Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-04-28
VIRGINIA AT THE CAPITAL.
The President Meets IA Virginia Fisher
man-AppIicants for Offices.

From Our Regular Correspondent
WAsHINGroN, ID. C., April e7.-Captain ". II.
Fowle, Of Staunton, who yesterday paid his re-
spccts to Mr.. Cleveland, is Virsiuian who Is
losing No sleep because the delegation did not
endorse him Tor the marshalshp In tue Western
District u the state. lie IS a. genial and good
Deture1 a. ho was before he put IN his claims
FOR the O1ice. and just sincere "a Democrat.
Politics was not discussed in the conversation
at tho White House, but Captain Fowia
and the President being honorary meni-
bcfs Of the same fishing and hunting c'uD
had \ chat about front, and the Captain, m
speaking ABOUT some Of tho BIG catches, rather
startled Mr.. cleveland, especially wnen ho told
HIM tbat certain gentlemen had landed trout
weighing 10 pounds. The club " which the
President and captain Fowle are members Is
known a. the "1riton.' anG the nshIng- and
hunting.grouncs owned by The organization
consist OF PhOut lOJ acres, IN Canada.
The Pre- sidcut has nshed ana hunted many
times In Virginia, but ther3 u one histOH' :
county IN the Old Dominion which he has never
yet visited though recently he said II, couvorsa-
tion with several NirgIntans that ho WAS very
anxious 10 Visit that cOunty-N estmoreland.
Aside from the sport 10 be had he wants 20 spcnd
lew days IN the county which was The birth
place Of General George Washington and 50 many
other distinguished Nirgiuians.
ASKS Ills RETENTION
The only Virginia application filed at the
Treasury to-day Was Dy friends Of Mr. +. ".
SDotts OF NthuuN0Is VINO - AZ flt7-hN rul'ith-
tondent OF coostrdction for the proposed public
building at StauntOn. They ask Tor his reten-
ton unit the structure Is completed. ana II THIS
were 10 be done II wolld probably keep aim n
the Offlce fr Two years perhaps, as the govern
ment huIldiuGs are put up very slowly owing 20
the lack OF funds ana small torco IN the super
yising Architects ONCE
There were no aspirations NJ the Treasury
to-day from North Carolinians.
Mr. James =. Branch, OF Richmond, who is
an applicant for tho position OF kank Ex-
aminor fOr the territory which !nctudes Nir-
giuia. West Virginia. North Caroline, and
other States. was amor & the callers to-day upon
the new Comptroller @, The Currency. il is un-
derstoOd the appointment Will be made before
long. Mr. Branch expresses confidence ia his
appointment. as ne believes he "a more genr-
rally endorsed than nnY OF the other applicants.
There are i've applicants from virginia for tho
place. aud tho names oi oil the aspiring gentle
men have been given hcrctoiore ia the DIsPArcH.
F0sTMAsTERs.
Fourth-cinss pOstmnsters were appointed To-
North Caroiina-Beamans Cross Roads. Samp-
son county. Mrs. Pertil Nann cicc l. Boanan,
resigned; Daws0n's Cross Roads. HALIFAX roun-
~, 6. J.. Rranca rice T.. L. Pleriming. resigned;
lobgOod, Halifax county, X. J. Snlelds rlce l. NJ.
Parker. resigned: Pincyille. Mecklenburg
county. W. l.. Wallis rae Lucy Il. Nithers re-
sened; Prosperity. Moore county, q; L. finison
rice III Brady, rcslgne1; kunnn, Rockingham
county, j. w. Fitzgerald V'ee r. r. iucKor re-
moved. .
virginie-Cou-.land, southampton county, L.
&. Barrett rice w. y. SebralI, removed: Myai,
buckingham county, A. ). spencer tiee A. L.
Total -nuuabsr Of annolntmsnis this -day oi