Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-07-08
THE CAPITAL DULL
OWING TO THE ABSENCE or THE
PRESIDENT AND CABINET.
Contest Over n Careifoa Attorneyship-
Dangerous Illness OF Mr. Thomas
astsrs.
From Our Regular Correspondence


WASHINGTON. July Very few changes
have yet been made in the collectors OF
customs. aud the understanding is that
these matters will not be taken up proba-
bly, for two months. Then il ia believed
that the axe will get in its work IN man.
ner that will prove highly interesting to
the Democrats. Richmond was among the
first changes in this branch o. the service.
and it was brought about By state OF al
fairs that was peculiar to that place,
though it was supposed when MIR. wallace
was appointed II was the forerunner oil nu-
merOus removals about TO be made.
The capital city is as dull at present as
il possibly could be- In fact. there seems
TO be little or no life about the town.
This is due almost entirely TO the absence
OF the President and most OF the Cablnet.
The members of Congress nov, mere are
unable to do anything in behalf OF their
constituents, and By tomorrow evening IL
/ is doubtful If a single virginia congress-
| man will be on hand.
/ REPRESENTATIVE O'Ferrall left this morn
/ ing for his home, at Hsrrisonburg, after
having remained in the city tor ten Gays
I or more. He expects TO return 10 WASH.
/ ington az soon as the Cabinet officers put
IN an appearance again.
THE RECOMMENDATION HELD.
! The North Caro!inians in the city are OF
! the opinion that no action Will be taken IN
the matter Disappointing an assistant attor-
ney for the Western District OF their state
until after the return of the Attorney
General. While the friends OF Mr.. Co-
vington, of Monroe, contend that he has
the inside track the opposition are making
such warm contest they DO not YET con-
cede that he will be appointed. II IS re-
garded as somewhat strange that the re-
commendation of Mr. Glenn should have
been Leld up so long 1t was generally
supposed that when he decided TO recon-
mend Mr.. Covington the appointment
would be speedily made.
CONDITION DANGEROUS.
Mr.. L. Lewis Marshall. Jr.. Of this city,
formerly OF Fauquier county, Va, received
the sad news to-day that his brother, Mr..
Thomas Marshall, Of New York, was very
Ill in the latter city, and it Is feared that
he cannot survive the attack. lie has been
declining in health for several years, ana
Is now in a dangerous condition.
MAIL MATHIS.
The post-office at Fayman. Prince
William county. has been ordered removed
one mile southwest of the old location.
Maii-service changes have been made IN
North Carolina as follows;
Oxford TO Roxboro'- After August lst
. curtail service TO begin at Centre Grove.
emitting oxford and Berea, decreasing
distance Is miles.
Forest City 70 Spartanbure From July
10th curtall service 10 end at Cherokee.
decreasing distance III mites.
Mr.. w. &. Carrington, well-known
business and prominent Democrat of Bris-
toll. has been in the city for the past two
davs.
Among the visiting Virginians to-day
was Alr. s. NJ. Newhouse, Of Culpeper
county.
II. n. Lockwood and family. of Ashe-
vile. n. c.. and II. +; Fries, OF Salem n.
c., are registered at the Metropolitan. j.
i. Mason of Danville. h. <. Griffin Of
Portsmouth. w. II. CutchiI of Norfolk
county. and W. n. Jones and son OF Pc
tersburg are among the Virginlans at the
METROPOLITAN.
PoSTAAsTERs.
There were no postmasters appointed
for North Carolina to-day, but the follow
ing were announced for Virginia Apo
mattox, Appomattox county, William Ros-
ser uice G.. I. Peers, resigned; Bowling
Green, Caroline county, j. X. Collins rtce
". G. Dlggs. removed; Colonial Beach,
! Westmoreland county, j. W. Miller r'ce
Harriet Walcott. removed; Cumberland
Courthouse Cumberland county, Mrs.
Rosa V. Foster rics j. A. Age, resigned !;
Goocbland Courthouse. Goochland county.
G. H. Powell vice w. ID. Mower, removed +;
Jeffress Store, Nottoway county, Mrs. '.
II. Jeffress uce F. l.. Hubbard, resigned f;
Joyceville, Mecklsnburg county, A. o.
Bracy rice G.. II. Harris, resigned Maps
vile, Accomac county, $. Z. Byrd viee
NJ. a. Walsh. removed: Monarat, Carroll
county. Mrs Mary r. York rice r. c: Ped
igo. resigned; Oiinger, Lee county, w. u.
Banks rice w. ii. Johns. resigned: Pride,
more. Lee county. Mrs. Rebecca j. Wood
vice ". p. Wood, resigned.
Total number of foLrth-class postmas-
tiers appointed this day, 90 S6 OF which were
TO fiji vacancies caused by deaths and re-
! SiuuatiOuS