Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1893-03-21
OUR FIRST BIG PLUM.
w. o. oAeNeY TO De SOLICITOR. FOR
THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE.
Secretary Gresham the Friend of the viT-
Ginian-fate OF GoOde, Gordon, and
Others 10 the Balance.
[rrom onr Rorulnr Coreaponaon,l

tFrom our Regular Correspondent
WAsuIvoroy, March 20 Virginia to-day
received the first appointment OF import
ance at the hands Of tho President snce
he assumed chief magistracy OF the nntion
for the second time. The name OF MIR.
Walter d. Dabncy, OF Albemarie county,
was seut 10 the Senate to be Solicitor for
the Department of State. 1t carries u
salary of 81. 500 per year, and tho position,
which IA one Of honor and distinction, Is
clearly IN lie line of Mr.. Dabnoy's profes-
sion.
Mr.. Dabney has for several years held
au appointment here with the Interstate
Commerce Commission. and his duties
have boen Of legal character. lie has
travelled considerably with She ccmmis-
son when railroad disputes had 10 be IN
ycstigated. and during several Of Els tIlp5
TO the West met Judge Gresham. who was
on the United States Ci-cuit bench. The
Judge was transferred here a. the head OF
the Cabinet.
row IT CANE ABOUT.
Ike took - decided fancy u MIR. Dabney
and he was proposed for a good appoint
mont. The Secretary took 20 the PROPOSE
ton and the result naturally fOliOTed that
, tine NrCInian was selected for Solicitor OF
the department. 1t was supposed thnt Mr..
DabnPy would be asked to become the
Third Assistant Secret0ry, but II seems
Mr.. Gresham wanted him to be nominated
for Solicitor. The late Walker Blaine was
the Solicitor under his father.
Mr.. Dabnev IS Wcl known IN his state.
For several terms he represented Abe
marie county Ia the Virginia Legislature.
where he made fine record. lie mas
added 10 his reputation here. and withal
Is a genial gentleman whom every one
likes. He was heavily endorsed by his own
delegation.
NOT HOPEFUL.
Friends Of Hon. John Goode. OF Virginia.
are not all hopeful as regards his case.
The remarks dropped from time t. time
by Mr. Cleveland and inc fact that the
President and A:torney-Gencral are 50
slow IN acting on the matter cause the IN
terence 90 be drawn that tho appoint
ment will hardly be given 10 NireiniG
again. IL is learned On good authority
that tho Attorney-General. Mr. Olney, in
sists on having personal Trend OF ms
appointed SOlicitor-Croncrai, ana u Is
said he leans toward q New Ing
lander bus tha: section ha9 got
ten so many big places up % date,
with several others IL prospect at on early
date, that ke Is recommending western
man. Friends Of Mr.. Go)do sull claim
that if the selection is made from the
South he stands the best chance. IL IS be
lieved. however, that AIr. Oluey has his
eve on man from the Northwest. lhe
situation IS mixed, to Soy the least.
HELPS COLONEL coyNGroN.
The withdrawal of Colonel r. c. Jones,
Of Charlotte. from the contest Tor the
attorneyshlp for the Western District OF
North Carolina, helps Colonel Covingtou,
h.. al h.tr a a.
Colonel Jones's backing IL and around
Charlotte. but Mr. Glenn, of Winston, ana
Mr. kope Elias. Of Franklin, are IN fhe
race as formIdably as ever, and the sltua-
tlon has by no means been s!mpliiied.
ANIMATED.
Tic contest for the postmastershlp at
Alexandra, Va, ls an animated one. ne
threo candidates are Mr. John A. Marshall,
Colonel IIerber.. VINO held II eight
wears ago, and ex-Mayor Thomas Beck
ham.
Colonel Samuel Merritt, the member Of
the National Democratic Committee Tor
Utah. and who has been here Tor several
weeks IN the Intercst of his friends want
ine places, Il native OF Staunton, Va,
and recently made visit 70 his old nome.
Alr. Basil Is. Gordon's friends Will be
pleased # the President should see III %
appoint hun to represent the government
a. Minister TO Span, Austria, or Italy lie
will be pushed for one OF these places.
raE LrssENIsG CROWDS.
In view Of the fact that the President
demands some time 10 consider the Ousl-
nass before him and has curtaIlel the
hours for receiving callers, the croWds
at the White House are not so large as
they were. The attendance Of Virginia
and North Carolina people * not near 50
large rs II waa. Really asplrant5 who
have good endorsements cannot help their
chances by remaining in Washington.
NAIL ;iATrrEs.
Mail service has been ordered established
IN Virginia as follows from July J, 1893, 20
June 30. 1891: Sticklevilie 10y Chandler
to Van. twice q week; Crouch 10 Cumnor.
three times q week; WINCHESTER by Cham
bersyille, Hayfield, and Gore, 10 Rock
EnOD Sprincs. thirteen times a week from
lime j., to September seth. and six times
q week from October lst 10 May 3lst esch
year.
VISITORS.
MIR. A. J. Montague, Of Danville, re-
turned 10 the city to-day.
State-Seuator Fairfax, Of Loudoun, Is
hero.
Ex-Congressman Rowland. Of North
Carolina. was anon. the arrivals TO-DAY.
Colonel 4. Is. Andrews. OF Raleigh, wee
president or the Richmond and DanIilie
railroad. il here.
Hon. II. II. Downing. OF Front Royal.
ana Captain John ~ Opie. Of S;aunton,
two of the candidates for District Atior-
ney, arrived in the city to-day.
+. 4. Lynch. Of Iazewell, Va, IS regis
tered at the Metropolltan.
Judge James Keith, Of warrenton; Pro
fessor Julius -. Dreher, Of Roanoke Col
lege. and Mr. T. ". Harrison, OF Vim
chester. are Virgnians registered to-day
at the NetlOnal