Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-04-20
MUCH-N NEEDED REST.
NEARLY THREe-WEEKS' LULL IN
OFFlcE-seEKlNG AND GIVING.
More virginia Applications for Treasury
Ofices-what Cuipsper WIN Do
Postmasters Appointed.
from Our Regular Corrospondent.l

WASHINGTON. ID. G., April 19.-Not many
yirginians are in the city at present aHd
the chances are the attendance will be
light for the next few weeks. The Presi-
dent and Cabinet will go to New York next
week, and then the President will have to
attend tho opening of the Worlds Far at
Chicago. 50 it will be about the 10th OF
May before he gets down to business IN the
old-fashioned way.
The applications filed at the Treasury
TO-DAY bv Virginians we're as follows W.
ID. Fuller. of Winchester, for Bank ~
aminer. the same place for which MI
James Branch, of Richmond. and Elr
JohuG. Miller. of Danville are applicants;
Robert l.. Ailworth, Of EaStville, Collector
of Customs at Cape Charles CITY; William
Il. Wilson. of Cape Charles, for the same
position. and Or. ". B. Robinson Col
lector Of Customs at 1appahannocS:,.
There were no applications from Nofth
Carolina.
AricE TRIP.
Senator Ransom will start tor the Pacific
slope between the lst and 10th of May as
chairman Of the sub-c committee OF the
SENATE Commerce Committee. TO lnyestl-
gate the question Of a deep haTbor on the
western coast. Before apprOpratlng the
money Congress- wants 10 find out where
II can be most prOtltably spent. Inc
Senators son. who II clerk of the commit
tee. viii accompany the party. Inc otheI
members OF The sub-cOmuittee are MessiS:
Vest. White Cf Louisiana, Cullom, ana
Mashburn
Mr. :. NJ. Newhouse. Of Culpeper. is in
the citv. aud he SAID III the course OF
conversation to-day no people of our
county felt very much disappointed when
il was learned that the President could
not SEQ his way to appoint Colonel >. Cat-
lett Gibson % another position. However
we have made up 0Ur minds 40 send hllh
back 10 the Legislature: lnere are Z'o13
votes III the county. and ! think Colonel
Gibson will get at least 1923 az the next
election"
WE'LL Known HERE.
Mr.. Edward !. Renick, who for many
wears has held q clerkshlp Of a legal
character In the Office Of the First Comp
troller of the Treasury, and who has Just
been appointed Chief Of the Bureau OF Sta
tistics. State Department, is well known
IN Virginia. He was a student at Roanoke
College. and attended other schools III the
State. While at college he was an active
and enthusiastic member Of the Alpha
Tan Omega fraternity. one of the strongest
OF tho Greek-lettcr societies at virginia
educational institutions. Mr.. Renlck y
deseryedly popular, aud has done well
here.
Colonel J. C. HILL Of Albemarle, State
Railroad Commissioner tor Virginia, IS
here attending meeting of the Railroad
Commissioners from various States.
senator Hunton went 10 his home al
WarrcntOn. this afternoon and Will be aO-
sent from the city few days.
COMMISSIONED.
Postuasters have been commissioned as
follows.
North Carolina-James \. McAulay, Mt.
Gilead Callic Spaugh. Gokley.
Virginia-Robert g. Thomas. Alberenc;
Walter n. Mitchell Blue Ridge Springs;
William T. SIclge. Lawrenceville.
The Office at Messpuco, Accomac county,
has been discontinued mail % Hallwood.
After May lst mail service from Sparta
to Mouth Of Wilson Will be increased to
six times week.
APPOINTED.
Postmastcrs were appointed today as
follows: North CarOlna-Hcnry j. Slgmou,
Carson, Catawba county, C'ce John II.
Moses. resigned; Marvel Rltchie, Glad
stone. Stanley county, rice X. }. Ritchle,
deceased, and Charles L. Conrad. Jimes
Davidson county. rice II. II. Conrad, de-
ceased.
virginia C. 4. Watkins. Grunly. Bu-
chrnan county. rjce j. T. Ratclif, re-
signed; l.. d. Stoueham, Moiusk. Lancas-
ter county. rice Il. c. Wright. deceased.
G. 4. Battle. OF Newberne, and DR.. II.
ID. Harper. j. J.. Jackson, and \. j. Rouse.
of Kingston, are among the latest North
Carolina arrivals.
James II. skinner and Miss FANNY Skin
ner, Of Stauuton, Va, are at the Metropoli-