo IL
BOARD oF MEDICAL K1ANiNERA
The Governor yesterday commissioned tho
sew state Board OF Medical Ltaminefe, who 90
INTO ONCE the let Of January. 1hey are
ms follows; AllOpaths-Drt jacob hirhsuf
ana PAulus A. Irving Richmond, state al
large. o. u. Finuey, OnapcEk; James W.
TAnkhsm, Burgess store, ana w l. br9aAu.'
NswtOwn, First Congressional District II. "
Nash, Norfolk; james farrish, Portsmouth am
A. G.. Palmer, Norfolk, Second Congregational
District IS. l.. Winston. Hanover Courthouse;
Hugh NJ. Taylor ana benjamin Harrison, kigh-
moDd, THIRD Congressional Dlstfi'- 10
sept NJ. SOuihai, Jetersviie; :. W. bo1o'
Pstsrsburg and r. JAmes Taylor, Wal
thAils store. Fourth Congressional Dis
tnci. X. W. Martin. Chatham; Richard :. Mar
tin, stuart, and Thomas W. simmons, hat.lhs-
villo Fifth Congressional district; Loo Buoknor,
Roanoke; A. front Clark, South Boston, ana
John W. Dillari Lynchturg, sixth congress
Hiunal District. W. T.. Nc1inn, WINCHESTER d.
J. Chancellor. Charlottesville, ana ]. o. jones'
IIArrsonburg, Seventh Congressional district
{. &. Conway. Rapidan: X. J. Hicks warren
ton, and Bedford Brown, AloKlndilH, I'Rh'h
Congressional District. x =. Young, L.Fes
hiis: X d. Hnfhrd, Chatham liilL and ,. u.
Green, WythoTillo, NHth C'nTrfrs,ghA! us
irct Robert Glasgow, LeGinit IN; ~ 81 Fai-
tcrson, Staunton, and -. ID. AeTr"ehihet' buchh
Vista, Tenth Congressional District
Houpdopaths-DOctors ". A. bouglas' DanFli';
". T.. Jones, rotcrsburg; George a. lNhCr'
Richmond. r. Wobstcr, Norfolk mn I. j.
Young, Roanoke
REGRETTED Hg COULD NOT Comfy.
Tho Governor has written tho following leHor
u the children Of A. j. Andrews IN reply 20 no"
petit ion tor the feleHse ~ thor father from JhI'
who're he h. confined for au assault " IN F'ico-
Justice Crutchnel0:
my Der Chihren,-l was vcty greatly
touched by tho petition I4@sg.t ~ you. ask
Ing the pnrd0n aud reief, - your father Doe or
der that no might spend 90" Christmas h'ldh!H
ct his homo and with you, ana 10 - WITH deep TO-
grot that feel constrained 90 ~" p"riJrWhhco
Of nv oricial duty 60 deny your request, truly
hope that your father may econ b" restored 40
hla homo and % you, md that the iNmiy cli'lo
may never again BE- brokou by causes WI'ly
within his control. ! am, with great affection,
rour friend, T.. w. MCKINNEY, Governor