Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-03-12
GOSSIP FROM THE CAPITOL.
What Virginia md North Carolina Aspi-
rants for once Arc Doing.

Iron Our Regular Corrosponecnt.l
wAsuixarov. March 1.-The North Caro-
lima delegation has not fully agreed on
the United StGtos attorneyship Tor the
Mcstorn District Of their State. a majo-
uty of the delegation are said 10 lean
toward Mr.. Glcnn,of Minston-Salem. Mr..
Jones. of Charlotte, VINO held the Office
under the last Democrats Administration.
has some backing. and Mr.. Cooington. of
Monroe. has lately entered the lists. Dir.
Nope Ilas. OF Franklin. lsacaudldate alsO,
aud his frlondssav heis relying more nthe
quality of his Endorsement than tho mum
bcr. lc has. 10 Ia understood, the en-
dorsement Of MANY OF the State officers
and tho Judges NJ North Carolina, and is
backed by local people Of inlu-
cnce. lie was the only delegate
from North Carolina 10 the Chicago
convention who was Tor tho nomination of
Nit. Cleveland from start TO finish, and
tins fact the President knows. Mr.. Elias,
u seems. wos for hr. Cleveland IL 1884 and
in 1883. as we'll as in 1892, and two years
before tho convention Of last year no pro
claimed hls loyalty IN North Carolina TO
tao present Chief Executive.
WAITING TO SIZE.
Mr.. TliAs has been hero for tho past ten
davs, but he has not yet filed his applica-
ton. 10 ~ waiting 10 see what moves
NN ANhNAN ~ wv 0AAfA t"iAAs4AAEft HN~
J ID view q tho hold be- las on Air. Cleye-
land Do Will be rather interesting 10 watch
deyclopmcnts aud TO note tho action OF
tho North Carolina delegation when ltS
recommendation IL made.
Representative Jones. q Virginia. who
renamed here several DAYS tins week, mas
gone home aud vail probably not return
until the end az next week.
IAO Virginia members can accomplish
49, reality Nrrr .lff.n IN tho yrWT OF securing
appointments hy stavIng here AZ present.
Scarcely anything can bee done untI the
departments are -recrganlIed.
THEIR HARD woEE.
Never before IN the history ~ ths gov
eminent has there been So much work for
the Virginia and North Carolina congress-
Ilon. and the wonder Is that they arc NOT
oil broken down IN health. However, oil
have stood uu i|uaufullF TO their tasks, ana
when thc delegations meet mere I'D CONFER
cuCo 90 0rrce as delcEatlons upon lhelr
recommendations they VIII DO their utmost
60 las some Of the best appointments tor
tloIr States.
A. rnrIdly rs possible they will make
their Recommendations also for the post
maotor-hips. but tho removals viii noces-
sar,ly be- CraIual. Those are matters
winch tho executive departments con
troll. and asplUGuts VIII simply maze
. = fA PATENT. IL Will I' if''hblf u Hi'H'h
vo, before the execution" OF postmasters
wIl begin ID earnest. Nh. Maxwell, OF
Now ors. will ba " h~ead.cEouper" At tho
Post-Oaico Department under THIS admin
lstratlOn.
PROBABLE EXCEPTION.
Friends of Captain Ham Ehepperd, Of
Varreut0u. do not believe that Air. CIeve-
. lands Iuie VIII operate against that gen
t.cuaU. who agaln aspire 20 he tho Col
ica'or Of Internal Revenue for the Western
| D,:ric. OF Virginia. Captain Shepperd
bias been hero tins week. and he has ell
Gorsemcrts which the President can
hardly overlook.
steamboat MAIL service from Elizabeth
Civ to- Newleiuo. y. c., has been ordered
continued until june Goth.
Mail sorylc. has boon established in Viz
riuIa from july ]. l@t3, 10 June 80. 1871,
4 from sugar Grove by Flat Ridge, Clem's
4 Branch. and Major TO Fox. nineteen miles,
thrce times q week.
A change has been ordered in the mail
service from Atlantic 10 Roe, \. c., SO as
10 begin Ut Luptou. emitting Atlantic, de-
Croa,iug the distance siG miles.