Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-01-14
CEDAR-GROyE TRACT
,ss APPROPRIATION FOR IT'S puR-
cnAss cur DOWN TO $4,000.
49,. niy,hday In Bsitimors-wickhsmt
Cavalry. Maryland Ftfih' a"" '"'
Rosulars-A Jdviai Candidate

IRON oar Regular Correspondents
w,,v,va-ox. January ia report was
made to-day from the House Oonini,1ee a
ny - kgkys on the oil which has
- ~ r.s.el the Senate TO pnfchase the
clS"r 'S c,oye tract Of land opposite the
80, rav,.yard. the land lying on the
,",.st.,s liver. Va. The Senate bill ap-
,ron,ia.ed s2Jo,Ooo, but the amount nos
I a.n cnt down 20 $4,000 by the House
o,o,,,tteo. Unless It is increased when
,.a,.,,rs is voted on It is doubtful II u
4 CT through at ali, for the senate WIN
4.'I.,l,iv not agree 70 any such heayy re-
duction. and the property can hatuiy 10
rurchased for so small sum.
INVITATIONS.
General Bradley T., johnson. formerly OF
Eyirr,pia. lui now ot Bal ltImore,, was ~ tpe
i Si,-i,oi toiday 10 extend. on behalf Of the
4 -, &, lorate Veteran Association OF that
~ Invitations 10 RepIesentatiYe O,fer-
III ri yireipla. General Wheeler and Mr:
1.tcs of Alabama. and others 20 attend
~, dinner 10 be gwen by the association
an tbr 10Th instant. which rs the anuiver-
..rg Of the birth Of General Robert Il.
lee. The genilomen named nave ac-
ccpled. and General johnson VIII come
here on the day mentioned ID speciai car
10 convey the party 70 Baitiihote'
yIsfI POSTPONED.
MAYOR J. Taylor Eilyson and Mr.. W. IL.
Merc,ith. who are Of the Committee on
Sneakers for She Democratic banquet, 10
he giyen IN Richmond on tho 25th instant,
VOC 10 have come to Washington to-day,
bl, teleeraphod Representative Wise they
,gould defer the visit IA day or two. IL IS
understood they wanted 10 confer with
Senator Morgan and Congressman Bourke
e.. tran 10 regard to making speeches,
but thc latter is now in New iork, ana
that probably accounts tor the postpone
mtnt of the visit to Washington of tho
Richmond gentlemen.
AL IoSEp FOR THE CAVALRY.
All Of the Virginia delegation now IN
The city have signed paper addressed to
General Mcmahon. Of New York, grand
marshal OF the inaugural parade TO DC
given on March 4th, asking that Colonel
William Wickham's cavalry regiment be
assigned as the special escort to Mr. Cleve-
land. Mr. A.. Gardiner Tyler, repre-
sentatiye-elect from the Norfolk dis
trict. has also signed the paper. II is SAID
the Fifth Regiment OF Baltimore also want
10 have the post of honor. and the troops
Of the regular army that have been as
signed 20 duty IN the procession think
that position belongs to them.
Representative Buchanan. Of Virginia,
returned TO-DAY from brief visit TO New
York. whittier he went few days ago on
Ur1yatc business and not TO confer with
Mr.. Cleveland, he says.
FOR DISTRICT ATTORNEY.
Among the well-known visitors at tho
Ca9ltol to-day was MT. Kope Elias, who is
brlrg pu- he'd for the position Of United
States Attorney for the Western Dis
tr,ct of North Carolina. HIS friends
and hackers believe he will receive
the appointment. He has been red-hot
Cleveland man for several years and
was the only outspoken Cleveland
delegate 10 Chicago last summer. just
after being elected as delegate 1t is said
he had the political foresight 10 write Mr.
Cleveland and state that he (Elias) WAS
the only one Ia the North Carolina delega-
ton who would stick TO the eX-PTesldent
NJ chicago through thick and thin. He has,
IL Is stated, had three conferences with
the President-elect since the election and
rhorishes no resentment against hun, even
II Mr. Cleveland unwittingly mixed up the
name of the Jolly fellow from the mountain
and insisted at first on calling him
= Mr. Kopelias" Instead Of " Mr.. Elias"
Mr.. Elias was mixing with the statesmen
to-day. and being very bright man they |
were pleased TO meet him.
VIRGINIA AND NORTH CAROLINA VISITORS.
Among the visitors at tho Capitol to-day |
we're Mr.. John Is. Moon, Of Albemarle;
Mr.. W. L. Dupuy. member of the Legisla-
.ure. and MIR. Stokes Terry, of Roanoke;
,ir. kinney Campbell, tho well-known edI-
.or Of Bedford. and Mr.. George III. Settle.
e Flint Hill. Democratic county chair
man of Rappahannock who was shown
around 10y his friend, Mr.. George l..
10. Iy.,.roH,,,n,ol ap1 nf l
he official force at the House OF Repre-
,cntntiyes.
Tho North Carolina visitors at the Capi-
.ol to-day included Judge 7. c. Fuller for
uorly Of Raleigh. but now member OF the
uItcd States Private Land CLAIMS Court,
md Mr.. Ppudleton King. of Gulitord coun-
v. and an applicant for the Turkish mis-
ion under the next administration.
Nrginians in the city to-day were Mr..
Henry Stuart of Russell county; Major
'harles Waite and Mr.. George f. String
ellow. Of Culpopor A. b. Shreve, of Lou
iouu; William Mcclure, of Winchester, and
W. o. Blakey. Of Gordonsyllle.
POSTAL AFFAIRS.
Sarah f.. +. Holt has been appointed
at Grantland, Henrico county,
ia. riot r.. NJ. Holt. deceased
Pust-Ofiices have been established IN Nlr-
'luIg as follows:
Gladstone. Nelson county, James L. Walk
u. postmaster; Hagan. Lee county, John
postmaster Peck, Carroll
ounty. Stephen G. Marshall, postmaster.
Mail-route changes in Virginia have been
rlarcd as follows:
Harrsonburg 10 Tenth Legion. From
January lG. 1898, change service so as to
Upply Latona, between Harrisonhure
ud PaulingtOn. increasing distance one
ulle.
tiuneywood TO ROXtOn. From January
C.. 1898, change service so as to supply
Irwin, between Finneywood and Roxton.
distance one mile.
Special serylcoln North Carolina ordered
Wrendale. Edgecombe county, from Doe
.cad. From January "a. 1898.
Senia. Mitchell county, from Frank.
rom January 81, 1898.