Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-07-04
oFFIce-sEeKER's BLUE MONDAY.
Policy About Presidential Fostmssters'
Mr.. DanieI Successful.
lrrom On RernIar Cortsspondsnt.l

fFrom Our Regular Correspondent
WAsu1SoI0N, July 3.--Wiih the President out
| OF town aud most Of the Cabinet preparing 10
leave 30 az 10 snatch O brief vacation before tho
assembling OF Congress 10 extra session, II was
/ n sort of b.ps Monday here.
This morning Representatives Jones ana J.
/ ler were travelling together. They ttst called
! at the P0ei-OTlce Department and leii num-
I her of recommendations IN regard 10 changes
that arc askcd IA their respective districts.
They also pad n visit To Secretary Morton al the
/ Den4rtu4Gt of Agriculture, and MIR. Tyler
hardly allows a day 10 pass when IN the city tnat
he dOos NOT do something toward getting In a
few iirks 90 have removals maze nv the NOrIOlk
/ ueVy-vard IN order that tho Democrats OF the
second District may be recognized. II Is thought
That in time the secretary OF the Navy viii 40
the fair thing. but the siowness with Whlch no
acts is TOO conservative 20 suit the applicants
Additional endorsements OF Major Peter ~.
Otey. OF Lyuchburg Tor the position OF Second
| Assistant tPustmaster-Genoralw were nlod At the
department today He has been very vigorously
pressed, ana the higher oi1cias Of inc govern
ment have been Impressed with the idea that
be Is a gentleman IN eyory manner quahheo ior
tho duties Oi the Oflice
NOT YET DECIDED.
Representative OFerrall is still here and Will
remain scvcrnl days longer. He visited s0tne Of
the department. to-day Several more OF tho
fourth-'In-a p1stmas;ors In his district have been
removed aud IN few days all of this class viii
have been changed. lie has endeayored 20 have
those OF the presidential class also F6uONel, uut
the department has not yet decided what policy
Is 70 DO pursued with regard 10 the larger post
Offices.
Judge Marshall is busy every day doing what
he can for the Democrats Of the noble Ninth
The Virginia Democratic Association OF the
District of Columbia Will give their annual OK
CursiOh next Wednesday evening 70 Matshail
Hall About 200 persons viii attond. In ad-
dltion to bringing together the Nirginians Tor a
good time socially the association usually clears
asrug sum Of money, and the funds are d0VOten
10 campaign expenses IN tue state. Last year
they realized from the excursion upwards OF
81 upO, which was spent In mo interest OF tho
party In Virginia On Wednesday evening mere
VIII be a number OF spec hes, aud there viii also
be mHsic and refreshments. Tho boat VIII slop
at Alexandra. ana number oil Tue ctllehs VI
that place will i)ln the party there
Mr. Waiter Anderson and Mr A. IS. Chamber
I botn prominent Democrats ana Leading citi-
Tens OF Caroline county, were III the city yesler-
day and leit for home this morning.
I Mr.. Roberto. Browne. the Roanoke Times IS
/ in The city. Mr. Browne is well known herr and
| A. a great favoutc among those OF hls calling III
the national capital lie was lof some % %tiule
connected with the Washington Pcd before
gong 10 Roanoke
Nr. w. 4. Daniel, OF Richmond who was %
comfy designated for a chief Ot division In lho
Treasury Department, has been standing Inc
required examination AMI nnlshed to-day' no
passed successfully ana will be appointed
Inc Comptroller OF the Currency VIII not say
iust when ne expects 10 decide VINO among me
ton of Bguk Examiner II may De monin or
two before ne acts. Mr.. Eckels is not well and
that tends TO delay matters.
AuASpsoME VOLUME.
The Government Printng-Onice has at last
finished printing the eulOglo5 that were de-
lycred on the HE and public service OF tue late
Representative General W. IL. +. Lee, OF Nf-
giuia. the first lnstament OF the edition was
. received this morning at the documeni-room OF
the House. IL In very handsome volume, ana
= I,ts itfsta k4 maid lfat
tributes to the memory OF their deceased asso-
cate are published in iulL
senator Huntou, VINO spent Sunday al bis
Waucnton home. has returned to The city.
WILL Bg CLOSED.
Tomorrow being the fth OF July fall Of tho
government orIices Will be closed and az it with
be so duh hero many OF the visiting Nirginians
have gone back to their homes. There will be
little OF interest IN this town for the next two
weeks
Representative Wise returned to the city
last night To-day he secured the az
pointment Of George Horne. OF Hanover
county, as mail agent On steamboat ser
VICE IRON Richmond to Nonolk. lie was also
given a position IN the Washington nayy-yard
for one Of his Rich mond constituents While at
the department today Mr.. Wise secured an or
der for the immediate appointment OF the io-
loving postmasters: G. H. Powell nc GoOchand
Courthouse and Mr.. Rice AT Atna Mills. King
William county.
T. d. I. Neyers Jr., and GraysOn Burrows, Of
Richmond Va. are at the Metropolitan.
Judge +. NJ. McMullan ana {. f. Mcmillan, OF
Madison Courthouse. are also at the same Motel.
Among the fourth-class postmasters appointed
to-day were:
Nirgina-Basic City, Augusta county, John W.
Voolfolk rice Martin G.. sanger, removed; :;
BrdcetOwn, Frederick county, samuel j. swlnley
q CO William ". Gosuer removed; cape
Charles Northampton county, Garland L. Moore
rire Charles A. Mckinney, removed Gaines
Icr0'. Frederick county, Howard L. kerns r'ce
Joseph Robinson. removed; Crosses, emylh
cnunty d. A. GRAY U,cc Peter NJ Jones, re-
stsnsd: Ida. Page county. George II. Cave rne
Thomas \. SOmers. removed; Norwood. Nelson
county, J. ". Carri'O rics Paul Stratton, re-
signed; sterling, Louioun county, William h.
Sextou rlss George johnson, removed.
Total number Of fCurth-ciass pOstmasters ap-
pointed this day. ninety-six, thiriy-hse OF winch
we're 20 M vacancies caused by death and re-
fignatlOns