Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-05-05
VIRGINIA'S SHARE.
HER CHANCES FOR A MISSION AND
DEPARTMENT POSITION.
Colonel Means and q Carciina Collector
ship-Another Appiicstion-ProbabIe
Honolulu Hosx-nIaii Matters, &c.
from our Regular correspondent.l


WAsHINsroS, May 4.-Colonel Alexander
Mcdonald. of Lynchburg, who is so
heavily endorsed for the Persian Mission.
Is in the CITY. having arrived here last
night with Senator Daniel. HIS claims
have already been presented, but Senator
Daniel is doing all he can to bring about
the appointment. As Virginia has not yet
been given a mission there is no reason
why Colonel McDoDald's chances should
not be good.
Senator Daniel and Representative Mar
shall to-day called with Colonel Mcdonald
upon the President
Representative Tucker presented ex-
Speaker Marshall Hanger. OF Stanton, ap-
plicant for the Bermuda consulate.
ONE GOOD PLACE.
The State will receive one more good
department position in tbs near futnre.
IT rs learned that Colonel obnes. of War
renton, whose claims have been so ener-
getically urged by Senator Hunton, will
be given an Indian inspectorship. Colo
mel Jones has other strong influence.
Captain William Maxwell, of Richmond.
has been promised position as cher OF
division in the Treasury. lie is backed
by Congressman Wise and is a popular
member of the Commercial Travellers
Association.
NOT SEEKING THE PLACE.
Colonel Paul B. Means. of Concord, N.
c., has returned to the city. He has been
mentioned in connection with the collec-
torship OF internal revenue for the West
ern District Of the State, but is not per-
sonally seeking the place. He has been
member of the State Committee for
twenty years and is O most active De-
mocrat. Another application was filed at
tho Treasury to-day tor the assayershlp at
Charlotte, n. c., aud il was by Wade
III. Harris. There were no Virginia appli-
cations filed at the Treasury Department
to-day.
TOM sKTTLE TALKS.
Mr.. Thomas Settle, of North Carolina.
who has tho certificate as congressman
elect from the Fifth District, is here and
has been talking TO newspaper-men about
the contest that is being made Tor his seat
by Mr.. Williams.
Mr.. Ellis Miller, a stenographer in the
State Department, now with Commissioner
Blount in the Sandwich Islands, and who
is reported IN the papers to-day as being
engaged TO Chinese girl IN the islands, i5
resident OF Staunton. Va, though an
EEglishman by birth. He is a brother-in-
Law OF Rev. Mr.. MURRAY. an Episcopal
clergyman at kapidan, Va. The story ls
thought TO be hoax.
POsTMAsTERs.
Among the postmasters appointed to-
day were
North Carolna-Balsam, Jackson county
Thomas or Uioc X. A. Scott, resigned: Ransom
yilc, RObesOn county J. 4. Bostck rice Il. F.
Currie, resigned; Salem, Johnston county. Mrs.
{. A. Tuck rice J. II. Parker. resigned; Spray,
Rockingham county j. $. Patterson rice i. W.
fnr.la II
X. /. Short rice X. +. Rodein, resigned.
Nirgnia-Browntown, Warren county, F.. a.
Lake U:ce John A. BaublitZ, removed; Calvin
Run. Fairfax county, ;. COckrell race Aunk
Cockrell, resigned: Dawsonyllie, Greene county,
ID. Il. May Uics j. G.. Herndon, removed Dayh-
Vile, LoudOun county, JOnn W. Daily rice John
4. Palmer, resigned; harrisville. Shenandoah,
W. j. Bott rice ". II. Fisher. removed.
\ post-oflce TO DO known as NaOla has bsen
established in Amherst county, Va, with Walton
| i. Rucker as Postmaster.