Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-03-19

he had . chance to make an ex-
ccllcnt record. and IN addition to the %.
QuAintance formed 10 now reputed TO- be
standing him well. as he 10 understood TO
have tremendous backing from business
organizations in New York. Boston, Phila-
delphia, Baltimore, and many other large
ssSds. q sp D. saha 'na ssr MI ;b na'c c=o ~ n.ss me-
ralehip to London. but thai. was
promised TO General Patrick Collins.
who has been appointed, and o
Mr.. Hale wilt be willing to 20 to either
Paris or Liverpool. He comes in contact
with another Virginian in the Liverpool
matter, rs 1t 10 said Mr.. James Gordon, OF
Abemarle, aspires to that position. 1t
will be seen that there is q prospect that
somebody Is to he Knocked out In one
or tho other OF tho two States that want
these big places. Two peoplef from the same
State cannot have such fine plums, andif
Me. Hale hould 60 to PARIS General Wise
would have 10 look elsewhere. Mr.. Hale
Is an ex," and II the rule is applied Gene
raj Wise has a decided advantage.
Ex-Congressman Robbins. Of North
Carolina. still pins his faith to Havana.
and he Is we'll endorsed. His friends are
active and hope to secure bis appoint
ment.
MISS D~UsRvBUKy N pAHoER.
President Harrison a few days before re-
firing sent to the Senate the nomination
of Miss Mary Dusenbury TO be Postmaster
for four more years at Concord. n. q. She
was not confirmed. A new appointment
will have to be made. Miss Dusenbury has
held the Office for twenty years
and heretofore has triumphed over
all her opponents. Mr.. John b. Sheriff..
editor of the Concord Times, Is a candI-
date for the postmastership. and will DO
endorsed heavily by Democrats for ap-
pointment.
Mr.. j.. Il. Webster, publisher of Web
s'er's Weekly, is one of the North Caro-
linians who has been here this week. lie
went on to Baltimore and says he wants
no office.
MIR. s. NJ. Newhouse, OF Rixeyville. Gull
pepper county, is here. He IS q candidate
for deputy collector OF internal revenue
when the new collector is appointed. Mr..
George Settle, county chairman OF Kappa
hammock. was a candidate for the same
place. but Mr.. Newhouse's friends claim
that MIR. Settle has withdrawn and that he
has endorsed the former. Orange, Kappa
hammock, Culpeper, and Fauquier are the
counties from which the appointment Will
be made.
CAUTIOUS CANDIDATES.
There are no pronounced candidates for
collector OF internal revenue in the
Western District of Virginia so long as
Captain Shepherds case IL pending
with the solid endorsement OF ms
delegation in Congress, but several gentle
men are feeling around, and X u
should appear that Captain Shepperd
will not be appointed they would
enter the lists; but the situation Is such
that no one could do so at this time. IL
cannot be learned when the President will
net on tAe matter-probably not for q
month vet, "a he has not had time enough
10 consider many applications.
Representative O'Ferrall. who has been
a. home III Harrisonburg since the Monday
after Congress adjourned, returned to-
day. He has been very sick. and while
somewhat improved in health. IS far from
being well. He has not yet had a chance
to call on the President or Cabinet officers,
as he dld not arrive until the afternoon.
OTHER OFFICES.
Colonel J. c. Gibson. OF Culpeper. who
is again a candidate for United States At
torney for the Eastern District of Virginia,
is III town to-day.
Colonel Grenville Gaines, of Warrenton,
spent the day in the city.
John {. Shafer. Jr., and William i. Tan
ner, or Richmond; John Jones, of Nor
folk: James p. Harrison, of Danvllle; y.
Seward. of Petersburg; W. S. McBurney.
OF Richmond b. B. Thortt and wife and
Miss Josie Wahlford. of Wytbeville, are
among the latest Virginia arrivals.
h. G. Pearson, of Salisbury w. Q. Max
well. of Charlotte, and George W. Dewey,
Goldsboro', are among North Carolinians
in the city.