Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-03-25

Fairfax, has gone 20 I,ynchburg, where he
will FOR some time be IN charge of the re-
cruiung station.
MIR. Waiter y. Dabney. who has been
confirmed as Solicitor Of the Department
of State. has been on brief visit 20 his
old home, IN Albemarle.
NOT AN orFIcE-sEEKER.
Mr.. viii Yates, the well-known cattle
dealer and extensive farmer Of Rappa-
hammock county, has been here tor several
days, but not "a an oifice-seeker. He has
been putting IN some good work. however.
IN behalf Of his friend. George Settle,
county chairman of Rappahannock. who,
nc thinks. deserves recognition ut the
hands Of the party.
Mr. jesse ID. Abrahams. formerly Of
Cumberland county, Va, and who was
deputy Comptroller Of the Currency under
the last Cleveland Administration. and
who was nominated for Comptroller when
Mr.. Trenholm resigned, hut not con-
firmed ~ understood TO be n leading
cand, date now for the comptrolership.
lie went 20 New York four years ago, and
has since been the casnier OF a national
bank IN the Metropolis.
YRw ACCEPTED.
Just aftor Harrison was defeated Repub-
lican postmastcrs began to send in their
rcsignations, hoping that milk-and-
water fellows would be appointed. thus
cutting out possibly Democrats. To the
credit of the retiring administration very
lew designations were accepted. Follow
ing Is list OF the Offices in the
Fifth Virginia District whose post
masters rendered their resignations:
Hcsboro', Alsop. Aiumine, in Henry coun-
~ Glade Till and BOnbrook, IN Franklin
county: fix Creek, Artutus. aud Flat
Ridge, ia GraysOn county Friends Mis-
sion. Dobbins, and Charity, III Patrick
county; Elk spur. Cabcn. and Cook. IN
Carroll county; EhG. IN Pittsvlvanla
county, and BoXwood. in Floyd county:
The Fourth Assistant POstmaster-Geucral
ha, asked Representative Swanson TO mako
recommendations 20 fill these Offices and
ne viii 90 so at once.
Colonel 4. II. Bowman. Of Salem, who is
n candidate for alted States Marshal IN
the Western District of Virginia, has served
sixteen years on the state Democratic
Committee the longest continued service
OF any one on the committee.
EX-Marshal Jordan, OF Pulaski county.
does not believe the "ex' rule laid down
bv Nr. Cleveland VII apply 70 his case for
the reason that he had hie official head
chopped of when he had served only
about two years.
OUT or TIE RACE.
Dick Byrd. of Winchester. as his friends
famlqrly coll him. made gallant fight
for endorsements for United states DIS
trct-Attorucv, and finding he could not
command as much support IN the dclega.
ti0n o. ne thought he ought TO have, pulled
ont of the race. not caring TO enbarrass
Colonel O'Fcrrall. who had five candidates
from the Seventh District AZ tho start. Nlr.
BErd went homo more ardent Democrat
than ever and will be ready for the cam
pa1n. Ho u Commonwealth Attorney
for his county. is the controlling splut IN
the Winchester Times. bias a happy family
AMI worm friends all over Virginia
North Carolina postma,tcrs Of the fourth
class were today appointed "a follows:
Baraard-ylllc Buncomhe county, William
R. Nancy appointed, rice J. VI. White
more. resigned. Big Luck. Stanlv county,
James ". Ehri r.of William 4. eagle re-
signed Franklin. Macon, Prank /. Smith
rtce x. /. Jarrctt resigned; star, Mont
comcrv county. Mrs. Deborah Leach rice
John f. Wright, resigned Iyro Shops,
Davidson county, Richard y. Thompson
r.c, ANNE SwlccE0od, resigned.
HAS GOOD BACKING.
Mr.. 7. g. Morton. of Staunton, secre-
| tarv of the Board Of World 5-Falr Mama
gers of Virginia. arrived here to-day. He
has made application through representa-
| tive Tucker for the position OF Collector
Of Internal Revenue for tho Western llis-
| tric. of the state. Il IL understood that
| Mr. Morton has good backing among the
| businessmen of the district.
| j. I. Iavlor and wife, Of stanton, Va,
! and William NJ. Little, of Charlotte, y. C.,
are at the Metropolitan.
| william H.. Hayes. the colored Postmas-
| ter at Boydton. Mecklenburg county. Va,
| was thls afternoon removed and William
| T. Moore was appointed al the instance or
| Colonel William =. Atklns. who Is here
and VINO was introduced at the depart
ment bv Congressman Lpcs Mr.. Moore
was the old Democratic Postmaster .at
Boydtou.