Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-07-22
DULL DAYS At THE CAPITOL.
Congressman Marshall to Deliver an Ad-
drest-GsneraI walkers Funeral.

From Our Regular Correspondant.l
WASHINGTON. July Ex-senator HuntOn
and Congressmen Marshall and Meredith,
OF the Virginia delegation, were IN the
city to-day. and thcv made visits toanum-
bcr of the departments in the interests OF
thrir constituents.
Not a great deal can be accomplished
Just at this time for the same old reason
that not many Of the responsible officials
have returned 70 the city.
Mr.. Marshall came on brief VISIT 10
specially look after some pOSt-Oihce az
pOlnfmeuts. ana he had long tax with
the " chief cXecutIoner" at the depart
ment this morning. just aS soon a the
eases can be madoup a number OF changes
will be- made II his district.
MARSHALL IN DEMAND.
Mr.. Marshall has accepted an invitation
to deliver m address before an organlza-
tion OF Union soldiers at gatherlng
which will soon take place at Marshall
Hall not far from Washington on the Po-
tomac rlvcr. Only a few weeks ago the
representative from the noOle Ninth Dis
trict addressed the Virginia Democratic
Association at the same place, ana next
month the association will probably nave
another excursion when he VIII be pre7sei
into service again. Nh Marshall lott tOr
Craig county TINS evening.
TIE LAlE GENEHAL " NIL tt.
The remains Of General John G.. Walker,
who died here yesterday afternoon, were
conveyed this evening to Winchester,
Va. where the intermcnt will take place.
Some Of the members of the Confederate
Veteran Association Of Washington es-
cortei the ROMANS 70 Winchester, where
tnev were met by a delegation from tho
association of that city General Walker,
though a native oil Missouri, had made
his home IN Virginia since the close
of the war and he owned residence
not far from Mlnchester fenera!s
Iomax and Dahuev II. Maury are among
the warme>t and closest friends Of the de.
ceased. General Walker and General
Marry were not only in the same DIVISION
.ur;uu the war but eight years ago
they went TO the United States OF
Columbia as civilian representatives,
of the government. each having been
appointed by President Cleveland.
General MGurv was the Minister
and General Walker was the ConSul-uen-
eral al BoEOta. General Walker Wa aGaia
an applicant tor the position under the
present administration. but on account oi
the "ex" rule II was not supposed that
hl. chances were very good. Many OF the
ey-Confederatcs in and around richmond
served during the war IN the command Oh
General Walker.
NAIL MATTERS.
Post-oHices have been established in
Virginia "a follows: Amarylls, Louisa
county, Allen II. Harlow. Postmaster;
Champlain. Essex county, william \.
Gresham. Postmaster; GObllntOwn. rat
rick county. Martha L. Hall, Postmaster
Hedge. buchanan county, William \. JUS
. tIce, Postmaster.
Changes in mail routes have beeh
ordered ns follows.
North Carolina: LenOir, n. c.. TO Trade,
Tenn. From july .. 1898 reduce service
10 twelve times a week between Lenolr
and Blowing Rock, q miles, from July lst
10 September 3Jth IN each wear. Chhn6c
schedule of service from July lst 10 sep
teulber 30th III each year to daily except
Sunday.
From July p. 1923. change service so as 70
embrace CherrIton Station, between Cher-
rlton and Bay View, increasing distance
/ one mile.
Star service has been established IN Nir-
GINA rs follows: DIGgs, b. tItchett7 ana
Mathews Courthouse, to Williams
Wharf. niles, slX times a week.
Chestnut. by Pcra. Newcomh. and Nat 10
Snowden. II miles, three times weeA
Naoia to Ncwcomb. 40 miles, twice y
week all from August l. 1898, 10 June ~
1871.
Mr.. W. w. Grayson. of Bland Court
house. Va. IS at the Metropolitan.
No postmasters were announced Tor VIZ
cinia today and only ono was appointed
for North Carolina, a follows faue
/ Cruces, Watauga county. 4. u. layIor Gee
| Mary f.. Wagner, removed.
! Total number Of fourth-class postmas-
| ters appointed this day, l20, 40 of which
were 10 fill vacancies caused by death and
/ rpelpuatiOng